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UNITED NATIONS, Jun 28 (APP):A U.N. spokesman, asked about the arrest of prominent Indian journalist Mohammad Zubair, said Tuesday, “Journalists should not be jailed for what they write, what they tweet and what they say.” “And that goes for anywhere in the world,” Spokesman Stephane […]

WASHINGTON, June 28 (Online): US Supreme Court (SC) has allowed the Muslim employees to offer prayers in congregation in schools and government buildings. The court has declared the restriction on offering congregational prayer in schools and state buildings in US alien to the first constitutional […]

Amman, June 27 (AFP/APP): Ten people were killed and more than 200 injured Monday in a toxic gas leak in Jordan’s Aqaba port, the government spokesman said. Footage on state TV showed a large cylinder plunging from a crane on a moored vessel, causing a […]

DOHA, Qatar – June 27 (ONLINE) Qatar will host indirect talks between Iran and the United States in the coming days, Iranian media reported on Monday, amid a push by the EU to break a months-long impasse in the negotiations to reinstate a 2015 nuclear […]

ISLAMABAD, June 27 (Online): Islamabad High Court (IHC) has reseved judgement on the mainatainability of the petition filed by two sacked prosecutors. The c ase came up for hearing beforesingle bench of IHC led by Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kiani here Monday. Mian Amir Sultan Goraya […]

KYIV, Ukraine – June 26 (ONLINE) Russia missiles struck the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Sunday, a day after a key eastern city fell to pro-Russian forces in a major set-back for Ukraine and as world leaders gathered in Europe to discuss further sanctions against Moscow. […]

JERUSALEM, Palestine – June 25 (ONLINE) A Palestinian teenager was killed by Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank after they opened fire on a group of Palestinians throwing rocks at passing drivers, the Israeli army said on Saturday. The Palestinian Foreign Ministry said the […]

LONDON, UK – June 24 (ONLINE) Beleaguered British Prime Minister Boris Johnson suffered two crushing parliamentary by-election defeats on Friday, including in a southwest English seat previously held by his ruling Conservatives for over a century, prompting the party’s chairman to quit. In a stunning […]

Washington, June 24 (AFP/APP): US lawmakers broke a decades-long stalemate on firearms control Friday, passing the first major safety regulations in almost 30 years, less than 24 hours after the Supreme Court bolstered the right to bear arms. Gun regulation is a touchstone issue for […]

Tehran, June 24 (AFP/APP):European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell was headed to Tehran on Friday for a surprise visit that could breathe new life into stalled talks on reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. Borrell was due to arrive in the Iranian capital at […]