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Fully vaccinated foreign visitors can enter US from Nov 8: official
Vaccinated air passengers will need to be tested within three days before travel
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Moscow to host US, China, Pakistan for Afghanistan talks next week
Countries will try to work out a common position on the changing situation, says Putin's special representative
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Saudi foreign ministry says discussed Iran nuclear program with US Blinken
Al Saud also met US Special Envoy for Iran, discussed joint efforts against 'Iranian violations of intl treaties'
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Australia's Sydney to welcome overseas arrivals without quarantine
New South Wales reported 399 Covid cases on Friday, well down from state's pandemic high of 1,599 in early September
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OIC lashes out at India over rising wave of Islamophobia, hate crimes against Muslims
Says gruesome footage of Muslim villager killed in Assam shook world for its sheer insensitivity, depravity, impunity
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Leopards on camera: video shows resurgence of big cats in Islamabad
They (leopards) are being seen on our cameras every day, says chief forest guard for IWMB
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At least 41 killed in Kandahar mosque blast during Friday prayer
Information from the hospitals shows about 70 wounded in today's mosque attack, says official
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Turkey presses Taliban for inclusive Afghan govt
Ankara repeats its advice to the visiting Taliban delegation on girls' education and women's employment
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Taiwan building inferno kills 46, dozens injured
Fire broke out in the 13-storey building, raging through multiple floors before firefighters got it under control
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India threatens 'surgical strikes' under cover of false flag terror activity in IIOJK
Indian home minister cautions that more such strikes would be invited by Pakistan should it choose to transgress
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Blast kills Taliban local police chief, wounds 11 in Afghanistan
The blast happened in Asadabad, the capital of Kunar province, says an official from the group
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India urged to resume dialogue with Pakistan 'amid threat of regional isolation'
Describing China as the most significant challenge, experts urge Modi govt to reset ties with regional powers
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New Zealand reports biggest rise in COVID-19 cases in six weeks
Some 1.7 million people in Auckland are under strict stay-home orders until Monday
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Taiwan won't start a war with China, defence minister says
Military tensions with China, which claims Taiwan as its own territory, are at their worst in more than 40 years
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Welcome to Britain, the bank scam capital of the world
The modern bank scam can be sophisticated, multi-phased and extremely convincing
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Out of the blue: 'Captain DPRK' brightens up North Korean defence exhibition
State media showed parachutist descending from the sky with flag of ruling Workers' Party of Korea at opening ceremony
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Turkey's Erdogan overhauls monetary policy committee, lira hits record low
Lira has weakened about 19% so far this year, driven by concerns about monetary policy
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Middle Eastern countries boycott Indian products
‘India kills Muslims’ has been trending in Arab countries after videos of brutality against Indian Muslims went viral
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Danish man suspected of killing five in bow-and-arrow attack in Norway
The suspect has cooperated with police and implicated himself in the attacks, although he has not yet entered a plea
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McSurgery: An Indian hospital restoring eyesight to millions
There are estimated 10 million blind people in India, with a further 50 million suffering from some visual impairment
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US set to rejoin UN Human Rights Council after walk-out
The US quit the council in 2018 under the previous president Donald Trump
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Afghan pomegranate pickers jobless as fruits rot at shuttered border
Between 40,000 and 50,000 tonnes are exported across border to Pakistan, India and the Gulf states each year
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India's October power shortage worst since March 2016
The October shortfall was already the biggest in absolute terms for a single month since November 2018
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US to ship 2.4 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine to Pakistan
Pakistan has administered at least 93.6 million doses so far
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Pakistan rubbishes India’s ‘surgical strike’ threat
Foreign Office reminds Delhi of its Balakot misadventure in 2019
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PIA suspends flights operation to Kabul
The national flag carrier complains of heavy-handed attitude of Taliban commanders
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It may be 'last chance' to find Covid origins: WHO
Top health authority names 26 proposed members of its Scientific Advisory Group on the Origins of Novel Pathogens
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US involvement in Afghanistan led to tragedy: Putin
Russian president’s remarks come just one week before his country is due to host Taliban in Moscow
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Under years of Taliban rule, women nurses work alongside men
When it is necessary, Islamic law permits it, says local Taliban official
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China proposes 4-way engagement with Afghanistan
FM Wang Yi urges G-20 to respect Afghanistan’s sovereignty, independence while focusing on humanitarian aid
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Kuwait allows women to join military in combat roles
Defence Minister Hamad Jaber al-Ali al-Sabah said the door had been opened for women
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Don't panic buy for Christmas, Britain says after port chaos
Maersk has diverted some vessels away from Felixstowe port in eastern England
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US to lift Canada, Mexico land border restrictions in Nov for vaccinated visitors
Restrictions have not barred US citizens from returning home
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Small volunteer groups in Kashmir act as beacons of hope
Despite blockade of foreign aid, volunteer groups in Kashmir rise to challenge crisis
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'Race against time': UN calls for humanitarian aid before winter in Afghanistan
Needs of Afghans rising day by day, says UN Refugee Agency spokesman
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Taliban warn US, EU of refugees if Afghan sanctions continue
US, EU willing to provide aid to Afghan govt but not without guarantees
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Covid curbs in Sydney could ease early amid surge in vaccinations
Australia is facing a third wave of infections fuelled by Delta variant that has hit Sydney and Melbourne, Canberra
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Hundreds evacuated as red-hot lava threatens homes in Spain's La Palma
After the volcano's cone partially collapsed a new river of lava streamed towards sea, devouring most remaining houses
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Asia's airlines ramp up flights, offers as tough COVID travel curbs ease
Asia-Pacific airlines have lost billions of dollars this year, with jets grounded in COVID-19 transportation freezes.
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NZ asked for ‘critical info’ leading to tour cancellation
Foreign Minister Qureshi holds video call with New Zealand counterpart
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India's biggest port operator to shun cargo from Afghanistan, Pak and Iran
Decision taken following the seizure of almost three tonnes of heroin
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US should face up to 'shameful past' with tribal nations: vice president
Harris says European explorers had ‘ushered in a wave of devastation for tribal nations, perpetrating violence..'
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US names veteran diplomat to take over Afghan relocation effort
Jones will oversee relocation process all the way from facilitating departures from Afghanistan to resettlement in US
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UK govt botched Covid response cost thousands of lives: probe
MPs found that govt planning was based on curbing influenza, failed to learn lessons from prior outbreaks
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Widespread corruption in Afghanistan under US occupation unearthed
Option of isolating Afghans had neither served better in the past nor will do so in the future, says report
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VT-4 Tank another symbol of Pak-China strategic ties: Gen Qamar
Fast-changing dynamics of war need highest degree of professionalism with focus on utilising technologies, says COAS
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Prominent rights activist gunned down in Afghanistan
Abdul Rahman Mawin shot dead by unknown assailants in eastern Nangarhar province bordering Pakistan
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Kuwait allows women to join military in combat roles
Defence minister expresses confidence in women's ‘capabilities and their ability to endure hardship'
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EU announces over $1b aid package for Afghanistan
Funds are ‘direct support’ for Afghans and would be channelled to international organisations, not to Taliban
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Russia suggests holding UN conference on Afghanistan
Moscow format comprising Pakistan, Afghanistan, China, Iran, India and others to deliberate on UN meet
















































