War

In diabetes war, Novo Nordisk aims to break mold with new pill

LONDON: After nearly a century building a company worth $125 billion based on injectable drugs,… Read More

Angelina Jolie urges NATO to tackle sexual violence in war

BRUSSELS: U.N. refugee agency special envoy Angelina Jolie called on NATO on Wednesday to help… Read More

Pak-US cooperation in war against terrorism continuing: PM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Friday said cooperation between Pakistan and the United… Read More

Boy’s death shows danger for besieged Syrians seeking food

BEIRUT: Two-year-old Emir al-Bash’s blood still showed on his mother’s hand as she sat in… Read More

China says war must not be allowed on Korean peninsula

BEIJING: War must not be allowed to break out on the Korean peninsula and the… Read More

Don’t sleepwalk into war over North Korea, warns UN boss

TOKYO: United Nations chief Antonio Guterres Thursday warned the world against "sleepwalking into war" over… Read More

North Korea says U.S. threats make war unavoidable, China urges calm

SEOUL: Two U.S. B-1B heavy bombers joined large-scale combat drills over South Korea on Thursday… Read More

UN prosecutor urges Croatian leaders to face up to war-time past

THE HAGUE: The chief prosecutor of the UN war crimes court Sunday urged Croatian leaders… Read More

War drives record $22.5 billion aid appeal in 2018

WASHINGTON: The United Nations appealed Friday for a record $22.5 billion (18.9 billion euros) to… Read More

US warns North Korean leadership will be ‘utterly destroyed’ in case of war

SEOUL/UNITED NATIONS: The United States warned North Korea’s leadership it would be “utterly destroyed” if… Read More

Syria war has killed more than 340,000 people: new toll

BEIRUT: Syria's grinding war has killed over 340,000 people since it broke out in 2011,… Read More

Biotech firms race to recruit good bugs in war on cancer

Biotech companies are competing to develop medicines using “bugs as drugs” to fight cancer, building… Read More

Iran acknowledges gains of Pakistan Army in war against terrorism

RAWALPINDI: Iranian Defence Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami on Tuesday acknowledged achievements of Pakistan Army… Read More

Thousands urge peace in anti-Trump protest in South Korea

SEOUL: Thousands of South Koreans protested on Sunday against an upcoming visit by Donald Trump… Read More

Pope, at US military cemetery, makes emotional anti-war address

ROME: Pope Francis made one of his most emotional anti-war addresses on Thursday, saying during… Read More

Hillary Clinton says threats to start war with North Korea ‘dangerous, short-sighted’

WASHINGTON: Former US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said on Wednesday that “cavalier” threats to start… Read More

Hezbollah says Israel pushing region to war

BEIRUT: Lebanon’s Hezbollah accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government on Sunday of pushing the… Read More

War and the prize: how some Nobel laureates turn away from peace

OSLO: Myanmar’s leader Aung San Suu Kyi is the latest in a long line of… Read More

North Korea says Trump has declared war on his country

NEW YORK: North Korea’s foreign minister said on Monday that US President Donald Trump had… Read More

Syria war has killed more than 330,000: monitor

DAMASCUS: More than 330,000 people have been killed in the Syrian conflict since it started… Read More