Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has been ousted from power by the Supreme Court, an unceremonious end to his third term in power ahead of general elections next year.
No Pakistani prime minister has ever completed a full five-year term.
Most have seen their tenures cut short by the powerful military or by the Supreme Court. Others have been ousted byRead more
Britain will ban the sale of new petrol and diesel-powered cars from 2040 as part of a plan to get them off the roads altogether 10 years later, environment minister Michael Gove said on Wednesday.
"The Conservatives had a manifesto promise to ensure that by 2050 there would be no diesel or petrol vehicles on our roads. Today we areRead more
Martin McGuinness, the Irish Republican Army commander who led his underground paramilitary movement toward reconciliation with Britain, died on Tuesday. He was 66.
Turning from rebel to peacemaker, McGuinness served as Northern Ireland’s deputy first minister for a decade in a power-sharing government.
He played a central behind-the-scenes role in negotiating a peace deal in 1998 which brought to anRead more
The four richest Indonesians are wealthier than the poorest 100 million people in the country, a study has found, highlighting how large numbers have been left behind as the economy booms.
President Joko Widodo has failed to fulfil pledges to fight inequality, Oxfam said, calling on the government to increase spending on public services and make corporations and the wealthyRead more
Saudi Minister of National Guard Prince Mutib bin Abdullah bin Abdulaziz met here today with Land Forces Commander in the US Central Command Michael Garret.
They discussed issues of joint interest during the meeting.
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