Afghanistan at melting point: Will new President bring Peace?

Opinion | After a long delay, the preliminary results of Afghanistan’s presidential election were announced late last year, and President Ashraf Ghani was re-elected president...

Canadian PM Trudeau confirms Iranian missile hit Ukraine airliner

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday multiple intelligence sources indicate that Iran shot down a Ukrainian airliner after it took off from Tehran, killing...

Deepika Padukone’s support visit to protest hotbed JNU taps into raging politics for fail-safe publicity

Deepika Padukone, Bollywood superstar and India’s highest-paid female actor, became a trending Twitter topic this week, after a strategic visit to Jawaharlal Nehru University...

‘Hunarmand Jawan Programme’: Right Step, but will it be sufficient?

Prime Minister Imran Khan launched the ‘Hunarmand Jawan' Programme in Islamabad on Thursday. The programme costing Rs30 billion will facilitate youth through easy loans,...

An “App” that can revolutionize Voting & Elections in Pakistan

Opinion | Every country around the globe has something in common that stems from the very common of nations. In this case, its political parties...

How media created narrative around Tehran jet crash to blame Iran

Whatever caused Flight 752 to crash just after takeoff from Tehran, the 176 people who died were quickly drafted as elements in a propaganda...

How India betrayed Iran amid Soleimani’s assassination?

Opinion | In the aftermath of the US assassination of Soleimani, the loopholes in Iran and India relations have been completely exposed. New Delhi and...

Harry and Meghan’s Exit: Latest addition to a century of UK royal crises

Prince Harry and his wife Meghan's effective resignation from front-line duties is the biggest crisis to hit the royal family in the new year. Love...

Brazil supreme court sides with Netflix over gay Jesus comedy

Brazil's highest court on Thursday rejected a lower court's decision to remove from Netflix a comedy depicting Jesus Christ in a gay relationship. The head...

US Congress votes to curb Trump’s war powers after Gen. Soleimani killing

The United States House of Representatives (lower house of U.S. Congress), on Thursday, approved a non-binding resolution aimed at reining in the President Trump's...

Israel releases man convicted of spying for Syria

Israel has announced the release of two prisoners -- one of whom was convicted of spying for Syria -- as part of a swap...

Ukrainian tragedy: Recounting Planes brought down by missiles since 1973

US President Donald Trump on Thursday said he had "suspicions" about the cause of the Ukrainian Airlines Boeing 747 crash outside Tehran on Wednesday....