Pak captures 19 Afghan security posts along border; Kabul says 58 Pakistani soldiers killed
Islamabad/Peshawar, Oct 12: Pakistan seized 19 Afghan military posts and "terrorist hideouts" in response to what it termed "unprovoked" attacks by Afghan forces in...
Philippines wooing Indian tourists with visa-free entry, direct flights
Ahmedabad, Oct 12: The Philippines is pitching to become a leading tourist destination in South-East Asia for Indians, with initiatives like visa-free travel and...
Palestinians return to ruins as aid groups push to scale up deliveries, US troops land in Israel
Gaza City, Oct 11: Tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians loaded cars, carts and bicycles with belongings and made their way back to their...
North Korea displays new long-range missile at military parade celebrating Kim Jong Un
Seoul, Oct 11: At a massive military parade attended by foreign leaders, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un rolled out his nuclear-armed military's most...
Thousands of Palestinians return to what’s left of their homes as Gaza ceasefire takes effect
Wadi Gaza (Gaza Strip), Oct 11: Tens of thousands of Palestinians headed back to the heavily destroyed northern Gaza Strip on Friday as a...
Six terrorists killed, seven policemen dead in terror attack on police training centre in Pakistan
Peshawar, Oct 11: Three more terrorists were killed after a five-hour gun battle that was triggered by a suicide attack at a police training...
Flooding in central and southeast Mexico kills 28, and damages homes and hospitals
Mexico city, Oct 11: Flooding caused by heavy rains in central and southeastern Mexico has set off landslides, damaged homes and highways, and left...
Jaishankar, Muttaqi hold talks: India upgrades tech mission in Kabul to embassy
New Delhi, Oct 10: India on Friday announced the upgrading of its technical mission in Kabul to the status of an embassy and pledged...
Russian strikes wound at least 20 in Ukraine’s capital as child killed in separate attack
Kyiv, Oct 10: Russian drone and missile strikes wounded at least 20 people in Kyiv, damaged residential buildings and caused blackouts across swathes of...
Powerful earthquake off southern Philippines kills 1 person, causes damage, tsunami evacuations
Manila, Oct 10: A 7.4-magnitude earthquake Friday morning off the southern Philippines damaged buildings, knocked out power, killed at least one person and prompted...
Israel-Hamas agree to hostage exchange
Cairo, Oct 9: Israel and Hamas have agreed to a pause in their devastating two-year war and the release of the remaining hostages in...
Hungarian writer László Krasznahorkai wins Nobel Prize in literature
Stockholm, Oct 9: Hungarian writer László Krasznahorkai, whose philosophical, bleakly funny novels often unfold in single sentences, won the Nobel Prize in literature Thursday...
