After 11 coal miners were killed in the Mach area of Balochistan by unidentified gunmen on Sunday, leaders of various political parties in Pakistan condemned the incident and asked the Prime Minister Imran Khan-led government to take effective steps to provide security to coal mine

India has always been wary of China's growing ambitions but the relationship between the countries began experiencing a downward spiral since the clashes in the Galwan Valley last year that claimed the lives of 20 Indian soldiers. Before the Galwan Valley clashes, China had been

The Democratic Party of US President-elect Joe Biden is on the verge of taking control of the Senate as results come in from two elections in Georgia. Raphael Warnock, a pastor from Atlanta, is projected to have won one of the seats. The other is on a knife-edge. If the Democrats

Elections in the US state of Georgia that will decide control of the Senate are too close to call amid a nail-biting ballot count. Republicans Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue are neck and neck with Democrats Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff. Early on Wednesday, Warnock claimed victory

US lawmakers are set to meet on Wednesday to confirm Joe Biden's victory in the presidential election amid protests from Trump supporters. A joint session of Congress will count and confirm electoral college votes. Some Republicans have pledged to support President Donald

A Chinese activist has been charged with “inciting subversion of state power" offence for retweeting a video of “ink girl” Dong Yaoqiong, media reports said. The ground against which he has been charged is an offence punishable by life imprisonment. Ou

China on Saturday slammed the United States after the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) move to delist three Chinese telecom companies and vowed to take necessary measure to protect Chinese “enterprises’ legitimate rights”. The NYSE said on Friday that it will delist

The police department has terminated the services of its four officials, including two station house officers, on the recommendation of a judicial commission’s probe into the stripping and torture of an Afghan national in custody. A video showing the stripping of Radiullah alias

In duelling rallies, President Donald Trump and President-elect Joe Biden have implored Georgia voters to turn out for elections on Tuesday that will decide which party controls the Senate. Mr Trump, a Republican, and Mr Biden, a Democrat, said the vote would shape America for years to

People in all of England and most of Scotland must now stay at home except for a handful of permitted reasons, as new lockdowns begin in both nations. Schools have closed to most pupils in England, Scotland and Wales, while Northern Ireland will have an "extended period of remote

Kuwait has said that Saudi Arabia is reopening its land and sea borders to Qatar in a breakthrough in a long-running dispute that has pitted Qatar against several of its Gulf neighbours. The move comes ahead of a summit of the Gulf Co-operation Council to be held in Saudi Arabia on

Taipei: The Ministry of Culture (MOC) may propose an amendment that would regulate publications released by the Chinese Communist Party and People's Liberation Army (PLA) before they can enter the Taiwan market. The proposed revision pertains to Article 37 of the Act Governing

PESHAWAR: The police department has terminated the services of its four officials, including two station house officers, on the recommendation of a judicial commission’s probe into the stripping and torture of an Afghan national in custody. A video showing the stripping of

US President Donald Trump has been recorded telling Georgia's top election official to "find" enough votes to overturn the election result. "I just want to find 11,780 votes," Mr Trump told Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger in a recording released

Dozens of Dogra Front activists on Friday protested against Pakistan here, following the demolition of a Hindu temple in the Karak district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. “Yet again they have destroyed a Hindu temple. A blast took place outside a temple near Heera Nagar. They

The avowedly atheistic Communist Party of China (CCP) has taken a much more aggressive stance against religious practices in the last several years under Xi Jinping’s leadership, including the creation of new rules limiting foreign influence on religion in China. Its intent has been

India and Pakistan on Friday exchanged the list of nuclear installations and facilities covered under the agreement on the Prohibition of Attack against Nuclear installations between the two countries. According to an official statement, the exchange was carried out through diplomatic

A group of US senators say they will refuse to certify Joe Biden's election victory unless a commission is set up to investigate alleged voter fraud. The 11 senators and senators-elect, led by Ted Cruz, want a 10-day delay to audit the unsubstantiated allegations. The move is

Gunmen have attacked two villages in Niger, killing around 79 people, according to Reuters news agency. Around 49 were killed and 17 injured in the village of Tchombangou, while another 30 died in Zaroumdareye - both near Niger's western border with Mali. There have been several

New Delhi: The Union Cabinet chaired by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Government of the Republic of India and the Royal Government of Bhutan on Cooperation in the peaceful uses of outer space. "This MoU