500 people dead in Turkey, Syria after massive quake

Ankara/Damascus (IANS) Over 500 people were killed and nearly 3,000 others injured in Turkey and Syria after a massive earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale struck a wide area near the two countries' border, according to authorities.

326 killed in Syria after quake

Damascus (IANS) At least 326 people were killed and 1,042 others injured following the devastating earthquake in northwestern Syria on Monday, local media reported.

Giving the casualty figures, Deputy Health Minister Ahmad Dumeira told SANA…

US shoots down Chinese spy balloon, confirms Biden

Washington (IANS) Fighter jets have shot down the Chinese spy balloon that had been adrift across US airspace for days now.

"I ordered them to shoot it down," President Joe Biden said on Saturday confirming the downing of the Chinese contraption…

China denounces US move to shoot down unmanned 'airship'

Beijing (IANS) China expressed strong dissatisfaction and opposition towards the US use of force to attack China's civilian unmanned airship, Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Sunday in a statement.

The Chinese side has, after verification,…

The knives are out for Rishi Sunak

London (IANS) After a silence of over 100 days since her resignation as prime minister after serving the shortest term in this office in British history, Liz Truss, Rishi Sunak's immediate predecessor, launched a broadside against her successor…

US postpones Blinken's China trip over spy balloon

Washington (IANS) The United States has postponed Secretary of State Antony Blinken's upcoming visit to Beijing over a Chinese surveillance balloon floating over America, calling it a "clear and unacceptable violation of national sovereignty (of…

Pakistan set to bow to IMF's demands as forex reserves drop to a paltry $3.08 billion

New Delhi, Feb 4: With foreign exchange reserves dropping to $3.08 billion, Pakistan has no other option but to accept the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) stringent riders for resumption of the loan package under the Extended Fund Facility…

'IMF giving us tough time', Pak rupee plunges after Shehbaz's comments

Karachi (IANS) The Pakistani rupee on Friday plunged to a historic low against the US dollar after Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is giving Pakistan "a tough time" - as the lender wants the government…

Peshawar mosque bomber was in police uniform

Peshawar (IANS) Inspector General of Police (IGP) in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Moazzam Jah Ansari on Thursday said that the terrorist responsible for the January 31 suicide bomb blast at the Peshawar mosque had been identified through CCTV footage, adding…

Pakistani rupee plunges to historic low

Karachi (IANS) The Pakistani rupee resumed its downwards slide on Thursday after two modest sessions as the "optimism surrounding the government and IMF talks scaled back", local media reported.

The Pakistani rupee depreciated by Rs 2.52 to…