Two killed in Pakistan, India fire in Kashmir border
AP, Islamabad :Pakistani and Indian border guards traded artillery fire along the disputed border region of Kashmir, killing two people and wounding eight, officials said...
International
New US ban on North Korea
Reuters, Washington :North Korea was hit with more sanctions on Friday designed to impede access to the U.S. financial system in the wake of a...
Sweden protesters demand end to mosque arson attacks
AFP, Stockholm :More than a thousand protesters took to the streets in Sweden on Friday to urge an end to a spate of attacks against...
US, Venezuela discuss improving relations
AP, Caracas :Last year saw a rapid deterioration of relations between their countries, but on New Year’s Day, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and Venezuelan...
Iran, 6 powers move closer to nuke talks deal
AP, Vienna :Iran and the United States have tentatively agreed on a formula that Washington hopes will reduce Tehran’s ability to make nuclear arms by...
King has pneumonia: Saudi court
AP, Riyadh :Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah is being treated for pneumonia and his condition has stabilized with the help of a breathing tube, according to...
Intervention in Libya essential: Niger president
AFP, Niamey :A solution to the crisis in Libya is not possible without an international intervention, the president of neighbouring Niger said Friday. “I do...
UN predicts end of Ebola outbreak in 2015
AFP, Accra :West Africa still has a long way to go to beat Ebola, the United Nations’ outgoing Ebola mission chief said Friday. “I think...
Palestinians formally apply to UN for joining ICC
AFP, United Nations :The Palestinians formally presented a request to the United Nations on Friday to join the International Criminal Court, a move that would...
Iraq violence killed 15,000 in 2014, worst in seven years
AFP, Baghdad :Violence in Iraq killed more than 15,000 civilians and security personnel in 2014, government figures showed Thursday, making it one of the deadliest...
Afghan forces now in charge: Ghani
AFP, Kabul :President Ashraf Ghani called on Afghanistan’s army and police on Thursday, to defend the country from the Taliban, hours after 20 wedding guests...
Indian PM replaces Soviet-style planning body, aiming to boost growth
Reuters, New Delhi :India has scrapped its 65-year-old Planning Commission, which Prime Minister Narendra Modi has accused of stifling growth with Soviet-style bureaucracy, replacing it...