STOCKHOLM, Sweden: The Swedish government on Thursday officially recognized the state of Palestine, becoming the first major European country to do so.
“Today, the government...
DHAKA, Bangladesh: A Bangladeshi court has awarded the death sentence to the Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) leader Motiur Rahman Nizami for his role in the deaths...
BEIJING, China: The Afghan President Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai arrived in the Chinese capital Beijing on Tuesday on a four-day official visit, making his first...
BEIJING, China: Following a rise in violence in China’s western region of Xinjiang, the country will set up a national anti-terrorism intelligence system.
The initiative...
BRASÍLIA, Brazil: The incumbent Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has been re-elected for another four years after securing more than 51 percent of votes in...
KIEV, Ukraine: The Ukrainian people will cast their votes on Sunday to elect the representatives for the 450-seat parliament (Verkhovna Rada).
As many as 4.6...
BEIJING, China: As many as 21 Asian countries including Pakistan have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to establish the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank...
KABUL, Afghanistan: The Taliban insurgents opened fire on a car in the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar on Friday, killing at least five persons...
