152mn street children face grim future without intervention, says Iranian director
It took Majid Majidi four months and nearly 4,000 auditions to find the dynamic street children stars of "Khorshid" (Sun Children), the Iranian director's...
Scientists detect mysterious ‘intermediate mass’ black hole
Scientists announced Wednesday the discovery of a black hole -- the oldest ever detected -- that shouldn't even exist according to the current understanding...
Pearl Harbor: what convinced the Japanese military, that it was ‘now or never’?
By 1920, America had become by far the world's richest country, whose strength held sway over much of the Western hemisphere, and was stretching...
Pakistan condemns desecration of Holy Quran in Sweden, Norway
The Government of Pakistan on Monday strongly reacted to the recent incidents of desecration and burning of the Holy Quran in Norway and Sweden,...
Parents, teachers worry about reopening of schools in Europe amid alarming rise in virus cases
European nations are pushing ahead with reopening primary schools despite a rise in coronavirus cases, with smaller classes, shorter lessons and mask-wearing among the...
Judge calls Christchurch gunman ‘wicked,’ sentences life without parole
New Zealand mosque gunman Brenton Tarrant was sentenced to life in prison without parole Thursday for the massacre of 51 Muslim worshippers, with a...
Pakistan launches Run for Kashmir Tele-Marathon cellphone application in Paris
Charge d’Affaires Amjad Aziz Qazi said that virtual Run for Kashmir is a global humanitarian effort aimed at creating awareness about the atrocities being...
WHO urges collaboration in joint global vaccine bid
The WHO wrote to every country on Tuesday urging them to quickly join its global shared vaccine programme -- and spelled out who would...
750,000 deaths later, WHO still urges hope
The World Health Organization insisted Monday there was still hope of conquering the coronavirus pandemic despite the suffering behind the looming landmarks of 750,000...
Famous politicians of Pakistani origin around the world
Whether you are a graduate of Karachi University or the child of a bus driver, everyone has a future laden with potential and possibilities...
France: 250 million euros emergency aid pledged for Lebanon
World leaders on Sunday pledged more than 250 million euros for disaster-struck Lebanon, conference host France said, with the emergency aid to be delivered...
After Hagia Sophia conversion: Muslims in Athens fear reprisal over mosques
After Turkey turned Istanbul's Hagia Sophia museum back to a mosque, Muslims in Athens fear their proper place of worship, delayed for over a...