South Africa denies reports of Ramaphosa having talks in SL
The President’s Office of South Africa denied reports that Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa of visiting Sri Lanka to have talks…
Category: FOREIGN
Rally held in Muzaffarabad against India for LoC violation
AJK Prime Minister Chaudhary Abdul Majeed led the rally. A rally was held in Muzaffarabad on Tuesaday to protest…
Israel releases hundreds of migrants from desert facility
Israel on Tuesday began releasing hundreds of African migrants from a detention centre in the middle of the desert…
Typhoon lashes Japan, people urged to evacuate
Japanese authorities advised 280,000 people to evacuate their homes as a typhoon lashed southern Kyushu island and western Japan…
Turkey, US conclude talks on anti-IS operations
Turkey’s foreign minister says Turkish and U.S. officials have concluded “technical talks” on operations against the Islamic State group.…
Singapore to hold general election on Sept. 11
Singapore’s government has announced that it will hold a general election on Sept. 11. The polls, announced Tuesday, are…
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The Latest on Koreas: North Korea seeks diplomats’ backing [Images Inc…]
The latest on the tensions on the Korean Peninsula (all times local): 7:00 p.m. A senior North Korean military…
Nelson Mandela’s Grandson Accused of Rape
Late South African Leader and Human Rights Icon Nelson Mandela’s Grandson Has Been Accused of Raping A 15-Year-old Girl.…
Malala aces O’Level exams, making Pakistan proud once again
Child activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousufzai made the country proud once again as she cleared her…
Almost 90% of India’s rapes committed by people known to victim
Almost 90 per cent of rapes in India in 2014 were committed by people known to the victims such…
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Four new fires at China blast site, widespread safety hazards found [Images Inc…]
Four new fires have broken out at the site where two huge blasts last week killed 114 people, state media…
North Korea orders troops on war footing after exchange of fire with South
Kim Jong-Un attends an emergency meeting of the Workers’ Party of Korea Central Military Commission at undisclosed place in North Korea on…
7 die in midair crash of 2 parachute planes over Slovakia
Two planes carrying dozens of parachutists collided in midair Thursday over western Slovakia, killing seven people, officials said. Slovak…
Women in Saudi Arabia gets voting rights
Women in Saudi Arabia are registering to vote in nationwide local elections for the first time in the history…
Blast near Cairo state security building wounds 29
A car bomb near an Egyptian state security building and courthouse wounded at least 29 people early on Thursday,…