Islamabad, Pakistan - Indian fighter jets on Tuesday crossed into Pakistani territory, conducting what the foreign ministry termed a "non-military pre-emptive action" against armed group Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), dramatically escalating tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbours weeks after

1947 - Britain, as part of its pullout from the Indian subcontinent, divides it into secular (but mainly Hindu) India and Muslim Pakistan on August 15 and 14 respectively. The partition causes one of

Foreign Minister Javad Zarif's sudden offer to step down has shocked Iran's political establishment and people, with many expressing worry the move could derail efforts to save a landmark nuclear pact. Zarif announced late on Monday

India has carried out air raids on rebel camps inside Pakistan weeks after a suicide attack in the disputed Kashmir region, raising fears of a war between the nuclear-armed South Asian nations. At least

Kabul, Afghanistan - On September 5 last year, a Wednesday, coach Ghulam Abbas, 58, heard gunfire at the Maiwand Wrestling club in Dash-e-Barchi, a neighbourhood in Kabul's west home to a sizeable Hazara community. A guard

DUBAI:  A UK ban on Hezbollah, outlawing the entire Lebanon-based group as a terrorist organization, can’t come soon enough for regional political analysts. “It is better late than never,” said Dr. Abdulkhaleq Abdulla, a

DUBAI:  A UK ban on Hezbollah, outlawing the entire Lebanon-based group as a terrorist organization, can’t come soon enough for regional political analysts. “It is better late than never,” said Dr. Abdulkhaleq Abdulla, a

WASHINGTON: Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is “one of the “front men for a corrupt religious mafia,” top US diplomat Mike Pompeo said Monday following his surprise resignation.“We note @JZarif’s resignation. We’ll see

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Human rights experts have hailed a sharp drop in executions for drug offences in 2018, even as they expressed worries over the large number of people worldwide still facing the death

Indian aircraft have violated Pakistani airspace near the Line of Control (LoC) in the disputed territory of Kashmir, dropping a payload that left no casualties, Pakistan's military has said. The aircraft entered Pakistani airspace