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Wild tiger population nearly doubles in Nepal
Wildlife groups welcome the news saying the innovative conservation strategies can reverse the decline
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Exercise freedom of expression responsibly, FM Qureshi tells Dutch counterpart
Appreciates timely steps taken by the two govts to cancel blasphemous caricature contest
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Indonesia teen rescued after seven weeks adrift at sea
Adilan's tiny fishing trap lost its moorings, ending up some 2,500km away in waters near the Pacific island of Guam
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Cairo hosts trade summit to celebrate 70 years of Pakistan-Egypt diplomatic ties
Federal Minister Planning Khusro Bakhtiar is attending the summit
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India says will not scrap French jet deal; opposition demands inquiry
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Sunday that the deal would proceed as planned
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Turkey's Erdogan vows to impose secure zones east of Euphrates in Syria
Turkey carried out a military operation to seize control of Syria's Afrin region from the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia
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Indian sailor rescued from yacht stranded off Australian coast
After his yacht gets damaged in a storm, leaving him with severe back injuries
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Dubai-based Pakistani fitness instructor accused of 'molesting' teen
Girl claims 34-year-old took her to private room on pretext of taking measurements
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Syria to get S-300 anti-air missiles from Russia: minister
Announces after the ministry accused Israel of indirectly causing the downing of a Russian military plane
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Autopsy shows dead Palestinian beaten in raid: prisoners' group
Israeli forces assaulted a 24-year old man they claimed to have 'arrested'
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Gridlock and K-pop: Things to know about the UN General Assembly
342 meetings are scheduled and hundreds of bilateral talks in a marathon that UN has dubbed "diplomatic speed-dating"
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Top Indian diplomat likens Pakistan to 'one-trick pony'
Solo players in a multi-lateral context have no future, Akbaruddin says
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Back at UN, Trump to herald upturn with North Korea
Pompeo says efforts to persuade Pyongyang to denuclearize are progressing
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Dubai jails woman trying to sell own baby for 10,000 dirhams
Both women had pleaded not guilty
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Hong Kong pro-independence party formally outlawed in first such move since handover
China’s central government expresses “resolute support” for the ban
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China releases white paper on facts and its position on trade friction with US
Trade and economic friction between the two sides has escalated quickly over a short period of time
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Iran warns US, Israel of revenge after parade attack
Thousands mourn the victims of Saturday's assault
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Maldives government acknowledges opposition victory
Marks the biggest margin of victory in any election since the advent of democracy in 2008 in the country
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Trump's Supreme Court pick faces new sexual misconduct claim
53-year-old Deborah Ramirez shares details of sexual harassment perpetrated on her by Brett Kavanaugh
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Rohingya crisis: UN has 'no right to interfere' says Myanmar army chief
The defiant response is the army chief's first public reaction since a UN fact-finding mission
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Among leaders making UN debut: a new mother with baby in town
After Benazir Bhutto, New Zealand's PM Jacinda Ardern is the second female PM to give birth while in office
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Tripoli clashes leave 115 dead, 383 injured
Tripoli and western Libya are run by UN-backed government mainly supported by armed groups
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World leaders at UN look for progress on North Korea, brace for Trump
Struggling with tighter budgets from US cuts, UN remains defensive as its efforts in Syria, Libya and Yemen fall short
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Qureshi urges Pakistani-Americans to contribute towards dam fund
Says PM Imran made overture for peace with New Delhi
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Ivory Coast looks to solar vehicles to replace bush taxis
Ivory Coast leader in electricity production is targeting an 11-per cent share of national consumption for renewables
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'Say no to China': Anger mounts in Zambia over Beijing's presence
Slump in price of copper has led to fears that Lusaka might struggle to service its existing debt
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Iran Revolutionary Guards threaten to avenge military parade attack
Attack on military parade is likely to give security hardliners like the Guards more political ammunition
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Swiss region overwhelmingly votes for 'burqa ban'
Voters across Switzerland are expected to vote on the 'burqa' issue next year
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India to launch radio service to counter Radio Pakistan's cross-border reach
New Delhi will compete with 30-year-old, thriving Pakistani FM channel which caters to a cross-border audience
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Families bury victims as Tanzania ferry disaster toll passes 244
Hopes were fading of finding any more survivors three days after the ferry sank
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India launches 'Modicare', world's biggest health scheme
The programme, dubbed 'Modicare', promises health cover worth INR500,000 to every poor family
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Four killed in torrential Tunisia rains: ministry
Severe thunderstorms have hit the North African country since the middle of last week
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Supreme Court nominee assault storm fans #MeToo flames
'#WhyIdidn'tReport? Because I was 18 and didn't want to be defined by someone else's violent criminal act': Whitmer
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Iran oil minister says hopes OPEC will not follow US orders
Referring to a tweet by Trump in which he linked US support for Middle Eastern countries to oil prices
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Israel sets October deadline to evacuate Bedouin village in West Bank
Khan al Ahmar, a Bedouin village in occupied West Bank, is slated for demolition
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Needle found in Australian strawberries sold in New Zealand
Strawberry scare continues to spread
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Australia kills three sharks after tourist attacks
Both victims were mauled in separate incidents
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Explainer: Why nuclear disclosure is key first step in North Korea's denuclearisation
Kim agrees for international inspection but does not provide a list of its nuclear weapons or a concrete timeline
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Pro-Turkey Syria militants cautiously accept Idlib deal
Pro-Turkey militants have cautiously accepted a Moscow-Ankara deal to prevent a Russia-backed regime attack on Idlib
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Australia joins bid to rescue injured Indian sailor in remote ocean
Indian sailor has been stranded in Indian Ocean while competing in the Golden Globe Race
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Swiss vote on regional 'burqa ban', GMOs
Second Swiss canton to vote to prohibit all face-covering garments in public spaces
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Maldives election expected to cement president's grip on power
The Muslim-majority nation has become a theater of rivalry between its traditional partner, India, and China
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Women foreign ministers promise fresh perspective
Female foreign ministers meeting held for the first summit of its kind
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Rouhani says US wants to cause insecurity in Iran but will not succeed
Rouhani accuses US-backed Gulf Arab states of providing support for anti-government ethnic Arab groups
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Green card clampdown planned for US immigrants on benefits
US immigrants who get public benefits like food stamps or housing vouchers could be denied green cards
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Fear and fanfare as Hong Kong launches China rail link
Rail link is a multi-billion dollar project that critics assert gives away part of Hong Kong's territory to Beijing
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Iran's Khamenei blames Gulf Arab states for military parade attack
The shooting killed 25 people, almost half of them members of the country's Revolutionary guards
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Trump lawyer Giuliani says Iran's government will be overthrown
The US administration holds that government change in Tehran is not US policy
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Police raid Maldives opposition HQ ahead of vote
United States and European Union express deep concern over Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen's actions
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Chinese Catholics 'pray for the best' but wary after Vatican deal
Catholics recognise pope as head of church, while China's officially atheist government does not recognise the pope

















































