Iran welcomes dialogue with Saudi Arabia

Tehran (IANS) Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani has welcomed Saudi Arabia's proposal for holding talks to resolve mutual issues, Tasnim news agency reported.

"We welcome (Saudi Crown Prince) Mohammed bin Salman being quoted as…

UNSC President rules out action on Kashmir

United Nations (IANS) Security Council President Jerry Matthews Matjila rules out any action on Kashmir from the divided body, even issuing a joint statement.

Matjila said on Tuesday, "In the Council, I don't see that in the near future…

Gandhi's philosophy at core of our work: UN Secretary-General

New Delhi (IANS) Secretary-General of UN Antonio Guterres on Wednesday remembered Mahatma Gandhi on his 150th birth anniversary and said that the leader pioneered successive non-violent movements that changed history, and his philosophy…

Corruption cases opened against Netanyahu

Jerusalem (IANS) Israeli Attorney-General Avichai Mandelblit opened on Wednesday a series of pre-indictment hearings to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, ahead of possible criminal indictments over corruption cases, according to Department…

No force can halt China's advance: Xi

Beijing (IANS) In his address marking 70 years since the founding of the People's Republic of China (PRC), Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday said that no force could halt the advance of the country and its people.

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Pak's new envoy to the UN is a woman-basher

Islamabad (IANS) Known for his sharp rhetoric against India, senior Pakistani diplomat Munir Akram, who at age 74 has been appointed as Islamabads new envoy to the UN, has an unsavoury past -- of a woman-beater.

In January 2003, when Akram…

11 injured in Saudi Arabia train station blaze

Jeddah (IANS) At least 11 people were injured in a fire at the Haramain high-speed rail station in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, forcing the suspension of train services.

But as of early Monday morning, the blaze was brought under control by firefighters…

Will continue to raise Kashmir issue on world stage: Erdogan

Ankara (Turkey) (IANS) Days after he raised the Kashmir issue at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that he will continue to flag the Kashmir issue on the world stage, even as he launched the construction…

Over 1 million votes counted: Afghan poll officials

Kabul (IANS) Afghanistan's Independent Election Commission (IEC) has announced that 1,51,998 votes cast during the presidential election have been counted so far, the media reported on Sunday.

On Saturday, millions of Afghans defied Taliban…

India firms up moves against Turkey cosying up to Pak

New York (IANS) Even as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was openly cosying up to Pakistan against India at the UNGA, New Delhi has been quietly cementing its ties with three of Ankaras close neighbours and strong rivals - Cyprus, Armenia and…