World - DAWN.COM

E-Paper | August 12, 2026

Ousted Syrian president Bashar al-Assad sentenced to death in absentia

Ousted Syrian president Bashar al-Assad sentenced to death in absentia

A Syrian court has also sentenced an Assad-era official Atif Najib to death for “crimes against humanity” committed when he was head of political security in Daraa province.

Updated 11 Aug, 2026 02:42pm

Related

Colombia earthquake death toll surges to 224 as search for survivors continues

Colombia earthquake death toll surges to 224 as search for survivors continues

Quake reduces multi-story buildings to rubble; PM Shehbaz extends condolences over loss of lives.

Updated 11 Aug, 2026 09:29pm

India probes flight plunge as pilot faces drug test scrutiny

India probes flight plunge as pilot faces drug test scrutiny

The incident is the latest challenge for Air India as it seeks to overhaul its operations following a string of setbacks.

Published 11 Aug, 2026 09:37pm

Trump insists relationship with Netanyahu 'very good' despite rejection of US-led Gaza plan

Trump insists relationship with Netanyahu 'very good' despite rejection of US-led Gaza plan

Netanyahu opposes Trump's plan which calls for Israel to begin pulling back forces in tandem with disarmament by Hamas.

Published 11 Aug, 2026 12:15pm

Trump demands Iran pay for war deaths as hopes of Hormuz deal fade

Trump demands Iran pay for war deaths as hopes of Hormuz deal fade

Calls on Tehran to compensate families of those killed by Al Qaeda attack on USS Cole in Oct 2000.

Updated 11 Aug, 2026 07:47am

Branded Content

How Cheezious redefines freedom with 'Azadi, Cheez Hai Aesi'

How Cheezious redefines freedom with 'Azadi, Cheez Hai Aesi'

The openness and warmth highlighted in “Azadi, Cheez Hai Aesi” exist year-round whenever people make space for one another.

Master Group's Indus Cloud launches Pakistan's first Cisco AI GPU Cluster powered by NVIDIA H200 GPUs

Master Group's Indus Cloud launches Pakistan's first Cisco AI GPU Cluster powered by NVIDIA H200 GPUs

Bringing the country's first brand-new NVIDIA H200 GPUs on Pakistani soil to accelerate the nation's AI revolution

Omoda 7 Price unveiled in Pakistan: Rs10,649,000

Omoda 7 Price unveiled in Pakistan: Rs10,649,000

The reveal marks the moment the brand's flagship SUV moves from anticipation to an actual number Pakistani buyers can plan around.

Why the Middle East war still convulses the oil market

Why the Middle East war still convulses the oil market

Editorial: Gaza peace plan rejection shows Tel Aviv shifting goalposts yet again when things don't go its way

Editorial: Gaza peace plan rejection shows Tel Aviv shifting goalposts yet again when things don't go its way

Have India's protesting youth really crossed the tipping point?

Have India's protesting youth really crossed the tipping point?

Highlights

Harry Potter fans saved Dobby's grave by forcing energy company to divert $581m international cable

Harry Potter fans saved Dobby's grave by forcing energy company to divert $581m international cable

Rapper Tupac Shakur's murder trial begins 30 years after he was killed in Las Vegas

Rapper Tupac Shakur's murder trial begins 30 years after he was killed in Las Vegas

The 2026 South Asia Speaks literary fellowship will be open to diaspora writers

The 2026 South Asia Speaks literary fellowship will be open to diaspora writers

Taylor Swift songs removed from White House, Trump campaign posts

Taylor Swift songs removed from White House, Trump campaign posts

The Odyssey becomes 5th film of 2026 to cross $1bn in ticket sales

The Odyssey becomes 5th film of 2026 to cross $1bn in ticket sales

K-pop group KATSEYE hit by another hiatus as leader Sophia Laforteza steps back

K-pop group KATSEYE hit by another hiatus as leader Sophia Laforteza steps back

Factory fire kills 16 Bangladeshis in Saudi capital

Factory fire kills 16 Bangladeshis in Saudi capital

The fire broke out at a manufacturing facility in the industrial area of the Al Shifa district in Riyadh.

Updated 11 Aug, 2026 08:36am

Indonesian clerics say cross-dressing is ‘haram’

Indonesian clerics say cross-dressing is ‘haram’

Top Islamic body has warned men not to wear “women’s clothing” for Independence Day festivities despite a long tradition of men in dresses playing football as part of the annual fun.

Published 11 Aug, 2026 06:47am

Meta launches AI model as Zuckerberg champions open-weight push

Meta launches AI model as Zuckerberg champions open-weight push

The new model is smaller than leading AI models from rivals and is instead designed to run agentic tasks on a Mac or PC with a single graphics card.

Updated 11 Aug, 2026 08:52am

9,000-year-old remains of pregnant woman found in Sweden

9,000-year-old remains of pregnant woman found in Sweden

Archaeologist says the “very unusual” find was made in a cave on a small island off the coast of the Swedish island of Gotland.

Published 11 Aug, 2026 06:47am

Major earthquake claims 111 lives in Colombia

Major earthquake claims 111 lives in Colombia

Govt declares emergency after 7.4-magnitude quake flattens dozens of buildings.

Updated 11 Aug, 2026 07:52am

South Asia

'I hide to cry': Torment of Afghan fathers as daughters deprived of education

'I hide to cry': Torment of Afghan fathers as daughters deprived of education

Afghanistan's gold rush upends lives, landscapes in northeastern Badakhshan province

Afghanistan's gold rush upends lives, landscapes in northeastern Badakhshan province

Police in India's Jharkhand fire tear gas, use batons to disperse youth protesters

Police in India's Jharkhand fire tear gas, use batons to disperse youth protesters

Shakib ‘can’t return to Bangladesh team’; cricketer keen to clear his name

Shakib ‘can’t return to Bangladesh team’; cricketer keen to clear his name

Middle East

Trump insists relationship with Netanyahu 'very good' despite rejection of US-led Gaza plan

Trump insists relationship with Netanyahu 'very good' despite rejection of US-led Gaza plan

Pleasing no one: Netanyahu tries to placate his right-wing base instead of Trump on Gaza plan

Pleasing no one: Netanyahu tries to placate his right-wing base instead of Trump on Gaza plan

Factory fire kills 16 Bangladeshis in Saudi capital

Factory fire kills 16 Bangladeshis in Saudi capital

Netanyahu rejects Trump's Gaza plan, vows no pullout until Hamas disarms

Netanyahu rejects Trump's Gaza plan, vows no pullout until Hamas disarms

Newspaper

Indonesian clerics say cross-dressing is ‘haram’

Turkish MPs back law on reintegrating Kurd fighters

13 killed in drone strike by Ukraine on Russia’s oil-refining city

Rajapaksa party leader held over alleged death threat

Ex-Thai MP shoots dead official over money row

Meta launches AI model as Zuckerberg champions open-weight push

US left-wing lawmaker reveals decision to freeze her eggs

Oman says oil spill from grounded tanker covers 400 square kilometres

Indian students step up exam protests in Jharkhand

Factory fire kills 16 Bangladeshis in Saudi capital

Lifelike doll mistaken for murder victim in Australia

Displaced Kurds head back to hometown after years

9,000-year-old remains of pregnant woman found in Sweden

Pleasing no one: Netanyahu tries to placate his right-wing base instead of Trump

Man arrested after speedboat flips near Statue of Liberty

Urgent need for responsible tech governance

Passing on atomic bomb memories

Taiwan needs new deterrence

55,000 new startups ignite China’s generative AI boom

Five killed in Russia, Ukraine strikes

Berlin warns of ‘hybrid warfare’ after suspected drone attack

Roman wreck carrying hundreds of amphorae found off Sicily

Former US president Joe Biden’s cancer has spread: son

Crime boss Kinahan to appear in Dublin court after extradition