UN may run out of funds by month-end, warns Guterres

United Nations (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has again sounded a warning that the world organization is facing a financial crunch and may run out of funds by the end of this month.

With only 128 of the 193 member…

4 die in Kansas shooting, search on for gunmen

Kansas City (IANS) At least four people were killed and five others injured during a shooting at a bar in the US state of Kansas, with the police continuing a search for two suspects, authorities said.

The incident took place at the Tequila…

Impeachment peril engulfs Trump's WH, historians say 'worse than Watergate'

New York (IANS) As the impeachment alarm has engulfed President Donald Trump's White House and a second whistleblower has come forward about the former's dealings with Ukraine and asking for dirt on his political opponent Joe Biden,…

US-N.Korea nuclear talks collapse in Sweden

Stockholm (IANS) The highly anticipated working-level nuclear talks between the US and North Korea in the Swedish capital of Stockholm have collapsed, with Pyongyang accusing Washington of coming to the negotiation table "empty-handed",…

US-N.Korea to resume working-level n-talks in Sweden

Seoul (IANS) The US and North Korea were set to resume working-level nuclear talks in Sweden on Saturday, after their preliminary meeting the previous day.

The talks will mark their first formal negotiation since February's summit between…

Azadi march a 'war' against government: Fazlur Rehman

Peshawar (IANS) Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazl (JUI-F) chief Fazlur Rehman on Saturday said that his upcoming 'Azadi' march is a 'war' against the government and would continue until the government falls.

"The whole country…

US-N.Korea to hold preliminary n-talks in Stockholm

Seoul (IANS) US and North Korean officials were slated to meet on Friday in the Swedish capital of Stockholm, the eve of their formal working-level nuclear talks, after Pyongyang ratcheted up tensions with a test-firing of a new submarine-launched…

Pak Army chief meets biz honchos, sets off speculation

Islamabad (IANS) In a move that has set off speculation of a soft coup, the Pakistan Army chief Gen Qamar Bajwa called industry leaders for a meeting in Rawalpindi, the Army headquarters, to tackle the sliding economy, and according to reports, more…

Deep-rooted Turkey-Pakistan nuclear links behind Erdogan's anti-India stance?

New Delhi (IANS) Is there a highly secretive N-connection to the burgeoning relations between Pakistan and Turkey, besides of religion, that is making Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan so sharp in his comments against India?

Erdogan has…

Venezuela announces agreements with N. Korean regime

Caracas (IANS) Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has announced that a delegation led by his right-hand man reached important agreements with North Korea and Vietnam after the team's trip to the two socialist republics last week.

Maduro…