BEIRUT: Clashes between rival factions in the Palestinian camp of Ain el-Hilweh in southern Lebanon have displaced 20,000 residents, including about 12,000 children, Save the Children said on Thursday. At least 13 people - most of them militants - have been killed in the camp since
LONDON: Migrant rescue operations in the Mediterranean Sea do not incentivize others to cross into Europe on dangerous journeys, a new study has found. Researchers tracked the rate of crossings from North Africa to Italy between 2011 and 2020, finding that the introduction of rescue policies
WASHINGTON: Two US Navy sailors have been arrested on charges of handing over sensitive national security material to China, US officials said on Thursday. Petty Officer Wenheng Zhao, 26, was charged with conspiracy and bribe taking in connection with taking nearly $15,000 in exchange for photographs
NEW DELHI: In a major relief to the top Indian politician from the jury, Supreme Court suspended the two years sentence of opposition leader Rahul Gandhi for defaming Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a decision which could clear the way for the former legislator to stage
LONDON: As the right-wing Indian government led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has intensified its crackdown against Sikhs, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) stopped a prominent Sikh Member of the British Parliament and attacked the family home of a leading Khalistani leader based in
GURUGRAM, India: Hindu-Muslim clashes just outside the Indian capital this week have worsened religious fault lines in the region and exposed a booming business hub to threats of violence and disruption, authorities and analysts said. Seven people were killed and over 70 injured in rioting in
NEW DELHI: Kashmir’s top pro-India politician had a stark message Friday — the eve of the fourth anniversary since India revoked the disputed region’s special status, throwing the Himalayan territory into political chaos: “Democracy stops where the boundaries of Jammu and Kashmir begin.” In an interview with
WASHINGTON: The United States has said that it backs direct talks between arch-rivals India and Pakistan. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has proposed to initiate dialogue with the neighbouring nation, provided it is "serious". US State Department's spokesperson Matthew Miller told a press briefing in Washington on Wednesday
KHARTOUM: The UN sounded the alarm of impending famine in Sudan, where months of war have hit food supplies and pushed nearly four million people to flee the fighting. "Over 20.3 million people, representing more than 42 percent of the population in the country, are experiencing
ANKARA: India's Supreme Court began hearing petitions challenging the Indian government's 2019 decision of scrapping the special status of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK). A constitution bench led by Chief Justice of India Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud began hearing arguments in the case nearly four