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  • Trump calls Pak PM and Afghan President, thanks them for release of western hostages

    Nov 22, 2019

    Washington/Islamabad, November 22: US President Donald Trump in separate phone calls, thanked Pak Prime Minister Imran Khan and his Afghan counterpart Ashraf Ghani for their support in release of two hostages American Kevin King and Australian Timothy Weeks, the White House said. On Tuesday, Australian Timothy Weeks, 50, and Kevin King, 63, an American, were handed over to US forces in Afghanistan's southern Zabul province.

  • India rejects unwarranted reference by Pakistan to Jammu and Kashmir at UNSC

    Nov 21, 2019

    By Yoshita Singh United Nations, November 21: India has strongly rejected references to Kashmir by Pakistan in the UN Security Council and asserted that Jammu and Kashmir is an integral part of the country. Pakistan's newly appointed envoy to the UN Munir Akram, speaking in the Council for the first time since assuming charge, raked up the issue of Kashmir.

  • Mahinda Rajapaksa to be sworn in as Lanka PM

    Nov 21, 2019

    Colombo, Nov 21: Sri Lankan President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa's elder brother and former strongman Mahinda Rajapaksa will be sworn in as the new prime minister on Thursday. Gotabhaya on Wednesday named Rajapaksa as the new prime minister after incumbent Ranil Wickremesinghe announced his resignation from the post following the election debacle.

  • India Women claim 5-0 T20 series sweep over West Indies

    Nov 21, 2019

    Providence (Guyana), Nov 21: The Indian women's cricket team completed a 5-0 series whitewash over the West Indies after half-centuries from Veda Krishnamurthy and Jemimah Rodrigues, complemented by the bowlers' clinical show, steered the side to a 61-run triumph in the fifth and final T20 International here.

  • Google tightens political ads policy to thwart abuse

    Nov 21, 2019

    San Francisco, Nov 21: Google on Wednesday updated how it handles political ads as online platforms remain under pressure to avoid being used to spread misleading information intended to influence voters. The internet company said its rules already ban any advertiser, including those with political messages, from lying in ads.

  • 18 jihadists killed by Burkina Faso police

    Nov 21, 2019

    Ouagadougou, Nov 21: Burkina Faso authorities said 18 "terrorists" were killed when they attempted to attack a police base in the north of the country, where security services have been struggling to quell a rising jihadist revolt. "The attackers were repulsed thanks to a prompt response," police said in a statement after Wednesday's assault in Arbinda, Soum Province.

  • India calls for zero-tolerance without 'double standards' to combat terror-crime nexus

    Nov 20, 2019

    United Nations, Nov 20: India has called for a zero-tolerance approach, without any "double standards", to combat the existential global threat of the terror-crime nexus, under which UN-sanctioned terror groups such as the Lashkar-e-Taiba and the Jaish-e-Mohammed continue to "destabilise regions through their cross-border financing" and propaganda.

  • Two US troops killed in helicopter crash in Afghanistan

    Nov 20, 2019

    Kabul, Nov 20: Two American service members have been killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan, US forces there said Wednesday, adding that the crash appeared to be an accident, though the Taliban claimed they had shot it down. A statement from US Forces Afghanistan said the crash on Wednesday was being investigated, "however preliminary reports do not indicate it was caused by enemy fire".

  • ITF rejects Pakistan's appeal, nominates Nur-Sultan as venue for Davis Cup tie

    Nov 19, 2019

    By Amanpreet Singh New Delhi, November 19: Dismissing Pakistan's review appeal, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) on Tuesday announced Kazakhstan's capital Nur-Sultan as the neutral venue for the upcoming Davis Cup tie between India and Pakistan. Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF) had filed an appeal contesting the ITF Davis Cup Committee's November 4 decision to shift the November 29-30 tie to a neutral venue.

  • Former Pak PM Nawaz Sharif leaves for London for medical treatment

    Nov 19, 2019

    Lahore, Nov 19: Pakistan's ailing former prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday left for London in an air ambulance for medical treatment for multiple diseases after the Lahore High Court allowed him to travel abroad for four weeks and rejected the Imran Khan government's condition of furnishing an indemnity bond. Sharif, 69, is accompanied by his younger brother Shehbaz Sharif and his personal physician Adnan Khan.

  • Pak successfully conducts test launch of surface-to-surface ballistic missile

    Nov 18, 2019

    Islamabad, November 18: Pakistan on Monday conducted a successful test launch of a surface-to-surface ballistic missile capable of delivering all types of warheads up to 650 kilometres, the military announced. According to a press release issued by the media wing of Pakistani military, the launch of Shaheen-I missile was held as part of a training exercise "aimed at testing the operational readiness of Army Strategic Forces Command".

  • China confirms aircraft carrier sailed through Taiwan Strait

    Nov 18, 2019

    Beijing, Nov 18: China confirmed on Monday that it's first domestically built aircraft carrier had sailed through the Taiwan Strait for "routine" training and tests after Taipei accused Beijing of intimidation around upcoming elections.

  • French 'yellow vests' shut down top Paris department store

    Nov 18, 2019

    Paris, Nov 18: French "yellow vest" demonstrators occupied a top Parisian department store on Sunday, a day after clashes in the capital on the first anniversary of the protest movement. The glitzy Galeries Lafayette store in the Opera shopping district was evacuated after dozens of protesters chanting anti-capitalist and anti-government slogans took over the third floor.

  • Iraqis seal bridges, roads as protests pick up pace

    Nov 18, 2019

    Baghdad, Nov 18: Striking Iraqis sealed off key bridges and avenues in Baghdad and across the south Sunday, boosting a weeks-long street movement that is demanding a government overhaul. Sit-ins have become the go-to tactic for rallies that erupted in early October in fury over corruption, a lack of jobs and an out-of-touch political class.

  • Diplomat says he overheard Trump call about 'investigations'

    Nov 16, 2019

    Washington, Nov 16: A State Department official told impeachment investigators Friday that he overheard President Donald Trump talking with a US ambassador about investigations in Ukraine, according to people familiar with the testimony. David Holmes, the political counsel at the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine, said Trump was talking so loudly that Ambassador Gordon Sondland had to hold the phone from his ear.

  • Sri Lanka votes for new president

    Nov 16, 2019

    Colombo, Nov 16: Gunmen opened fire on a convoy of buses carrying minority Muslim voters in northwest Sri Lanka as Sri Lankans voted Saturday to choose a new president in an election that will decide the future of the country that struggles with security challenges after the Easter Sunday bombings and increasing political polarisation.

  • US Commission urged to address Pakistan's role as a state sponsor of terror

    Nov 15, 2019

    By Lalit K Jha Washington, November 15: A group of three prominent Hindu and Kashmiri organisations has urged a US Congressional Commission to recognise the unique security challenges faced by India in Jammu and Kashmir and forcefully address Pakistan's role as a state sponsor of terror. The Hindu American Foundation, Indo-American Kashmir Forum and Kashmir Hindu Foundation made the appeal to the Tom Lantos Commission on Thursday. We..

  • Hong Kong police say protesters out of control, deny curfew

    Nov 14, 2019

    Hong Kong, Nov 14: Hong Kong police warned protesters on Thursday that they were moving one step closer to terrorism by sinking the city into chaos, as riot squads skirmished with militant students at major universities. Police spokesman Tse Chun-Chung denied his department had been asked to enforce a possible curfew this weekend.

  • Musharraf's old video boasting Pakistan trained mujahideens to fight in Kashmir goes viral

    Nov 14, 2019

    Islamabad, Nov 14: A 2015 video in which former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf admitted that Kashmiris were "trained" in his country as mujahideen to fight the Indian Army in Jammu and Kashmir went viral after it was circulated online again. The 1 minute 45 seconds video was posted by Hamid Mandokhail from Quetta on Twitter on Tuesday to depict how Pakistan's state policy of terror destroyed the Pashtuns in Pakistan.

  • PM Modi meets Russian Prez Putin, gets invitation for annual Victory Day celebrations

    Nov 14, 2019

    Brasilia, Nov 14: Russian President Vladimir Putin has invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the Victory Day celebrations in May next year as the two leaders had an "excellent meeting" during which they reviewed the progress made in the bilateral ties and discussed ways to further expand the special strategic partnership.

  • Death toll surges as Israel-Gaza violence enters third day

    Nov 14, 2019

    Gaza City, Nov 14: The death toll from Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip rose to 32 in three days after Palestinian officials said on Thursday six members of the same family had been killed. Triggered by the targeted killing of a top militant in Gaza, the two sides have been exchanging fire since Tuesday, and Israel's military said it has recorded more than 350 incoming rockets.

  • Loaded with anti-India panelists, Congressional Commission to hold hearing on Kashmir

    Nov 14, 2019

    Washington, Nov 14: Loaded with known anti-India panelists, a bipartisan Congressional Commission on Thursday is all set to hold a hearing on the human rights situation in Jammu and Kashmir after the Indian government revoked the special status of the state. India on August 5 withdrew Jammu and Kashmir's special status and bifurcated the state into two Union Territories.

  • At least seven killed in Kabul car bomb blast

    Nov 13, 2019

    Kabul, Nov 13: At least seven people were killed and ten wounded, including four foreigners, when a minivan packed with explosives detonated during Kabul's morning rush hour Wednesday, an interior ministry spokesman said. The spokesman, Nasrat Rahimi, said the bomb targeting an SUV belonging to a private Canadian security company, GardaWorld had gone off in a neighbourhood which is near the interior ministry and north of Kabul airport.

  • Afghanistan to release senior Taliban prisoners in apparent swap

    Nov 12, 2019

    Kabul, November 12: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani announced Tuesday that three high-ranking Taliban prisoners would be released, in an apparent exchange for two Western hostages who were kidnapped by the insurgents in 2016. The three Taliban prisoners include Anas Haqqani, who was seized in 2014 and whose older brother is the deputy Taliban leader and head of the Haqqani network, a notorious Taliban affiliate.

  • US Congressional Caucus to convene hearing on Kashmir

    Nov 12, 2019

    By Lalit K Jha Washington, November 12: A US Congressional Caucus on human rights will hold a hearing this week on the situation in Jammu and Kashmir following India's decision to revoke its special status, but some observers have raised suspicion over its intentions saying witnesses on the panel are well known India bashers.

  • Sub-committee meets before Pak Cabinet's decision on Nawaz Sharif's travel abroad

    Nov 12, 2019

    Islamabad, Nov 12: A special sub-committee was meeting on Tuesday before the Pakistan Cabinet's decision on former prime minister Nawaz Sharif's travel abroad for medical treatment. The 69-year-old Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo agreed on Friday to go to the UK for treatment, heeding doctors' advice and accepting his family's request.

  • China aims to build its own Yellowstone on Tibetan plateau

    Nov 12, 2019

    Xining (China), Nov 12: There's a building boom on the Tibetan plateau, one of the world's last remote places. Mountains long crowned by garlands of fluttering prayer flags a traditional landscape blessing are newly topped with sprawling steel power lines. At night, the illuminated signs of Sinopec gas stations cast a red glow over newly built highways.

  • China welcomes India-Pakistan initiative to open Kartarpur corridor

    Nov 11, 2019

    Beijing, Nov 11: China on Monday welcomed the opening of the landmark Kartarpur corridor and hoped that both India and Pakistan "can continue to show the goodwill" to resolve their differences through dialogue. The first batch of the Indian Sikh pilgrims entered Pakistan on Saturday through the historic corridor which was thrown open ahead of the 550th birth anniversary of Sikhism founder Guru Nanak Dev.

  • Malaysian ex-PM Najib's first 1MDB trial to proceed

    Nov 11, 2019

    Kuala Lumpur, Nov 11: Malaysian ex-leader Najib Razak's first trial linked to the 1MDB scandal will proceed after a judge ruled Monday prosecutors had made a sufficient case, boosting efforts to bring him to justice over the mammoth fraud. The former prime minister will take the stand next month when his defence begins, in the case related to the theft of billions of dollars from sovereign wealth fund 1MDB.

  • Danger to Sharif's health increasing due to delay in his travel abroad: Party

    Nov 11, 2019

    Lahore, Nov 11: The danger to Nawaz Sharif's health is increasing due to a delay in his travel abroad for treatment, his party has said, as the ailing former Pakistan prime minister awaits the removal of his name from the no fly-list. The 69-year-old Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo agreed on Friday to go to the UK for the treatment, heeding doctors' advice and accepting his family's request.

  • Nepal police arrest 20 cadres of banned Maoist party for anti-India protests

    Nov 10, 2019

    By Shirish B Pradhan Kathmandu, November 10: At least 20 cadres of a banned Maoist group have been arrested in Nepal for staging protests against India's new political map. The students, linked with the Nepal Communist Party -- a splinter Maoist faction led by Netra Bikram Chand 'Bipalv' -- were arrested at Maitighar area, a senior police official said.

  • Ailing Sharif to fly to UK for treatment: Report

    Nov 08, 2019

    Lahore, Nov 8: Pakistan's ailing former prime minister Nawaz Sharif has heeded doctors' advice and given in to his family's request to fly to London for the treatment of his diseases, a media report said on Friday. The development comes a day after it was reported that the 69-year-old PML(N)supremo may travel to London for further treatment along with his younger brother Shehbaz Sharif.

  • Through Kartarpur, Pakistan aims to rebuild economy image

    Nov 08, 2019

    Islamabad, Nov 8: For cash-strapped Pakistan, struggling to rebuild its economy and image, the Kartarpur Sahib Corridor is an opportunity to project itself as a moderate nation while earning a tidy sum annually from pilgrims.

  • UK panel debates situation in Kashmir, calls for India-Pak dialogue

    Nov 08, 2019

    London, Nov 8: The international community does have a role in defusing tension in Kashmir and an India-Pakistan dialogue could help arrive at a solution akin to the Good Friday Agreement in Northern Ireland, which allows a level of free exchange on both sides of the border, according to strategic experts.

  • Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar invited to Kartarpur Corridor inaugural by the government of Pakistan

    Nov 08, 2019

    New Delhi, November 08: Global humanitarian and peace leader, Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar has been invited to the inaugural ceremony of the Kartarpur Sahib Corridor by the government of Pakistan. 'The opening of the Kartarpur Corridor and promotion of religious tourism also coincides with your objective of Violence-Free World,' the invitation letter is cited as saying. The historic Kartarpur Corridor connects Dera Baba Nanak shrine in India's Punjab with Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur, Pakistan and is set to open on November 9th.

  • US increases H1B application fee by USD 10

    Nov 08, 2019

    Washington, Nov 8: As part of its revised selection process, the US has hiked by USD 10 the application fee of the H-1B work visa, the most sought-after among Indian IT professionals. The H-1B programme allows companies in the United States to temporarily employ foreign workers in occupations that require the application of a body of highly specialized knowledge and a bachelor's degree or higher in the specific specialty, or it's equivalent.

  • Five killed, 120 injured in Iran earthquake

    Nov 08, 2019

    Tehran, Nov 8: A night-time earthquake in northwestern Iran on Friday killed five people and injured 120, according to early reports on state television. The 5.9-magnitude quake struck about 120 kilometers (75 miles) southeast of the city of Tabriz, in East Azerbaijan Province, in the early hours of the morning, the Iranian Seismological Center said.

  • New Zealand makes 'zero carbon' target law

    Nov 07, 2019

    Wellington, Nov 7: New Zealand's plan to reduce carbon emissions to net-zero by 2050 became law on Thursday when it cleared its final hurdle in Parliament. The legislation, which was supported on both sides of the political divide, mandates that the country should produce no greenhouse gases except methane by the middle of the century, as part of New Zealand's bid to meet its Paris climate accord commitments.

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