Afghan attack won’t change Kandahar security situation: Mattis
WEB DESK US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis has said the killing of a top Afghan official would not fundamentally change the security situation in Kandahar province. He said it is…
US to merge Jerusalem consulate general with new embassy
WEB DESK The United States is to merge its consulate general in Jerusalem, which deals with Palestinian affairs, with its new embassy. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said, the decision…
Bhutan elections results go in favour of DNT
WEB DESK Bhutan’s Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT) has won National Assembly elections. According to provisional results, DNT has won 30 seats in 47 member National Assembly, the lower house of…
Bhutan goes to poll third general elections
WEB DESK Polling for third general elections is underway. Voting for 47 seats of National Assembly, the lower house of the parliament is taking place in all 20 districts of…
Pompeo in Saudi Arabia, Thanks King Salman for commitment to probe into Jamal Khashoggi’s disappearance
AGENCIES / RIYADH: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo thanked Saudi King Salman for his commitment to a thorough, transparent investigation of Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi’s disappearance, while the crown…
Maldives: SC rejects President Abdulla Yameen’s petition
WEB DESK Maldives Supreme Court has ruled against admissibility of secret witnesses in a petition by President Abdulla Yameen to cancel the elections last month. The court delivered the ruling…
Turkey permitted to search Saudi consulate in missing journalist case
WEB DESK Saudi Arabia on Monday ended a week-long impasse by agreeing to let Turkish investigators enter its consulate in Istanbul, where missing journalist Jamal Khashoggi was last seen entering…
Two Koreas hold high-level peace talks
FILE PHOTO WEB DESK The Koreas are holding high-level talks to discuss engagement amid a global diplomatic push to resolve the nuclear standoff with the North. South Korea said today’s…
Britain, France & Germany call for probe into disappearance of Saudi journalist
WEB DESK Britain, France and Germany insisted that “light must be shed” on the where about of journalist Jamal Khashoggi as they called for a credible investigation into his disappearance.…
PAKISTAN : Voting for 35 national, provincial by-polls end
WEB DESK Polling for by-elections in 11 National Assembly and 24 provincial assembly seats ended on Sunday. According to Dawn News TV, vote counting at some of the polling stations…