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Saudi Arabia adds new permits in Umrah app for prayers at grand mosques
Kingdom says new permits will be added in the app 'Eatmarna' gradually
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Israel approves first new settler homes since suspending annexation
Decision drew angry response from Palestinians, who seek to establish a state in West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem
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Thousands more underfed children may die due to Covid-19
WHO chief says he expects a 14% rise in cases of severe child malnutrition this year
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Afghan defence minister flies to embattled Helmand after Taliban gains
Thousands of civilians have been caught up in the fighting, with more than 5,000 families displaced
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Russia says no deal yet with US on arms pact despite Washington’s assertions
Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says Russia do not see prospect for extending the new START arms control treaty with US
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US urges Saudi Arabia to consider normalising relations with Israel
Secretary of State thanks kingdom for assistance it provided in the success of Abraham Accords
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Age does not contribute to Covid-19 susceptibility: study
Development of symptoms, disease progression, and mortality are age-dependent
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Azerbaijan strikes inside Armenia as Karabakh fighting widens
Each side has accused the other of targeting civilian areas with shelling, missile and rocket attacks
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YouTube bans coronavirus vaccine misinformation
YouTube says it removed over 200,000 videos related to dangerous or misleading Covid-19 information since February
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India frees Mehbooba Mufti after more than a year in detention
No reason provided by the Modi government for the release
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Thrice in a row: Pak Army wins int'l military drill competition in UK
The army was represented by the Pakistan Military Academy at the event
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Efforts against Islamophobia to continue: PM
Imran says country will use forum to UNHRC to expose human rights violations in IIOJK
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Russia appeals to Armenia and Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire
After the warring sides accused each other of fresh ceasefire violations
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Protesters gather ahead of pro-democracy rally in tense Bangkok
With tensions high in Thailand after the arrest of 21 pro-reform activists a day earlier
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World Bank approves $12 bln for Covid-19 vaccines
Part of an overall WBG package of up to $160 billion designed to help developing countries battle the coronavirus
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Picture of tiger hugging tree wins 2020 wildlife photographer award
It took Russian photographer, Sergey Gorshkov, 11 months to capture the image using hidden cameras
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Pakistan's re-election to UNHRC an important diplomatic achievement: Qureshi
FM says all regions supported Pakistan's re-election, influential and important countries also backed it
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Biggest World War Two bomb found in Poland explodes while being defused
The bomb was dropped by Britain’s Royal Air Force (RAF) in 1945 in an attack on the German cruiser Lutzow
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Facebook will ban ads discouraging people from getting vaccines
The new policy will be enforced in the next few days
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Indian ad promoting 'Hindu-Muslim unity' withdrawn after right-wing backlash
Jewellery ad shows baby shower organised for Hindu bride by her Muslim in-laws; conservatives term it 'love jihad'
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No bull: India claims cow dung chip protects against radiation
The head of the National Cow Commission claims 'all this has been approved by science'
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French museum halts Genghis Khan show after Chinese pressure
The museum says it is forced to delay this exhibition until October 2024
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Bootleg alcohol kills 44 people in Turkey in past week
Police suspected some victims of using alcohol-based cleaners to brew homemade drinks
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China warns Asian countries to be vigilant on US strategy
China's top diplomat Wang Yi described Washington’s 'Indo-Pacific' strategy as a 'security risk' for East Asia
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Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire strained by recriminations, reports of fighting
Ankara and Moscow are under growing pressure to use their influence in the region to end the fighting
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UK may have to go further on Covid-19 restrictions, minister says
PM Boris Johnson introduced a new tiered system of restrictions for England
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China to test entire city of 9m in 5 days
Health workers in protective clothing swiftly set up tents and residents queued deep into Monday night for testing
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PM Imran felicitates Tajik president on historic election win
Says looking forward to working with him and strengthening the two countries' brotherly ties
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Herd immunity approach to pandemic ‘scientifically, ethically problematic’: WHO
Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus says there is no known immunity to the novel coronavirus
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More synchronized action needed to tackle Covid crisis, IMF's Georgieva says
IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva says we are going to continue to push to do even more
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Extreme-weather related disasters jump dramatically: UN
Heatwaves to be biggest challenge in next 10 years, says researcher
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Facebook to ban Holocaust denial or distortion content
The decision is praised by the World Jewish Congress and the American Jewish Committee
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Pakistan rejects Indian insinuations over border disputes
India should seriously consider course correction by giving up its aggressive agenda against neighbours, says FO
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63% of adults happy despite Covid-19 pandemic
Chinese come out on top as the world's happiest people with happiness rate of 93%
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North Korea's Kim tearfully thanks troops, apologises for failures
Kim says he was grateful that not a single North Korean had been infected with the virus
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Ankara says Athens has no right to oppose work 15km from Turkish coast
Turkish FM terms Greece's allegations 'baseless'
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US auction theory pioneers win Nobel economics prize
Paul Milgrom and Robert Wilson's work on auctions hailed as benefiting buyers and sellers around the world
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Pandemic can be overcome quickly with right tools – WHO
Says If tools not utilised, it could stay with us for a very long period
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Israeli cabinet approves UAE deal, Netanyahu says will meet its leader
Netanyahu says he and UAE's Sheikh Mohammed will meet soon
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Four Vatican Swiss Guards test positive for Covid-19
Vatican says all of those who had tested positive had mild symptoms
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'Cursed' artefacts returned to Italy
Antiques were stolen in 2005
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Fauci says Trump campaign ad twists his words on virus
Top govt scientist says the ad is edited to make him seem to endorse the president's handling of the pandemic
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Hong Kong leader postpones annual policy address until after Beijing talks
Talks on how the central govt can help with the financial hub’s economic recovery will be held this month
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Latest on the worldwide spread of coronavirus
As researchers say the virus can survive on banknotes, glass and stainless steel for up to 28 days
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Asia-Pacific countries begin to ease pandemic-related travel bans, but hurdles remain
International travel in Asia has collapsed due to the pandemic
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India's financial capital hit by unprecedented power outage
Announcements were made that local trains services were suspended
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Trump claims he is "immune" from coronavirus
White House physician Sean Conley Trump is "no longer considered a transmission risk to others."
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Trump tries to put Covid-19 behind him with campaign rally in Florida
Trump had worked furiously to shift public attention away from the virus and his handling of the pandemic
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As globe gallops into vaccine trials, insurers remain unfazed
More than 40 experimental Covid-19 vaccines are being tested on humans
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Twitter flags Trump tweet for violating its rules on Covid-19 information
US president in a tweet claims that he is immune to the coronavirus










































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