Venezuela cuts diplomatic ties with Panama
BBC Online :Venezuela’s President, Nicolas Maduro, has broken diplomatic relations and frozen economic ties with Panama.The decision comes after the Central American nation requested a...
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Pakistan resumes talks with Taliban
AP, Pakistan :The Pakistani government pushed forward with Taliban peace negotiations on Wednesday, despite recent militant attacks that include a roadside bomb in the country’s...
UN, EU hold emergency talks over Kiev crisis
AFP, Brussels :Russia will come under heightened diplomatic pressure on Thursday as the UN Security Council and European leaders hold emergency talks on Ukraine, after...
US Congress rushing to impose ban on Russia
AP, Washington :Congress is rushing to put in place hard-hitting sanctions on Russia in response to its takeover of Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula, hoping Europe will...
Militants kill 6 Pak soldiers
BBC Online :At least six Pakistani soldiers have been killed in a bombing in the north-west, as violence continues despite an apparent ceasefire with militants.The...
Gulf envoys quit Qatar
BBC Online :Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and the UAE have withdrawn their ambassadors from Qatar amid accusations that it has meddled in internal affairsThe three countries,...
Russia threatens to hit back if EU places sanctions
CNN, Kiev :The Kremlin is threatening to hit back if the European Union sanctions Russia over its actions in Ukraine.Russian lawmakers are drafting a law...
China increases military budget
Reuters, Beijing :China announced its biggest rise in military spending in three years on Wednesday, a strong signal from President Xi Jinping that Beijing is...
Kejriwal held in Gujarat
TNN, Ahmedabad :Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal was detained in Radhanpur late in the afternoon on Wednesday. Kejriwal was detained for violation of the...
Ban Ki-moon urges Venezuela to hold dialogue
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has urged the Venezuelan authorities to “listen carefully to the aspirations” of protesters and engage in dialogue with the...
3 more held over Kunming attack
AP, Beijing :Police have captured the three remaining suspects in a slashing rampage at a train station in southwestern China that killed 29 people, state...
US moves to expel Russia from G8
TNN, Washington :With the eyes of the world trained on it over perceived decline of American power and a weak-kneed response to Russia’s invasion of...