No question of SAARC pullout with summit not happening: Sri Lanka
PTI, Colombo :Under attack from the opposition for boycotting the SAARC Summit to be held in Islamabad, the Sri Lankan government today said there was...
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India to seal border, allows evacuated residents to return
Dawn.com, New Delhi :India said on Friday it would completely seal the border with Pakistan by December 2018 and, in a sign that the military...
`Huge disaster` averted in Turkey as suspects blow themselves up
AFP, Ankara :Two people suspected of planning a car bomb attack on the Turkish capital Ankara on Saturday blew themselves up after being confronted by...
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Two charged for insulting Suu KyiAFP, NaypyidawA member of Myanmar’s ruling pro-democracy party has pressed charges against two villagers for insulting the government’s new leader...
Pentagon encourages Pakistani, Indian militaries to keep talking
Dawn.com, Washington :The US Department of Defence, in its first reaction to the current India-Pakistan conflict, has urged both militaries to continue talking as it...
Russia warns US against striking Syrian army
AP, Moscow :The Russian military on Thursday strongly warned the United States against striking the Syrian army, noting that its air defence weapons in Syria...
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Mugabe in surprise visit to MalaysiaAP, Kuala LumpurZimbabwe’s 92-year-old strongman Robert Mugabe will pay a surprise one-day working visit to Malaysia on Friday, the Southeast...
Blair hints at return to frontline politics to save Brexit Britain
Reuters, London :Former Prime Minister Tony Blair could return to a frontline role in British politics to try to prevent Theresa May’s Conservative Party from...
Duterte wants to liberate Philippines from US shackles: FM
Reuters, Manila :The president of the Philippines wants to liberate his country from a “shackling dependency” on the United States which can not guarantee its...
Taiwan aims to build ties with Japan on maritime, regional issues
Reuters , Taipei :Taiwan is to launch talks with Japan on maritime cooperation, including on fisheries and search and rescue, President Tsai Ing-wen said, part...
Israel’s settlement activity undermines peace process: White House
AFP, Washington :The White House accused Israel of a betrayal of trust, in an unusually sharp rebuke over its plans to build hundreds of new...