The Pakistan Army has killed more than 60 Indian soldiers during firing at the Line of Control (LoC) since February 27, Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor, the director general of the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) of Pakistan, said. On February 27, the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) had shot down

The US military has conducted an operation against the fugitive leader of the Islamic State (IS) group, US media report. Claims of a raid against Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi have not been confirmed.  The White House said US President Donald Trump would make a "major statement" on Sunday,

City Crime Branch on Saturday (October 26) conducted raids and detained 30 Bangladeshi nationals who were living in the city without visa. The officials booked the defaulters under the Foreigners Act and have also initiated the deportation process. More details in this regard are

The Pentagon has awarded a $10bn (£8bn) cloud-computing contract to Microsoft, following a heavily scrutinised bidding process in which Amazon had been seen as the favourite. The 10-year contract for the Joint Enterprise Defence Infrastructure, or Jedi, is aimed at making the US

Police are continuing to question four suspects over the deaths of 39 people whose bodies were found inside a lorry in Essex. A man was detained at Stansted Airport on Friday on suspicion of manslaughter and conspiracy to traffic people. Two people from Warrington were also held on

At least 40 people have died in Iraq during a fresh wave of anti-government protests that descended into violence. Two of the dead were reportedly hit by tear gas canisters fired by security forces in the capital Baghdad. Reports say half of the victims were killed while trying to

TikTok has hit back against claims of Chinese government interference over content shown on the video-sharing app. The popular platform, owned by Beijing-based Bytedance, said it "does not remove content" based on Chinese sensitivities. It follows concerns raised by US lawmakers

A series of failures led to the crash of a Lion Air flight, which killed 189 people and led to the grounding of the Boeing 737 Max, a report has found. Investigators said faults by Boeing, Lion Air and pilots caused the crash. Five months after the disaster in October last year, an

The US justice department has launched a criminal investigation into the origins of the Mueller inquiry, US media report. An administrative review into the special counsel's investigation of 2016 election interference began in May. But the switch to a criminal probe means

EU ambassadors are to meet to discuss what length of Brexit extension to offer the UK, as MPs consider Boris Johnson's call for an early election. Most EU states are understood to favour a three-month delay, with an option to end earlier if a deal is ratified sooner than this by

Tomorrow’s Uluru climb ban has sparked frenzied scenes at the landmark as scores of visitors queue for their last chance to scale the rock. From tomorrow — exactly 34 years since the land was handed back to its traditional owners — climbing the sacred site will finally be

About 2,000 people have been evacuated from their homes as a wildfire rages through California's wine country. The Kincade fire has engulfed 10,000 acres of land in Sonoma County and is not yet contained, the state's fire protection department says, BBC reported.  It is

An apparent police ban on all mahjong parlours in a Chinese city led to panic among aficionados of China's national pastime. Police in Yushan in southeast China first announced the ban at the weekend, saying it was to curb illegal gambling and "purify social conduct". This led

The 39 people found dead in a refrigerated trailer in Essex were Chinese nationals, it is understood. Police are continuing to question lorry driver Mo Robinson, 25, who was arrested on suspicion of murder. Officers in Northern Ireland have raided two houses and the National Crime

India and Pakistan have signed a deal that will allow pilgrims from India to visit one of Sikhism's holiest shrines in Pakistan without a visa. The Kartarpur corridor is a new entry point giving access to the Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur in Punjab. Tensions between the two

Downing Street has dismissed reports of disagreements within Boris Johnson's government over how to move forward with the Brexit process. No 10 has indicated the PM will seek a snap poll if the EU proposes delaying the Brexit deadline until January, BBC reported.  However, some

40 lakh people living in unauthorised colonies in Delhi will be given ownership rights, the government of India said Wednesday. "Ownership rights will be conferred to people who are living there, whether they are on private or government land," said Union Minister Hardeep Puri, NDTV

Police have launched one of UK's biggest ever murder probes after the bodies of 39 people, including one teenager, were found in a lorry container in Essex of southeast England .   Detectives made the horrific discovery after they were called to the Waterglade Industrial Park in

Turkey and Russia have agreed what they called a "historic" deal aimed at keeping Kurdish forces away from Syria's border with Turkey. Turkey this month launched an offensive to drive out the Kurdish forces from their southern frontier and create a buffer zone. Russia is an ally

Boris Johnson will push for a general election if the EU proposes to delay Brexit until January, No 10 has indicated. The British PM "paused" his Brexit bill on Tuesday after MPs rejected his plan to get it signed off in three days, BBC reported.  Now EU leaders will consider