Myanmar, China sign dozens of agreements

Nay Pyi Taw (IANS) Myanmar and China on Saturday signed dozens of cooperation and infrastructure agreements aimed at strengthening their bilateral ties during Chinese President Xi Jinping's historic visit to the neighbouring country.

Xi…

Trump's impeachment trial in Senate officially begins

Washington (IANS) The impeachment trial of US President Donald Trump officially kicked off in the Republican-majority Senate with the reading of the two articles of impeachment the Democrat-majority House of Representatives approved last month.

Japan n-reactor's suspension ordered over safety

Tokyo (IANS) A Japanese court on Friday ordered the suspension of a nuclear reactor on safety grounds, revoking an earlier decision that had green lighted its operation.

The Hiroshima High Court said the operators Shikoku Electric and the Japanese…

China draws blank at UNSC consultation on Kashmir

United Nations (IANS) China drew a blank at the Security Council consultation at which it raised the Kashmir issue with members declaring it a bilateral issue and refusing to step in.

Beijing's Permanent Representative Zhang Jun himself…

Pak PM likely to send minister in his place to SCO meet in India

New Delhi/Islamabad (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan is likely to send a member of his government in his place to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) meeting in New Delhi later this year.


The government in New Delhi…

UNSC to hold private talk on Kashmir; no outcome expected

New Delhi/New York (IANS) The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) members will hold a closed door discussion on Kashmir at China's request on Wednesday night.

Top diplomatic sources said that China has once again sought discussion on…

Taliban must accept ceasefire before talks: Afghanistan

Kabul (IANS) An Afghan government spokesman has said that the Taliban "must" accept a ceasefire ahead of any peace talks, adding that without it, there would be no negotiations.

"Without a ceasefire, we will not reach a long-lasting peace,…

China launches new remote-sensing satellite

Taiyuan (IANS) China sent a new optical remote-sensing satellite for commercial use into planned orbit from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre in north China's Shanxi Province on Wednesday morning.

The satellite, belonging to the Jilin-1…

Rouhani signs law blacklisting Pentagon, subsidiaries

Tehran (IANS) Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Monday signed an amended law that expands Tehrans designation of American terrorist organizations to include the Pentagon and all its subsidiaries.

Iran's Parliament passed the initial version…

Trump demands Iran to respect protesters

Washington (IANS) US President Donald Trump on Sunday Iran to allow its people to continue with their protests in Tehran after the country's military "unintentionally" downed a Ukrainian airliner on January 8.

"The government of Iran must…