Gulf News

New Delhi: Pity the great Indian bustard. The majestic, endangered bird is massive, making it slow to maneuver in flight. It has poor front...

CANBERRA: The Great Barrier Reef should be added to a list of World Heritage Sites that are “in danger”, a United Nations panel said on Tue...

Dubai: India on Thursday reported a record daily rise of 6,148 deaths from COVID-19 over the past 24 hours, and 94,052 new daily coronaviru...

Kabul: Civilians in Afghanistan have taken up arms to push back against the Taliban as the militants fight for control of a crucial norther...

Mehtar Lam, Afghanistan: Ammunition was depleted inside the bedraggled outposts in Laghman province. Food was scarce. Some police officers...

Melbourne: Police in South Australia urged drivers on Wednesday to step up efforts to protect their cars, as thieves target the catalytic c...

BERLIN: An international court has rejected an appeal by former Bosnian Serb commander Ratko Mladic against convictions for genocide and ot...

Dubai: Travelling during COVID-19 is not easy. It involves keeping abreast of ever-changing rules, taking steps to protect oneself and the...

I met Shazia Mushtaq in 2016 to interview her for my book Do We Not Bleed? She was one of those special people I had the honour of meeting...

Abu Dhabi: More than 178.72 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 4,280,030 have died, acc...

Islamabad: Pakistan and Egyptian top military officials affirmed keenness to expand military and security partnership.Pakistan Army’s Chai...

Montreal: A tornado killed one person near Montreal, the deputy premier and minister of public safety of Quebec announced Monday."Extreme...

An earthquake of magnitude 5.9 struck on the Dodecanese Islands in Greece and the Turkey border region on Tuesday, the European-Mediterrane...

Islamabad: Pakistan condemned “unwarranted remarks” by Afghanistan’s National Security Adviser (NSA) Hamdullah Mohib and accused him of spo...

There is so much noise on my twitter timeline it is as if mere words have the power to destroy my painstakingly acquired peace of mind. Mut...

Washington: The United States will soon have a new federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery.The House voted 415-14 Wednesday to ma...

Patna: A 27-year-old from Bihar has become the first woman from her community to be directly appointed as the deputy superintendent of poli...

Athens: A Greek helicopter pilot was charged Friday with the murder of his British-Greek wife, whose death he had initially claimed was cau...

Brasmlia: Already reeling from one of the highest death tolls in the pandemic, Brazil is bracing for the threat of a third wave of COVID-19...

NEW DELHI: Starting Monday, every Indian adult can get a COVID-19 vaccine dose for free that was purchased by the federal government.The p...

New Delhi: Two days after a video clip went viral on social media showing a monkey travelling inside a Delhi Metro train on the Blue Line,...

LUCKNOW: Police in India have summoned Twitter’s top official in the country to answer allegations that the US firm did not stop the spread...

Kolkata: A 38-year-old man, declared dead in the Jnaneswari train accident in 2010, has been found alive after 11 years.The mystery was un...

Ottawa: Canadians and permanent residents fully vaccinated against Covid-19 will no longer have to quarantine upon their return from abroad...