Islamabad, Pakistan officials have warned that the next few weeks could be crucial in the fight against desert locust infestation with major swarms expected to reach the country later this month from the Horn of Africa.

On Thursday, Chairman of the National Disaster Management Authority Lt Gen Mohammad Afzal, whil

Islamabad,  Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan appealed to the nation to celebrate Eidul Azha later this month while strictly observing the standard operating procedures (SOPs) against the COVID019 pandemic in order to prevent any resurgence of the contagious disease.

Speaking to the media here on Thursday, K

Dhaka, The budget and eighth session of Bangladesh's incumbent 11th Parliament was prorogued after only nine working days, becoming the shortest in the country's recent history, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The session was prorogued at around 1.30 p.m. on Thursday while Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury, w

Seoul, The Seoul city government announced on Friday that it has planned to hold a five-day funeral for Mayor Park Won-soon, who was found dead earlier in the day just hours after he was reported missing.

The 64-year-old South Korean capital city's three-term Mayor was found dead in the woods of Mount Bugak ne

Washington, Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has laid out his rescue plan for the coronavirus-crippled US economy, while berating President Donald Trump as incompetent, the media reported on Friday.

Speaking at a metalworks firm near his childhood hometown of Scranton, Pennsylvania, on Thursda

Washington, In a landmark case, the US Supreme Court has ruled that about half of Oklahoma state belonged to the Native Americans.

Thursday's decision in McGirt v Oklahoma is seen as one of the most far-reaching cases for Native Americans before the highest US court in decades, the BBC said in a report.

Washington, The US has announced sanctions against Chinese politicians who it says are responsible for human rights violations against Muslim minorities in the Xinjiang region, a media report said on Friday.

The sanctions target the US-connected financial interests of regional Chinese Communist Party (CCP) chief C

Paris, The spire of Notre Dame cathedral in Paris, which was destroyed in a fire last April, will be restored according to the original Gothic design, the Elysee Palace announced on Friday.

In a statement, the Palace said that French President Emmanuel Macron announced the decision, putting an end to speculat

London, Travellers arriving in the UK from dozens of countries will no longer have to self-isolate for two weeks starting from Friday onwards.

The rules were being relaxed for arrivals from 75 countries and British overseas territories, reports the BBC.

From Friday morning, people arriving in the UK

Wellington, Overseas-based victims of the Christchurch mosque shootings will get special border passes to fly into New Zealand along with financial help to witness the gunman's sentencing next month, the government announced on Friday.

"We want to support our valued Muslim brothers and sisters who were di