Alexandra Stark Yemen’s conflict may be entering a critical phase. That’s not because the war has become easier to end; if anything, almost seven years of fighting and factionalization of -armed groups, many with the support of external actors- has only made the war more complex. But
Berlin: The U.N. special envoy for Libya warned that failure to hold presidential and parliamentary elections on December 24 could renew division and conflict and thwart efforts to unite the oil-rich North African nation after a decade of turmoil. Jan Kubis told the U.N. Security Council
Lillie, France: French maritime officials rescued 126 migrants attempting to cross the Channel to Britain as tensions escalated over record arrivals on England’s southern coast. At least 14,100 people have now crossed the Channel to the UK on small boats this year, according to Britain’s domestic
New York: America marks the 20th anniversary of 9/11 Saturday with solemn ceremonies given added poignancy by the recent chaotic withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan and return to power of the Taliban. Heart-wrenching commemorations will unfold at each of the three sites where 19 Al-Qaeda hijackers
London: A video made rounds in which England rugby player Ellis Genge’s car gets broken into and thieves running away with a bag. The clip shows the two suspects riding bicycles. They look around the vicinity to make sure that no one was looking at them.
Rawalpindi: A Pakistani peacekeeper embraced martyrdom while on duty for UN mission Darfur, the military's media wing said Saturday. According to a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), Lance Naik Adil Jan of the FC Balochistan was a resident of Lakki Marwat The 38-year-old peacekeeper
Islamabad: India had been using Afghan soil against Pakistan since 2001 by investing about 3$ billion on infrastructure, training of Afghan forces and other projects to establish a network for its permanent foothold and to achieve its overt and covert designs. According to experts, by sponsoring
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres supported Pakistan’s call to release frozen funds of the Afghan government and appealed for an injection of cash into the war-torn country to avoid an economic meltdown. The UN chief said that the economic crisis would spark a "catastrophic" situation
Srinagar: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday slammed the BJP and RSS for attacking J&K’s composite culture and brotherhood among people. Addressing party functionaries on the final day of his two-day visit to Jammu, Rahul claimed that BJP and RSS are creating fear among people. In
New Delhi: International attention on the farmers’ protest in India has been growing over the past two days following a tweet by pop singer Rihanna and the reactions it triggered from other celebrities. The protests have dominated much of the news in India for the past