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Conservative leader Abbott sweeps into power in Australian elections

SYDNEY/CANBERRA: Australia's conservative leader Tony Abbott swept into office in national elections on Saturday as voters punished the outgoing Labor government for six years...

Direct link between Assad and gas attack elusive for US

WASHINGTON: With the United States threatening to attack Syria, US and allied intelligence services are still trying to work out who ordered the poison...

Aizaz ahmad says Pakistan releasing 7 Taliban detainees

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is releasing seven Taliban detainees to facilitate Afghan reconciliation and peace process. In a statement‚ Foreign Office spokesman Aizaz ahmad chaudhry said those...

US declares to enhance trade partnership with Pakistan

WASHINGTON: The United States has pledged to enhance trade and investment partnership with Pakistan. A state department spokesperson Jen Psaki said in a statement in...

U.S. intercepts Iranian order for attack on U.S. interests in Iraq: report

WASHINGTON: The United States has intercepted an order from an Iranian official instructing militants in Iraq to attack U.S. interests in Baghdad in the...

Pakistan hopes US to not launch unilateral strike on Syria

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s permanent representative in the United Nations Masood Khan has hoped that the United States will not launch a unilateral strike in Syria. Speaking...

G20 leaders fail to reach consensus over Syria

ST. PETERSBURG: Leaders of the group of twenty (G20) failed to reach a consensus on military strikes in Syria at the end of the...

Egypt government decides to dissolve Muslim Brotherhood: report

CAIRO: The Egyptian government has decided to dissolve the Muslim Brotherhood as a registered non-governmental organisation (NGO), the state-run Al-Akhbar newspaper reported on Friday. The...

Sartaj Aziz, Indian External Minister to meet on September 13

ISLAMABAD: Sartaj Aziz, adviser to Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on national security and foreign affairs, and Indian External Minister Salman Khursheed will hold...

UN calls for global ban on nuclear tests

UNITED NATIONS: In a bid to eliminate the horrific effects of nuclear weapons on human lives and environment, top UN officials on Thursday called...

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