Former Pakistan Foreign Minister Qureshi re-arrested in May violence case

Islamabad (IANS) Senior PTI leader and former Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi was on Wednesday arrested from Rawalpindi's Adiala Jail in connection with a case of the May 9 violence, reports said.

The development came after…

Russian navy ship damaged in Ukrainian attack on Crimea: Kremlin

Moscow (IANS) A Russian navy ship was damaged in a Ukrainian missile attack on the port town of Feodosia in Crimea on Tuesday, the Kremlin said in a statement.

Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu briefed Russian President Vladimir Putin…

70 killed in Israeli airstrike on refugee camp in Gaza: State media

Gaza (IANS) At least 70 Palestinians were killed in an Israeli airstrike on the al-Maghazi refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, reported the state-run Palestine TV.

Ashraf Al-Qedra, spokesman for the Gaza-based Health Ministry, said in a…

Fire on Russian nuclear-powered container ship put out

Moscow (IANS) A fire that had erupted on Russia's nuclear-powered container ship Sevmorput was put out, authorities said.

No one was injured in the incident, which occurred in one of the cabins of the vessel and affected an area of some…

Turkish airstrikes target energy fields in Syria

Damascus (IANS) Turkish warplanes conducted airstrikes targeting energy facilities in the northeastern Syrian province of al-Hasakah Saturday night, the Syrian state television reported.

The report said that the Al-Ouda oil field in the town…

Indian-flagged oil tanker hit by Houthis in Red Sea: US military

New Delhi (IANS) An Indian-flagged crude oil tanker was hit by a drone fired by Houthi militants in the Southern Red Sea, the US military said on Saturday, adding that no injuries were reported from the strike.

The Gabon-owned M/V SAIBABA tanker…

No pressure from US, Israel a sovereign nation: Netanyahu

Tel Aviv (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that Israel is a sovereign nation and there was no pressure from the US in the ongoing war in Gaza strip.

Netanyahu said this while responding to reports claiming the US was…

PTI stripped of its bat symbol ahead of Pak general elections

Islamabad (IANS) The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has stripped of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) of its iconic ‘bat’ symbol -- a sign that depicts its founder, Imran Khan’s former life of cricket.

Announcing its reserved verdict,…

After intense diplomacy to avert US veto, UNSC adopts resolution calling for increased aid to Gaza

United Nations (IANS) After four days of intense diplomacy to avert a US veto, the UN Security Council on Friday adopted a resolution to increase aid delivery to Gaza, where the UN says a dire humanitarian crisis is unfolding.

The US, facing…

Over 40,000 Chinese involved in online scams deported from Myanmar

New Delhi (IANS) Over 40,000 Chinese nationals associated with unlawful online scam groups in Myanmar’s northern Shan state were arrested and deported during a three-month period from early September to mid-December, data from relevant groups indicate,…