India, Pakistan foreign ministers to meet in New York

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…

Floods renders 30,000 homeless in Nigeria

Lagos (IANS) Local authorities in Nigeria's southern state of Edo on Saturday said 30,000 people have been displaced by floods in more than 35 communities in the eastern and central part of the state.

The disaster had gone…

3 killed, 248 injured in Israel-Gaza border clashes

Jerusalem (IANS): At least three Palestinians were killed and hundreds injured on Friday afternoon during clashes with Israeli soldiers on the border between eastern Gaza Strip and Israel, the Gaza Health Ministry said.

Ashraf al-Qedra, the…

US imposes sanctions on N.Korean IT firms

Washington(IANS): The US has imposed sanctions on two North Korean-controlled information technology (IT) companies based in China and Russia, accusing them of moving illicit funds to Pyongyang, the media reported.

"These actions are intended…