Islamabad, Nov 17 (IANS) Pakistan needs to shed its “security-centric approach” in restive Balochistan if the government sincerely desires peace in the country’s biggest province, Dawn newspaper said on Friday. On the very day a…
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) India on Friday assured a medical visa to another Pakistani national who is seeking to donate a kidney to a fellow national undergoing treatment at a hospital here. “Pls don’t…
By Vishal Gulati Bonn, Nov 17 (IANS) The Asia-Pacific economies account for more than 50 per cent of global emissions. And if the nations maintain discharges as usual, rising seas could affect 1.4 billion people…
Singapore, Nov 17 (IANS) Singapore has suspended all trade ties with North Korea as the UN and the US seek tougher measures against Pyongyang, an official notice said on Friday. Singapore Customs said commercially traded…
United Nations, Nov 17 (IANS) The UN Security Council has failed to adopt the draft text of the US addressing the renewal of the mandate of the Joint Investigative Mechanism (JIM) of the Organization for…
Paris, Nov 17 (IANS) French President Emmanuel Macron will receive Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri here this weekend, the French government has said. France Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, who was in Riyadh on Thursday…
United Nations, Nov 17 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for calm in Zimbabwe after the military reportedly put the country’s 93-year-old President Robert Mugabe under house arrest. “The Secretary-General is closely following developments…
Ankara, Nov 17 (IANS) The “East Mediterranean 2017” NATO naval exercise hosted by Turkey has ended, the media reported. The 10-day exercise that ended on Thursday, was joined by the US, Turkey, Bulgaria, Romania and…
United Nations, Nov 17 (IANS) The UN Security Council has failed to adopt the draft text of the US addressing the renewal of the mandate of the Joint Investigative Mechanism (JIM) of the Organization for…
New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) Joint Indo-Bangladesh Training Exercise “Sampriti 2017”, which was being conducted at Counter Insurgency and Jungle Warfare School, Vairengte in Mizoram, culminated on Thursday with a validation exercise. It was the…
Washington, Nov 16 (IANS) The US President on Thursday said three college basketball players freed by China after being arrested for shoplifting should thank the Asian nation’s head of state for intervening on their behalf….
Edinburgh, Nov 16 (IANS) Showcasing the state’s industrial landscape among Scottish businessmen, West Bengal Chief Mamata Banerjee on Thursday charted out potential areas of collaboration ranging from engineering, services to IT and ITes, between Bengal…
Tehran, Nov 16 (IANS) Iran’s Foreign Ministry on Thursday dismissed a new resolution by the UN on the rights situation in Iran as “unacceptable and politically-motivated”, Tasnim news agency reported. Supports for such a politically…
By Vishal Gulati Bonn, Nov 16 (IANS) A day after a major victory for India and developing countries on climate actions before 2020 that the developed world agreed to discuss in subsequent two years, India’s…
Harare, Nov 16 (IANS) Zimbabwe on Thursday remained in political limbo after the military takeover that appears to have put an end to Robert Mugabe’s 37-year grip on power even as South African President Jacob…
Ashgabat, Nov 16 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is committed to the security and stability of Afghanistan and stands with the people of the South and Central Asian country, Minister of State for Foreign…
Rabat, Nov 16 (IANS/MAP) A Moroccan-French business forum opened on Thursday in the Moroccan city of Skhirat to explore new measures to boost bilateral cooperation. Held under the theme “Morocco-France: Building Bridges for Growth and…
Riyadh, Nov 16 (IANS) Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister on Thursday said the Lebanese Prime Minister was free to leave at any time, following allegations that he was detained in the kingdom. At a joint press…
New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) In an initiative to bolster bilateral relations with friendly foreign countries and navies in the Indian ocean region, a hydrographic survey ship of the Southern Naval Command has reached Dar-es-Salaam,…
Bangkok, Nov 16 (IANS) The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) on Thursday backed Myanmar’s humanitarian relief programme in the Rakhine state. Around 615,000 members of the Muslim minority Rohingya community have fled to Bangladesh…