International

London's Heathrow airport, the busiest aviation hub of Europe, yesterday suspended all departing flights for a brief period following reports of a drone sighting. In a similar incident three…

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has filed a miscellaneous application in the Islamabad High Court seeking early hearing of his plea for suspension of sentence in Al Azizia…

President Donald Trump has put forward to erect a steel barrier rather than a concrete wall along the US-Mexico border. He said that the steel barrier is a stronger and a less obtrusive…

Soldiers in Gabon have reportedly attempted a coup and have ousted President Ali Bongo. Taking control of the national radio station, the soldiers today called for the establishment of a…

Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi inaugurated West Asia's largest cathedral in its New Administrative Capital, 45 kilometres east of Cairo. President opened the newly-built…

In Iran, eathquake with magnitude 5.9 shook the city of Gilangharb in Kermanshah province injuring at least 75 people yesterday. According to Iran's Seismological Centre, at least 15…

Awami League President Sheikh Hasina will take oath as Prime Minister of Bangladesh today for the third consecutive term. A 47-member Council of Ministers including 31 new faces, will also…

In Afghanistan, at least 30 people were killed and seven injured today when a gold mine collapsed in Kohistan district of Badakhshan province. The district administration said that the…

In the United States, Department of Defence, Chief of Staff, Rear Admiral Kevin Sweeney has resigned, a month after Defence Secretary James Mattis announced his departure. Rear Admiral…

In Saudi Arabia, a new regulation is set to stop Saudi women from not knowing about their own divorce. Starting from today, courts will be required to notify women by text on rulings…