Vatican City: Pope Francis, 84, was doing well Monday after surgery for an inflamed large colon, but was expected to spend around seven days recovering in hospital, the Vatican said. Francis “is in good general condition, alert and breathing spontaneously”, spokesman Matteo Bruni said in a

Ramallah: Hundreds of Palestinians demanded the resignation of president Mahmud Abbas at a West Bank protest sparked by last month s death of an activist in custody. Relatives of Nizar Banat, who died after security forces stormed his home and violently arrested him, were at the

Yangon: Twenty-five anti-junta fighters and civilians were killed during clashes with the military in central Myanmar, villagers said as locals increasingly take up arms against the regime in the coup-wracked country. Myanmar has been in turmoil since a February coup that ousted Aung San Suu Kyi

Islamabad: Adviser to the Prime Minister on National Security Moeed Yusuf briefed the nation on the intelligence gathered on the Johar Town, Lahore, blast saying the main mastermind behind the attack was an Indian citizen having clear links with the RAW. Addressing a press conference here,

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi took to social media on Sunday morning to hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the Rafale deal controversy. He posted an image [below] with the caption 'Chor ki dadhi' (thief's beard). The Rafale deal for 36 fighter jets

Srinagar:  In a bid to promote its Hindutva agenda in Muslim dominated in Indian administered Kashmir, the Modi led fascist Indian government arrested 20 people on the charge of transporting sacrificial animals from Jammu region to the Kashmir valley. According to the details, FIRs were registered

New Delhi: The death toll in the Hindu mob lynching incident in Tripura’s Khowai district on June 20, 2021 has risen to four with the recovery of the body of a missing Muslim man. South Asian Wire reported that the body of Salim Hussain was found

Islamabad: Maldives being a Muslim country is on the radar of RSS-backed India’s Hindutva regime for its expansionist designs. According to a report, BJP-led Indian regime is investing in Maldives to increase its footprints with an aim to target its Islamic and cultural values as it

Kerala: India's Kerala state has launched a crackdown on the payment of dowry after the deaths of four young married women highlighted domestic abuse linked to the custom, which remains common despite being banned 60 years ago. Traditionally, gold jewellery that parents hand over when their

Lusaka: African leaders and diplomats joined Zambia in mourning its founding president and liberation hero Kenneth Kaunda, who died last month aged 97 after a bout of pneumonia. “KK”, as he was affectionately known, ruled over Zambia from 1964, when the southern African nation won its