London: The United Arab Emirates has denied it was behind the alleged hacking of Qatar's state news agency in May, reports BBC. The Washington Post cited US intelligence officials as saying the UAE had orchestrated the posting of incendiary quotes attributed to Qatar's emir that he insisted…

London: Pakistan's Supreme Court is considering corruption allegations against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, amid mounting pressure over his family's wealth, reports BBC. The move comes after investigators said his family had failed to account for the source of its financial assets. The probe…

WARSAW: Prince William and his wife Kate arrived in Warsaw on Monday on a five-day "diplomacy tour" of Poland and Germany in the wake of Brexit,…

YAOUNDe:  Thirty-four Cameroonian soldiers from the elite Rapid Intervention Brigade were missing Monday, a day after an army vessel capsized off the country's southeastern coast, reports AFP. The ship was carrying 37 people, including crew, and was on its way to the city of Bakassi for refuelling…

NEW DELHI: The death toll from severe monsoon flooding across India has risen to at least 76, officials said Monday, with eight people killed in the past day in the worst-hit states, reports AFP. Heavy rain in Gujarat has claimed 11 lives since Saturday as the monsoon intensified across the western…

BEIJING: Flooding in China's northeast has left 18 dead and 18 missing, state media said Monday, after the latest deadly deluge to hit the country this summer, reports AFP. The central and eastern parts of Jilin province were hit by driving rain Thursday and Friday, according to the official Xinhua…

NEW YORK: Once nearly thrown out with the trash, a bag that Neil Armstrong used to collect the first ever samples of the moon goes on sale in New York next week, valued at $2-4 million, reports AFP. Traces of moon dust and small rock are embedded in what is the only artifact from the Apollo 11 mission…