Landslide pushes Colombian bus into ravine, killing at least 13
BOGOTA: At least 13 people, including a newborn, were killed on Sunday when a landslide pushed a bus into a ravine in southwest Colombia, the disaster relief agency said.
The mountainous highway where the accident...
One dead as 6.8 magnitude quake strikes eastern India
GUWAHATI: At least one person was killed and a dozen injured when an earthquake measuring 6.8 struck near Imphal in eastern India on Monday, sending people running from their homes and knocking out power...
Huge car bomb kills at least 52 in Baghdad
BAGHDAD: A car packed with explosives blew up on Thursday in southern Baghdad, killing at least 51 people and wounding 55, security and medical sources said, in the deadliest such attack in Iraq this...
IMF Director discusses CPEC impact on development of Pakistan
BEIJING: Director International Monetary Fund (IMF) Jihad Azour called on Minister for Interior and planning development and reform, Ahsan Iqbal on Thursday and discussed China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project and its impact on development...
Colombian president wins Nobel Prize for peace efforts
OSLO: Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos won the Nobel Peace Prize Friday for his "resolute" efforts to end more than five decades of war in his country, despite voters’ shock rejection of a historic...
PM Nawaz, Putin discuss bilateral ties
ASTANA: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif held a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of SCO summit in Astana on Friday.
Matters pertaining to bilateral interest particularly cooperation in diverse fields came under...
UN chief welcomes resumption of Pak-India dialogue
WASHINGTON: United Nations Secretary-General, Ban-Ki Moon has welcomed that Pakistan and India have decided to engage in a "Comprehensive" dialogue that will include peace, security and Jammu & Kashmir. This was stated by Deputy...
Faithful in Maidan-e-Arafat to perform Rukn-e-Azam Waqoof-e-Arafat
MAKKAH: Over two million faithful, including about one hundred and seventy-nine thousand Pakistanis are in Maidan-e- Arafa to perform the Rukn-e-Azam Waqoof-e-Arafat.
They listened to Hajj sermon delivered from Masjid-e-Nimra by Imam Dr. Shaykh Sa'd...
Pakistan raises RAW’s interference in Pak-India foreign secretaries meeting
NEW DELHI: Foreign Secretary Aizaz Chaudhry on Tuesday held a crucial meeting with his Indian counterpart S Jaishankar to discuss bilateral ties of the two countries. The meeting took place on the sidelines of...
Trump White House puts Iran ´on notice´
WASHINGTON: Donald Trump´s White House signaled a tougher stance toward Iran on Wednesday, condemning a recent missile test and declaring America was putting the Islamic republic "on notice."
In his first public remarks since taking...