Gaza: At least 14 Palestinians were killed and some others wounded in an Israeli airstrike on a UN school-converted shelter for displaced people in the al-Nuseirat refugee camp of central Gaza, Palestinian medical sources said Wednesday.

Source: The…

Beijing: The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Wednesday.

IN THE UNITED STATES

The S&P 500 Index opened at 5,496.42 points, up 0.90 points, or 0.02 percent.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened at 40,638.76 po…

Islamabad: A polio worker and a policeman were killed in firing by unknown gunmen in Pakistan’s northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province, according to police officials on Wednesday.

Unknown miscreants riding on a motorcycle opened fire at a polio v…

Kuala lumpur: Malaysia’s natural rubber production increased by 27 percent to 37,960 tons in July from 29,881 tons in June, official data showed Wednesday.

A year-on-year comparison showed that natural rubber production jumped 33 percent from 28,533 …

Myanmar authorities have seized over one ton of ICE (methamphetamine) in eastern Myanmar’s Shan state, the state-run daily The Mirror reported on Wednesday, citing the Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control.

Acting on a tip-off, anti-narcotics pol…