How to fix Nature and avoid human misery: UN report
AFP | Revamping global food production, retooling the financial sector, moving beyond GDP as a measure of progress and other "transformative changes" are needed to...
Pakistan demands Facebook remove polio vaccine misinformation
AFP | Pakistan urged Facebook to remove harmful polio-related content from the social networking site on Friday, saying it was jeopardising eradication initiatives and putting...
Manmohan Singh criticizes Modi for politicizing Indian Army & touting nuclear capabilities
News Desk | In an exclusive interview given to the Hindustan Times, former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh accused the BJP-led Indian government of compromising...
Dryads The Tree Spirits from Greek Mythology
In the ancient tales of Greek mythology, creatures known as dryads were usually depicted as peaceful nymphs who lived in trees. They were often...
Shahbaz rests in London as NAB sends out summons for LWMC case
News Desk | The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has summoned PML-N President Shahbaz Sharif for May 13 in the Lahore Waste Management Company (LWMC) scam. According...
Kabul willing to announce ceasefire if Taliban assure reciprocation: Ghani
News Desk | On Friday, President Ashraf Ghani announced that the Afghan government has released 175 Taliban prisoners as a “gesture of goodwill” and is...
IHC bars US citizen’s extradition to US in NYC terror plot case
News Desk | The Islamabad High Court barred on Friday the government from handing over an American citizen of Pakistani origin to the United States in a case...
Tell Americans not us to put down arms: Afghan Taliban to Khalilzad
News Desk | On Friday, Zabiullah Mujahid, the official spokesperson of the Taliban, reprimanded US Special Representative for Afghan Peace Zalmay Khalilzad for his calls...
Asia in charge of electric car battery production
AFP | Global production of batteries for electric cars is concentrated in Asia, with Chinese, Japanese and South Korean firms dominating the sector and building...
KU declares sexual harassment complaint against two professors ‘fake’
News Desk | Karachi University has stated the recent sexual harassment complaints against two alleged professors as fake saying that university has received no “official”...
Ruling party candidate quits Australian campaign over anti-Muslim posts
AFP | Another candidate for Australia’s governing Liberals was forced to stand down over anti-Muslim comments Friday as the party struggles to fend off charges...
NZ PM Jacinda Ardern to marry long-time partner
AFP | New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and her long-term partner Clarke Gayford have become engaged to be married, her office said Friday. A...