WORLD
Pope Francis arrives in first visit to Iraq
Baghdad: Pope Francis has arrived in Iraq on a visit to rally the country's dwindling Christian community after decades of...
Afghan official: Gunmen kill 7 workers, bomb kills doctor
Kabul: At least seven Afghan civilians were shot and killed by a group of gunmen overnight in the country's east...
Pakistan court asks govt to remove ex-ISI chief’s name from no-fly list
Islamabad: A high court in Pakistan on Thursday asked the government to remove the name of former spy master Lt...
UNGA unanimously adopts India-sponsored resolution declaring 2023 as International Year of Millets
United Nations: The UN General Assembly adopted by consensus a resolution sponsored by India and supported by over 70 nations...
Bangladesh High Court grants bail to imprisoned cartoonist
Dhaka: Bangladesh's High Court granted bail on Wednesday to a cartoonist who has been held for 10 months of pre-trial...
China kicks off its politically significant annual Parliament season
Beijing: China on Wednesday began its politically significant annual Parliament season, amid mounting political and economic challenges in the aftermath...
US will engage China from position of strength: Blinken will say in foreign policy speech
Washington, Mar 3 (PTI) Secretary of State Antony Blinken in his first major foreign policy speech on Wednesday would describe...
Israel’s high court says non-Orthodox converts are Jews
Tel Aviv: Israel's Supreme Court on Monday dealt a major blow to the country's powerful Orthodox establishment, ruling that people...
Appeal for Yemen raises ”disappointing” $1.7B: UN chief Antonio Guterres
Cairo: United Nations appeal for aid to Yemen to alleviate the world's worst humanitarian disaster raised some USD 1.7 billion...
France’s Sarkozy convicted of corruption, sentenced to jail
Paris: A Paris court on Monday found French former President Nicolas Sarkozy guilty of corruption and influence peddling and sentenced...