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Blast occurs during New Year’s party in Philippine, six killed

MANILA: An improvised explosive device (IED) went off in southern part of Philippine that left at least six persons dead and 10 others injured,...

Afghanistan urged to sign security deal with US

WASHINGTON: The Pentagon has urged the Afghan government to sign the bilateral security agreement which will allow US troops to remain in the war-torn...

Pakistan strongly condemns bombings in Russian city of Volgograd

ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office said on Tuesday that Pakistan strongly condemns the recent suicide attacks in the southern Russian city of Volgograd that left...

Expert-level nuclear talks between Iran, six powers concludes

GENEVA: The expert-level nuclear talks between Iran and six major world powers concluded in the Swiss city of Geneva on Tuesday, while according to...

Pakistan calls for strengthening UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan

UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan called for strengthening the UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan and said that no discriminatory criteria should be used by host...

Three Turkish ministers step down over corruption probe, PM resignation sought

ANKARA: Three Turkish ministers on Wednesday tendered their resignations over a high-level corruption investigation that has plagued the Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government. The...

Blast near church in southern Baghdad, 15 mostly Christian killed

BAGHDAD: A car bomb went off near a church in Doura district located in southern Baghdad after a Christmas service on Wednesday, killing at...

Bangladesh opposition urges people to stage protest against Jan 5 polls

DHAKA: The leader of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), the country’s main opposition party, Khaleda Zia has urged the people to march to the capital...

Yingluck Shinawatra proposes reform council to end Thailand’s political crisis

BANGKOK: The Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has proposed the creation of a national reform council as a part of her efforts to bring...

UN seeks Pakistan support for South Sudan

ISLAMABAD: The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon held a telephonic conversation with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif as a part of his contacts with world leaders‚...

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