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BANI GALA, Pakistan: Cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan accused the United States yesterday of deliberately destroying any chance of meaningful peace talks with the Pakistani...

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan appointed a new ambassador to the United States yesterday, at a time of tense relations between the two countries over drone...

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is committed to building a multi-billion-dollar gas pipeline from neighbouring Iran but the threat of international sanctions makes the task difficult,...

Kabul: At least eight people including two children were killed yesterday when their van struck a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan. Five women,...

Islamabad: A passenger bus, travelling from Karachi to Peshawar, met with an accident yesterday killing five people and injuring several others in Manjhiwala...

Captain Michael Rose, 27, from Basingstoke (left), and Staff Sergeant Neal Beer, 37, from Maidstone monitoring the timing accuracy behind the clock-face of...

KIEV: Ukraine’s parliament yesterday failed to end days of deadlock over legislation that would allow jailed former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko to go...

Washington: US Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said yesterday that the Obama administration hopes to assist people who received health insurance...

PALERMO, Italy: Italy has arrested a Somali for kidnapping, extortion and rape against desperate Eritrean migrants in a case that shines a light...

MOSCOW: Russian lawmakers introduced legislation yesterday that would make spreading separatist views or expressing sympathy for separatist groups a criminal offence punishable by...

LONDON: Britain’s water regulator blocked an eight percent price hike proposed by the country’s biggest water company, Thames Water, taking action against soaring...

Alabama:  A 90-car train carrying crude oil derailed and exploded in western Alabama in the early hours of yesterday morning, spilling oil and...

by Shaival Dalal Doha’s clear afternoon skies were painted in blue, red and white as the world-famous Royal Air Force team Red Arrows...

Qatar Tourism Authority participated at the 16th session of the Arab Tourism Ministers Council (ATMC) in the Bahraini capital Manama. DOHA: Qatar Tourism...

DOHA: Public Works Authority ‘Ashghal’ has announced temporary traffic diversions on  Al Markhiya Street and Onaiza Street from tomorrow until Friday. The diversion...

Northwestern University in Qatar students had a discussed their experiences in technology and new media with Shoji Nemoto, Executive Vice-President and Corporate Executive...

DOHA: Qatar Science and Technology Park (QSTP), the research and development arm of Qatar Foundation (QF), is preparing to welcome seven young technology...

Paris: The Minister of Culture, Arts and Heritage,  H E Dr Hamad Abdul Aziz  Al Kuwari has reaffirmed the the close ties between...