Pakistan’s national animal Markhor faces extinctionThe national animal is the animal which is chosen by a country as a unique symbol of that country, every country has its own National Animal and it is used by unifying image of the nation in front of...
Colombia’s Duque calls for action against Venezuelan ‘dictatorship’Colombian President Ivan Duque is stressing the need for international action to halt Nicolas Maduro's "dictatorship" in Venezuela, which he blames for a "massive humanitarian crisis" and a migration...
Netanyahu defends Qatari cash infusion to GazaIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has defended his decision to enable Qatar to bring $15 million into Hamas-controlled Gaza for salaries, saying it would calm tensions and prevent a Palestinia...
Bangladesh opposition alliance to contest polls ‘to rescue democracy’A group of opposition parties in Bangladesh, including the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), said on Sunday it plans to contest the Dec. 23 general election, despite the ruling party last week rejec...
Campaigners use Beirut Marathon to urge action on rapeProtesters holding signs reading "I will face my rapist" lined the course of Beirut's Marathon on Sunday to call for tougher action against sexual abusers. The campaign in the Lebanese capital also so...
Macron snubs US arms in defence spat with TrumpEurope should not spend higher defence budgets on US-made weapons, French President Emmanuel Macron said in an interview due to air Sunday, after a defence row with President Donald Trump. One of doze...
Despite restrictions, digital spending hits record in US midtermsEven as online platforms tightened rules for political ads, digital spending set new records in the 2018 US midterm elections and appears poised for further growth in 2020. Digital media campaign spen...
Saudi sisters’ tragic end in NY shows perils for runawaysThe deaths of two young Saudi sisters, whose bodies washed up along the New York City waterfront last month, have shined a light on the often secretive and risky journeys Saudi women take to flee thei...
In Georgia, black voters see echoes of voter suppressionWhen Barbara Williams arrived at the Pittman Park Recreation Center just before noon on Election Day to cast her vote, she saw a line so long that the end wasn't in sight. "There were so many people,...
Australia terror attacker ‘inspired by Islamic State’A Somali-born Australian who went on a deadly knife rampage in the country's second-largest city Melbourne was inspired by Islamic State but did not have a direct link to the jihadist group, the gover...
Summit bears fruit as South Korea flies tangerines to NorthSouth Korean military transport aircraft began a tangerine airlift to North Korea on Sunday, the first of a gift of 200 tonnes of the fruit from the southern island of Jeju, South Korea's presidential...
Donations flow in for Melbourne attack’s ‘Trolley Man’A homeless man who used a shopping trolley to fend off a knife-wielding attacker as he stabbed at police in Melbourne has been unexpectedly rewarded by grateful citizens who had donated more than A$50...
Woman arrested over Australia strawberry needle scareA woman has been arrested after a "complex" investigation into an Australian strawberry scare where needles were found stuck into the fruit, police said Sunday, in a crisis that sparked nationwide pan...