NEW YORK CITY: A helicopter carrying six people crashed in New York City’s East River on Sunday, killing all passengers, while the pilot escaped, police said. Two of the five passengers died at the scene and three were taken to two area hospitals where they later died, a spokesman for …

Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman, Chief of the Air Staff, Pakistan Air Force was awarded with United States (US) Legion of Merit- the highest military award of US armed forces awarded to any foreign military high official on Monday. The award was presented by Lieutenant General Jeffrey L Harrigian, Commander …

WASHINGTON – Six Islamic State (IS) militants were killed in a US drone strike near the Pak-Afghan border on Monday, News reported. According to reports, the strike took place in the Nangarhar province’s Nazyan district. The drone targeted the hideout of the IS, resulting in the death of terrorists. It …

Prominent Saudis held in what Riyadh dubbed an anti-corruption campaign were subjected to coercion and physical abuse, the New York Times reported Monday, describing fear and uncertainty even after their release. The newspaper said at least 17 detainees were hospitalised after facing abuse, while a Saudi general later died in …

Myanmar is building security installations on top of razed Rohingya villages, Amnesty International said Monday, casting doubt on plans to repatriate hundreds of thousands of refugees. Nearly 700,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled northern Rakhine state to Bangladesh since Myanmar launched a brutal crackdown on insurgents six months ago that the …

LASHKAR GAH: Taliban fighters have captured a district center in Afghanistan’s western province of Farah bordering Iran, where they have battled government security forces fiercely in recent months, officials said on Monday. Naser Mehri, a spokesman for the provincial governor, said a large group of fighters had captured the center …

MOSCOW: Seven candidates are lined up to run against Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sunday’s election, but his primary political opponent will not be on the ballot. Facing competitors such as a former reality TV star and a director of a fruit farm, Putin is all but guaranteed to win …

ISLAMABAD: Disgruntled by unexpected loss in Senate election, Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz’s (PMLN) leader Maryam Nawaz has lambasted the alleged nexus between Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari. She termed Imran Khan a vendor of ‘umpire finger’. She dubbed Khan and …

ISLAMABAD: Krishna Kumari, the newly elected Senate member on Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) ticket, Monday took oath wearing traditional Thari dress. Krishna’s parents accompanied her to the Senate. They were also clad in the same Thari costume. Kumari is the first Hindu woman elected on the women reserved seat for …

ISLAMABAD: The ruling Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) on Monday started a probe into their defeat in the contest for Senate Chairman. Senator Mushahid Ullah Khan while talking to the media after the Senate session said that an inquiry had been initiated into the matter. Earlier, Khan had assured …