Pakistan-born doctor appointed Washington’s health minister to lead COVID-19 response
WASHINGTON: Pakistan-born Dr Umair A Shah has been appointed secretary of health for the state of Washington in the United States to lead the...
Australia finds evidence of war crimes in Afghanistan; 39 unlawful killings reported
ISLAMABAD: Australia said on Thursday that its special forces were suspected of being responsible for 39 unlawful killings in Afghanistan.
This was disclosed after Australia...
Biden reassures Asian allies on defence commitments
WASHINGTON: US President-elect Joe Biden rang round allies in Seoul, Sydney and Tokyo Thursday, vowing to repair frayed partnerships and reaffirming mutual-defence pacts thrown...
British nurse charged with murders of eight babies
CHESTER: Police in the northwestern English city Chester said Wednesday they had charged a nurse with eight counts of murder and ten of attempted...
Bahrain’s long-serving Premier Sheikh Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa dies
AL-MANAMA: Prime minister of Bahrain Sheikh Khalifa bin Salman al Khalifa died on Wednesday, the royal palace announced.
At 84, Sheikh Khalifa was one of...
Armenia, Azerbaijan agree to end war over Nagorno-Karabakh; Armenian show anger
YEREVAN: Armenia and Azerbaijan have agreed a deal with Russia to end weeks of fierce clashes over Nagorno-Karabakh on Tuesday, after a string of...
Biden win setback for Israel’s Netanyahu, hope for Palestinians
WASHINGTON: Joe Biden’s US election win marks a setback for Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu, a staunch ally of President Donald Trump — but it...
Biden elected oldest ever president of United States: US media
WASHINGTON: Democratic Party candidate for US Elections 2020, Joe Biden has won his race for White House, US media reported, defeating Donald Trump and...
US Election 2020: Joe Biden predicts victory as his lead over Trump grows
WILMINGTON: Democratic Party Presidential candidate, Joe Biden said he was going to win the US presidency as his lead grew over President Donald Trump...
Fight against ‘anti-Muslim sentiments’ should be similar to battle waged against anti-Semitism: Erdogan
LONDON: World leaders pledge to lay foundations for a new "Dayton Acccord", 25 years after the original Dayton Conference brought an end to the...
