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Olson welcomes Pakistan’s role in promoting peace, reconciliation process in Afghanistan

NEW YORK: United States Ambassador to Pakistan Richard Olson has welcomed Pakistan's role in promoting peace and reconciliation process in Afghanistan. In an interview‚ the...

Israel to consider joining chemical arms treaty seriously: President Peres

THE HAGUE: Israeli President Shimon Peres has said that his government will seriously consider ratifying the Chemical Weapons Convention. "I am sure our government will...

Egypt court upholds ex-PM Hisham Kandil’s sentence

CAIRO: An Egyptian court on Monday upheld former Prime Minister Hisham Kandil’s one-year prison sentence and ordered his arrest. Kandil, who was appointed by deposed...

Agreement on Iranian nuclear program could come soon: Kerry

WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State John Kerry has said that an agreement on Iranian nuclear program could come within three to six months as...

Lalu Prasad found guilty in fodder scam case; faces disqualification as MP

RANCHI: A Central Bureau of Investigation (BCI) court on Monday found former chief minister of India's Bihar state and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) Chief...

42 killed as car bombings strike Baghdad

BAGHDAD: At least 42 persons were killed while over a hundred sustained injuries in a series of car bomb explosions in predominantly Shi'ite neighborhoods...

US aims to oust Syria’s Assad for inflicting horrific violence: Susan Rice

WASHINGTON: The United States is aiming to oust Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad from power as he has inflicted horrific violence on his country that's...

World Heart Day being observed today

With the theme of addressing the importance of a life-course approach to the prevention and control of cardiovascular disease (CVD) having a focus on...

More than 30 still missing after Australia-bound refugee boat sank

JAKARTA: More than 30 people were still missing two days after a boat carrying asylum seekers to Australia sank off the Indonesian coast, killing...

Nawaz-Manmohan meeting underway in New York

NEW YORK: Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif and his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh are to meet in New York this evening. The two leaders will discuss...

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