Iraqi troops, militias repel IS attack on town in Anbar
AP, Baghdad :Government forces and Shiite militiamen repelled an Islamic State group attack Friday that left 10 soldiers dead in western Iraq’s Anbar province, officials...
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Syrian air strike kills 28 in Islamic State-held town
Reuters, Beirut :A Syrian army air strike on an Islamic State-controlled town in northern Syria killed at least 28 people including three children on Saturday,...
Japan PM likely to visit China
Reuters, Tokyo :Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is studying the possibility of a summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping in China in September, the Asahi...
US general explains key American interests in Pakistan
Dawn.com, Washington :The United States still has three key interests in Pakistan, averting Al Qaeda’s re-emergence, preventing the proliferation of nuclear weapons and promoting regional...
Bombing, heavy fighting rock Yemen despite truce
Reuters, Sanaa :Saudi-led air strikes and heavy shelling between warring factions shook several cities in Yemen on Saturday, residents said, violating a United Nations humanitarian...
Bosnia marks 20 years since Srebrenica massacre
AFP, Srebrenica :Bosnia commemorates, today, the 20th anniversary of the massacre of around 8,000 men and boys in the UN-protected enclave of Srebrenica, as debate...
Pakistan desires multi-dimensional ties with Russia : Nawaz Sharif
AP, UFA :Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said on Friday that Pakistan attached great importance to its ties with the Russian Federation and was keen to...
Iran nuclear accord deadline extended till Monday
Reuters, Vienna :Iran and major powers gave themselves until Monday to reach a nuclear agreement, their third extension in two weeks, as Tehran accused the...
Modi, Sharif to work for peace, development
AFP, Ufa :India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi accepted an invitation Friday from his counterpart Nawaz Sharif to attend a regional summit in Islamabad next year...
Former Saudi FM Prince Saud al-Faisal dies
AFP, Riyadh :Saudi Arabia’s Prince Saud al-Faisal, formerly the world’s longest-serving foreign minister who oversaw four decades of turbulent diplomacy for the oil-rich kingdom, has...
China’s Xi pledges security equipment, training for Afghanistan
Reuters, Beijing :China will provide Afghanistan with security equipment and training, President Xi Jinping told his Afghan counterpart on Friday, days after Chinese officials observed...
‘Yes or no’ time in Iran nuclear talks
AFP, Vienna :Iran lashed out at Western powers accusing them of changing positions at the 11th hour in intense nuclear talks, as the EU warned...