Canberra, Jan 16 (IANS) Australia’s Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will attempt to fast-track a parliamentary vote to approve the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) in a bid by Japan and Australia to pressure the United States into…
Paris, Jan 16 (IANS) An international peace conference held in Paris to kick-start the stalled peace talks between Israel and Palestine, concluded with a declaration that a two-state solution was the only path to peace…
Canberra, Jan 16 (IANS) Australian Senator Pauline Hanson, an ardent supporter of US President-elect Donald Trump throughout his campaign, has rejected an invitation to attend his inauguration, to which Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has not…
Suva, Jan 16 (IANS) The 25th Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF) opened on Monday in Fiji, focusing on parliamentary partnerships for peace and security. The five-day forum, which was being held at Natadola saw the participation…
Singapore, Jan 16 (IANS) Singapore’s Land Transport Authority (LTA) announced on Monday that all foreign-registered cars will have to pay a Reciprocal Road Charge (RRC). The cars would be levied $4.48 per-entry when they enter…
Kathmandu, Jan 16 (IANS) Nepal’s Foreign Affairs Minister Prakash Sharan Mahat is scheduled to arrive India on Monday on a two-day visit. According to government officials, Mahat will be participating in the second edition of…
Berlin, Jan 16 (IANS) US President-elect Donald Trump said in an interview with a German daily that NATO is “obsolete” and accused Chancellor Angela Merkel of committing a “catastrophic mistake” with her refugee policy to…
Jerusalem, Jan 16 (IANS) The Prime Minister of Israel criticized the international peace conference taking place in Paris in support of the two-state solution for the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, describing it as “useless”. Benjamin Netanyahu again…
Moscow, Jan 16 (IANS) Russia intends to stay at the Hmeimim Air Base in the Syrian province of Latakia, where it will build barracks and administrative buildings for its forces,a Russian military source said. More…
Islamabad, Jan 15 (IANS) Pakistan Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Sunday telephoned Afghan President Ashraf Ghani to condole the loss of life in recent terror attacks in Afghanistan and urged him to restrict…
Paris, Jan 15 (IANS) French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault on Sunday called US President-elect Donald Trump’s pledge to move the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem as a “provocation”. When answering a question from…
Paris, Jan 15 (IANS) France is hosting an international conference aimed at strengthening a global commitment to a two-state solution for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. However, both principal parties are skipping the event. Some 70 nations,…
Dubai, Jan 15 (IANS/WAM) Joint military exercises between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and British forces started in the Gulf Arab state on Sunday. Dubbed “Sea Dagger 2017”, the exercises were held “within the framework…
Colombo, Jan 15 (IANS) Sri Lanka is building a mega port city project in its capital Colombo that will transform the country into an international financial and business hub in the Indian Ocean region in…
Zurich, Jan 15 (IANS) Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived here on Sunday to attend the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos. Xi is the first Chinese President to attend the mega-summit…
Washington, Jan 15 (IANS) The US-based World Kashmir Awareness organisation expressed the hope that the US President-elect Donald Trump would help resolve long-standing Kashmir dispute to establish durable peace in the region. As Trump prepares…
Beijing, Jan 15 (IANS) China wants its ambitious One Belt One Road project to be developed on the public-private partnership model in the participating countries. He Lifeng, deputy head of National Development and Reform Commission…
Paris, Jan 15 (IANS) Delegates from over 70 nations gathered in Paris on Sunday for major international conference in a bid to kick-start the stalled peace talks between Israel and the Palestine. Palestinians have welcomed…
Vatican City, Jan 15 (IANS) Pope Francis and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met here to open a Palestinian embassy in the Vatican City. “We are very grateful about the role that the Holy See has…
Khartoum, Jan 15 (IANS) The UN welcomed the United States’ decision to lift some sanctions imposed on Sudan. “This decision is recognition of steps taken by the government of Sudan during recent months in a…