NEW DELHI, Sept 22: India has canceled a meeting with Pakistan over what it calls the “brutal” killing of three of its policemen on Friday morning. A Pakistani senator took a swipe at India for “running from talks.”

UPDATE: Tanzania ferry death toll over 130

Published On: September 22, 2018 10:33 AM NPT By: Associated Press

KAMPALA, Sept 22: Hundreds of solemn people watched Friday as body after body was pulled from a capsized ferry that Tanzanian authorities said was badly overcrowded and upended in the final stretch before reaching shore. The death toll was above 130 but horrified witnesses feared that would rise as the second day of searching neared an end.

Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang dies at 61

Published On: September 22, 2018 10:20 AM NPT By: Agencies

CARACAS, Sept 22: According to an official report from the Vietnam News Agency, President Tran Dai Quang died on Friday in a military hospital at 10:05 a.m. local time.

Sheriff: Motive unclear for Maryland shooter who killed 3

Published On: September 22, 2018 10:17 AM NPT By: Associated Press

ABERDEEN, Sept 22: Law enforcement officials said Friday they might never know the motive for a female shooter’s violent rampage that killed three people and wounded three at a sprawling Maryland warehouse before she turned the gun on herself. It’s little consolation for grieving relatives and others trying to find answers.

China, Russia warn US of consequences over sanctions

Published On: September 21, 2018 04:28 PM NPT By: Agencies

BEIJING, Sept 21:  Moscow and Beijing lashed out Friday at Washington's new anti-Russian sanctions that also target China for the first time, warning the United States could face consequences.

DAR ES SALAAM, Sept 21: More than 100 bodies have been retrieved after a ferry sank on Lake Victoria, Tanzanian state radio reported on Friday, and hundreds more were still feared missing as rescuers searched for survivors from daybreak on the morning after the disaster.

Imran calls for talks to end Saudi-Yemen dispute

Published On: September 21, 2018 02:00 PM NPT By: Agencies

KARACHI, Sept 21: Speaking about the Saudi-Yemen dispute, Prime Minister Imran Khan has told Saudi media that all conflicts could be resolved through dialogue.

MEXICO, Sept 21: Global waste could grow by 70 percent by 2050 as urbanization and populations rise, the World Bank said Thursday, with South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa set to generate the biggest increase in rubbish.

Afghan journalists dying in record numbers to report the war

Published On: September 21, 2018 12:00 PM NPT By: AFP/RSS

AFGHANISTAN, Sept 21: Moments after Afghan journalist Samim Faramarz wrapped up his live report on the latest suicide attack in Kabul, a car bomb exploded just metres away, killing him and his cameraman Ramiz Ahmadi.

Jahan said she will also fight for the right of Muslim women to get at least half their husband’s property during divorce.