Pakistan’s new PM forms cabinet with an eye to 2018 poll
Reuters, Islamabad :Pakistan’s new Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Friday formed a cabinet filled with allies of toppled leader Nawaz Sharif, in a reshuffle...
Reuters, Islamabad :Pakistan’s new Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Friday formed a cabinet filled with allies of toppled leader Nawaz Sharif, in a reshuffle...
AFP, Tehran :Iran said on Thursday that new US sanctions were a violation of its nuclear deal with world powers, piling pressure on President Hassan...
Reuters, Beijing :Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi urged all parties on Thursday not to heighten tensions on the Korean peninsula and said China had already...
Tillerson to raise US human rights concerns in PhilippinesAP, ManilaThe United States’ top diplomat is expected to raise concerns about human rights in the Philippines...
AFP, Mosul :With Mosul in ruins and nearly a million displaced, Iraq now faces the enormous task of restoring order and rebuilding its second city...
AP, Tokyo :Prime Minister Shinzo Abe reshuffled his Cabinet on Thursday, seeking to repair his tattered approval ratings by installing well-known moderates in key roles.Abe...
AFP, Moscow :Syrian regime forces and “moderate” rebels will cease fire in northern parts of Homs province on Thursday after Russia struck a deal with...
AP, Manila :Southeast Asia’s top diplomats will seek talks “as soon as possible” on a proposed nonaggression pact with China aimed at preventing clashes in...
At least 29 killed in Afghan Shiite mosque attackAFP, Herat A suicide bomber and a gunman killed at least 29 people and wounded 63 at...
AFP, Beijing :China on Wednesday defended its oil and gas activity in the East China Sea as occurring in areas “indisputably” under its jurisdiction, after...
Reuters, London :Iran believes new sanctions that the United States has imposed on it breach the nuclear deal it agreed in 2015 and has complained...
Reuters, Tbilisi :U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said on Tuesday that relations with Russia would not improve until Moscow changed its stance on Ukraine and...