Saudi Arabia announces $2 billion bailout for Yemen government
AFP | Saudi Arabia announced on Wednesday that it would transfer $2 billion to Yemen's central bank, following desperate calls for funding from the war-torn...
US urges Pakistan to move against Haqqani network
News Analysis | Ambassador Alice Wells concluded her visit to Pakistan and in a statement released by the US embassy, she emphasized that US wants...
India-ASEAN Summit: India Showcasing The “Act East” Strategy”
Andrew Korybko | Next week's India-ASEAN Summit is expected to showcase New Delhi's "Act East" strategy of engagement with the regional bloc as Prime Minister...
More than 1800 Pakistani clerics issue Fatwa against suicide bombing
News Analysis | More than 1800 clerics in Pakistan have issued a fatwa against suicide bombings. The fatwa called the ‘Paigham-i-Pakistan’ fatwa was unveiled by...
Russian helicopter maker has eyes on India
AFP | As a helicopter buzzes in circles despite a blizzard, thousands are busy working in the huge hangars of a Siberia-based aircraft maker, eager...
Is US destroying itself through foreign interventions?
Jacob G Hornberger | Most everyone acknowledges that James Madison, the father of the Constitution, possessed deep insights into the relationship between liberty and government....
US creates rift among Russia, Turkey and Iran
M K Bharakumar | Five days after Turkey summoned the US charge d’affaires in Ankara to convey its concerns over the US’ continuing support for the Kurdish militia...
Indian criminals to undergo ‘cow therapy’
AFP | Indian inmates are to be exposed to the "magical power" of cows under a radical rehabilitation programme involving rearing the beasts -- revered...
Sharif appears before the accountability court amid tight security
News Analysis | Former premier Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam Nawaz and son-in-law Captain (Retd.) Safdar appeared before the accountability court today amid tight security...
Malala donates $700,000 for construction of school in Swat
News Desk | Social activist Malala Yousafzai has donated 700,000 dollars for the construction of a school in her hometown in Swat Valley. The school is...
Film banned in Pakistan becomes biggest hit of Salman’s career
News Desk | ‘Tiger Zinda Hai' has become Bollywood's highest grossing movie of 2017. To be exact the movie has earned the profits of Rs.325.71...
Over 20 million Yemenis in need of aid: UN
AFP | More than three-quarters of Yemenis are now in need of humanitarian aid as the war between rebels and the Saudi-backed government nears its...