US should have pushed ex-Afghan president Ghani harder: Khalilzad WASHINGTON: The United States did not put enough pressure on former Afghan president Ashraf Ghani to share power ... Updated 24 Oct, 2021 09:31pm
USA Yellen sees US inflation moderating by mid-to-late 2022 NEW YORK: Inflation in the United States, pushed upward by pandemic-related supply and labor problems, should return... Updated 24 Oct, 2021 09:24pm
Middle East Iran's supreme leader urges reversal of Arab-Israeli normalisations TEHRAN: Arab nations that normalised ties with Israel last year have "sinned" and should reverse such moves, Iran's... Updated 24 Oct, 2021 06:13pm
South Asia Barter trade: Taliban offer jobs for wheat to tackle hunger and unemployment KABUL: Afghanistan's Taliban government launched a programme to tackle hunger on Sunday, offering thousands of ... Updated 24 Oct, 2021 06:28pm
Coronavirus toll at 1000 GMT Sunday PARIS: The novel coronavirus has killed at least 4,941,032 people since the outbreak emerged in China in December... Published 24 Oct, 2021 04:06pm
China says 76% of population have received complete doses of Covid-19 vaccines BEIJING: China has given complete doses of COVID-19 vaccines to about 75.6% of its population as of Oct. 23, ... Updated 24 Oct, 2021 03:32pm
Africa Deadly blast in Ugandan capital a 'terrorist act': President KAMPALA: Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni said Sunday that an explosion in the capital Kampala that killed one and... Published 24 Oct, 2021 01:00pm
Strong quake strikes northern Taiwan TAIPEI: A strong earthquake struck northeastern Taiwan on Sunday, with residents reporting violent shaking in the... Updated 24 Oct, 2021 12:03pm
Asia Myanmar says it's committed to ASEAN peace plan, despite general's snub Myanmar's military rulers pledged on Sunday to cooperate "as much as possible" with a peace plan agreed with ASEAN,... Published 24 Oct, 2021 11:31am
Colombia's most-wanted drug lord 'Otoniel' captured BOGOTA: Colombia's most-wanted drug trafficker "Otoniel" has been captured, the government said Saturday, a major... Published 24 Oct, 2021 10:58am
Hurricane Rick gains strength as it advances on Mexico MEXICO CITY: Hurricane Rick gained strength as it advanced toward Mexico's Pacific coast Saturday and risked ... Published 24 Oct, 2021 10:44am
US envoy urges North Korea to stop missile tests SEOUL: The US on Sunday urged North Korea to stop "counterproductive" missile tests, but expressed hope Pyongyang... Published 24 Oct, 2021 10:27am
Uzbekistan holds polls with reform-touting strongman a shoo-in TASHKENT: Voting was underway in Central Asian Uzbekistan's presidential election Sunday, with incumbent Shavkat... Published 24 Oct, 2021 10:15am
Cargo ship on fire, spewing toxic gas off Canada's Pacific coast: officials WASHINGTON: A container ship has caught fire and is expelling toxic gas off Canada's Pacific coast, authorities said... Published 24 Oct, 2021 10:12am
Merkel says German politics needs more women BERLIN: Angela Merkel encouraged more women to get involved in German politics as she prepared to leave office after... Published 24 Oct, 2021 05:14am
NATO not ready for equal dialogue with Moscow MOSCOW: Russia’s defence minister accused NATO on Saturday of gradually gathering forces near Russia’s borders... Published 24 Oct, 2021 05:14am
UN urged to press Mali junta over summary executions BAMAKO: Human Rights Watch called on the United Nations to pressure Mali in talks on Saturday to investigate summary... Published 24 Oct, 2021 05:14am
Austrian govt proposes law to legalise assisted suicide ZURICH: Austria’s federal government has submitted a draft law to make assisted suicide for seriously ill adults... Published 24 Oct, 2021 05:14am
Rising tide of leaks threatens to inundate Facebook SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook held back from doing all it could to stop users from being radicalized and US election... Published 24 Oct, 2021 05:14am
COP26 climate deal harder than Paris: summit president LONDON: Success at the upcoming COP26 climate summit is “definitely harder” than the 2015 Paris talks which... Published 24 Oct, 2021 05:14am
Russia-led bloc concludes drills near Afghan border to boost Tajik security HARB-MAIDON TRAINING GROUND, (Tajikistan): A Russia-led military exercise held over six days near the Tajik-Afghan... Published 24 Oct, 2021 05:14am
Italy, UniCredit to end talks over Monte dei Paschi sale LONDON: Italy’s government and UniCredit are preparing to call off negotiations over the sale of ailing bank Monte... Published 24 Oct, 2021 05:14am
Africa IS claims responsibility for attack in Congo CAIRO: Islamic State (IS) claimed responsibility for an attack on a village this week in eastern Democratic Republic... Published 24 Oct, 2021 05:14am
Asia China passes law to reduce pressure on children from homework BEIJING: China passed a law Saturday to limit the pressure on children from homework and after-school tutoring, ... Published 24 Oct, 2021 05:14am
Behind the screens: SECP probe into State Life’s equity investment process opens Pandora’s box at PSX?
Behind the screens: SECP probe into State Life’s equity investment process opens Pandora’s box at PSX?