Two million pilgrims converge on Makkah for hajj
AFP, Jeddah :Two million Muslims from across the globe are converging on Makkah in Saudi Arabia for the hajj pilgrimage, a religious duty and for...
International
Trump defiant on Mexico wall
AFP, Washington :President Donald Trump insisted Sunday that the US Congress must find a way to pay for his promised border wall, branding Mexico a...
Taliban suicide bomber kills 13 Afghans
AFP, Kandahar :A Taliban suicide bomber killed at least 13 people and wounded several more in an attack on a convoy of Afghan soldiers in...
2 dead, 25 missing in China landslide
AFP, Beijing :A landslide struck some 34 homes in southwest China on Monday, killing two people and leaving another 25 missing in the latest natural...
Trump to head to storm-hit Texas today
AFP, Washington :US President Donald Trump will head to storm-hit Texas on Tuesday, the White House announced, after the Republican leader said earlier that he...
Indonesia’s first female would-be suicide bomber jailed
AFP, Jakarta :An Indonesian woman has been sentenced to seven-and-a-half years jail for her involvement in an Islamic State-inspired plot to carry out a suicide...
Storm Harvey: Houston battles `unprecedented` floods
BBC Online :The US city of Houston is in the grip of the biggest storm in the history of the state of Texas, officials say.A...
Iraq recaptures historic Ottoman citadel from ISIS
AFP, Iraq :Iraqi forces were Sunday on the verge of fully recapturing the city of Tal Afar after driving ISIS fighters from the centre of...
News In Brief
Harvey creates havoc in US, kills 2AFP, RockportTropical Storm Harvey lashed central Texas with torrential rains on Sunday, raising fears of “catastrophic” flooding after the...
Lebanon army declares pause in offensive against IS on Syria border
AFP, Beirut :Lebanon’s army on Sunday announced a pause in its offensive against Islamic State group militants along the border with Syria in exchange for...
UK warns EU not to ‘drag its feet’ on Brexit
The European Union should not “drag its feet” in negotiating Brexit, a British government source said on Sunday ahead of a fresh round of UK-EU...
Disarmed, Colombia’s FARC seek political rebirth
AFP, Bogota :Colombia’s leftist FARC rebels seek political rebirth on Sunday as they move to transform into a party to seek elected office after disarming...