UNITED NATIONS: The president of the UN General Assembly will visit Pakistan from Jan 18 to 22 at the invitation of the government, according to the spokesperson for the UNGA president. This will be the first official visit to the Asia-Pacific region by the president of the UN General Assembly since María Fernanda Espinosa assumed office in September. A statement …

QUETTA: The federal government has assured the Balochistan government that it would be taken on board while taking decisions on exploration and development of natural resources and it would be given share from the resources. The decision was taken in a meeting on Friday which was attended by Chief Minister of Balochistan Jam Kamal Khan Alyani, Fed­eral Minister for Petroleum …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Houston Police Department Chief Art Acevedo and the Houston Police Union President Joe Gamaldi are at odds about the southern border and its crisis impacting crime in Houston. On Thursday, President Donald Trump continued his push to secure border funding in Texas. RELATED: Pres. Trump visits U.S.-Mexico border Trump wants $5.7 billion to build the wall …

SAN ANTONIO, Texas — San Antonio police say they believe an 8-month-old boy reported as abducted is believed to be dead, and three members of his family have been charged in the case. Police Chief William McManus says the father, grandmother and cousin of King Jay Davila have been charged in the case of the missing baby. All are in …

DAVIS, California — The man suspected of shooting and killing a Davis Police officer has been found dead. Davis police say the person was found inside a home near 5th and Davis Streets. They died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot. RELATED: Officer dies after being shot while responding to traffic collision in Davis Police say officer Natalie Corona, 22, was investigating …

Text messages exchanged between notorious Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman and his wife while he was on the run in 2012 surfaced Wednesday at his U.S. trial, evidence the FBI says it uncovered with the help of a cyber tech for the cartel who flipped on the kingpin. The tech, Christian Rodriguez, also testified how Guzman was obsessed …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A suspect in a drive-by shooting that injured a 14-year-old girl has been arrested after a chase with deputies. Harris County Sheriff’s Office said a man was arrested after someone saw the suspect’s pickup truck on TV and called in a tip. “That was the crucial part of putting that piece out,” said Thomas Gilliland with …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A man who is hearing impaired died in an apartment fire after neighbors tried to rescue him. It happened off South Post Oak and Willowbend in southwest Houston overnight. Neighbors heard popping sounds and ran outside to see flames shooting through the kitchen window. In a frantic effort to save their neighbor, they grabbed fire extinguishers …

Seven people were taken into custody at a home in Keller on Thursday morning after police executed a search warrant involving an identity theft ring, police said. Officers used breaching devices “that caused the loud bangs some may have heard,” Keller police tweeted. No one was injured during the incident The search warrant was executed about 6 a.m. near Shady …

DENTON, Texas — In the game of soccer, goalies are protectors. That is what Diego Rivera is to his teammates. On Thursday, Diego and his younger brother, Daniel, were honored at a soccer tournament at Guyer High School. The two boys, 17 and 14 years old, were killed in a car crash. On Tuesday night, police say the boys were …