Iran protest killings: activists abandon hope

Half a year after protests which Iran has now acknowledged claimed more than 200 lives, rights groups fear the real toll from the crackdown...

FBR humiliated my wife, Justice Faez Isa tells SC

Justice Qazi Faez Isa appeared before the Supreme Court of Pakistan and explained conveyed his wife’s message to the bench hearing the case pertaining...

Pakistan records 137 Coronavirus deaths: Will ‘smart lockdown’ work?

The countrywide tally of coronavirus cases has surged to 154,760 after 5,839 new infections were detected in the country over the past 24 hours,...

North Korea to send troops to demilitarized border; demolishes liaison office

Pyongyang has vowed to send troops back into previously disarmed areas and renew military drills near the border, amid an ongoing spat with Seoul...

Iraqis furious over austerity measures amid massive reform plan

Like she had done for years, Nisrine Saleh arrived at the bank to withdraw her monthly pension, paid by Iraq's government. But this time,...

‘Breakthrough’ steroid treatment for coronavirus praised by WHO

The World Health Organization on Tuesday hailed a "breakthrough" steroid treatment for the coronavirus, boosting hopes that pandemic deaths can be reduced, but a...

Trump signs police reform order to end ‘patterns of failure’ amid protests

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order on police reforms that he said would deliver "elegant justice" as the nation is...

Caesar Act in Syria: what is effect of US sanctions?

The United States is imposing new sanctions this week against the Syrian government over alleged crimes during the nine-year war, just as Damascus hopes...

The next stage: UK theatres adapt to social distancing during coronavirus

London's West End has traditionally drawn people from all over the world to see its shows but theatres have been forced to reinvent themselves...

Middle East problems amplified by coronavirus

A second wave of the coronavirus pandemic is raising its ugly head. It is putting Middle East leaders at a crossroads as they struggle...

Indo-China tensions: excellent opportunity for Pakistan to cash in?

We have always missed opportune moments to resolve the Kashmir dispute. In the 1962 India/China war, we should have attacked or at least moved...

Alia Bhatt, Karan Johar, SRK slammed for faking tears for Sushant Singh

Indians accuse bigwigs of Bollywood for the suicide of Sushant Singh Rajput. Director Karan Johar, actors Alia Bhatt, and Shah Rukh Khan are under...