Cuba gets first prime minister in over 40 years
Cuba’s first prime minister in more than four decades — long-serving tourism minister Manuel Marrero — took office Saturday as the country resurrected a post...
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Pakistani professor sentenced to death over blasphemy charge
A court in Pakistan on Saturday handed down the death sentence to a university lecturer who had been charged in 2013 of committing blasphemy under...
Afghan president Ashraf Ghani wins 2nd term in preliminary vote count
Afghanistan’s president won a second term with 50.6 per cent of the preliminary vote count, but his opponents can still challenge result, according to an...
Donald Trump slams ‘unfair’ Pelosi delay, rallies conservatives
President Donald Trump complained Saturday about House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s delayed transmission of the articles of impeachment to the Senate, which may delay a trial...
Pakistan foreign minister writes to UN, claims India has deployed missiles in region
Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has written another letter to the UN Secretary General, claiming that India has deployed and tested several types of...
Donald Trump picks Indian-American computer scientist to lead National Science Foundation
US President Donald Trump has picked Indian-American computer scientist Sethuraman Panchanathan to lead the prestigious National Science Foundation. The National Science Foundation (NSF) is a...
Angry over Musharraf verdict, Pak govt wants removal of ‘mentally unfit’ judge
Furious over a special court’s verdict to drag Gen (retd.) Pervez Musharraf’s corpse to the Parliament and hang it for three days, the Pakistan government...
Donald Trump treated worse than Jesus before crucifixion: US Lawmaker
A US Republican lawmaker said Wednesday that President Donald Trump, undergoing impeachment proceedings led by Democrats, has been treated worse than Jesus before his crucifixion,...
New UK plan to fast-track hiring of Indian doctors, nurses
Queen Elizabeth on Thursday outlined the Brexit-focussed agenda of the new Boris Johnson government that includes facilitating the recruitment of doctors and nurses from India...
Students, others stage protest against Citizenship Amendment Act in London
Hundreds of Indian students at various universities in London and elsewhere in the UK staged a noisy protest demonstration outside the Indian high commission on...