Five wounded as Manhattan building fire rages on
MANHATTAN Nov 18 (TNS): A massive blaze erupted late Friday night in a residential building here in Hamilton Heights area, triggering at least five...
PM May to reassert her authority in a cabinet reshuffle today
LONDON, Jan 08 (TNS): Britain’s government is to undergo a reshuffle today as Prime Minister Theresa May looks to reassert her authority following a...
US asks Taliban to respond to Ghani’s overtures
WASHINGTON, Mar 21 (TNS): Supporting the peace overtures of Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, the United States has said that the onus was now on...
Indian capital choked by smog as emergency measures fail to offer respite
NEW DELHI Nov 13 (TNS): A thick cloud of toxic smog 10 times the recommended limit enveloped India’s capital New Delhi on Monday, as...
Belgium against renegotiation of Iran nuclear deal
BRUSSELS Jan 17 (TNS): Belgian Foreign Minister Didier Reynders met his Saudi counterpart Adel Al Jubeir here. During the meeting, bilateral relations, developments in...
Emirates end 2017 on a high note reaching fleet and product milestones
KARACHI/DUBAI Jan 01 (TNS): Emirates, the world’s largest international airline, concluded another banner year of growth and innovation, marking significant milestones across its fleet,...
Armed robbers steal millions from Ritz Paris hotel
PARIS Jan 11 (TNS): Axe-wielding robbers stole jewelry possibly worth more than $5 million from a store in the famed Ritz Paris hotel, police...
Pakistan can’t be forced to take steps dangerous to its security, says US historian
WASHINGTON Jan 15 (TNS): Pakistan cannot be bludgeoned into taking steps it believes dangerous to its security, even if it means losing the US...
Xi Jinping reelected as president
BEIJING March 17 (TNS): China’s largely rubber-stamp parliament on Saturday unanimously re-elected Xi Jinping as the country’s president.
The vote was witnessed by journalists inside...
Taliban detain Afghan educator who spoke out on women’s school ban
Afghanistan's Taliban authorities have “beaten and detained” an academic who voiced outrage on live television against their ban on women’s university education, his aide...
