Islamabad: An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan has been told that students of an Islamic seminary were involved in the 2007 assassination of former prime minister Benazir...
Paris: After watching a video footage of Islamic State (IS) militants destroying artefacts of the Mosul museum, Unesco director general Irina Bokova said Friday it was...
Los Angeles: Late singer Whitney Houston’s daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown is still in a coma, after she was taken off some medications in a failed bid to...
Washington: A promising small molecule derived from an Asian herb has successfully inhibited infection of human white blood cells, thus preventing Ebola virus disease in mice, US...
Colombo: The Sri Lankan Navy has arrested 86 Indian fishermen for poaching, an official said Friday. Navy spokesman Indika Silva said the fishermen were arrested overnight in...
Washington: The US has offered rewards of up to $5 million for information on two associates of Afghan extremist group Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin (HIG). According to a...
Canberra: Extended financial aid were approved Friday for residents, businesses and farmers affected by Cyclone Marcia which hit Australia’s second largest state of Queensland last week. Prime...
United Nations: The UN General Assembly has adopted a resolution to commemorate the upcoming 70th anniversary of the end of the second World War. The resolution was...
Washington: From the US perspective, the “breakthrough understandings” on the India-US civil nuclear deal can advance it towards commercial opportunities, but the industry will have to...
Washington: A top US intelligence official warned Thursday that home-grown “violent extremists” continue to pose the most likely threat to homeland security, a news agency reported....