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دنیا Published 21 Dec, 2021 10:06pm

Madagascar minister swims 12 hours to shore after helicopter crash

Serge Gelle, the country's secretary of state for police, and a fellow policeman reached land in the...

دنیا Updated 21 Dec, 2021 04:45pm

Taliban allow protest calling for Afghan assets to be released

Around 200 Afghans marched in Kabul Tuesday to demand the release of billions of dollars of...

صحت Published 21 Dec, 2021 12:32pm

WHO issues Omicron warning before holidays

WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says "an event cancelled is better than a life cancelled", urges China to be transparent with Covid-19 related data

دنیا Updated 21 Dec, 2021 06:56pm

14 dead, 70,000 displaced in Malaysian floods

The country's wealthiest and most populous state Selangor, surrounding the capital Kuala Lumpur, has been badly affected

دنیا Published 21 Dec, 2021 11:22am

100 service members engaged in 'prohibited extremist activity': Pentagon

Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin orders review in February 2021 of the Defense Department's policies on countering extremism within the ranks

دنیا Published 20 Dec, 2021 04:06pm

Pentagon documents reveal ‘deeply flawed’ US air war in Middle East: NYT

Report says Defense Department has ‘drastically undercounted’ civilian deaths, undermining American claims of precision strikes

دنیا Published 20 Dec, 2021 02:57pm

Saudi Arabia jails Yemeni man for 15 years for apostasy: Human Rights Watch

Human Rights Watch said on Monday a Saudi court had sentenced a Yemeni man to 15 years for apostasy, urging the...

دنیا Published 20 Dec, 2021 02:40pm

Lira plunges again after Erdogan rules out higher rates

Turkey's troubled lira shed a further five per cent against the dollar on Monday after President Recep Tayyip ...

دنیا Published 20 Dec, 2021 12:53pm

Death toll in Philippines typhoon hits 208

More than 300,000 people fled their homes and beachfront resorts as Rai slammed into the country on Thursday as a super typhoon

لائف اسٹائل Published 20 Dec, 2021 11:28am

UAE ends cinema censorship, introduces 21+ rating

DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates announced Sunday it will no longer censor cinematic releases, introducing a 21 and...

کھیل Published 19 Dec, 2021 06:11pm

Next, the World Cup: after Arab Cup, Qatar faces bigger test

More than 600,000 tickets were sold for the 16-team Arab Cup

دنیا Published 19 Dec, 2021 05:59pm

Britain's Johnson left reeling after Brexit minister quits

David Frost sent his resignation letter late Saturday following reports that he was to leave his cabinet post in January

دنیا Published 19 Dec, 2021 05:31pm

'Over 100 dead' in Philippines typhoon

More than 300,000 people fled their homes and beachfront resorts

دنیا Published 19 Dec, 2021 04:15pm

Hundreds queue for passports in Kabul in bid to leave Afghanistan

Tense Taliban personnel periodically charged crowds that formed at the front of the queue and at a nearby roadblock

دنیا Published 19 Dec, 2021 04:11pm

Man beaten to death in India for attempted 'sacrilege' at Golden Temple

Punjab state chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi condemns the man's 'most unfortunate and heinous act'

دنیا Updated 19 Dec, 2021 04:31pm

Russia ready to 'fight' for space tourism supremacy

Russia flaunted its comeback this month dispatching two cosmic adventurers

دنیا Updated 19 Dec, 2021 05:29pm

NASA confirms Dec 24 telescope launch

James Webb space telescope will be the largest and most powerful telescope ever to be launched into space

دنیا Published 18 Dec, 2021 04:19pm

Taliban govt resumes issuing Afghan passports in Kabul

Interior Ministry Passport Department head Alam Gul Haqqani says initially travel documents will be given to those who had already applied before the office suspended work

دنیا Published 18 Dec, 2021 03:13pm