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Family sits down to celebrate Eid Al-Fitr

The Central Committees for moon sighting in Bangladesh and India have announced that the crescent of the moon has not sighted in all over the country; the first...

Residents flock to markets ahead of Eid-al-Fitr

The holiday celebrates the conclusion of the 29 or 30 days of dawn-to-sunset fasting during the entire month of Ramadan. This is published unedited from the ...

Muslims in Asia pray for peace as Ramadan holy month ends

How come you don't have time for a population of your society that needs some assistance? "He's (Trump) only embraced a part of it". The iftar or fast-break...

Qatar goes ahead with $12bn United States fighter jet deal despite Trump's criticism

The Qatari ambassador to the US announced the finalization by tweeting a picture of his country's defense minister meeting with American Secretary of Defense Ji...

Trump healthcare plan could pass Senate, but path "very narrow"

In addition, Susan Collins (R-ME) expressed reservations Thursday, and on Sunday said it would be "extremely difficult" for McConnell to "come up with a bill th...

Toronto police officers dance with revellers at Pride street party

This has been a tumultuous year that witnessed ongoing anti-Blackness at the hands of Toronto Police Services and a marked increase in violence towards racializ...

French President Emmanuel Macron says Europe owes a lot to Helmut Kohl

He also played an important role in advocating for the Euro, though the global currency was not introduced until after his term as chancellor . "In such case...

Mourners gather for USA student jailed by N Korea

The service, which was officiated by a rabbi and closed to the news media, lasted about an hour. The article published by the official Korean Central News Age...

North Korea may co-host Winter Olympics with South Korea

However, an attempt to reach an agreement on co-hosting the 1988 Olympics , held in Seoul, broke down and North Korea ended up boycotting the games. Do state...

Even at 2 am, Swaraj helps Indians tweeting for help: Narendra Modi

Initial signs were upbeat, with Trump describing Modi as a "true friend!" on Twitter, and the Indian leader posting that he "greatly looked forward" to the one-...

Guv, CM greet on the eve of Eid

Eid al-Fitr 2017 arrived on Saturday without a celebration at the White House. All top leaders of the country, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Pres...

Senate GOP's Plan To Repeal, Replace May Be In Trouble

Clinton has been using Twitter to speak up against the health care bill over the past few days and her latest comments come as former President Barack Obama ...

Ruet-e-Hilal Committee to meet today for sighting of Shawwal moon

According to local media reports, the National Moon Sighting Committee Bangladesh will sit soon after Maghrib prayers at the conference room of the Islamic Foun...

Modi leads Int'l Yoga Day in Lucknow; thousands join despite rains

Youths are now steadily adopting yoga as a profession. "If you want to change your outlook towards life, without any expense, Yoga is the only way - whether it ...

Over 150 dead as overturned fuel truck explodes in Pakistan

At least 73 motorbikes and several cars were destroyed in the blast, which occurred the day before Pakistan celebrates Eid al-Fitr, the Muslim holiday at th...

123 killed from oil tanker explosion in Pakistan

The death toll from an oil tanker fire in Pakistan has risen to 153, with dozens more in a critical condition, and the fatalities are expected to increase. Furt...

Mamata unlawfully ordered attack on my house, office: GJM chief

Banerjee had offered to hold talks if the GJM called off the protest. "If she is the state's Chief Minister, she is my Chief Minister also", Ganguly said. Meanw...

Darjeeling: GJM chief's premises raided, huge cache of arms seized

Amidst the standoff between West Bengal government and Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM), the Centre has made a decision to send an additional deployment of forc...

World Taekwondo Federation changes name because of previous acronym

He quoted Moon as saying he supported dialogue, however, "dialogue is only possible when we have a strong military and engagement policies are only possible whe...

Flint airport officer stabbed in suspected terror attack

Ftouhi was immediately taken into custody and was charged in a criminal complaint with committing violence at an airport. According to officials, Ftouhi was a...

Grenfell Tower blaze sparked by faulty fridge

Whirlpool , which owns Hotpoint , said: "We offer our most profound condolences to the victims, those who have lost loved ones, homes, and possessions, and to ...

Palestinians shot dead for Israeli police stabbing were not IS, says Hamas

Police opened fire in response and killed both, then shot and killed the stabber at the Damascus Gate in a defensive move later condemned as a "war crime" by th...

Christopher Pyne Suggests Marriage Equality In Australia Isn't Far Off

Malcolm Turnbull has been forced to hose down speculation of a major political about-face after one of his most senior ministers suggested legalising same-sex m...

Israel freezes Western Wall mixed-prayer plan

The ultra-Orthodox parties in the Israeli government have been pressuring Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu to reverse the decision as they say the Western Wall...

Republican senator has 'very serious' concerns on USA health-care bill

We don't have too much of a choice because the alternative is the dead carcass of Obamacare .I don't think they're that far off. "We'll get it done, even if ...

PM Nawaz felicitates new Saudi Crown Prince

McDonald's has taken out a full-page advert in a Saudi national newspaper in order to pledge allegiance to the country's new crown prince. King Salman made hi...

How the Heat Can Impact Flights

A Texas man and his son reported missing were found dead Tuesday in Carlsbad Caverns National Park in New Mexico, where temperatures have surpassed 100 degr...

President Trump Wants To Overhaul Federal Government Technology

During the event, Trump said , "Today many of our agencies rely on painfully outdated technology, and yet, we have the greatest people in technology". Trump's ...

S. Korea president invites N. Korea to 2018 Winter Olympics

The nation has stepped up its weapons program this year, staging daring missile tests, provocative live fire drills and elaborate military parades, in an effort...

Plane tackling huge wildfires 'crashes in Portugal'

Press reports suggested Portugal's fire plan had not been revised for four years and that some communication antennae may have malfunctioned due to the intense ...