International

Peshawar: Clashes erupted Tuesday between Pakistani and Afghan forces in a remote northwestern border region, with state-run media in Pakistan accusing Afghan troops of opening "unprovoked fire" that was repulsed. Pakistani forces responded, damaging Afghan tanks and military posts, according to Pakistan TV and two...

Los Angeles: D'Angelo, the Grammy-winning R&B singer recognised by his raspy yet smooth voice and for garnering mainstream attention with the shirtless “Untitled (How Does It Feel)” music video, has died. He was 51. The singer, whose real name was Michael Eugene Archer, died Tuesday,...

Washington: The International Monetary Fund has raised India’s growth projection to 6.6 per cent, an upward trend of 0.2 percentage points, in its latest Global Economic Outlook report. The IMF, in its report released in Washington Tuesday, said that India’s strong growth in the first...

Dhaka: At least 16 workers were killed and several others injured Tuesday in a fire that broke out at a garment factory and a chemical warehouse in the Bangladeshi capital, officials said. The devastating fire broke out at a chemical warehouse next to the garment...

Brussels: Belgian police fired tear gas in an attempt to disperse tens of thousands of people who flooded Brussels Tuesday to protest Prime Minister Bart de Wever's proposed austerity measures. Minor scuffles broke out between police and protesters, some of whom played drums and horns...

Antananarivo (Madagascar):  Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina said he fled the country in fear for his life following a military rebellion, but did not announce his resignation in a speech broadcast on national television late Monday from an undisclosed location. Rajoelina has faced weeks of Gen...

Kyiv: Russian forces launched powerful glide bombs and drones against Ukraine's second-largest city in overnight attacks, hitting a hospital and wounding seven people, an official said Tuesday, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy prepared to travel to Washington and ask US President Donald Trump for more...

Hong Kong: China's Commerce Ministry said Tuesday it was banning dealings by Chinese companies with five subsidiaries of South Korean shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean in the latest swipe by Beijing at US President Donald Trump's effort to rebuild the industry in America. The ministry also announced...

Seoul:  North Korea has possibly received technological assistance from Russia in developing a new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) that was first showcased during a recent military parade, the chairman of South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said Tuesday. North Korea unveiled the Hwasong-20 ICBM,...

Sharm el-Sheikh: The Egyptian president told a summit of world leaders Monday that US President Donald Trump's Mideast proposal represents the “last chance” for peace in the region and reiterated his call for a two-state solution, saying Palestinians have the right to an independent state....