Asian stocks hit as Trump drops Kim summit but losses tempered

AFP | Asian markets mostly fell on Friday as Donald Trump shocked the world by pulling out of next month's historic summit with Kim Jong...

Iran nuclear deal signatories meet for first time since US pullout

AFP | Signatories of the Iran nuclear deal meet with the Islamic republic in Vienna on Friday in a bid to save the agreement two...

Ireland decides on its strict abortion laws

AFP | Irish voters are heading to the polls on Friday to vote in a landmark referendum on whether the country should liberalise some of...

Iran’s first female manufacturer, a victim of Trump

AFP | She fought through a male-dominated world to become perhaps Iran's first female manufacturing boss, and was on the cusp of major success with...

Time to end foreign aid to Israel (and everyone else)

Jacob G Hornberger | Given the recent shooting of unarmed Palestinian protestors at the hands of Israeli soldiers, leaving 58 people killed and 2,700 injured,...

Jury tells Samsung to pay big for copying iPhone design

AFP | A federal court jury on Thursday ordered Samsung to pay Apple $533 million for copying iPhone design features in a patent case dating...

Fake news strikes again: Mob kill 5 in India

News Analysis | Wild rumors on social media about interstate gangs of child lifters and kidnappers has created such a panic in the two Telugu...

Pakistan to abandon ‘smart watches’ after ICC probe

AFP | Pakistan will give up wearing 'smartwatches' after being told to ditch them by the International Cricket Council as an anti-corruption measure during the...

IT Minister answers questions in parliament about industry performance

News Analysis | One of the fastest growing industries in Pakistan, the Information Technology (IT) export market of Pakistan has expanded itself to over one hundred...

Portuguese artist turns trash into animal sculptures

AFP | Broken crates and worn pipes pile up in the studio of Portuguese artist Bordalo II, who uses rubbish to create surprising animal sculptures...

Government aims to provide basic facilities to FATA

News Analysis | Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, while addressing a tribal gathering at Jamrud, sub-division of the Khyber Agency, said that provision of...

China, Russia rise in C. Africa as Western influence shrinks

AFP | Russia and China are muscling their way into the Central African Republic as Western clout in the mineral-rich, strategically important nation seems to...