Japan PM pledges to resolve island row with Russia
AFP, Tokyo :Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Saturday pledged to resolve a row with Russia over an island chain claimed by both nations and...
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Obama lays out security strategy
Reuters, Washington :President Barack Obama released an updated national security strategy on Friday that committed the United States to lead on pressing world issues but...
Yemen’s Houthis dissolve parliament, take over power
Reuters, Sanaa :Yemen’s dominant Houthi movement today dissolved parliament and said a new interim assembly would be formed, a move that could ease a power...
US plans to work with Pakistan for regional peace
Dawn.com, Washington :A new US national security strategy, which President Barack Obama sent to Congress on Friday, underlines two key areas for engagement with Pakistan,...
Russia, EU accept Ukraine peace plan
AFP, Moscow :The leaders of Russia, Germany and France agreed during late-night talks in Moscow to draw up a plan to end fighting in Ukraine...
N Korea test-fires new anti-ship cruise missile
Reuters, Seoul :North Korea has test-fired a new anti-ship cruise missile, images released by state media on Saturday showed, demonstrating the increased capability of the...
US moves rescue assets to Iraq in fight against IS
Reuters, Washington :The United States has sent search and rescue assets to northern Iraq in recent days, bolstering its ability to recover coalition personnel in...
Extremism not unique to Islam, says Obama
Agencies, Washington :US President Barack Obama said on Thursday that Islam was not the only religion distorted by extremists to suit their practices, it was...
Indian army not ready to give combat role for lady officers
Dawn.com , New Delhim :The Indian army recently celebrated its lady officers on Republic Day for visiting US President Barack Obama, but it is still...
Rebels, Ukrainian forces agree on humanitarian corridor
AP, Debaltseve, Ukraine :Pro-Russia rebels and the Ukrainian authorities agreed Friday on a humanitarian corridor to evacuate civilians from the epicenter of fighting in eastern...
Top Qaeda militant in Yemen dead in US drone strike
AFP, Dubai : Al-Qaeda said Thursday that Harith al-Nadhari, a senior figure who threatened more attacks on France after last month’s Charlie Hebdo killings, had died...
US pressing Cuba to restore diplomatic ties before April
Reuters, Washington : The United States is pressing Cuba to allow the opening of its embassy in Havana by April, U.S. officials told Reuters, despite the...