Pak PM blames RSS, BJP for Delhi riots

New Delhi/Islamabad (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday held the RSS and the BJP responsible for the killing of over 20 people in a communal riot in Delhi.

Accusing the BJP government of targeting 200 million Muslims in India,…

S.Korea, US mull scaling back military exercises

Seoul/Washington (IANS) South Korea and the US were considering scaling back combined military exercises due to concerns over the coronavirus outbreak, American Defence Secretary Mark Esper said.

Esper made the remark on Monday after talks…

Shun Cold War mentality on bilateral ties, China urges US

Beijing, Feb 25 (IANS) China on Tuesday urged the US to discard its outdated Cold War mentality and zero-sum game concept, and correctly view and safeguard China-US exchanges and cooperation in science, technology and culture. It also asked the US…

COVID-19 outbreak worst health crisis in modern China: Xi

Beijing (IANS) Chinese President Xi Jinping has said that the coronavirus outbreak was the most serious health crisis the country has experienced since the founding of the Peoples Republic of China in 1949.

"This is a crisis for us and it…

Iran reports 12 COVID-19 deaths, 47 infected

Tehran (IANS) Twelve people have died in Iran due to the novel coronavirus, while a total of 47 persons were infected by the deadly disease, Minister of Health and Medical Education Saeed Namaki announced on Monday.

The Minister said that "Iran…

Pak inaugurates 1st-ever Afghan transit cargo train service

Islamabad (IANS) Pakistan Railways has inaugurated a first-ever train service that would exclusively transport Afghan transit cargo from Karachi to the countries' border.

Pakistan Railways Chairman Habib-ur-Rehman Gilani inaugurated the…

Nawaz was also 'selected' PM: Bilawal

Lahore (IANS) Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has targeted the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, saying that like Imran Khan the PML-N supreme leader Nawaz Sharif too had been 'selected (by the establishment) for the post…

Italy reports 1st COVID-19 death with 16 confirmed cases

Rome (IANS) A 78-year-old man has become the first person in Italy to die after being infected with the coronavirus, with authorities confirming 16 cases of the disease in the country, it was reported.

The man, identified by Italian news…

Window of opportunity to curb COVID-19 spread narrowing: WHO

Geneva (IANS) The World Health Organization (WHO) has said that the window of opportunity to contain the global spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic was narrowing, urging the international community to act quickly before it completely closes.

French trade unions stage 10th nationwide anti-reform protests

Paris (IANS) French trade unions stage the 10th nationwide anti-reform protests amid signs of weakening as the National Assembly began debating a draft bill to overhaul the current pension regimes.

Thursday's turnout on the streets of…