Beijing, May 10 (IANS) China on Tuesday expressed “resolute opposition” to a US warship patrol in the South China Sea. The US warship, USS William P. Lawrence, “illegally entered” China’s waters near the Nansha islands…
Islamabad, May 10 (IANS) An explosion killed two policemen and injured several people on Tuesday in Pakistan’s Quetta city. The nature of the blast is not known, reported Dawn.com. Emergency services were rushed to the…
New York, May 10 (IANS) Pakistan should conduct a prompt and impartial probe into the killing of human rights activist Khurram Zaki and prosecute the murderers, Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday. Zaki, 40, had…
United Nations, May 10 (IANS) To achieve the universal goal of “zero tolerance for terrorism,” India has called for strengthening the legal systems of nations in order to effectively prosecute terrorists. India’s Permanent Representative Syed…
London/Kabul, May 10 (IANS) Two Afghan interpreters who risked their lives working for British forces have lost their High Court challenge to gain access to a government assistance scheme. Ruling judges, according to RT online,…
Kathmandu, May 9 (IANS) A writ petition was on Monday filed in Nepal’s Supreme Court against the nine-point agreement reached last week between Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli and UCPN (Maoist) Chairperson Pushpa Kamal Dahal…
Dhaka, May 9 (IANS) Bangladesh on Monday summoned Pakistan’s High Commissioner Shuja Alam after Islamabad expressed concern over the death penalty given to Jamaat-e-Islami president Motiur Rahman Nizami over “war crimes”. A Bangladesh apex court…
Jammu, May 9 (IANS) Giving autonomy to both parts of the divided Jammu and Kashmir is the only way to resolve the Kashmir dispute, former Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah said on Monday. During a tour…
Imphal May 9 (IANS) The cross-border trade between India and Myanmar at Moreh in Manipur has come to a grinding halt due to a 24-hour general strike called to protest “government apathy” in solving the…
Nay Pyi Taw, May 9 (IANS) Myanmar regional authorities have tightened security following five bomb explosions in Kachin state, officials said on Monday. According to the regional government, the five explosions occurred on Sunday in…
Kabul, May 9 (IANS) Three militants were killed in a premature explosion in Afghanistan’s Kunduz province, police said on Monday. “Six militants tried to destroy a bridge along a main road by an improvised explosive…
Kabul, May 9 (IANS) Unidentified assailants abducted 15 coal miners from Afghanistan’s Baghlan province, an official said on Monday. “A group of unidentified assailants stormed the office of the coal miners in Karkar area n…
Kathmandu, May 9 (IANS) Nepal has rubbished rumours of plans to expel Indian Ambassador Ranjit Rae following the cancellation of President Bidhya Devi Bhandrai’s visit to New Delhi and the recall of its envoy from…
Islamabad, May 9 (IANS) Pakistan authorities are set to hang two murder convicts on Tuesday, whose execution was deferred last month. The hanging of retired Zaffar Iqbal was postponed twice last month. On April 25,…
Kabul, May 9 (IANS) At least 52 people died in Afghanistan after two buses collided with a fuel tanker, causing a massive explosion, local officials said. A further 73 passengers sustained injuries. The incident took…
Kathmandu, May 8 (IANS) A team of Chinese experts on Sunday launched a study on prospects for minerals, gas and oil at Shreesthan in Dailekh, a western district of Nepal, which, officials claim, holds petroleum…
Islamabad, May 8 (IANS) At least 12 people were injured in a hand grenade attack in Pakistan’s southern port city of Karachi on Sunday. Two militants hurled a hand grenade at a restaurant and fled…
Mumbai: Actress Nargis Fakhri during the trailer launch of film Azhar in Mumbai on April 1, 2016 (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) Actress Nargis Fakhri, whose origins trace back to Pakistan, says that…
Dhaka, May 8 (IANS) A two-day nationwide shutdown called by the Jamaat-e-Islami began on Sunday in Bangladesh against a Supreme Court verdict upholding the death penalty for its chief for the 1971 war crimes. Hours…
Karachi, May 8 (IANS) Prominent Pakistani rights activist Khurram Zaki was shot dead while having dinner with a friend at a restaurant here, and his NGO blamed “Takfiri Deobandi militants” for the killing. Zaki, 40,…