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UN urges US‚ Israel to explain legal basis for drone strikes

UNITED NATIONS: United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay has asked the United States and Israel to clarify the legal basis for...

Obama calls off joint US-Egypt military drills over violence

WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama on Thursday called off joint US-Egypt military drills which had been scheduled to take place next month to protest...

Brazil may go to UN over US spying program

BRASILIA: Brazil may go to the United Nations over a controversial US spying program on its citizens, Brazilian Communications Minister Paulo Bernardo said. The minister...

Brazil may cancel US$4 billion fighter jets deal with US over NSA spying scandal

BRASILIA: Brazil may cancel a deal worth more than US$4 billion to purchase dozens of military planes from the US after it was revealed...

Israel’s plans to expand Jewish settlements cloud peace talks

JERUSALEM: Israel's announcement of plans to expand Jewish settlements on Palestinian lands has clouded the Israeli-Palestinian peace talks scheduled to begin on Wednesday. The United...

Pakistan, Russia, EU among top countries on NSA surveillance priority list

MOSCOW: Pakistan, alongside the Russia, EU, China and Iran, are on top of the National Security Agency’s (NSA) spying priority list, a document leaked...

Lon Snowden arriving in Russia to meet his son Edward Snowden

Moscow:  The father of Edward Snowden - Lon Snowden – is hopeful that his son will be able to return to the US someday...

Russia disappointed after Obama cancelled talks with Putin

MOSCOW: Russia has said that it is disappointment by US President Barack Obama's decision to cancel a planned visit to Moscow in early September...

US expresses concern over Indo-Pak LoC tension

WASHINGTON: The United States has expressed concerned over Line of Control (LoC) tension between Pakistan and India. During a daily press briefing, US State Department...

US acknowledges Pakistan’s concerns over India’s presence in Afghanistan

WASHINGTON: The United States has acknowledged for the first time Pakistan's concerns over India's presence in Afghanistan. In an exclusive interview with BBC Urdu Service...

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