German President visits Sarnath; takes part in Ganga Aarti
VARANASI: German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier today arrived in Varanasi where he visited the Buddhist pilgrimage site Sarnath and participated in...
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Stephen Hawking, best-known physicist of his time, has died
By Robert BarrnnLONDON:Stephen Hawking, whose brilliant mind ranged across time and space though his body was paralyzed by disease, died...
US President Donald Trump to meet North Korean leader after invite from Pyongyang
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump has accepted an offer of a summit from the North Korean leader and will meet with...
Benjamin Netanyahu questioned by Israeli police in telecoms corruption case
Israeli police questioned Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday for the first time in a corruption case that involves the country's largest...
Pakistan claims destroying Indian Army post, killing 5 soldiers
By Sajjad HussainnnISLAMABAD: Pakistan has claimed that its troops destroyed an Indian Army post in Tatta Pani sector across the...
Myanmar still not safe for Rohingya Muslim
Myanmar has failed to put in place conditions for the safe return of 688,000 Rohingya refugees who fled an army...
Myanmar ready to take back Rohingya Muslims
A Myanmar minister proposed taking back hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims who fled to Bangladesh after a military crackdown,...
South Africa’s Jacob Zuma resigns as president
By Fakir HassennnJOHANNESBURG: South African President Jacob Zuma resigned from the position today, ending an impasse with his ruling African...
Pro-China Khadga Prasad Oli becomes Nepal Prime Minister
The Nepal's communist party was named Khadga Prasad Oli as the Himalayan nation's new prime minister Thursday, a day after...
Pakistan developing new types of nuclear weapons
By Lalit K JhannWASHINGTON: Pakistan is developing new types of nuclear weapons, including short-range tactical ones, that bring more risks...
