UN chief hails Nelson Mandela as ‘one of humanity’s greatest heroes’
UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations on Saturday held its annual ceremony to honour the life and legacy of Nelson Mandela,...
Month: July 2023
Women in India’s Manipur burn down houses of assault accused
MANIPUR/NEW DELHI: Furious women set fire to the houses of two Indian men accused of parading two women naked and...
Flash floods wreak havoc in KP’s Chitral district for second day going
CHITRAL: Flash floods triggered by melting of glaciers and rain wreaked havoc in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Chitral district for the second...
Monkey causes uproar in Karachi court hearing smuggling case
KARACHI: A baby monkey disrupted a court hearing in Pakistan’s port city of Karachi after escaping from a troop presented...
Following expulsion of Swedish ambassador, Iraq calls for Islamic summit after Quran desecration
BAGHDAD: Following the expulsion of Swedish ambassador, Iraq on Friday called for an Islamic summit to discuss the desecration of...
Chinese President Xi Jinping hails ‘old friend’ Henry Kissinger in Beijing meeting
BEIJING: Chinese leader Xi Jinping hailed former US secretary of state Henry Kissinger as an “old friend” as the two...
South Africa says President Vladimir Putin to stay away from BRICS summit
JOHANNESBURG: Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend a summit of the BRICS nations in August, South Africa has said,...
Swedish embassy in Baghdad stormed, set alight over Holy Quran’s desecration plans
BAGHDAD: Hundreds of protesters stormed the Swedish embassy in central Baghdad in the early hours of Thursday, scaling its walls...