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China fires up giant coal power plant in face of calls for cuts
Plant will have four generating units; designed to power eastern coastal Shandong province
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France reports record high of 179,807 new coronavirus cases in one day
It is the highest number of new daily infections in Europe
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Lawyers in India call for action over anti-Muslim hate speeches
A group of senior lawyers demands chief justice to take action as opposition questions silence of PM Modi on the issue
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Human rights abuses in Yemen won’t continue with impunity: UN
UN envoy to Yemen dismayed by country’s 'tragic' ending of 2021
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France shuts mosque after 'unacceptable' preaching
Authorities accuse imam of inciting hatred, violence
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Egypt 'digitally unwraps' mummy of famed pharaoh
Researchers for first time reveal secrets of king Amenhotep I including his age, health condition
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WATCH: Flag falls off as Congress president tries to hoist it on foundation day
A video doing rounds on social media shows the tricolour falling from the pole into Sonia Gandhi's hands
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Israel hits Syrian port for second time this month
Tel Aviv has mounted frequent attacks against what it says are Iranian targets in Syria
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80% of NATO fighter jet missions responded to Russian military aircraft
Fighter jets of military alliance scrambled around 370 times across Europe in 2021 to check unverified flights
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Afghan women protest against Taliban killings of ex-soldiers
Protest comes weeks after rights groups said there were allegations of over 100 extrajudicial killings by Taliban
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India, Pakistan relations likely to remain thorny: experts
Bilateral ties may get complicated due to upcoming domestic political events in both countries, says security analyst
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Malaysia lifts African travel ban, cuts booster wait amid Omicron fears
Malaysia has cancelled mass gatherings at Christmas and over the New Year
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Gunman kills four in Denver-area shooting spree before he is killed by police
Investigators have yet to determine a motive for the rampage
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BioNTech co-founders top European Commission's 2021 inspirational list
Turkish-German immigrant couple also received Germany's highest award Order of Merit for developing COVID-19 vaccine
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India allows emergency use of Merck's COVID-19 pill, vaccines
US FDA issued an EUA to molnupiravir for the treatment of mild-to-moderate coronavirus disease in adults
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Russia warns of high risk of military confrontation with NATO
Deputy Defense Minister Alexander Fomin says NATO continues confrontational course towards Russia
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Communications satellites launched into orbit to deliver high-speed internet
Tech company, OneWeb launches 36 satellites into space from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan
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Russian diplomats and military to hold security talks with US next month
Moscow earlier said it had received and was considering a NATO proposal to commence talks
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French tourist jailed in Iran goes on hunger strike
Benjamin Briere was held in 2020 after flying a helicam near the Turkmenistan-Iran border
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India bars Mother Teresa charity from receiving foreign funds
Move comes as hardline Hindu outfits affiliated to Modi's party accuse MoC of leading religious conversion programmes
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Russian court extends jail term for Gulag historian to 15 years
The sex abuse case is said to be trumped up to punish the historian for uncovering mass graves of Stalin's Gulags
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Bird flu kills thousands of cranes in Israel's worst wildlife disaster
Media report says children who had visited the reserve may have contributed to the spread of the flu
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China's Covid-19 cases edge higher as Xian steps up curbs
Xian reports 150 new local symptomatic coronavirus cases, a slight drop from the previous day's 155
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UK police probe video after intruder held at Queen’s castle
The intruder identifies himself as an Indian Sikh man 'seeking revenge for Jalianwala Bagh massacre'
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Jamaat-e-Islami hails Putin’s anti-blasphemy stance
JI Amir Sirajul Haq calls Russian president's stand ‘great’ effort to mitigate rising Islamophobia in West
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Chinese citizens slam Musk online after space station near-misses
Satellites from Starlink Internet Services had two 'close encounters' with Chinese space station on July 1 and Oct. 21
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Hindu vigilante groups disrupt Christmas celebrations on Modi territory
Activists vandalised life-size statue of Jesus Christ at Ambala in Haryana, a northern state governed by BJP
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Philippines typhoon death toll rises to 388: govt
Civil defence officials said more than four million people were receiving typhoon aid in 430 cities and towns
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New York sees four-fold increase in children hospitalised with Covid-19
Approximately half of admissions are younger than five, an age group that is vaccine ineligible, the department added
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UN 'horrified' by reports of massacre of civilians in Myanmar
I condemn this grievous incident and all attacks against civilians, says UN official
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Omicron grounds hundreds more US flights over Christmas weekend
Commercial airlines cancelled 656 flights within, into or out of the United States on Sunday
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Western states need united front against 'divisive' China: Trudeau
Beijing has been ‘playing’ Western countries against one another, says Canadian PM
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Moscow considering NATO proposal to hold talks
Russia had demanded NATO to give up military activity in Eastern Europe and Ukraine
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Three Israeli Mossad officers commit suicide in one year
Mossad says it’s working to prevent similar suicides in future
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Pope says Italy's plunging birthrate is a 'tragedy'
Warns that the decline represented a threat to the future of the country
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Swiss to allow simple legal gender transition from Jan. 1
Switzerland joins one of the few countries on the continent that allow a person to legally change gender
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Affidavit saga: ‘New exposé punctures Sharifs’ anti-judiciary campaign’
Analysts appreciate The Express Tribune for digging out the truth behind Rana Shamim’s affidavit
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Israel unveils plan to double settlers in occupied Golan
PM Bennett says this was the 'moment' to boost the number of Jewish Israelis living in the territory
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Saudi Arabia denies importing Christmas trees
Kingdom's customs authority says it is prohibited to import any religious signs other than Islam
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Covid-hit Xi'an tightens measures as China sees 21-month case record
The country reported the highest daily number since March 2020 on Sunday
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South African anti-apartheid campaigner Archbishop Tutu dies aged 90
He was considered nation's conscience by both Black and white, a testament to his faith, spirit of reconciliation
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Online racist abuse offenders to be banned from games: UK Home Secretary
Says those found guilty of the abuse won't be able to attend games for up to 10 years
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Saudi-led coalition hits Yemen rebel camp in ramped up air war
The coalition says it destroyed weapons storehouses in the rebel-held capital
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No trips for Afghan women unless escorted by male relative: Taliban
Women seeking to travel should not be offered transport unless accompanied by close male relative, says spokesperson
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'Back to me in a coffin' - bodies of migrants drowned in Channel reach Iraq
Ambulances then took the coffins to the home towns of those who died
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Afghan withdrawal, Russia tensions placed on NATO agenda in 2021
Possibility of dialogue in relations with Russia expected to be on NATO agenda next year
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India to give COVID-19 booster shots to healthcare workers from Jan. 10
India has reported a swift rise in Omicron cases, with the number reaching 415 overall across 17 Indian states
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France breaks 100,000 barrier for 24-hour Covid infections
Officials are concerned about the effect of the rapid spread of the Omicron variant
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Trickle-down misery: How Afghanistan's asset freeze hurts everyone
Even if limited funds were released, the bulk could be tied up in the American legal system for years
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France reports more than 100,000 Covid infections for first time
Health authorities say the number of patients in intensive care has gone up by 28 to 3,282















































