International

January 20, 2018 7:33 PM

North Korea to send 22 athletes to next month's Winter Games: IOC

North Korea will send 22 athletes to next month's Winter Games in the South, the International Olympic Committee said today, and confirmed that the two nations will march together at the opening ceremony. <br/><br/>The IOC has further approved a plan for North and South to field a u...

January 20, 2018 6:11 PM

Pakistan rakes up KulbhushanJadhav issue in UNSC

Pakistan raked up the issue of Kulbhushan Jadhav in the UN Security Council after it was accused by India, the US and Afghanistan, for providing safe havens to terrorists. <br/><br/>Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the UN Maleeha Lodhi was responding to Indian Ambassador to the UN...

January 20, 2018 6:08 PM

IOC, two Koreas meet to finalise historic Olympic deal

After the two Koreas struck a deal for the North to attend the Winter Games in the South, Olympic bosses are meeting in Lausanne today to resolve the devils in the details of the landmark pact.<br/><br/>With less than three weeks to go before the Games in Pyeongchang begin, the most mome...

January 20, 2018 5:34 PM

Eleven killed, 46 injured in Turkey bus crash

In Turkey, eleven people have been killed after a bus taking families on a school holiday skiing trip crashed while travelling on a motorway. Officials say, some 46 others were injured in the accident. <br/><br/>The bus was travelling overnight from the capital, Ankara, to the Uludag res...

January 20, 2018 2:33 PM

US govt officially shutdowns for first time in 5 years

The US government officially shutdown today for the first time in five years after lawmakers failed to agree on a spending deal. Despite last minute bipartisan meetings, the bill to fund the government until 16 February did not receive the required 60 votes in the Senate. <br/><br/>The H...

January 20, 2018 2:14 PM

Chinese human rights lawyer's detention 'absurd': Attorney

In China, the lawyer of a prominent Chinese human rights attorney,Yu Wensheng detained in Beijing said that the allegations against his client, who has been charged with disrupting public service, were absurd. Attorney Yu 's lawyer, Huang Hanzhong said that publishing an open letter on the inte...

January 20, 2018 12:38 PM

US shutdown begins as Senate fails to pass new budget

The US government has begun a federal shutdown after the Senate failed to agree on a new budget. Despite last minute bipartisan meetings, the bill to fund the government until 16 February did not receive the required 60 votes in the Senate. The House of Representatives voted 230-197 on Thursday nigh...

January 20, 2018 12:15 PM

US govt officially shutdowns for first time in 5 years

The US government officially shutdown today for the first time in five years after lawmakers failed to agree on a spending deal. Despite last minute bipartisan meetings, the bill to fund the government until 16 February did not receive the required 60 votes in the Senate. <br/><br/>The H...

January 20, 2018 9:07 AM

US asks Pak to prosecute Hafiz Saeed to fullest extent of law

The United States has asked Pakistan to prosecute Hafiz Saeed to the fullest extent of the law. Endorsing the Indian view on the Jamaatud Dawa (JuD) chief, US State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert told a news conference that Saeed was the mastermind of the 2008 Mumbai attacks which killed many...

January 20, 2018 8:44 AM

US asks Pak to prosecute Hafiz Saeed to fullest extent of law

The United States has asked Pakistan to prosecute Hafiz Saeed to the fullest extent of the law. Endorsing the Indian view on the Jamaatud Dawa (JuD) chief, US State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert told a news conference that Saeed was the mastermind of the 2008 Mumbai attacks which killed many...

Most Read

View All arrow-right

No posts found.