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North Korea unveils new intercontinental ballistic missile at military parade
The ballistic missiles featured for the first time in a parade since Kim met US President Donald Trump in 2018
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Microsoft to let employees work from home permanently
US tech news website The Verge said most Microsoft employees are still at home as the health crisis drags on
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Face masks made compulsory in public in Tehran as Covid toll rises
On Saturday, the Health Ministry reported 195 deaths in the past 24 hours, taking the total toll to 28,293
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Britain Readies Three-tiered Covid Curbs Next Week
Under stinging criticism after media leaks details the govt's plan without consultation with local leaders
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Hurricane Delta roars ashore on storm-battered US southern coast
Become the 10th named storm of the year to make US landfall, a record, meteorologists say
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Michigan plot: US right-wing militias a growing threat
The FBI says such groups constitute the greatest domestic terror threat to the country
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Trump plans return to campaign with first public event since Covid-19 diagnosis
Trump stopped taking medications to combat Covid-19
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Armenia, Azerbaijan agree ceasefire, start of 'substantive' talks
Both countries agreed to start negotiating a peaceful solution to the territorial dispute says Russia's top diplomat
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Australia reports no Covid-19 deaths for third day, hotspot faces longer lockdown
Australia’s most populous state of New South Wales reported three new cases
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Covid-19 cases near 7m in India, economy to shrink 9.5%
Country reports over 70,000 new cases, 964 deaths as doctors, nurses continue strike in capital Delhi
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Pakistan committed to enhancing strategic partnership with Malaysia: Qureshi
FM reaffirms excellent ties between Pakistan and Malaysia in telephonic conversation with Malaysian counterpart
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Trump maps return to campaign trail after White House says Covid-19 treatment complete
Plans to hold a series of weekend rallies aimed at convincing voters he is healthy enough to campaign and to govern
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Divers discover French WWI submarine off Tunisia
Sunk by a German submarine in 1917 managers of a diving club spot the craft off Cap Bon
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New shelling rocks Karabakh ahead of first mediation efforts
Yerevan rules out talks between the two countries as long as clashes are ongoing
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UN food agency wins 2020 Nobel Peace Prize
The World Food Programme says it helps some 97 million people in about 88 countries each year
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China joins deal to get Covid-19 vaccine to poorer nations
The deal gives China a prominent role in the global effort against the pandemic
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NATO chief says allies will leave Afghanistan together
After US President Donald Trump vowed to bring American troops home by Christmas
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PM, Facebook COO discuss investment in Pakistan
Premier raises concerns about rise in online hate, extremism globally; acknowledges fighting it a big challenge
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WHO reports record one-day rise in global coronavirus cases amid European outbreak
Europe reported 96,996 new cases, the highest total for the region ever recorded by the WHO
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FBI says thwarted plot to kidnap US state governor
The alleged plot included overthrowing the Michigan state government and kidnap its governor, Gretchen Whitmer
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New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern poised for big win in election, poll says
New Zealand heads to the polls on October 17
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Over 85% of virus patients in UK asymptomatic: Study
New research raises fears of ‘silent transmission,’ increases need for more widespread testing
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American poet Louise Gluck wins Nobel Prize for Literature
Says 'surprised and happy' at the news
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Kamala Harris's Indian uncle 'felt sorry for Pence'
Balachandran Gopalan says her mother would have been happy for Kamala
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China’s border troops given ready-to-assemble thermal shelters amid standoff with India
Shelters can function properly in temperatures as low as -55°C and at an altitude of 5,500 metres
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WATCH: Pakistan, South Korean navies conduct bilateral exercise 'PASSEX'
Exercise to contribute in improving bilateral ties between Pakistan Navy and South Korean Navy
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China tells Indian media not to call Taiwan a country
Govt of People’s Republic of China is sole legitimate government representing whole of China, says Chinese embassy
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Top Turkish, Greek diplomats hold first meeting since crisis
Turkey’s Mevlut Cavusoglu and Greek counterpart met on the sidelines of the Global Security Forum in Bratislava
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Tehran scrambles for hospital beds as Iran reports record new coronavirus cases
Health Ministry registers new 230 deaths, taking the total toll to 27,888 in the worst-hit country in the Middle East
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India: Health workers on strike amid 78,000 new cases
Total number of confirmed coronavirus cases stands at 6.8M in India
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Azeris and ethnic Armenians fight new clashes before Geneva talks
As the US, France and Russia were due to meet in Geneva to try to avert a wider war in the South Caucasus
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Qureshi thanks Emirati counterpart for taking care of Pakistanis during pandemic
Says Pakistan and UAE have deep, historic and fraternal ties
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Trump wants US troops out of Afghanistan by Christmas
Seeks to show that he is making good on his promise to draw a close to "endless wars" a month before the US elections
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Journalists and aid workers: US hostages killed by Islamic State
Charged with their murder the two members of an IS cell the "Beatles" were due to appear by video link in a US court
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Harris assails Trump virus 'failure' in newly civil election debate
The Democratic vice presidential hopeful says Trump's Covid-19 response disqualifies him from a second term
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Born without arms, Pakistani snooker player masters the game
Player spent years honing his skills and can now give anyone at his local snooker hall a run for their money
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Alleged Islamic State militants known as 'Beatles' headed to US to face charges
The duo is alleged to have killed western hostages in Syria, including US journalists and aid workers
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Kuwait's emir names security czar Sheikh Meshal as crown prince
New emir, Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Sabah, assumed power after the death of his brother Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad last week
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Prague cafe hits sweet spot with coronavirus-shaped dessert
The dessert’s creator, Olga Budnik says she got the idea during lockdown in the spring
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Pakistan backs China over Hong Kong issue at UN
Hong Kong affairs are China’s internal affairs that brook no interference by foreign forces, envoy tells UNGA
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EU calls for probe into police role in Delhi riots
EU committee on human rights calls on India to meet its human rights commitments by translating 'words into action'
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Women creators of genetic 'scissors' win Nobel Prize in Chemistry
It is the first time since 1964 that no men are among the chemistry prize winners
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Iran fears regional war as fighting rages around Nagorno-Karabakh
More than 300 have now died in the renewed fighting in and around the mountain enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh
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Israelis defy emergency restrictions to protest
Israelis opposed to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his handling of the coronavirus pandemic
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India's daily coronavirus infections slow down after scaling highs
Expected to overtake US over the next several weeks as the country with the world’s largest number of cases
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Top US military leaders quarantining after coronavirus exposure
All potential close contacts from Ray’s meetings at the Pentagon were tested Tuesday morning
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Menacing hurricane Delta primed to pound Mexico's Cancun
One of the strongest hurricanes to threaten Cancun in years
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Menacing hurricane Delta primed to pound Mexico's Cancun
One of the strongest hurricanes to threaten Cancun in years
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French MPs vote to return stolen artefacts to Benin, Senegal
The pieces include a royal throne and statues taken by the French army during a war in Benin
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Trump Covid infection puts Secret Service bodyguards at risk
Trump's rejection of masks in the White House and on the campaign trail helped foster a lack of vigilance
















































