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Japan ends nuclear shutdown four years after Fukushima
Tokyo: Japan on Tuesday ended a two-year nuclear shutdown in the energy-hungry country, sparked by public fears following the 2011…
Five dead, 16 wounded in suicide attack near Kabul airport
Kabul: At least five people were killed and 16 wounded by a suicide car bomb at a busy roundabout near…
Kabul truck bomb kills seven people, wounds 400: Afghan police
Kabul: A bomb hidden in a truck exploded in the centre of the Afghan capital, killing seven people and wounding…
Turkey: Travel company offers halal cruise
A Turkish travel company is offering the country’s first ever 100% ‘halal’ cruise. In an attempt to tap the growing…
‘India to embrace persecuted Pakistanis’
New Delhi: India plans to amend the Citizenship Act, 1955, to grant citizenship to undocumented migrants who fled religious persecution…
London is the most googled city in the world
London has been named the most googled city in the world for its art galleries, performing arts and innovative design,…
India withdraws order to block pornography sites
New Dehli: India has partially revoked an order to block hundreds of pornographic websites following uproar on social media, but the…
Taliban’s chief negotiator resigns over appointment of Mullah Omar’s successor
Islamabad: The head of Taliban’s political office in Qatar, Sayed Tayyeb Agha, resigned late on Monday over the appointment of the militant organisation’s new chief Mullah…
China tightens controls on export of drones
Beijing: China is tightening controls on export of some drones and powerful computers and will require firms to register to…