Mumbai: The Shiv Sena today passed a resolution not to align with the BJP and go solo in the Lok Sabha and Maharashtra Assembly polls next year, reports…

WASHINGTON: A powerful 7.9-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Alaska early yesterday, sparking tsunami warnings along the Pacific coasts of…

Russia will sell six Su-30 fighter jets to Myanmar, Russian Deputy Defence minister Lieutenant General Alexander Fomin said on Monday, reports Myanmar…

NEW YORK: Malala Girls Education Fund and computer giant Apple have teamed up to support girls’ education, Tech Crunch magazine reported on Monday, reports Dawn.com. Founded by Malala Yousafzai and her father Ziauddin, the Fund aims to empower young girls and help them access the quality education…

WASHINGTON: Facebook acknowledged Monday that the explosion of social media poses a potential threat to democracy, pledging to tackle the problem head-on…

PARIS: British model Amena Khan, who had been chosen by L’Oreal to appear in an advertising campaign in Britain, has pulled out over accusations…

Kasur: Kasur turned tense yesterday as residents surrounded the house of a suspect arrested for the rape and murder of six-year-old Zainab Amin, whose…

LONDON: Almost 1,500 people were evacuated from a hotel and nightclub in central London overnight and two train stations were closed following a gas leak, authorities said yesterday, reports AFP. The area was cordoned off throughout the morning and staff in some nearby offices who arrived for work were…

TOKYO: A Japanese soldier was killed yesterday and several other people injured after a volcano erupted near a popular ski resort, sparking an avalanche…