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The aircraft was grounded and another plane is being scheduled tomorrow to fly the passengers to Frankfurt, the officials said. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Woman falls asleep in flight, wakes up alone in dark

She woke up in 'pitch black', with the plane having landed and been towed away from airport, after passengers and crew...

24 Jun 2019 10:56 AM IST

Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Turkish President Erdogan's party loses Istanbul mayoral elections

After being stripped of victory over disputed claims of fraud, Imamoglu vowed 'battle for democracy' that turned him...

24 Jun 2019 9:38 AM IST

US President Donald Trump

Donald Trump says re-election 'easier' if he is impeached

The President repeated his longstanding allegation that the FBI's counterintelligence investigation into his 2016...

24 Jun 2019 9:38 AM IST

Benjamin Netanyahu brandished a rectangular piece of dark green metal which he called a piece of that Iranian drone, or whats left of it, after we shot it down. (Photo: File)

Ready to 'consider' US plan to resolve conflict with Palestinians:...

'We will consider the American proposal in a fair and open way,' he said as he hosted US national security adviser John...

24 Jun 2019 9:34 AM IST

The 30-year-old went missing in May, according to media reports, and a crime of passion was suspected as she had been pregnant and married to another man at the time. (Photo: File/Representational)

Train crash kills 4, injures at least 65 in Bangladesh

He said the rail bridge broke down when the train was crossing it.

24 Jun 2019 9:31 AM IST

The expanded earthquake catalog reveals previously undetected foreshocks that precede major earthquakes as well as the evolution of swarms of earthquakes. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

7.5-magnitude earthquake hits in remote areas of Indonesia; no tsunami...

The quake hit at a depth of 220 km, the USGS said. There were no immediate reports of damage or injury.

24 Jun 2019 9:15 AM IST

Journalist Jamal Khashoggi has not been seen since he entered the Saudi consulate in Istanbul more than two weeks ago, amid persistent reports he was killed inside. (Photo: AFP)

Trump isn't saying whether he'll direct FBI to investigate death of...

Trump said the subject of Khashoggi 'didn't come up' when he and the Crown Prince spoke last Thursday, largely about...

24 Jun 2019 8:46 AM IST

Gen Bajwa made the remarks during a visit to Sarpir and Pandu Sectors at the Line of Control where he interacted with the Pakistani troops, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) - the media wing of the army - said in a statement. (Photo: AP)

'Doing best to wipe out terrorism': Pak Army Chief

Bajwa suggested that all nations must cooperate with each other in 'wiping out terrorism' since it is a common enemy for...

23 Jun 2019 6:15 PM IST

Taliban militants ambushed a checkpoint in western Afghanistan, killing at least nine policemen, officials said on Friday. (Photo: AP)

4 policemen killed in Taliban attack

A police armoured vehicle was also damaged by Taliban militants.

23 Jun 2019 5:29 PM IST

Downing Street released Mays letter moments after a senior EU official told AFP that Tusk was proposing to postpone Brexit day by up to a year. (Photo:AP)

Bogus Brexit murder plot and other lies planted online by Russian...

The aim was to 'divide, discredit, and distract' Western countries by planting false information.

23 Jun 2019 4:33 PM IST

Adviser to PM on Commerce Abdul Razak Dawood and Qatari Finance Minister Ali Shareef Al Emadi signed the MoU for establishment of Pakistan-Qatar joint working group on trade and investment. (Photo: AP)

Pakistan's highest civil honour conferred to Emir of Qatar

Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad was conferred with 'Nishan-e-Pakistan' by President Arif Alvi at a ceremony in Islamabad.

23 Jun 2019 3:58 PM IST

Buckling up in a pearl-silver Lexus, Sabeeha al-Fakher takes the wheel and relegates her son to the passenger seat, a role reversal the 68-year-old Saudi widow never imagined would be possible in her lifetime. (Photo: AFP)

Behind the wheel, a year on: Saudi women savour new freedom

The reform has freed many Saudi women from their dependence on private chauffeurs and male relatives.

23 Jun 2019 3:56 PM IST