CPNE demands direct release of newspapers’ duesKARACHI: Council of Pakistan Newspapers Editors (CPNE) Tuesday on Tuesday staged peaceful protest rally demonstrating in front of Sindh assembly building to press for the acceptance of its demand for...
US lawmakers to unveil revised criminal justice bill in push for final passageAproposed overhaul of America's prison policies and criminal sentencing standards was being revised on Monday as US lawmakers scrambled to win enough support for it ahead of the end of the year, senat...
California nuns stole schools funds for Vegas gambling, travelTwo Catholic school nuns in California have admitted to embezzling about $500,000, and using the funds over the years for travel and gambling in Las Vegas, their order said on Monday. Sisters Mary Mar...
Iran confirms recent missile test amid Western criticismIran confirmed on Tuesday that it had carried out a recent test of a medium-range ballistic missile after Western powers sharply criticised a December 1 launch. "We are continuing our missile tests an...
NASA probe finds signs of water on nearby asteroid BennuNASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft has discovered ingredients for water on a relatively nearby skyscraper-sized asteroid, a rocky acorn-shaped object that may hold clues to the origins of life on Earth, sci...
‘Palestinian shot dead by Israeli forces in West Bank’A Palestinian was shot dead by Israeli forces on Tuesday near the flashpoint city of Hebron in the south of the occupied West Bank, Palestinian officials said. Palestinian official news agency Wafa id...
‘Yellow vests’ denounce Macron speech as ‘charade’Groups of "yellow vest" protesters across France responded scathingly to the "crumbs" offered by President Emmanuel Macron in a speech intended to defuse their revolt, but others acknowledged his effo...
Saudi, US snub of climate report unsettles UN talksThe refusal of the United States and Saudi Arabia to embrace a landmark environmental report has unsettled UN talks to breathe life back into the Paris climate pact, negotiators and observers said Mon...
Congo elections: Calm before the storm?The election posters are up, the candidates are doing the rounds and the party rallies are taking place almost without a hitch. But observers say plenty of nasty surprises remain in store as the Democ...
Fighting climate change in the shadow of Mount EverestFormed in the shadow of Mount Everest, the turquoise depths of Nepal's Imja glacial lake would be a breathtaking miracle of nature to behold -- were they not a portent of catastrophic floods. Scientis...
Verdict expected in Ford ‘Dirty War’ trial in ArgentinaA verdict is expected Tuesday in the trial of two former Ford Motor Company executives in Argentina who are accused of participating in the military dictatorship's "dirty war" against leftist dissent....
US returns war trophy bells to PhilippinesChurch bells seized from the Philippines by US troops as war trophies over a century ago were returned on Tuesday, in a bid to turn the page on a difficult chapter between the historical allies. Givin...
Thailand to hold much-delayed election on February 24: military governmentThailand will hold a much-delayed general election on Feb. 24, 2019, the Election Commission said on Tuesday, after the junta lifted a ban on political activity it imposed after taking power in a coup...
Vietnam arrests ship firm execs for ‘embezzling $4.5m’Two executives from a near-bankrupt state-run shipbuilding company have been arrested in Vietnam on accusations of embezzling $4.5 million in collusion with a scandal-plagued bank, as the one-party st...
US arrests religious leaders, activists at border protestKneeling in front of riot police, 32 religious leaders and activists were arrested at the US border fence in San Diego on Monday during a protest to support the Central American migrant caravan. More...
Mexico to invest $30 billion to boost growth, stem migration, foreign minister saysMexico will invest more than $30 billion in its poor southern states over the next five years, the foreign minister said on Monday, boosting the region economically as part of efforts to curb migratio...
Roving cinema plays public service role in Central AfricaA giant screen flickers to life in a remote village in the equatorial forest of the Central African Republic. Some 200 villagers avidly take in an evening of films thanks to a travelling cinema team w...
UN seeks $4bn for YemenThe United Nations said Monday it was seeking $4 billion to provide humanitarian aid to some 20 million Yemenis next year -- or about 70 percent of the war-stricken country's population. Each year, th...