Pakistan court suspends 3-year extension for army chief
Top general granted six months in power
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's top court yesterday gave the government six months to...
After surviving IS, Yazidi women ask to go home
OMAR OIL FIELD: Among thousands fleeing the crumbling dream of an Islamic State group "caliphate" in eastern Syria are alleged jihadists but...
Houthis rally after killing ex-strongman
SANAA: Thousands of Houthi supporters rallied in Sanaa yesterday as the rebels cemented their grip on the Yemeni capital after killing their former ally...
Israeli strikes in Gaza kill 3 after soldier wounded
GAZA CITY: Israeli strikes killed three Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday after a soldier was wounded by gunfire in a fresh...
11 Afghan women killed in stampede near Pak consulate
JALALABAD: Women gather outside the main entrance gate of a football stadium following a stampede that killed at least 11 women...
Even from jail, ‘El Chapo’ looms large in Mexican home state
CULIACAN: He has lost weight in his New York jail cell, and some of his larger-than-life aura, but Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman still looms...
Saudi-led coalition raids kill 109 civilians in Yemen
Airstrikes at a crowded market leave 54 dead
GENEVA: A Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen has killed 109 civilians in air strikes in the past...
Trump sons open golf club in glitzy Dubai
Mattis in UAE for first time as Pentagon chief
DUBAI: The American president's businessman sons opened the Trump International Golf Club yesterday as Dubai hosted...
Macron stretches lead as campaign enters final day
PARIS: Centrist French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron extended his lead in the polls over his far-right rival Marine Le Pen yesterday, the final day...
China launches new web cleanup campaign amid fresh takedowns
More foreign media websites blocked in recent days
BEIJING: China launched a new campaign to clean up its internet,...
Turkey steps up assault in Syria, defying threats
RAS AL-AIN, Syria: Ankara stepped up its assault on Kurdish-held border towns in northeastern Syria yesterday, defying mounting threats of international sanctions,...
Over 110 dead as severe weather hits Pakistan, Afghanistan, India
NEELUM VALLEY: Local residents remove debris of a collapsed house following heavy snowfall that triggered an avalanche in Neelum Valley, in...
