Efforts by "all parties" to restore Iran's 2015 nuclear agreement with world powers resulted in "excellent progress" during negotiations in Vienna, according to a spokesman for the foreign ministry.

The PIA will save around Rs8 billion annually with reduction of its staff strength, CEO said.

The high-ranking US and Russian officials began important discussions on escalating tensions over Ukraine on Monday, amid fears of a Russian invasion of its pro-Western neighbor.

Over the past week videos on social media have shown three foreign samba dancers displaying their moves in a main street of Jazan, in the southwest.

A court in military-ruled Myanmar sentenced on Monday ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to four years in jail on charges including possession of unlicensed walkie-talkies, a source familiar with the proceedings said.

The Islamic republic on Saturday announced the sanctions, including on US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley, for their role in the death of Qassem Soleimani, a powerful Iranian commander.

Saudi authorities have released a princess and her daughter who had been detained without charge for nearly three years, her legal advisor said on Saturday.

Professor Faizullah Jalal was arrested by the Taliban on Saturday after repeatedly speaking out on television against the country's new rulers, who stormed back to power in August.

Bob Saget, an actor and comedian best known as the jovial dad on the television sitcom "Full House," was found dead in a hotel room in Orlando, Florida, at age 65, authorities and his family said on Sunday.

Recent unrest in oil and gas-rich Kazakhstan has raised concerns in China, which has long invested heavily in its central Asian neighbour's energy industry.

Higher interest rates mean financing costs for some emerging economies with dollar-denominated debt will rise.

The CM said that an indiscriminate action would also be taken against those responsible for negligence in the light of the report of the inquiry committee.