International

United Nations: In a sharp retort, India has said Pakistan harbours a “most dubious track record” on all aspects, as it slammed “destructive and pernicious” remarks made by Islamabad's envoy in the UN General Assembly here. India's Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Ruchira Kamboj's...

Peshawar: At least 20 people were killed when a passenger bus skidded off a mountainous terrain and plunged into a ravine in northwest Pakistan Friday, authorities said. The incident occurred on the Karakoram Highway in Diamer district of Gilgit-Baltistan region when the bus was on...

Sao Paulo: The death toll due to the worst storms mounted to 29 after four consecutive days of intense rainfall, floods and mudslides in Brazil's Rio Grande do Sul, Governor Eduardo Leite said. "Unfortunately, we know that these numbers will rise," said Leite Thursday, describing...

Los Angeles: Police removed barricades and began dismantling a pro-Palestinian demonstrators' fortified encampment early Thursday at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) campus after hundreds of protesters defied police orders to leave, about 24 hours after counter-protesters attacked a tent encampment on the campus....

Tel Aviv: As the indirect mediatory talks between Hamas and Israel are progressing in Cairo, Hamas has expressed concern about a temporary ceasefire and has informed the mediators that it wants a permanent end to the war. According to Egyptian sources, Hamas has informed them...

Washington: President Joe Biden is staying mum about student protests and police crackdowns as Republicans try to turn campus unrest over the war in Gaza into a campaign cudgel against Democrats. Tension at colleges and universities has been building for days as some demonstrators refuse...

Washington: The US government is targeting Russia's weapons production with new sanctions, the US Treasury Department said. Nearly 200 companies and 80 individuals in third countries such as China, Belgium, and Slovakia, which allegedly support Russia in the procurement of materials for its weapons programme,...

Beijing: A section of a highway collapsed after heavy rains in southern China, sending cars tumbling down a slope and leaving at least 36 people dead, authorities said Thursday. The Meizhou city government said that 23 vehicles had been found in a pit after a...

Male: India Wednesday said it looked forward to strengthening bilateral economic cooperation with the Maldives as its envoy held discussions with a senior minister of the archipelagic nation. Mohamed Saeed, Maldives' Minister of Economic Development and Trade, met with Munu Mahawar, Indian High Commissioner to...

Shenzhen: At least 19 people were killed when a motorway in China's Guangdong province collapsed Wednesday, Chinese state broadcaster CCTV reported. A total of 30 people were also taken to hospital for treatment after the road collapsed. Pictures on social media showed a motorway running...