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Poland demands apology over FBI director's Holocaust claim. 19 Apr 2015 - 06:48 pm

Warsaw - Poland said Sunday it has demanded a formal apology from the United States after the head of the FBI claimed Poland...

Ethiopia condemns purported executions in Libya of Christians. 19 Apr 2015 - 06:45 pm

Addis Ababa - Ethiopia condemned Sunday the reported killing of Ethiopian Christians captured in Libya, and vowed to continue its fight against Islamist...

EU to hold urgent meeting after 'unacceptable' migrant disaster. 19 Apr 2015 - 06:30 pm

Brussels - The European Union on Sunday called an emergency meeting of ministers to discuss what the top EU diplomat said was the...

Over 90,000 flee fighting in Iraq's Anbar: UN. 19 Apr 2015 - 06:22 pm

Baghdad - More than 90,000 people have fled fighting between pro-government forces and the Islamic State jihadist group in the Ramadi area of...

Moroccan asylum seeker sets himself on fire on German street. 19 Apr 2015 - 06:18 pm

Berlin - A Moroccan man who was denied political asylum in Germany suffered severe burns when he doused himself in petrol and set...

IS shows purported executions in Libya of Ethiopia Christians. 19 Apr 2015 - 06:12 pm

Tripoli - The Islamic State jihadist group on Sunday released a video purportedly showing the executions of some 30 Ethiopian Christians captured in...

Iran leader urges military to increase 'preparedness'. 19 Apr 2015 - 05:59 pm

Tehran - Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei urged the country's armed forces Sunday to increase their "defensive preparedness", hitting out at a...

Pope urges world to act after new Mediterranean tragedy. 19 Apr 2015 - 05:55 pm

Vatican City - Pope Francis on Sunday urged world leaders to respond "decisively" after 700 migrants were feared drowned in the deadliest migrant...

Minister of Labor Chairs the 49th GCC Labor Ministers Coordination Meeting 19 Apr 2015 - 05:54 pm

Kuwait: HE Qatar's Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Dr. Abdullah bin Saleh Al Khulaifi has chaired the 49th Coordination Meeting of the...

Israel PM to request extra time for forming govt. 19 Apr 2015 - 05:52 pm

Jerusalem - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is to make a formal request for extra time to piece together a new government, the...

Prime Minister Chairs Crime Prevention Congress' Closing Session 19 Apr 2015 - 05:51 pm

DOHA: Doha, April 19 (QNA) - HE the Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani, who...

At least 23 killed in central Nigeria communal clashes: police. 19 Apr 2015 - 05:47 pm

Lagos - At least 23 villagers have died in bloody clashes between two mainly fishing and farming communities in central Nigeria's Benue state,...

S.Africa vows crackdown against anti-immigrant attacks. 19 Apr 2015 - 05:27 pm

Pretoria - South Africa on Sunday vowed to hunt down those behind a wave of attacks targeting immigrants, saying 307 people had been...

Pakistan deeply concerned at human rights violations in Indian-held Kashmir: FO 19 Apr 2015 - 04:12 pm

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Foreign Office said on Sunday that Pakistan is deeply concerned at the increase in systematic human rights violations in Indian-held...

Altaf claims MQM’s Kanwar Naveed will be the groom of NA-246 19 Apr 2015 - 04:09 pm

KARACHI: Addressing a massive public gathering at Liaquatabad Flyover late on Saturday night, Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain said the people...

People of Karachi have great tolerance to bear with Altaf’s speeches: Imran Khan 19 Apr 2015 - 04:08 pm

KARACHI: Hours before the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) rally in NA-246 on Sunday, PTI chairman Imran Khan said that after hearing Muttahida Qaumi Movement...

Politics of fear losing strength in Karachi: Rehman Khan 19 Apr 2015 - 04:02 pm

KARACHI: Rehman Khan, the better half of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan, Saturday said the politics of fear is losing strength in...

Reham Khan for uniform education system in Pakistan 19 Apr 2015 - 03:59 pm

KARACHI:Rehman Khan, wife of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman Imran Khan, on Sunday said a uniform system of education is hour of need in Pakistan. ...