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Musharraf files petition challenging high treason case verdict

Musharraf files petition challenging high treason case verdict

27-12-2019  comments

Lahore (IANS) Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf filed a petition with the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday challenging the verdict by a special court in the high treason case against him for suspending the Constitution on November 3, 2007.

Toll in Kazakhstan plane crash revised to 12

Toll in Kazakhstan plane crash revised to 12

27-12-2019  comments

Nur Sultan (IANS) The Kazakhstan government on Friday revised the number of people killed in a plane crash that occurred earlier in the day shortly after taking off from the Almaty airport to 12, from the initial figure of 15.

The Kazakh Interior…

Trump impeachment trial slides into limbo as hardball escalates over crucial final phase

Trump impeachment trial slides into limbo as hardball escalates over crucial final phase

26-12-2019  comments

New York (IANS) The final bend of US President Donald Trump's impeachment process, a Senate trial, has suddenly slid into limbo after his Democratic rivals who control the House of Representatives have brought the until-now rapid fire spectacle…

Over 100 houses gutted in Chilean wildfires

Over 100 houses gutted in Chilean wildfires

25-12-2019  comments

Santiago (IANS) Wildfires raging across the coastal Chilean city of Valparaiso have destroyed 120 houses, prompting a mass evacuation, officials said on Wednesday.

Valparaiso, in central Chile, is a popular tourist destination in South America.

26 killed in Indonesia as bus plunges into ravine

26 killed in Indonesia as bus plunges into ravine

24-12-2019  comments

Bangko (IANS) At least 26 people were killed after a passenger bus plunged into a ravine in Indonesia's South Sumatra, police said on Tuesday.

The bus, going from Bengkulu to Palembang on Monday, hit a guard rail at a bend shortly before…

Ashraf Ghani tops Afghan presidential elections

Ashraf Ghani tops Afghan presidential elections

22-12-2019  comments

Kabul (IANS) Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has led the preliminary results of the September presidential election by 50.64 per cent, Afghan Independent Election Commission (IEC) announced on Sunday.

Announcing the long-awaited results,…

Saudi Arabia threatened Pakistan, says Turkey's Erdogan

Saudi Arabia threatened Pakistan, says Turkey's Erdogan

21-12-2019  comments

New Delhi (IANS) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has revealed that Pakistan abstained from the Kuala Lumpur Islamic summit because the Saudi Arabia government threatened economic sanctions against it.

The Islamic summit hosted by Malaysia…

'Ocean Viking' saves 162 migrants from Mediterranean Sea

'Ocean Viking' saves 162 migrants from Mediterranean Sea

21-12-2019  comments

Rome (IANS) The humanitarian ship "Ocean Viking" reported on Saturday that it has rescued 50 migrants who were crammed into a wooden boat in the Mediterranean Sea, adding to another 112 rescued from a deflating rubber vessel a day earlier.

"Last…

China overhauls Pak firepower, to supply 236 howitzer guns

China overhauls Pak firepower, to supply 236 howitzer guns

21-12-2019  comments

New Delhi (IANS) Amid heightened tension across the across the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan has engaged China to overhaul its firepower, sources said on Saturday.

Pakistan Army inked a deal with China Northern Industries Corporation…

Russia wants to normalise relations with EU: Putin

Russia wants to normalise relations with EU: Putin

20-12-2019  comments

Moscow (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said his country wants to normalise relations with the European Union (EU), as economic sanctions hurt both sides.

"In principle, we are for full normalisation," Putin said at an annual…

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