US blocks $350 million aid to Pakistan
The United States has blocked 350 million dollars in coalition support funds to Pakistan as Islamabad failed to act against the dreaded Haqqani network. Pakistan-based Haqqani network is blamed for…
Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al- Baghdadi still alive: US
US Defence Secretary James Mattis said he believes Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is still alive, shooting down claims he was killed in an air strike. Mattis told newsmen…
Saudi Arabia’s police kill three men wanted for terrorist attacks
Saudi Arabia’s police have shot dead three men wanted for terrorist attacks in the country’s Shiite-majority east, the interior ministry of the Sunni-ruled kingdom said on Friday. The men —…
UK govt appoints Brenda Marjorie Hale as first female President of SC
WEB DESK The UK government on Friday appointed Brenda Marjorie Hale as the first female President of the Supreme Court, the senior-most judge of the country. Baroness Hale, 72, will…
UN blames Saudi-led coalition for air strike on civilians in Yemen
WEB DESK The United Nations on Friday blamed a Saudi-led coalition for a deadly air strike on civilians in Yemen this week. It said, there were no military targets in…
Germany reviews arms shipments to Turkey amid row
WEB DESK Germany Friday said that it was reviewing all arms sales to Turkey amid a bitter row between the NATO partners that has sharply worsened since Ankara arrested several…
China must allow Liu Xia to move freely:UN
The UN human rights chief says he intends to keep pressuring China to allow the wife of the late Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo to move freely and leave…
Venezuela strike:3 people killed in clashes between police, protesters
WEB DESK At least three people were killed in clashes between police and protesters, as millions of Venezuelans have joined a general strike called by the opposition to cancel elections…
Qatar issues decree to amend provisions of law on combating terrorism
Qatar issued a decree to amend some provisions of a law on combating terrorism. Kuwait News Agency (Kuna) reported that the decree includes definitions of the words terrorist, crime and…
US urges India & China to engage in dialgue to reduce tension
WEB DESK The United States has urged India and China to engage in dialgue to reduce tension. State Department Spokesman Heather Nauert told reporters at a news conference that Trump…