Habibullah Farzad, a Ph.D. scholar of the South Asian University, New Delhi and also a human rights activist, was beaten

The FBI on Saturday released the first document related to its investigation of the September 11, 2001, attacks on the United States and allegations of Saudi government support for the hijackers, following an executive order by President Joe Biden.

Thousands of Catalan separatists thronged the streets of Barcelona on Saturday in a test of their strength ahead of fresh negotiations with Spain’s government.

Pilot error and a failure to follow safety guidelines probably caused the Air India Express crash that killed 21 people last year,

At least 14 people were killed and another three injured when lightning struck two houses in northwestern Pakistan, officials said yesterday.

Iran and the UN nuclear agency said yesterday they have agreed to allow inspectors to service the agency’s surveillance equipment as Tehran has restricted access since earlier this year. 

Afghan women will be allowed to attend university as long as they study separately from men, the Taliban’s new higher education minister said yesterday.

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Two French politicians kicked off their presidential campaigns Sunday, seeking to become France’s first female leader in next year’s spring election.

The woman who broke barriers as the first female foreign minister and deputy prime minister in culturally conservative Somalia now aims for the country’s top office as the Horn of Africa nation moves toward a long-delayed presidential election.

Russia said Friday it summoned the US ambassador in Moscow over interference of US tech giants in parliamentary polls due later this month.

The United Nations chief warned Friday that the world is “moving in the wrong direction” and exhorted nations to take urgent action to fight the

1940 - Four teenagers followed their dog when it disappeared down a hole near Lascaux, France, and discovered 17,000-year-old drawings now known as the Lascaux Cave Paintings.

The Sept 11, 2001, al-Qaeda attacks in the United States failed to divide those who believe in freedom and democracy, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said in a video message marking the 20th anniversary of that day.

The world’s most influential conservation congress passed resolutions Friday calling for 80 percent of the Amazon and 30 percent of Earth’s surface -- land and sea -- to be designated “protected areas” to halt and reverse the loss of wildlife.

Scientists in Chile’s Atacama Desert have unearthed the fossil remains of a so-called “flying dragon,” a Jurassic-era dinosaur previously known only to the northern hemisphere.

Britain’s economic recovery slowed sharply in July, official data showed Friday, as rises in Covid cases and supply shortages offset further lifting of lockdown restrictions.

America yesterday marked the 20th anniversary of 9/11 with solemn ceremonies given added poignancy by the recent chaotic withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan and return to power of the Taliban.

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Friday accused Iran of “lying to the world” about its nuclear programme, days after the UN atomic watchdog criticised Tehran for lack of cooperation.