International

September 11, 2019 9:19 AM

Nearly 300 arrested in joint US-Nigeria crackdown on cyber scams

In a joint United States-Nigeria crackdown on cyber-scams, nearly 300 people have been arrested for hijacking wire transfers from companies and individuals at Lagos in a months-long operation. Nigerian and US authorities said,<b> </b>Operation re-Wired broke ...

September 11, 2019 8:54 AM

Sri Lanka denies claims India influenced players on Pakistan tour

Sri Lankan Sports Minister has rejected claims by a Pakistani Minister that India influenced Sri Lankan players not to play in Pakistan, saying there is no truth in it. Sports Minister Harin Fernando said in a message that the players decided not to play purely based on 2009 incident. He said they r...

September 11, 2019 8:52 AM

Explosion near US Embassy in Kabul on 9/11 anniversary

A large explosion rocked Afghanistan's capital, Kabul near the US Embassy, today in the wee hours, on the anniversary of the 9/11 attack on the United States.<br />''<br />''A plume of smoke rose over Kabul just after midnight and sirens could be ...

September 11, 2019 8:31 AM

US President sacks National Security Adviser John Bolton

<span style="color: #222222;">US President Donald Trump has fired his National Security Adviser John Bolton. In a tweet, Trump said he has already informed John Bolton that his services were no longer needed at the White House. Bolton also said that he offered to resi...

September 10, 2019 9:43 PM

British Parliament suspended till October 14

<span style="color: #222222;">UK Parliament has officially been suspended or prorogued today for five weeks, with MPs not due back until 14 October.<br />'' <br />'' Amid unprecedented scenes in the Commons, some MPs pro...

September 10, 2019 9:42 PM

India rejects reference to J&K in joint statement by China-Pakistan

India has rejected the reference to Jammu & Kashmir in the Joint Statement issued by China and Pakistan after the recent visit of Chinese Foreign Minister.<br />'' <br />'' In response to a query,  External Affairs Ministry Spo...

September 10, 2019 9:40 PM

India-Nepal petroleum products pipeline inaugurated

<span style="color: #222222;">Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Nepal counterpart KP Sharma Oli today jointly inaugurated South Asia's first cross-border petroleum products pipeline from Motihari in India to Amlekhgunj in Nepal through video conference.&lt...

September 10, 2019 9:10 PM

Pakistan under scanner of FATF, threat of blacklisting looking large

<span style="color: #222222;">The Global Anti-terror financing watchdog, Financial Action Task Force - FATF's Regional arm, Asia Pacific Group- APG is meeting in Bangkok to evaluate Islamabad's compliance to its commitments on terror financing & ...

Most Read

View All arrow-right

No posts found.