Saudis get first-ever woman minister

The winds of change seem to be blowing in from the desert, however mildly, in Saudi Arabia. In a landmark development, King Abdullah has appointed Norah al-Faiz as deputy minister with special......

Australian freed, 17 die in Iraq

Iraqi troops, backed by US forces, freed an Australian hostage after more than a month in captivity, officials said Wednesday. Also Wednesday, a man wearing a belt packed with explosives killed at......

Questions over Pak arrests

On June 14, the paramilitary Rangers in Karachi announcedDawood Badini's arrestin connection withtwo suicide bombings in Quetta in Balochistanoverthe last two yearswhich killed over 100 Shias,......

India, Pak all set to ink extradition treaty

India and Pakistan are all set to ink an extradition treaty and Deputy Prime Minister Lal Kishenchand Advani has been invited to Islamabad to discuss the modalities of the treaty.The invitation was......

Argentina, Dutch qualify for 2022 FIFA World Cup

Dutch qualify for World Cup as Bergwijn, Depay grab late goals IMAGE: Netherlands players celebrate qualifying for the Qatar 2022 World Cup. Photograph: Pascal Rossignol/Reuters Netherlands......

WC qualifiers: England thump Hungary; Spain shocked

Summary of World Cup qualifiers played across the world on Thursday IMAGE: England's Raheem Sterling scores their first goal against Hungary at Puskas Arena, Budapest. Photograph: Carl......

India off to winning start at Asian C'ships

Commonwealth Games gold-medallist Manoj Kumar (64kg) gave India a perfect start at the Asian Boxing Championships in Amman, Jordan by thrashing local favourite Ibrahim Saleh in the opening round.......

AFC C'ship: India knocked out after Oman thrashing

India crashed out of AFC U-22 football championship after suffering a 0-4 thrashing at the hands of hosts Oman, on Tuesday, in a must-win final league round match at the Sultan Qaboos Sports......

AFC U-19: India squander 3-1 lead, lose to Oman

India squandered a 3-1 lead at the lemon break and went down 3-4 to Oman in their third Group C match in the AFC U-19 Championship qualifiers at Arbil, Iraq, on Tuesday. Oman took an early lead in......