Pak asks UNICEF to remove Priyanka as goodwill ambassador

Islamabad (IANS) Pakistan Human Rights Minister Shireen Mazari has written to the UNICEF demanding the removal of Priyanka Chopra as Goodwill Ambassador over the Kashmir issue, and also cited the Indian actress' "jingoism and support"…

Death toll climbs to 97 in Tanzania's fuel tanker explosion

Dar es Salaam (IANS) The death toll has reached 97 from the fuel tanker explosion in Tanzania's eastern region of Morogoro, an official said on Monday.

Aminiel Aligaesha, the Muhimbili National Hospital spokesperson, said three more deaths…

US announces $125mn aid to Afghanistan

Kabul (IANS) The US has announced an additional amount of $125 million in humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan, aimed at meeting the needs of internally displaced persons, conflict and flood-affected communities, and Afghan returnees, the American…

EU rejects Johnson's Irish backstop proposal

Brussels (IANS) European Council President Donald Tusk on Tuesday rejected UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's proposal to scrap the "unviable" and "anti-democratic" backstop plan for the Irish border.

"The backstop…

Trump calls up Modi, Imran, urges for lowering bilateral tensions

New Delhi/Washington/Islamabad (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with US President Donald Trump over phone during which he conveyed that "extreme rhetoric and incitement to anti-India violence by certain leaders in the region was…

Detained Iranian tanker sets sail from Gibraltar

London (IANS) An Iranian ship, which has changed its name from Grace 1 to Adrian Darya-1, held by Gibraltar since July on suspicion of transporting oil to Syria has left port, media reports said on Monday.

Marine tracking has showed the tanker,…

Black-clad HK protesters gather for mass rally

Hong Kong (IANS) Protesters dressed in black participated in a mass anti-government rally in Hong Kong's Victoria Park on Sunday, a day after tens of thousands of people took to the streets on the 11th weekend of unrest sparked by the now-shelved…

Leaked No Deal Brexit dossier predicts chaos, shortages

London (IANS) A hard Irish border, three-months of chaos at the ports as well as fuel, medicine and food shortages were expected in the event of a No Deal Brexit, a leaked dossier has revealed.

Operation Yellowhammer, the secret dossier filed…

Trump asks Imran Khan to reduce tensions with India through dialogue

New Delhi (IANS) US President Donald Trump has stressed upon the need for bilateral dialogue to reduce tensions between India and Pakistan regarding the situation in Jammu and Kashmir, the White House said on Saturday.

Trump's…

Dealing with Doval doctrine in 'Modi's Hindustan': Pak Minister

Islamabad (IANS) A day after its failure to get anything from the closed-door meeting of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said on Saturday that Islamabad is dealing with Doval doctrine in "Modi's…