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South Korean premier to arrive in Pakistan on four-day visit

ISLAMABAD: The South Korean Prime Minister Chung Hong-won will pay a four-day visit to Pakistan from April 13 for high-level talks on boosting political...

Erdogan blasts top court for overturning ban on Twitter

ANKARA: The Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday criticized the country's highest court for overturning a ban on Twitter, saying he will...

PM Nawaz to visit China to attend Boao forum

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will visit China to attend the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2014, the foreign office spokesperson Tasnim Aslam...

Neither Russia nor NATO will gain anything if bilateral cooperation suspended: Moscow

MOSCOW: Russia said on Wednesday that neither it nor NATO countries would gain if Russia-NATO joint activity to combat present-day threats to international security...

Ukraine crises: NATO suspends cooperation with Russia

BRUSSELS: The NATO foreign ministers have decided to suspend all civilian and military cooperation with Russia over the Ukraine issue. The decision came at a...

Russia warns Ukraine against integration with NATO

MOSCOW: Russia has warned Ukraine against integration with NATO, saying Kiev's previous attempts to move closer to the bloc had strained ties with Russia...

Putin orders partial withdrawal of troops from border with Ukraine

BERLIN: The Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered a partial withdrawal of troops from the border with Ukraine. The president informed about this decision in...

Russia to make Crimea special economic zone: PM Medvedev

SIMFEROPOL: The Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev announced on Monday that Moscow will make Crimea a special economic zone with tax breaks to attract...

Russia-US differences remain over Ukraine crisis but agree to seek common ground to reduce tensions

PARIS: Russia and the United States have agreed to seek common ground to deescalate tensions over Ukraine crisis, and implement necessary reforms, having in...

UN General Assembly declares Crimea referendum invalid

UNITED NATIONS: The UN General Assembly has passed a non-binding resolution declaring Crimea's referendum on seceding from Ukraine and joining Russia as invalid. The resolution...

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