Paris: France’s already unpopular Socialist government faces a no-confidence vote Thursday after it bypassed parliament and forced through a labour reform bill that has led to two months of demonstrations. The government said Tuesday it would resort to the controversial move in the face of fierce opposition from within PresidentRead More

Washington: Reiterating that his proposal to ban entry of Muslims in the US is “temporary”, Republican presumptive presidential nominee Donald Trump on Wednesday said it is “just a suggestion” until the issue is worked out. “We have a serious problem, it’s a temporary ban, it hasn’t been called for yet,Read More

Davao: Philippine president-elect Rodrigo Duterte is planning to visit the Vatican to make a personal apology to the pope for calling him a “son of a whore”, the politician’s spokesman said on Thursday. “The mayor repeatedly said he wants to visit the Vatican, win or lose, not only to payRead More

United Nations: Raking up the issue of Kashmir in the UN, Pakistan said denial of fundamental human rights to Kashmiris is an “injustice” and the failure to address prolonged outstanding disputes would be seen as “double standards” practiced by the world body. Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the UN Maleeha LodhiRead More

Sydney: Two pieces of debris found in South Africa and Mauritius “almost certainly” came from Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, Australia said Thursday after an expert examination. The items were brought to the Australian Transport Safety Bureau’s laboratories for testing, as authorities seek to work out what happened to the plane,Read More

Islamabad: A Pakistani journalist was brutally shot dead by the relatives of a woman for supporting her in marrying a man of her choice without the family’s permission in Punjab province, sparking massive protests. Ajmal Joyia, who was in his 30s, was going home on a motorbike when he wasRead More

Brasilia: Brazil’s senate will vote on Wednesday on whether to put President Dilma Rousseff on trial for breaking budget rules, amid expectations she will become the country’s first leader in more than two decades to be removed from office. If her opponents garner a simple majority of the 81 senators,Read More

Houston: An Indian-American woman elementary teacher from Texas has been honoured by US President Barack Obama at the White House for her excellent work in the field of education. Revathi Balakrishnan, a gifted teacher at Patsy Sommer Elementary School, was also named 2016 ‘Texas Elementary Teacher of the Year’. “ItRead More

Lahore: Ali Haider Gilani, the son of Pakistan’s former prime minister Yousaf Raza Gilani, was on Wednesday flown from Kabul to Lahore, a day after he was rescued by US and Afghan forces from the clutches of Taliban militants who had held him hostage for three years. Pakistan said onRead More

Islamabad:Over 250 Pakistanis, including senior officials and the mother of a woman filmmaker who won two Oscars this year, have been listed in the biggest-ever global data leaks as having offshore companies. According to the details made available by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) through an online searchableRead More