International

Washington: The US has announced sanctions targeting Iran's energy trade in light of the October 1 ballistic missile attack launched by the country against Israel. According to a statement issued by the Department of State, the department "is imposing sanctions on six entities engaged in...

Islamabad: Zakir Naik, the fugitive Islamic preacher, Friday apologised for his recent remarks on Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) even as his controversial statements during the ongoing tour of Pakistan continue to draw severe criticism from people all over the country. Earlier this week, a video...

Vientiane (Laos): Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Justin Trudeau met on the sidelines of the ASEAN Summit in Laos, almost a year after his Canadian counterpart accused India of involvement in the death of a Canadian Khalistani separatist. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC News) Friday...

Beirut: The UN peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon says new explosions hit its headquarters on Friday morning, injuring two peacekeepers, a day after Israeli forces struck the same position. The force, known as UNIFIL, said the explosions went off close to an observation tower at...

Washington: Vowing to introduce a reciprocal tax if elected to power, former US president Donald Trump has claimed that India imposes the highest tariffs on foreign products. But they do it with a smile, he added. “Perhaps the most important element of my plan to...

New Delhi: India Friday said it was "concerned" at the "deteriorating" security situation in parts of West Asia, amid reports that United Nations peacekeepers have been caught in the intensified fighting in southern Lebanon. In a statement, the Ministry of External Affairs also said New...

Tehran: Iran and Oman conducted a joint rescue and relief drill in the Indian Ocean and the Strait of Hormuz. According to a press release from the Iranian army, the exercise conducted Thursday, hosted by Oman, involved naval forces from both countries, Xinhua news agency...

Karachi: At least 20 miners, including from Afghanistan, were killed and eight others injured Friday when terrorists attacked a private coal mine with rocket launchers and automatic weapons in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province. SSP Muhammad Baloch said a group of armed men attacked the Junaid...

Oslo: The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Friday to Nihon Hidankyo, a Japanese organisation of survivors of the US atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, for its activism against nuclear weapons. Jorgen Watne Frydnes, chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, said the award was made...

Vientiane (Laos): Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday left for home after wrapping up his "productive" two-day visit to the Laos where he attended the ASEAN-India and East Asia summits. Modi arrived in Laos on Thursday and is visiting Lao PDR at the invitation of Prime...