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MOSCOW: The President of Kazakhstan said Friday he authorised law enforcement to open fire on "terrorists" and shoot to kill, a move that comes after days of extremely violent protests in the former Soviet nation. In a televised address to the nation,...
KABUL: A Pak army soldier stands guard along the fenced part of the Pak-Afghan border in Balochistan. The simmering tensions between the Taliban-ruled Afghanistan and its eastern neighbour Pakistan over the latter attempting to fence the border with concertina...
LONDON: In a rare event, a Russian submarine, which was being tracked by a UK naval warship on patrol in the North Atlantic over a year ago, had hit a sonar the vessel it was towing, said the UK Ministry of Defence. In a statement on Thursday, a UK Ministry...
Almaty:The President of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, confirmed, Friday, that 20,000 terrorists attacked the city of Almaty, noting that he ordered the opening of fire on the “terrorists” without warning. Tokayev said : ” Terrorists still damage...
WASHINGTON: The United States and Japan want to step up their security cooperation, officials from both countries said after a virtual meeting of the US-Japan Security Consultative Committee on Thursday evening. US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin and Secretary...
VIENNA: A man, wearing a protective face mask, receives a dose of Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine at the 'Espace Sante APHM' medical center in 'Les Aygalades', a northern neighbourhood of Marseille, France. Here are the top 9 COVID-19 updates from around the...
MOSCOW: Russia has deployed soldiers to Kazakhstan to help put an end to days of deadly anti-government protests gripping the former Soviet state in Central Asia, where thousands of people have been arrested in the major city of Almaty. Russian paratroopers...
WASHINGTON: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D) on Wednesday said the rioters who stormed the Capitol building on Jan. 6 “lost” their bid to stop the peaceful transfer of power. “Democracy won that night,” Pelosi told The Associated Press on the eve of the...
BEIJING: China has expressed hopes restoration of the public order and prompt stabilisation in rising unrest in Kazakhstan as the Central Asian nation witnessed massive unrest on Wednesday leading to the resignation of the cabinet, reported Xinhua. "The...
Almaty: Former Soviet Republic, Kazakhstan is a landlocked country in Central Asia facing its biggest protest, against colossal hike in fuel prices, since the country's independence in 1991. This has led to the resignation of Kazakhstan's government,...
TOKYO. Japan and Australia on Thursday signed a "landmark" treaty to strengthen defence ties, saying the accord would contribute to regional stability, as China expands its military and economic clout. While Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison did...
WASHINGTON: Attorney General Merrick Garland during a speech on the first anniversary of the attack on the Capitol. US Attorney General Merrick Garland during a speech on the first anniversary of the attack on the Capitol. The US Justice Department intends...