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As economy takes center stage in the 2016 presidential election race, a new report Wednesday said American middle class is losing ground in metropolitan areas across the country, affecting communities from Boston to Seattle and from Dallas...

February 2016 saw four Pakistanis distinguish themselves with extraordinary achievements in the fields of science, technology and arts. Professor Nergis Mavalvala, a prominent Pakistani-American MIT scientist and Imran Khan, a PhD candidate working at Italy’s Gran...

In Pakistan, the provincial Punjab Assembly passed a landmark legislation last week, criminalizing all forms of violence against women. A few days later, the Council of Islamic Ideology, a federal advisory body, ruled the law as...

The “Super Tuesday” vote gave Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump a consolidating edge over their respective rivals as the two front-runners for presidential nomination secured the biggest numbers of states and delegates in the South....

Pakistani filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy won her second Oscar at a glittering Academy Awards ceremony Sunday, becoming one of the few women to achieve the coveted distinction for her short documentary “A Girl in the River –...

More than 14 years after 9/11 attacks –that spotlighted U.S. relations with the Muslim world like never before – Muslims in the United States generally find little understanding about their faith, culture and traditions among fellow...

Nearly 3.2 billion people are now online, which comes to about 43.4 per cent of the world population, but the number still falls significantly short of reaching the anticipated goal of 60 per cent by 2020. The ramifications...

First-time Senator Ted Cruz defied polls to trounce Donald Trump in the Republican Iowa Caucus in the animated race for the White House, while self-proclaimed socialist Bernie Sanders surged on the back of young voters to...

In a development holding out wide-ranging implications, the United States and Europe Saturday lifted sanctions on Iran in exchange for Teheran’s implementation of its end of last year’s nuclear deal that stops the oil-rich Persian nation...

He was a 15-year-old when he came to the United States with just $15 in his pocket. Now Frank Islam is a business tycoon, a sought-after entrepreneur, philanthropist, writer, education and peace activist who interacts with...