N Korea minister accuses US of declaring war
North Korea’s Foreign Minister Ri Yong-Ho has accused US President Donald Trump of declaring war on North Korea. Ri Yong-ho told reporters in New York that North Korea reserved the right to…
US, North Korea brinksmanship could lead to unpredictable nosedive: Russia
WASHINGTON: Spiking nuclear tensions between the United States and North Korea showed little sign of abating on Sunday as Russia warned of a “very unpredictable nosedive” if Washington does not ease up on its fiery…
Masked gunman kills woman, wounds several others at Nashville church
A masked gunman killed a woman in the parking lot of a Tennessee church on Sunday morning and wounded six worshipers inside the building before shooting himself in a scuffle with an…
RAW, TTP have close ties: Indian analyst
Indian spy agency the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) has ties with Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), an Indian analyst wrote in Hindustan Times’ opinion piece. The RAW-TTP link was publicly revealed in…
Fighter jets, drones on table as US Defence Secretary visits India
NEW DELHI: Fighter jets, drone deals and shared concerns over Afghanistan´s security challenges look set to dominate the agenda when US Defence Secretary James Mattis visits India this week. Mattis is scheduled…
Bill Clinton’s upcoming suspense novel to become Showtime series
LOS ANGELES: Former U.S. President Bill Clinton’s debut novel will not hit shelves for almost a year, but it is already getting the TV treatment as Showtime said Friday that it would…
Iran tests new missile defying US warnings
TEHRAN: Iran said on Saturday that it had successfully tested a new medium-range missile in defiance of warnings from Washington that it was ready to ditch a landmark nuclear deal over the issue.…
What’s a ‘dotard’? Learn from the Trump-Jong Un war dance
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has confused a lot of English-speakers — though this time not about what he intends with his nuclear program. Responding to US President Donald Trump’s bellicose…
Tiger progressing but still no timetable for return
Tiger Woods is not hitting full shots and has no timetable for his return to competitive golf after undergoing his fourth back surgery in April, the former world number one said on…
Tempers fray in desperate search for survivors days after Mexico quake
MEXICO CITY: Tempers began to fray in Mexico City on Friday as the search for survivors amidst the twisted rubble of collapsed buildings became increasingly desperate three days after the country’s most…
TV show host Kimmel blasts US senator over healthcare bill
WASHINGTON: Television talk show host Jimmy Kimmel called out a Republican US senator pushing the party’s latest healthcare overhaul plan, saying the lawmaker had “lied right to my face” about efforts to…
Trump’s contentious travel ban to expire on Sunday
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump´s contentious travel ban expires Sunday with little clarity over whether America´s door will reopen for travellers from six majority-Muslim countries. Based on the policy, US embassies or representatives…
‘Erdogan and I are as close as we’ve ever been’ says Trump
NEW YORK: US President Donald Trump on Thursday praised Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan ‘as a friend,’ and said, “I think now we’re as close as we’ve ever been.” He expressed these views…
Elizabeth Kennedy visits PR headquarters
LAHORE: Newly appointed Lahore US Consul General Elizabeth Kennedy Trudeau on Thursday paid a courtesy visit to Railways Headquarters, Lahore, where she met Pakistan Railways (PR) CEO Muhammad Javed Anwar. The consul general,…
Pakistani ‘TechWomen’ travel to US for mentorship and exchange programme
ISLAMABAD: Ten Pakistani women have departed for the United States to participate in TechWomen 2017, a mentorship and exchange program for emerging women leaders in science, technology, engineering, and math. This is the first…
Trump’s UN speech shows nationalist instincts firmly intact
NEW YORK: Chalk one up for the nationalists. Among the many signals that Donald Trump sent in his speech to the United Nations on Tuesday, one was especially clear: former chief strategist Steve…
US deputy attorney general interviewed over FBI ex-director’s firing
WASHINGTON: Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s office has interviewed US Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein about President Donald Trump’s firing of former FBI Director James Comey, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.…