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The released fishermen, arrested for illegally entering into the Pakistani waters and fishing without permission, were escorted to Lahore by road by the Edhi Foundation. (PTI file photo)

Pak to hand over 20 Indian fishermen to India at Wagah border

The fishermen, kept in Karachi's Landhi Jail, were released on Sunday on humanitarian grounds

24 Jan 2022 6:02 AM GMT

People inspect the rubble of a prison facility hit by a Saudi-led coalition airstrike that killed at least 87 people, in a stronghold of Houthi rebels on the border with Saudi Arabia, in the northern Saada province of Yemen, (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)

UAE shoots down 2 ballistic missiles fired by Houthis over Abu Dhabi

The attack came a week after Yemen's Houthi rebels targeted a fuel depot in Abu Dhabi and the city's main airport

24 Jan 2022 5:47 AM GMT

An instructor trains members of Ukraines Territorial Defense Forces, volunteer military units of the Armed Forces, in a city park in Kyiv, Ukraine. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Russia rejects UK claim of trying to replace Ukraine leader

Amid diplomatic efforts to defuse the crisis, UK Defense Secretary Ben Wallace is expected to meet Russian Defense...

24 Jan 2022 4:56 AM GMT

World Health Organisation (WHO) European director Hans Kluge, speaks during a joint press conference (AFP file photo)

Europe could be headed for pandemic 'endgame': WHO

The WHO regional office for Africa also said last week that cases of Covid had plummeted in that region and deaths were...

24 Jan 2022 4:39 AM GMT

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the risk of animal-to-human transmission is low, whilst low authorities have cited the need to protect public health. (Representational Image: ANI)

Nine hamster samples test positive for COVID-19 in Hong Kong

A total of 2,581 small animals were seized from local pet stores during the past week, Hong Kong Free Press said citing...

23 Jan 2022 7:07 AM GMT

While arrivals from India had triggered the risk assessment, Prime Minister Ardern said the Government would be looking at risks posed by other COVID-19 hotspot countries. (Mark Mitchell/New Zealand Herald via AP)

New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern cancels her wedding due to Omicron surge

New Zealanders are set to face new COVID-19 restrictions after nine cases of the omicron variant were detected in a...

23 Jan 2022 6:43 AM GMT

Members of Ukraines Territorial Defense Forces, volunteer military units of the Armed Forces, train in a city park in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022. (AP/Efrem Lukatsky)

Britain says Russia seeking to replace Ukraine government

The U.K. government made the claim based on an intelligence assessment, without providing evidence to back it up

23 Jan 2022 5:43 AM GMT

A dose of a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine is prepared at Lurie Childrens hospital in Chicago. (AP/Nam Y. Huh, File)

Booster shots needed against omicron, CDC studies show

Three shots of Pfizer, Moderna jabs were about 67% effective against omicron-related symptomatic disease compared with...

22 Jan 2022 5:38 AM GMT

California State University System, that has over 23 campuses and eight off-campus centers, announced the addition to its list this month. (Photo: California State University, Fullerton)

Top university system in US adds caste to its non-discriminatory...

This victory in getting caste protections is, though long overdue, also very historic

20 Jan 2022 7:10 AM GMT

Novavax becomes Australia's 5th approved COVID-19 vaccine

Australia ordered 51 million doses of the U.S.-manufactured vaccine, supplied under the brand Nuvaxovid, for its...

20 Jan 2022 6:20 AM GMT

In this image from Senate Television, Senator Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., speaks on the floor of the U.S. Senate Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (Senate Television via AP)

US Senate sinks Biden push for major voting rights reforms

The legislation would have guaranteed the right to mail-in voting, ballot drop boxes and at least two weeks of early...

20 Jan 2022 5:05 AM GMT

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Taliban PM calls for Muslim nations to recognise Afghan government

No country has yet recognised the Taliban government, with Western nations watching to see how the Taliban will rule...

19 Jan 2022 7:08 AM GMT