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Peshawar High Court declares drone strikes illegal; orders security forces to down drone

PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Thursday declared the drone strikes on Pakistani territory illegal and ordered the security forces to shoot down...

Russian Deputy PM Vladislav Surkov resigns

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed the voluntary resignation of Deputy PM Vladislav Surkov, best known as the architect of Russia’s current political...

Pakistan summons Afghan envoy over unprovoked firing

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Tuesday summoned Afghan Charge d' Affaires to the Foreign Office and conveyed its protest over unprovoked firing from the Afghanistan side...

North Korea removes two missiles from east coast launch site

PYONGYANG: North Korea has removed two medium-range missiles from launch sites on the country's eastern coast, indicating a lowering of tension on the peninsula,...

China is using espionage to enhance army capability: Pentagon

WASHINGTON: China is using espionage to acquire technologies to fuel its fast-paced military modernization program, the Pentagon said on Monday in an annual report...

India set to scale up ties with Iran; joint oil exploration on cards

New Delhi: Notwithstanding sanctions against Iran, India is set to scale up economic and commercial engagement with it with proposals for joint investment in...

Former Italian Prime Minister Giulio Andreotti dies

ROME: Giulio Andreotti, Italy's former seven-time Prime Minister and one of the country's most prominent post-war figures, has died at the age of 94, family...

22 dead as Bangladesh Islamists demand blasphemy law

DHAKA: At least 22 people were killed as Bangladeshi police fought pitch battles with tens of thousands of hardline Islamists in the capital Dhaka,...

India, China start pulling back troops from disputed border

NEW DELHI: India and China on Monday began withdrawing troops from a disputed area in the Himalayas to resolve a row that had strained...

United States: 5 killed‚ 4 injured in a road accident

SAN FRANCISCO: In the United States‚ at least 5 people have been killed and 4 others injured in a road accident in San Francisco.

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