Pak PM Shehbaz Sharif to take CPEC forward with new vigour: PML-N leader
Islamabad, 18 Apr (PTI): Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will take USD 60 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) forward with new vigour, vitality and in...
China calls Xi’s Russia visit one of friendship, peace
BEIJING, 22 Mar: China on Wednesday said President Xi Jinping’s just-concluded visit to Russia was a “journey of friendship, cooperation and peace,” and again...
Taliban arrest 4 Islamic State militants north of Kabul
Kabul, Oct 6 (AP) The Taliban arrested four members of the rival militant Islamic State group north of the Afghan capital, their spokesman said...
UN chief express sadness over horrific killing of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
United Nations, Jul 8 (PTI) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday expressed sadness over the horrific killing of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe...
Two women campaign to become France’s 1st female president
PARIS , Sep 12 (AP) — Two French politicians kicked off their presidential campaigns Sunday, seeking to become France’s first female leader in next...
Russia vows to respond to Lithuania’s ban on goods transit
Moscow, Jun 21 (AP) Russia's security chief on Tuesday said Moscow will respond to Lithuania's decision to bar rail transit of certain goods from...
6 stabbed in Paris train station, attacker shot by police
PARIS , 11 Jan (AP) — An attacker wounded six people in an unprovoked blade attack in Paris’ busy Gare du Nord train station...
Israel faces new calls for truce after killing of hostages raises alarm about its...
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip, 17 Dec: Israel’s government faced calls for a cease-fire from some of its closest European allies and from protesters at...
Court in Myanmar again finds Suu Kyi guilty of corruption
BANGKOK, 30 Dec: A court in military-ruled Myanmar convicted the country’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi of corruption Friday, sentencing her to seven...
Official says 31 killed in new South Sudan communal violence
Juba (South Sudan), Jan 24 (AP) A local official says at least 31 ethnic Dinka have been killed in clashes with suspected Murle armed...
Dubai’s DEWA utility goes public after raising $6B in IPO
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates , Apr 12 (AP) — Dubai’s Water and Electricity Authority, known as DEWA, began trading for the first time on...
Militant attack kills 4 paramilitary members in Iran’s east
Cairo, Dec 19 (AP) A militant attack killed 4 members of Iran's paramilitary force on Monday in its restive southeast province bordering Pakistan, state...
Poland set to get more than 5 billion euros in EU money after commission...
BRUSSELS, 21 Nov (AP) — Poland is set to receive more than 5 billion euros ($5.5 billion) in EU funds after the European Commission...
War in Ukraine drags on global economy into 2023, OECD says
Paris, Sep 26 (AP) Russia's war in Ukraine and the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic are dragging down global economic growth more than...
WTO predicts trade growth to slow next year amid crises
GENEVA , Oct 5 (AP) — The World Trade Organization is predicting global trade volumes will grow a lackluster 1% next year as crises...
Nepal suspends Central Bank Governor amid forex woes
Kathmandu, Apr 10 (PTI) In a rare move, the Nepal government has suspended the country's Central Bank Governor Maha Prasad Adhikari over disagreements with...
US recognises McMahon Line as int’l boundary between China and Arunachal
WASHINGTON, 15 Mar: The United States recognises the McMahon Line as the international boundary between China and Arunachal Pradesh, according to a bipartisan Senate...
Truck crashes fleeing Greek police: migrant killed, 17 hurt
THESSALONIKI, Greece, 12 Jun (AP) A pickup truck trying to evade pursuing police in northeastern Greece slammed into a fence, killing one migrant and...
Deadly week for migrants on French coast; at least 3 killed
PARIS, Nov 5 (AFP) A train struck and killed a migrant from Eritrea and at least two bodies were recovered from the sea and...
Maldives president-elect says he’s committed to removing the Indian military from the archipelago
MALE, 3 Oct: The president-elect of the Maldives said he will stick to his campaign promise to remove Indian military personnel stationed in the...