MAY orders inquiry into london inferno
london: British Prime Minister Theresa May on Thursday ordered a full public inquiry into the devastating fire that consumed a west london tower block killing at least 17 people and leaving many missing.
US reassures Qatar with arms sale
Doha: The United States agreed a major warplane sale to Qatar and began manoeuvres with the emirate's navy on Thursday, underscoring its commitment to their military alliance despite Doha's rift with other Gulf allies.
Iran keen on IT cooperation with India
Tehran: Iran is interested in expanding ties with India in the fields of IT and Communications, Iranian labour Minister Ali Rabiei was on Thursday quoted as saying.
Yemen cholera toll nears 1,000
Amman: The death toll from a cholera outbreak is approaching 1,000 in Yemen, a war-devastated and impoverished country where “humanity is losing out to politics”, a senior UN official said on Thursday.
lanka seeks militant monk's arrest
Colombo: A Sri lankan court issued a warrant on Thursday for the arrest of a radical Buddhist monk accused of instigating arson attacks against the island's minority Muslim community.
Bajwa lashes out at US for drone strike
Peshawar: Pakistan Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa has criticised the CIA's drone strikes on a militant hideout in the northwest Orakzai Agency, saying such “unilateral” actions by the US were “counterproductive”.
Iranian boat shines laser at US aircraft
Washington: A US Navy commander says an Iranian naval patrol boat shined a laser at a US Marine Corps helicopter flying over the Strait of Hormuz in what officials say was an unsafe encounter.
Yemen rebels fired missile at UAE ship
Dubai: A Saudi-led coalition says rebels in Yemen have fired a missile at an Emirati ship, causing no damage but wounding one sailor.
Israel's Author wins Int’l Booker Prize
london: Israeli author David Grossman has won the Man Booker International Prize for his novel “A Horse Walks Into a Bar.”