Apple is set to unveil new iPhones, aiming to gain fresh momentum in the premium segment of a global smartphone market showing signs of fatigue.   In its usual secretive style, Apple has remained mum about revelations planned for Wednesday’s event at its spaceship campus in Silicon Valley, but the timing fits its pattern of annually introducing new iPhone models.  ...

An Afghan official says insurgents have attacked a checkpoint in the western Herat province, killing at least nine Afghan security forces and wounding another six. Gelani Farhad, the provincial governor’s spokesman, says the attack late Saturday ignited a gunbattle in which around 10 insurgents were killed and five wounded. He says the attack was likely carried out by the Taliban, ...

Beijing, Sep 9 : China’s trade surplus with the United States widened to a record $31 billion in August as exports surged despite American tariff hikes, potentially adding fuel to President Donald Trump’s battle with Beijing over industrial policy. Exports to the United States rose 13.4 percent to $44.4 billion, ticking up from July’s 13.3 percent growth, according to customs ...

The death toll from a powerful quake that triggered landslides in northern Japan rose to 35 Saturday, as tens of thousands of rescue workers raked through the mud for survivors. The majority of the dead are from the small rural town of Atsuma, where a cluster of dwellings were wrecked when a hillside collapsed from the force of the 6.6-magnitude ...

    Housing cabinet members from 19 London boroughs have joined forces to call for an end to letting fees and extortionate deposits that private renters are currently forced to pay. Councillor Sirajul Islam signed the letter on behalf of Tower Hamlets Council. The councillors have echoed the Mayor of London’s calls for the Government to strengthen the Tenant Fees ...

The shadow chancellor said Chuka Umunna’s demand that the Labour leader ‘call off the dogs’ was ‘unacceptable’ The shadow chancellor has dismissed suggestions of a purge of Labour critics and said Chuka Umunna’s call for Jeremy Corbyn to “call off the dogs” was offensive. John McDonnell claimed Chuka Umunna was “inventing stories” after the senior MP claimed moderates were being ...

By Fatema Miah: Islamic relics in Makkah and Madina One of the  Pillars of Islam the Hajj that is obligatory  deed for every well and financially able  adult, that can be  performed only by visiting to Saudi Arabian towns Makkah and Madina, specially  Makkah and Arafath is the must, one has to attend to perform Hajjj. Hajj is the best ...

By Taslim Ahammad: At present, tourism has become one of the most important industries in terms of job creation, and also for generating foreign exchange. Tourism is now expressed as an event-based movement. People with careers in tourism and hospitality management provide valuable services to travellers while potentially earning a profit, and substantial travel discounts provide them with accommodation. These ...

 The UK and France have failed to agree a deal to end a dispute over scallop fishing in the English Channel. Crews clashed in the waters last month over laws that allow British boats to gather scallops year-round, but places restrictions on French vessels.   The two sides had agreed on the principles of a deal earlier this week, but ...

A helicopter with seven people on board is reported missing in Nepal’s mountainous region. Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu says rescue helicopters are scouring the areas Saturday while soldiers and police rescuers are searching the mountains on foot.   The area is about 50 miles (80 kilometers) northwest of the capital, Kathmandu.   The Airbus manufactured Ecureuil helicopter belongs to ...