China says COVID outbreak has infected 80% of population

The possibility of a big COVID-19 rebound in China over the next two or three months is remote as 80% of people have been infected, a...

First Native American woman in space steps out on spacewalk

The first Native American woman in space ventured out on a spacewalk Friday to prep the International Space Station for more solar panels. NASA astronaut Nicole...

Documentary: The Hidden Side of the War in Helmand

Google axes 12,000 jobs, layoffs spread across tech sector

Google is laying off 12,000 workers, or about 6% of its workforce, becoming the latest tech company to trim staff as the economic boom that the...

Japan to lower COVID-19 to flu status, further easing rules

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Friday announced plans to downgrade the legal status of COVID-19 to the equivalent of seasonal influenza in the spring, a...

Americans can sponsor refugees directly under new program

Groups of Americans will be able to directly sponsor refugees for resettlement in the United States under a new program announced on Thursday, a major shift...

66 prisoners, including women and children, released from Nangarhar jail

Nangarhar officials said Thursday that 66 prisoners, including women and children, have been released from the province’s central prison. According to Nangarhar’s provincial media office, the...

ILT20: Franchise owners and players upbeat about the new league

It’s been almost a week since the maiden match in the International League T20 in the United Arab Emirates and while stadiums haven’t as yet filled...

Pakistan’s concern over spread of terrorism in Afghanistan

Saar: UN delegation visiting Afghanistan discussed

سار: سفر هیئت سازمان ملل به افغانستان

سار: سفر هیئت سازمان ملل به افغانستان

Ronaldo v Messi: the last dance in Saudi Arabia or a fresh start?

The rivalry between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo dominated football for more than a decade and the world will on Thursday get the chance to see...

China accuses ‘some Western media’ of COVID-19 coverage bias

China on Thursday accused “some Western media” of bias, smears and political manipulation in their coverage of China’s abrupt ending of its strict “zero-COVID” policy, as...

Pakistan Army claims Iran-based ‘terrorists’ kill 4 soldiers in cross-border attack

Pakistani officials said Wednesday that a militant attack from across the Iranian side of the border between the two countries had killed four soldiers while they...

Jacinda Ardern shocks New Zealand, says she is stepping down as prime minister

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Thursday made a shock announcement she had “no more in the tank” to continue leading the country and would...

Saar: TAPI project’s importance for Afghanistan discussed

Afghanistan exports goods to Turkey over land

Afghanistan has for the first time exported goods to Turkey over land through Aqeena port in northern Faryab province. A convoy of trucks will travel overland...

Ukraine says 16 killed in helicopter crash, including interior minister

Sixteen people including Ukraine’s interior minister and other senior ministry officials were killed on Wednesday when a helicopter crashed outside Kyiv in the town of Brovary,...

ILT20: MI Emirates beats Sharjah Warriors by 6 wickets

Imran Tahir of MI Emirates helped drive his team to a second win over Sharjah Warriors in just four days in Tuesday’s International League T20 (ILT20)...