Two Kashmiri rights activists to receive prestigious Norwegian award
OSLO Nov 05 (TNS): Well-known Kashmiri human rights activists Paveena Ahangar and Parvez Imroz will receive on Sunday Norway's Rafto Prize for human rights...
Saudi stocks drop after corruption probe detains businessmen, officials
DUBAI Nov 05 (TNS): Saudi Arabia’s stock market fell in early trade on Sunday after Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman moved to consolidate his...
Saudi king sacks top ministers, gives more power to crown prince
RIYADH Nov 05 (TNS): Saudi King Salman has appointed two new ministers to key security and economic posts, removing one of the royal family’s...
Australia turns down NZ offer to take asylum seekers barricaded inside camp
SYDNEY Nov 05 (TNS): Australia turned down on Sunday an offer to take 150 asylum seekers being held in an Australian-run detention centre in...
Pakistan offers enormous investment opportunities to US, other int’l investors: Aizaz
WASHINGTON Nov 05 (TNS): Pakistan’s Ambassador to US Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry says that Pakistan is offering enormous investment and business opportunities to US and other international investors.
He...
Death toll from typhoon in Vietnam rises to 27
HUE Nov 05 (TNS): The death toll rose to at least 27 on Sunday from the typhoon that pummeled central and southern Vietnam just...
China tests new dredger capable of South China Sea projects: state media
BEIJING Nov 05 (TNS): China is testing a new dredger ship that will greatly enhance its land reclamation capabilities, a state media report said...
British MPs ask Twitter for details on Russian-linked accounts
LONDON Nov 04 (TNS): A House of Commons committee investigating "fake news" and its influence on British politics has asked Twitter for details of...
Anti-Pak campaign on London cabs stopped
LONDON Nov 04 (TNS): The Transport for London (TFL) has ordered the removal of offensive advertisements from London cabs immediately which were against the...
PM, Shehbaz discuss country’s political situation in London meeting
LONDON Nov 04 (TNS): Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi met with Chief Minister Punjab Shehbaz Sharif and held discussions on important political matters, sources...
