Tehran air pollution forces week-long school closure
Schools in Iran's Tehran province have been ordered shut until Friday due to severe air pollution, authorities announced, extending their closure to a full...
India irked by Dr. Mahathir’s support of protesting Muslims against CAA
The Indian Ministry of External Affairs has summoned Malaysia’s incumbent head of mission in New Delhi to launch a diplomatic demarche over the remarks...
Hindutva extremist ideology made it a pariah in world’s opinion
This has been an extraordinary period in India’s equations with the international community. The mass agitation against the Modi-Amit Shah plan of action to...
Khashoggi murder: What we know about Saudi investigation
Saudi Arabia on Monday sentenced five people to death over journalist Jamal Khashoggi's murder by a 15-man hit squad at the kingdom's consulate in...
Iran’s Arak reactor secondary circuit goes online
A secondary circuit for Iran's Arak heavy water reactor has become operational as part of its redesign under the 2015 nuclear deal, the country's...
Queen Elizabeth no longer quiet on the royal family’s 2019 crises
Queen Elizabeth II will describe 2019 as "quite bumpy" in her traditional Christmas Day message, after a year of crises which saw Britain divided...
Survival surfing: Indonesians riding the waves to beat tsunami trauma
Surfboard tucked under his arm, Dery Setyawan sprints into the crashing waves. It is not just a physical challenge but an emotional one --...
Khashoggi’s murder trial: Saudi leadership and aides found not guilty
Five people were sentenced to death Monday over Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi's murder, but two top aides to the powerful crown prince were exonerated...
IMF calls for ‘urgent’ action by India amid slowdown
India's government must take steps quickly to reverse the economic slowdown of an economy that has been one of the engines of global growth,...
Cricket sensation Naseem Shah grows from cub to lion
Pakistan's Naseem Shah maybe just a teenager but his fiery bowling has given him a top position on the bowling charts. On Monday, Naseem...
US ‘Religious Freedom’ watchdog puts India under lens?
US committee for ‘international religious freedom’ has butted into India’s turmoil over new citizenship rules, exposing Washington’s hypocrisy and apparently threatening to derail US...
US will resume military training programs for Pakistan
The United States will allow Pakistan to rejoin a military training program suspended two years ago when President Donald Trump froze security aid to...