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China cancels trade talks with US: Report

China cancels trade talks with US: Report

22-09-2018  comments

Beijing (IANS): China has scrapped the trade talks with the US due next week by deciding not to send its Vice Premier Liu He for the negotiations, the Wall Street Journal reported.

The newspaper cited sources saying China was also not sending…

44 killed in Tanzania ferry capsize

44 killed in Tanzania ferry capsize

21-09-2018  comments

Washington (IANS): At least 44 people were killed when a passenger ferry carrying hundreds capsized in Tanzania's Lake Victoria, officials said.

The accident took place on Thursday between two islands in Lake Victoria, the largest lake…

US demands N. Korea denuclearise by January 2021

US demands N. Korea denuclearise by January 2021

20-09-2018  comments

Washington (IANS): Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday set a deadline by which North Korea must denuclearise, saying that the process must be completed by January 2021, when President Donald Trump's current term would end.

In a…

India, Pakistan foreign ministers to meet in New York

India, Pakistan foreign ministers to meet in New York

20-09-2018  comments

New Delhi (IANS): Breaking the ice in ties, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will meet her Pakistani counterpart Shah Mehmood Qureshi on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) session that begins later this month -- the first…

US, allies readying effort to expose N.Korean sanctions violations

US, allies readying effort to expose N.Korean sanctions violations

19-09-2018  comments

Washington (IANS): The US and its allies are ready to launch a new effort to publicly expose North Korean violations of sanctions aimed at curbing its nuclear and missile programs, a media report said.

The plan to "name and shame"…

Pakistan court orders Sharifs' release

Pakistan court orders Sharifs' release

19-09-2018  comments

Islamabad (IANS): In a huge relief to former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam Nawaz and son-in-law Muhammad Safdar, the Islamabad High Court on Wednesday suspended their prison sentences in a corruption case and ordered their release.

Russia, Turkey agree to establish demilitarized zone in Idlib

Russia, Turkey agree to establish demilitarized zone in Idlib

18-09-2018  comments

Moscow (IANS): Russia and Turkey have decided to set up a demilitarized zone between the armed opposition and the government troops in Syria's Idlib province by October 15, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday.

The demilitarized…

Russian military aircraft inadvertently shot down by Syria

Russian military aircraft inadvertently shot down by Syria

18-09-2018  comments

Moscow (IANS): The Russian Defence Ministry confirmed on Tuesday that a Russian maritime patrol plane with 15 personnel on board was inadvertently shot down by the Syrian regime after it came under attack by Israeli missiles.

The Russian military…

33 Philippine miners dead in typhoon-triggered landslides

33 Philippine miners dead in typhoon-triggered landslides

17-09-2018  comments

Manila (IANS): At least 33 miners were confirmed dead and 29 others missing in the mining town of Itogon in the northern Philippine Benguet province due to typhoon-triggered landslides, authorities said on Sunday.

Itogon Mayor Victorio Palangdan…

Pakistan denies opening Afghan trade route for India

Pakistan denies opening Afghan trade route for India

17-09-2018  comments

Islamabad (IANS): Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has dismissed reports that Islamabad has expressed readiness to talk on restoring the India-Afghanistan trade route through its territory.

"Pakistan has not agreed to consider…

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