War

Tech companies wage war on disease-carrying mosquitoes

CHICAGO: American technology companies are bringing automation and robotics to the age-old task of battling mosquitoes… Read More

If London were Aleppo – Buckingham Palace destroyed, 4.3 million dead or displaced

The bullet-riddled, bombed-out buildings of Aleppo may bear little resemblance to London's gleaming skyscrapers but… Read More

North Korea ready to react to any mode of war from US: envoy

UNITED NATIONS: North Korea is preparing for ‘any mode of war’ triggered by US military… Read More

Pakistan will never become part of war against any Muslim country: Asif

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Defence Khawaja Muhammad Asif on Tuesday categorically stated that Pakistan would never… Read More

Six years of conflict in Syria

BEIRUT: US warships fired a volley of missiles at a Syrian airbase on Friday in… Read More

Syria’s White Helmets ‘proud’ after Oscar nomination

BEIRUT: Syria's White Helmets rescue workers said on Tuesday they were "proud" that a documentary… Read More

In parts of Mosul, a semblance of normality despite war

MOSUL, Iraq: In some parts of Mosul, you can almost forget that a war is being… Read More

New UN chief calls for ‘whole new approach’ to prevent war

UNITED NATIONS: New UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday called for a "whole new approach"… Read More

Laureates to receive Nobel Prizes, except Bob Dylan

OSLO, NORWAY: In the absence of rock icon Bob Dylan, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos… Read More

Pictures of splendors past: Aleppo before the war

ALEPPO: A millennium-old minaret towering above Aleppo's Umayyad mosque, an imposing citadel overlooking the old… Read More

UN fears Aleppo may become ‘giant graveyard’

ALEPPO: The UN's aid chief warned Wednesday that Alepporisked becoming a "giant graveyard" after more than… Read More

How far to go? Photographers divided over graphic war snaps

BAYEUX: How far to go in terms of gore and shock value when covering conflict? Capturing… Read More

Hoping and praying for peace always, says Mahira

KARACHI: Actress Mahira Khan has said that she hopes and prays for peace always, ARY… Read More

‘No God of war’, Pope says as faith leaders meet

ASSISI, Italy: Pope Francis denounced those who wage war in the name of God Tuesday, as… Read More

Economic costs of Middle East wars exceptionally high – IMF study

WASHINGTON: Armed conflicts in the Middle East and North Africa are not only devastating the… Read More

Syria war death toll now more than 300,000: monitor

BEIRUT: More than 300,000 people have been killed in the Syrian conflict since March 2011,… Read More

Nearly 50 million children ‘uprooted’ worldwide: UNICEF

UNITED NATIONS: Almost 50 million children throughout the world are "uprooted," forcibly displaced from their… Read More

I was more concerned about my English hat than war, Bushra recounts 1965 saga

TV presenter, comedian and actor Bushra Ansari while recounting her story of September 06, 1965,… Read More

WATCH: London lab recreates horrors of war with 3D technology

LONDON: Starvation, torture and rape: the grim daily realities of prisoners inside Syria's Saidnaya military… Read More

Colombia ceasefire ends half-century war with FARC rebels

BOGOTA: Colombia on Monday began its first day of peace with the country's largest insurgency… Read More