UK under fire over retreat from Windrush scandal reforms
LONDON: Britain's government came under withering criticism Friday after retreating from reforms it had promised to prevent a repeat of the "Windrush
North Korea slams US over decision to send tanks to Ukraine
SEOUL: North Korea condemned on Friday the decision by the United States to supply Ukraine with advanced battle tanks to help...
Myanmar’s military government enacts new political party law
BANGKOK: Myanmar's military-controlled government has enacted a new law on registration of political parties that will make it difficult for opposition groups to...
Pakistani rupee fall slows as PM Sharif hopes for IMF funds
KARACHI: The Pakistani rupee's two-day decline slowed on Friday on news that an IMF team was visiting Islamabad next week to discuss unlocking...
Nepal plane crash: Black boxes of Yeti Airlines flight to be analysed in Singapore
SINGAPORE: Singapore's transport ministry will analyse the black boxes of a Yeti Airlines flight that crashed on January 15 in Nepal,...
Jerusalem, West Bank on edge after Israeli raid, fighting
JERUSALEM: Israel's defense minister signaled Friday that the military would stop its airstrikes if Palestinian militant groups halted rocket attacks, a day after...
Mysterious illness claims 18 lives in Pakistan
KARACHI: A mysterious illness has killed 18 people, mostly children, in Karachi's Kemari area with health officials in this...
Azerbaijan evacuates Tehran embassy, blames Iran for attack
BAKU: Azerbaijan on Friday said it was evacuating staff from its embassy in Tehran, blaming Iran for an armed attack in which the...
Kyiv seeks more weapons as fighting intensifies in east Ukraine
KYIV: Russia has stepped up attempts to break through Ukraine's defences with heavy fighting in the east of the country, underlining Kyiv's need...
IMF delegation to visit Pakistan next week for talks on 9th review: Official
ISLAMABAD: An international Monetary Fund (IMF) delegation will visit Pakistan next week to discuss the ninth review of the USD 7 billion Extended...