International

Islamabad: A fresh increase in flour prices in Shangla and other upper districts of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has sparked concerns among residents, who have blamed weak government oversight, hoarding, and profiteering for the surge, local media reported. The price of a 20-kilogram bag of flour...

Dubai: Violence surrounding the nationwide protests now shaking Iran has killed at least 203 people, with fears the death toll is actually far higher, activists warned Sunday. With the internet down in Iran and phone lines cut off, gauging the demonstrations from abroad has grown...

Ottawa: US-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to make the human rights issue a key focus of his visit to China from January 13-17, asking him to press the Chinese government to end its repression in Xinjiang and ensure...

Islamabad: A newlywed couple was among eight people who died in a gas cylinder explosion in Pakistan's capital, Islamabad, early Sunday, officials said. The incident occurred at a house located in Sector G-72, where a wedding was underway. Rescue authorities said that eight people were...

Dubai: Nationwide protests challenging Iran's theocracy saw protesters flood the streets in the country's capital and its second-largest city into Sunday, crossing the two-week mark as violence surrounding the demonstrations has killed at least 116 people, activists said. With the internet down in Iran and...

Karachi: A 23-year-old Hindu farmer has been shot dead in Pakistan's Sindh province allegedly by his landlord for building a shelter on his land, leading to widespread protests by the Hindu community. The police arrested the landlord Sarfaraz Nizamani, and his facilitator, Zafarullah Khan, from...

Dubai: Nationwide protests challenging Iran's theocracy reached the two-week mark Sunday, as the death toll in violence surrounding the demonstrations reached at least 116 people killed, activists said. With the internet down in Iran and phone lines cut off, gauging the demonstrations from abroad has...

Washington: The organisation that oversees the Nobel Peace Prize is throwing cold water on talk of Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado giving her recent award to President Donald Trump. Once the Nobel Peace Prize is announced, it can't be revoked, transferred or shared with...

Dhaka: Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Verma Saturday met BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman, a day after the party officially elected him to the position ahead of the scheduled February 12 elections. “The meeting lasted for some 40 minutes,” Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) media cell...

Dubai: Protests sweeping across Iran neared the two-week mark Saturday, with the country's government acknowledging the ongoing demonstrations despite an intensifying crackdown and as the Islamic Republic remains cut off from the rest of the world. With the internet down in Iran and phone lines...