Asia

TEHRAN: The foreign ministers of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) members countries are set to meet today (Monday) in Iran’s capital Tehran, the two-day...

MOSCOW: Pakistan's first Cubesat satellite ‘ICUBE-1’ was launched on Thursday, a significant milestone in the country’s space program as it will motivate the students...

BANGKOK: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said on Monday that Pakistan desires to comprehensively upgrade the already cordial relations with Thailand in all areas of...

MOSCOW: Russia on Tuesday summoned Poland’s envoy to register a protest and demanded an apology over an attack on the embassy in Warsaw a...

MANILA: As many as 1,200 persons have been killed and several others injured in one of the most powerful typhoons ever recorded that has...

Honolulu, USA:  Applications are open for 2014 - 2015 Asia Pacific Leadership Program (APLP) fellowship competition.APLP is a signature program of the East-West Center. The...

MANILA: One of the most powerful typhoons ever recorded battered central Philippines with winds of up to 235 km/h (146mph) early Friday.The national weather...

TAIYUAN: At least one person was killed and eight others injured in a series of explosions which occurred outside a provincial headquarter of China’s...

Beijing: Chinese authorities confirmed that crash in Tiananmen Square earlier this week was incited by a separatist Islamic group ETIM, reports Dispatch News Desk (DND)...

NEW YORK: Russian President Vladimir Putin has been named the most powerful person in the world this year, according to the World's Most Powerful...