ISLAMABAD (Daily Mail) May 8-Aasia Bibi, a Christian woman acquitted of blasphemy after spending eight years on death row in Pakistan, has left the country for Canada to be reunited with her daughters, Pakistan’s media said.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday announced that his country was taking steps to halt its compliance with elements of a landmark nuclear accord, in a move that appeared certain to aggravate tensions with the United States.

Pakistan (Daily Mail), 8 May 2019 -A Taliban faction have claimed responsibility for a suicide bomb that has killed at least 10 and injured 24 people outside a Muslim shrine in Pakistan.

One part of the ground floor of a three storeyed building which was constructed a few years ago at the Kerawalapitiya Junction in Hendala, Wattala to accommodate the many offices including the Wattala Pradeshiya Sabha main office, was observed to be

NEW DELHI, REUTERS May 7 - Any retaliatory tariff by India in response to the United States’ planned withdrawal of some trade privileges will not be “appropriate” under WTO rules, U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross warned on Tuesday.

Australia’s election became a little more raucous on Tuesday when a protestor tried -- but failed -- to crack an egg on Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s head.

Russia, (rt.com), 7 may 2019 - Syrian militants fired 36 rockets at Russia’s Khmeimim airbase in two attacks on Monday, but both were repelled by the air defences with no damage dealt, the Russian military said, adding that jets launched strikes in

The flight recorders of a Russian Aeroflot aeroplane that burned up during an emergency landing at a Moscow airport on Sunday night, killing 41 people, have been recovered as investigators search for the cause of the disaster.

REUTERS, 06th MAY, 2019 - China on Monday dismissed a suggestion that it would talk with the United States and Russia about a new accord limiting nuclear arms, saying it would not take part in any trilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations.

Gaza, (rt.com), 6 May, 2019 -Hamas and Israel have reached a ceasefire agreement, according to Palestinian and other media, following two days of intense cross-border confrontation between Gaza and its neighbour, in which both sides suffered casualti

Wellington (dpa), 3 May 2019 - New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and her partner Clarke Gayford are engaged to be married, her office said Friday.

(c) 2019, The Washington Post · Rick Noack · WORLD, EUROPE · May 03, 2019 - 6:54 PM, BERLIN - After World War I and World War II, officials decided to dump hundreds of thousands of metric tons of munitions into the oceans around Europe, which at t

At least three people died Friday as Cyclone Fani, the biggest in years, slammed into eastern India, sending coconut trees flying and cutting off power, water and telecommunications.

Nearly 800,000 people in eastern India have been evacuated ahead of a major cyclone packing winds gusting up to 200 kilometres (125 miles) per hour and torrential rains, officials said Thursday.

The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear a plea to direct the Election Commission of India (ECI) to debar Congress president Rahul Gandhi from contesting the Lok Sabha polls and “becoming a Member of Parliament” after he had “voluntarily ac

DPA, 01st MAY, 2019-Japanese Emperor Naruhito assumed the Chrysanthemum throne on Wednesday, saying he will fulfil his responsibility as a “symbol of the state and of the unity of the people of Japan” as his country marked the beginning of a new

Venezuelans were expected to take to the streets on Wednesday for what opposition leader Juan Guaido pledged would be the “largest march” in the country’s history, a day after he called for the military to oust President Nicolas Maduro.

DPA, 01st MAY, 2019-The 2015 nuclear deal is close to collapse after the US tightened oil sanctions against Iran again last week, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said.

Draped in ornate golden-brown robes and wearing a towering black hat, Japan’s Emperor Akihito on Tuesday kicked off ceremonies for his abdication, the first in 200 years for the world’s oldest monarchy.

DPA, 30th APRIL, 2019 - Venezuela’s self-declared leader Juan Guaido says the “final phase” of a plan to oust President Nicolas Maduro has begun.

REUTERS, 30th APRIL, 2019 - The Israeli-Palestinian conflict will worsen if there is no change in approach to the political situation, the UN political chief warned on Monday, saying UN efforts were continually being undermined.

DHAKA AFP April26, 2019- A Bangladeshi activist who rescued dozens of people when the Rana Plaza factory complex collapsed in 2013 has committed suicide after suffering years of trauma-related depression, police said Friday. Police said Nowshad Ha

JOHANNESBURG REUTERS April 26 - Homes were destroyed and some areas were cut off and without power in Mozambique on Friday after Cyclone Kenneth made landfall, the second major storm to hit the country in six weeks. The category four storm batter

Kim Jong Un has accused the US of acting in “bad faith” in talks on its nuclear arsenal, his state media said Friday, as the North Korean leader left Russia following his first summit with President Vladimir Putin. Kim’s armoured train depar

Washington/New Delhi, (Hindustan Times),23 April 2019 - The United States on Monday said it will stop in May all waivers that allow eight nations, including India, to buy Iranian oil without facing sanctions, triggering a rise in global crude prices

UK, (Daily Mail), 23 April 2019- Buckingham Palace is expected to announce today that Donald Trump will make an official state visit to the UK in June. The US president was promised the visit by Theresa May after he was elected in 2016 but it was p

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will soon visit Russia for a summit with President Vladimir Putin, North Korean state media said on Tuesday, with a Russian newspaper reporting they will meet on Thursday in Vladivostok. The visit is part of Kim’

AFP, 23rd APRIL, 2019 -More than 50 people were feared dead after a landslide in northern Myanmar engulfed jade miners while they were sleeping, local police said Tuesday, the latest deadly accident in a notoriously dangerous industry. Dozens die eac

DPA, 23rd APRIL, 2019 - A 57-year-old woman has been arrested under anti-terrorism laws in connection with the fatal shooting of journalist Lyra McKee in Derry/Londonderry, the Police Service of Northern Ireland said on Tuesday. Detectives took the w

BRUSSELS AFP April22, 2019- The EU’s top officials on Monday congratulated comedian Volodymyr Zelensky on his landslide victory in Ukraine’s presidential election, saying the vote proved the troubled country’s commitment to democratic values.