Tehran: Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has described his meetings with two UN envoys on Yemen and Afghanistan as fruitful and expressed Iran’s readiness to facilitate peace efforts in the two war-torn countries. Zarif met with UN Secretary-General's Personal Envoy on Afghanistan Jean Arnault and

Yangon: An estimated 100,000 people have been displaced by new fighting between Myanmar s military and rebel groups in the east of the coup-stricken country, the UN said Wednesday. Myanmar has been in chaos and its economy paralysed since the generals ousted Aung San Suu Kyi

Islamabad: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said that peace in Afghanistan is inevitable for economic progress in Pakistan and other countries of the region. Talking to Chairman Foreign Affairs Committee of US House of Representatives Gregory Meeks through video link, he said Pakistan is desirous

Vienna: In its annual report on Thursday, an EU rights agency said the coronavirus pandemic has had a profound effect on human rights, as child abuse and incidents involving racism have increased since the past year. "The pandemic and the reactions it triggered exacerbated existing challenges

London: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are once again at odds with the British media, this time over the name of their newborn daughter. Their daughter is named Lilibet, which was the Queen's childhood nickname, and the BBC reported that the couple had not asked

London: The UK will recognise a Palestinian state at a time when it best serves the objective of peace. We continue to encourage progress towards a negotiated two-state solution between the parties. The UK’s longstanding position on the Middle East Peace Process is clear and longstanding:

Copenhagen: The World Health Organization (WHO) warned Thursday that vaccination rates in Europe were still far off what was needed to stop a virus resurgence and called on countries to maintain protective measures. According to the organisation, 30 percent of people have received at least one

Yangon: The Myanmar junta has hit deposed civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi with corruption charges over claims she accepted illegal payments of gold and more than half a million dollars in cash, state media reported Thursday. The country has been in turmoil since the generals

Ontario: A mother who was a "brilliant scholar," a cricket-loving father with "a welcoming smile," a teenage daughter who was "a friend to many"; a doting grandmother: the victims of Sunday's truck-ramming attack in Canada, all Muslims with roots in Pakistan, were a "model family,"