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GENEVA: Women may be shouting louder than ever for equal treatment and pay, but a report out Tuesday indicates it will take centuries to achieve gender parity in workplaces around the globe.The World Economic Forum (WEF) report said there…

MOSCOW: Russia said on Monday it had built new barracks for troops on a disputed chain of islands near Japan and would build more facilities for armored vehicles, a move likely to anger Tokyo after it urged Moscow to reduce its military…

Indian authorities on Monday imposed curfew-like restrictions across occupied Kashmir to prevent a march towards the Indian army headquarters in Badami Bagh, Srinagar. Call for the march was given by the Joint Resistance Leadership…

JERUSALEM: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu´s eldest, Yair, tweeted on Sunday that Facebook blocked his page for 24 hours over apparent anti-Muslim posts and called the leading social network a "dictatorship". In a message posted Thursday…

SRINAGAR: In Occupied Kashmir, a three-day shutdown is being observed to register protest against the killings of eleven Kashmiri youth in Pulwama. Call for the shutdown has been given by Joint Resistance Leadership comprising Syed Ali…

MADRID: Spanish prosecutors filed charges against Colombian singer Shakira on Friday, accusing her of failing to pay 14.5 million euros in tax ($16.3 million) in the country where her Spanish footballer partner plays. The charges were…

LONDON: Britain’s royals revealed their 2018 Christmas cards on Friday, with Prince William choosing a relaxed family photo while younger brother Harry used an image taken on the evening of his wedding to US actress Meghan Markle. The…

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's crisis looked over on Saturday as strongman Mahinda Rajapakse bowed out of a power battle that had crippled the strategically located island for seven weeks and sent it heading for a possible debt default. Rajapakse…

SRINAGAR: Indian troops martyred ten youth in Indian occupied Kashmir's Pulwama district on Saturday, the Kashmir Media Service reported. Three of the youth were killed during a cordon and search operation launched by the troops in the…

By Atif Ishaq SAHIWAL: The Japanese Government has conferred one of its most prestigious awards, ‘The Order of the Rising Sun’ upon a Pakistani author Dr Muhammad Amin in recognition of his significant contributions to promoting…