Dakar: The Malian army and foreign fighters executed at least 500 people during an anti-militant operation in Mali in March 2022, according to a much-awaited UN report released on Friday. The figures by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) amount to the worst atrocity
Karachi: Pakistan is likely to release 199 Indian fishermen, who were arrested for allegedly fishing illegally in the country, on Friday. The fishermen, who are currently lodged in Karanchi’s Landhi jail, will be sent to Lahore and handed over to Indian authorities at the Wagah
Amritsar, India: Five people were arrested after a third blast in less than a week shook the area around the Sikh holy site of the Golden Temple in Amritsar, Indian police said. Two of the suspects had prepared the improvised explosive devices at a guest house
Beijing: China has told the US there is little chance of a meeting between the countries’ defence ministers at a security forum in Singapore due to a dispute over sanctions, the latest obstacle to top-level dialogue between the two powers. US defence secretary Lloyd Austin wants
London: Britain no longer intends to remove all European Union laws by the end of 2023 and instead will amend the retained EU law (REUL) bill to clarify the laws it intends to revoke this year, the government said. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's spokesperson said in
By Xu Wenhong May is the month when pomegranate and peony flowers bloom and lush greenery covers the city of Xi'an, the starting point of the Silk Road. And it's on May 18-19 that Xi'an, Shaanxi province, will host the China-Central Asia Summit, which will add
Jerusalem: A year after Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was shot while covering an Israeli army raid, family and friends say her killers are yet to be held responsible. Abu Akleh, one of the most recognizable journalists covering Israeli-occupied territories, was shot dead on May
Washington: United States (US) President Joe Biden will host Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for an official state visit on June 22, the White House said, as Washington works to deepen ties with the world's largest democracy. "The visit will strengthen our two countries’ shared commitment
Cairo: Since fighting broke out in Sudan on April 15, Khartoum resident Omar says he and his father have not left their home and believe they are the only civilians left in the neighbourhood. They have limited themselves to one meal a day, hoping their dwindling
London: The head of the Church of England condemned a British government bill that would dramatically curb migrants’ ability to seek asylum in the UK, calling the policy “isolationist, morally unacceptable and politically impractical.” Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby made a rare appearance in Parliament to