At least 12 people have been killed and 29 wounded in two car bomb blasts in northwestern Syria, according to rescue workers and media reporters. The successive explosions on Sunday took place in the town of Azaz and another village some 50km (30 miles) away, both areas held by Syrian

The top United Nations leadership has strongly condemned the detention of Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, President U Win Myint and other political leaders, as UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres voiced concern over transfer of powers to the military, calling it a

Myanmar’s first Vice-President Myint Swe will serve as the acting president of the country, the military-owned Myawady TV announced after the army staged a coup and detained State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi on Monday. The military on Monday declared a state of emergency in the

Pakistan on Friday said that it does not consider itself bound by any of the obligations enshrined in the Treaty on Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW). This comes as the nuclear weapons ban treaty had taken effect last Friday amid the lack of signatures from the major nuclear

Nepali citizens recently demonstrated outside the Pakistani embassy in Kathmandu against the recent destruction of Hindu shrines in Pakistan and the persecution of minorities. Around 40 people gathered near the embassy for the protest and chanted slogans against the repressive regime

Chinese submariners patrolling the contested South China Sea are suffering from "serious" psychological disorders, according to a recently published study first reported by Stars and Stripes. "One group of military personnel at high risk of mental health problems is the

The UAE says it will grant citizenship to foreign residents for the first time, providing they add value to the Gulf state. UAE Vice-President and Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum said those eligible would include investors, specialised talents, doctors, engineers and

US President Joe Biden's China policy would be shaped on three key issues in the Pacific Ocean, viz - South China Sea, Taiwan, and Taiwan Strait and Japan and a system of alliances and partners, reported CNN. These three constitute the Pacific military flashpoints between the US

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan government’s plan to establish two national parks in occupied Gilgit Baltistan has come under fire with opposition leader Amjad Hussain Advocate pointing out that the plan will result in the loss of livelihood for many locals. Opposition Leader

The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has slammed the authorities over the handling of Baloch activist Karima Baloch’s funeral and termed their attempt to foil the ceremony for the activist as “disgraceful”. Taking to Twitter, HRCP said: “The manner in

Jammu and Kashmir Unity Foundation on Wednesday demanded Pakistan be tried in the International Court of Justice for “perpetrating genocide in India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Balochistan and Afghanistan.” The foundation also announced its decision to form an International

Vanuatu authorities have seized two Chinese tuna-fishing vessels after they were accused of engaging in illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing activities. The Dong Gang Xing 13 and Dong Gang Xing 16 – both built by a major Chinese tuna firm in 2018 and currently

Donald Trump was cultivated as a Russian asset over 40 years and proved so willing to parrot anti-western propaganda that there were celebrations in Moscow, a former KGB spy has told the Guardian. Yuri Shvets, posted to Washington by the Soviet Union in the 1980s, compares the former

Multiple police cases have been filed in Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh against Congress MP Shashi Tharoor and six journalists for allegedly "misreporting" and "spreading disharmony" on Republic Day (January 26) when a tractor rally by farmers turned violent in

China has warned that attempts by Taiwan to seek independence "means war". The warning comes days after China stepped up its military activities and flew warplanes near the island. It also comes as new US president Joe Biden reaffirmed his commitment to Taiwan, and set out

A nationwide power outage on January 10 in Pakistan came at a dark financial moment for its indebted and corrupted power sector, raising the prospect of more debilitating blackouts on the near-term horizon. While Pakistan has recently launched a power sector building spree with the

When Saudi Arabia pressed Pakistan last August to repay early a US$3 billion soft loan, Riyadh’s demand caught Islamabad’s rulers by surprise. Islamabad quickly dispatched its current army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa to Riyadh to defuse the tensions, but the mission

Jammu and Kashmir Unity Foundation today demanded trial of Pakistan in International Court of Justice and announced its intent to form an International Alliance for Prevention of Genocides. The panelists at the international seminar on the Holocaust Remembrance Day held at India

Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the release of an Islamist convicted of beheading US journalist Daniel Pearl, a decision that has left his family in "complete shock", lawyers said. Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, who was the main suspect in the 2002 kidnapping and

On the occasion of the 72nd Republic Day, the Border Security Force (BSF) unfurled a 131-feet-high tricolour along the India-Pakistan border in Jammu district, an official said. Inspector General of BSF, Jammu frontier, NS Jamwal hoisted one of the largest national flags along the