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Imran Khan Calls High-level Meeting to Discuss $6 Billion IMF Deal
Pakistan, currently battling to stave off an economic crisis, secured the bailout from the global lender on Sunday night.
Scientists Sound Alarm as Carbon Dioxide Levels Hit Historic High at 415.26 Parts Per Million
The last time Earth's atmosphere contained this much CO2 was more than three million years ago, when global sea levels were several metres higher and parts of Antarctica were blanketed in forest.
China Retaliates Against Donald Trump's Warning, Imposes Higher Tariffs on $60 Billion of US Goods
The retaliation comes as US President Donald Trump signals his intent to slap tariffs on all Chinese imports if Beijing does not give in, suggesting a prolonged standoff between the world's two largest economies that could roil global markets for weeks o...
Ignoring Critics, Trump to Welcome Hungary's Viktor Orban to White House
Viktor Orban's one-on-one talks with Trump will offer the Euroskeptic prime minister a choice podium less than two weeks before the start of European Union parliamentary elections in which far-right parties are expected to make a strong showing.
Magnitude 6.1 Earthquake Leaves Five Injured in Panama
The strong earthquake struck at a depth of 37 kilometers in the far west of the country near the Costa Rican border, according to the US Geological Survey.
Pakistan PM Condemns Gwadar Hotel Attack as Bid to 'Sabotage' Economic Projects
Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Kamal Khan Alyani condemned 'the terrorists' attack' and instructed the authorities to 'ensure the safety of all inside the hotel'.
Latest Sri Lanka Arrest in Easter Attacks Throws Spotlight on Wahhabism in Eastern Hotbed
Wahhabi Islam has its roots in Saudi Arabia and is backed by its rulers, although Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has committed the kingdom to a more moderate form of Islam.
Pakistan Govt Bans 11 Organisations Having Links With Proscribed Outfits JeM, JuD & FIF
The decision to ban these organisations was taken during a meeting between Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan and Interior Minister Ijaz Shah on Friday.
Indian Embassy in UAE Urges Expats to Report Salary Delay
Amid growing cases of duping and visa frauds, the Embassy also cautioned Indian jobseekers in the UAE not to come on visitor visas.
Indian Youth in Singapore Faces Trial for Defaulting National Service Obligations
National service (NS) is compulsory for male Singapore citizens and permanent residents (PRs) who are above 18 years of age.
FBI Chief Chris Wray: No Evidence of Illegal Spying on Donald Trump's 2016 Campaign
The FBI Director's comments at a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing broke from Attorney General William Barr, who said last month that he believed the Trump campaign had been spied on during an investigation into potential collusion with Russia.
How Pakistani Girls in Hopes of Money are Trafficked to China in New 'Bride Market'
Gujranwala, a city north of Lahore, has been a particular target of brokers, with more than 100 local Christian women and girls married off to Chinese in recent months.
Strong 7.2 Magnitude Earthquake Jolts Papua New Guinea
Officials said there were no immediate reports of major damage and the depth of the tremor meant there was no tsunami threat
Reuters Journalists Jailed in Myanmar for Reporting on Rohingya Crisis Freed from Prison After 500 Days
The two reporters, Wa Lone, 33, and Kyaw Soe Oo, 29, had been convicted in September and sentenced to seven years in jail, in a case that raised questions about Myanmar's progress toward democracy and sparked an outcry.
Egyptian Archaeologists Unearth 4,400-year-old Tombs of Priests Near Great Pyramids
The tombs, separated by a few meters, are located under the dunes and behind the limestone doors, an indicator of the priests' power since getting this material required 'permission by the king himself'.
Indian Man in UAE Wins Rs 27.6 Crore in Raffle Draw, But Rejects Calls for Claiming it
Shojith KS, who lives in Sharjah, on Friday won at the Abu Dhabi Duty Free's Big Ticket series draw which was livestreamed on Youtube.