New variant, called B.1.1.529, has also been found in Botswana and Hong Kong

The Green Party quit after parliament rejected the coalition's budget bill

Islamabad says 35 Kashmiris have been martyred by Indian occupation forces in less than two months

Travellers would have to quarantine for five days in government-approved accommodation, says official statement

Numbers still remain far below norm; Thailand received 40 million arrivals in 2019

Pakistan will continue to ‘play its role to assist Afghan brethren in their hour of need’, says foreign minister

Government intervened after Gula asked for help to leave Afghanistan following Taliban takeover

Experts say despite horrible performance of health system, New Delhi hailed indigenous vaccine as a major success

Fadi al-Hadmi urges world to stop settlement, annexation, displacement, forced eviction of population

Varient has a spike protein that is dramatically different to original coronavirus that COVID-19 vaccines are based on

Union leaders say they won’t forgive a government that labelled protesting farmers as terrorists and anti-nationals

Hardened by years of bitter resistance, presence of young Talibs is a defining feature of group’s return to power

Health experts say multiple factors are to blame for such outbreaks in a populous state like Uttar Pradesh

Chinese professor worked with PLA lab, exposing monkeys to extreme altitude to develop drugs to prevent brain damage

CDC advises against travel to the Czech Republic, Hungary and Iceland amid rising virus cases

Italian military official calls on COAS and acknowledges Pakistan's role for regional stability, says ISPR

Legal age for marriage in Iraq is 18 but can be lowered to 15 in cases of parental or judicial consent

Crowds of several hundred rioters torched cars, threw rocks at police during the protests on Friday

Election in Malacca seen as a test for the country's fractured political parties

Spokesperson says Taliban govt seeks positive ties with all countries, including US

Service can be availed after registering on ‘Quddum’ platform, reads official statement

Premier meets special envoys of Troika Plus, urges global powers to unfreeze Afghanistan's assets

Country has one of the lowest vaccination rates in Europe and is grappling with its worst phrase of pandemic