Israel hits “terrorism targets” in Gaza and ends truce talks after three rockets land in Israel, violating ceasefire. Israel has launched air raids on “terrorism targets” in Gaza and recalled negotiators from... Read more »
By Syed Atiq ul Hassan Today, the People of Pakistan are on the crossroad and the world is watching them which way they proved themselves – A Divided People or a United... Read more »
Tens of thousands march in Sana’a after leader of Yemen’s Houthi rebels calls for the government to fall. Sana’a, Yemen – Tens of thousands of supporters of Yemen’s Houthi movement have flooded Sana’a... Read more »
Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov says no progress reached on truce or starting peace process over Ukraine crisis. No progress has been made in Berlin talks on establishing a ceasefire between government and rebel... Read more »
Opposition PTI says it will withdraw its MPs, a day after leader Imran Khan called for civil disobedience campaign. The party of Pakistan’s opposition leader Imran Khan has quit the national assembly... Read more »
Annual drill simulating response to a nuclear attack goes ahead despite threats from Pyongyang. South Korea and the United States have launched an annual military drill despite condemnation by North Korea, according... Read more »
Missouri governor sends in National Guard to quell fresh violence in Ferguson over police killing of black teen. Missouri Governor Jay Nixon has ordered the National Guard to help restore peace to the St... Read more »
India on Monday called off foreign secretary-level bilateral talks with Pakistan following criticism of Pakistani High Commissioner Abdul Basit meeting with Hurriyat leader Shabir Shah. Sources said the Indian Ministry of Foreign... Read more »
Seventeen sufferers missing after gang attacks Monrovia quarantine centre and reportedly takes contaminated material. An Ebola quarantine centre in Liberia has been looted by a gang who reportedly took bloodstained sheets and... Read more »
KARACHI: A young Pakistani scientist, Dr Saima Rasheed of the HEJ Research Institute of Chemistry, Karachi University, attended the 64th Nobel Laureate Meeting of Physiology and Medicine, held in Germany recently. An... Read more »
Palestine Solidarity day will be observed all over the country on Sunday (today), on the appeal of the Ameer, Jamaat e Islami, Pakistan, Siraj-ul-Haq. A Gaza Million march will be held in... Read more »
Imran Khan and Tahir ul-Qadri threaten to keep protests alive in Islamabad until Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif steps down. The leaders of two Pakistani protest movements have stepped up their calls for Prime Minister... Read more »
State of emergency declared by Missouri governor following violent protests over US police shooting of black teenager. Police said they fired smoke and tear gas canisters into a crowd of defiant protesters in the... Read more »
PKK forces have joined the fighting in Iraq, a move some say could boost tension between Turkey and Iraqi Kurds. Erbil, Iraq – The President of Iraq’s Kurdish region, Massoud Barzani, visited fighters... Read more »
Kiev says its artillery has hit column of armoured carriers that crossed from Russia as NATO confirms “incursion”. Ukrainian security forces have attacked and destroyed military vehicles that were part of a... Read more »
Imran Khan and Tahir ul-Qadri threaten to keep protests alive in Islamabad until Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif steps down. The leaders of two Pakistani protest movements have vowed to keep their protests... Read more »
Medical charity says extraordinary measures needed to contain killer disease stalking several West African nations. The Ebola epidemic is moving faster than the authorities can handle and could take six months to... Read more »
Up to 15 Islamic State fighters killed in air strikes near Mosul Dam, amid reports of “massacre” in Sinjar area. US aircraft have launched air strikes near Iraq’s largest dam, killing up... Read more »
Monkeys, ostriches, and eagles are among the many animals killed in Israeli bombings at a zoo in northern Gaza. Beit Lahiya, Gaza Strip – Throughout Israel’s military assault on Gaza, Wasef Hamad... Read more »
At least 11 people killed in renewed shelling in eastern Ukrainian city as civilian toll continues to rise. Artillery shells have hit close to the center of Ukraine’s separatist-held city of Donetsk, killing... Read more »
Tension soars as opposition leader leading march to Islamabad says gun shots were fired at his vehicle. Tension soared in the Pakistani city of Gujranwala after Pakistani opposition leader Imran Khan said... Read more »
After boisterous welcome from 50,000 people in football stadium, Pope Francis tells crowd to beware of materialism. Pope Francis urged South Koreans, among Asia’s richest people, to beware of the spiritual “cancer” that often... Read more »
State Department says US tightened its oversight on arms shipments to ally Israel during the bombardment of Gaza. The Obama administration, which urged Israel do more to prevent civilian casualties in its... Read more »
Though more than 1,000 people have died in the world’s worst ever outbreak, the UN now says that number may be higher. Staff with the World Health Organisation battling an Ebola outbreak in... Read more »