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December 31, 2016 2:03 PM
United States has announced sanctions against seven Pakistani entities allegedly associated with the country's missile programme. The US Department of Commerce by a notification said that the entities added to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) list have been determined by the US gover...
December 31, 2016 1:18 PM
In Iraq, at least 21 people were killed and 40 others injured in two blasts in a busy market in the capital Baghdad today. According to officials, the explosions happened near shops selling spare parts for cars in the al-Sinak market and said to have been caused by improvised explosive devices. <...
December 31, 2016 1:13 PM
UN Chief Ban Ki Moon's term ends today. In a farewell function held at the UN headquarters in New York today, Ban Ki Moon thanked U.N. workers for their hard work and commitment over the course of his 10-year tenure. He said that he is honored to have served UN and is so grateful for the suppor...
December 31, 2016 11:53 AM
United States has announced sanctions against seven Pakistani entities allegedly associated with the country's missile programme. The US Department of Commerce by a notification said that the entities added to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) list have been determined by the US gover...
December 31, 2016 11:16 AM
The United Nations Security Council is to vote today on a Russian resolution that would endorse the cease-fire agreement in Syria and reiterate support for a road-map to peace that starts with a transitional government. The draft resolution calls for rapid, safe and unhindered access to deliver huma...
December 31, 2016 11:14 AM
European countries have tightened security ahead of New Year's celebrations, erecting concrete barriers in city centers and boosting police numbers after the Islamic State attack in Berlin last week that killed 12 people.<br/><br/>In the German capital, Berlin, police closed the Par...
December 31, 2016 10:19 AM
US President-elect Donald Trump has praised Russian President Vladimir Putin for refraining from retaliation in a dispute over spying and cyber attacks. Trump wrote on Twitter from Florida that "Great move on delay- I always knew he was very smart" . <br/><br/>Russian President...
December 31, 2016 7:56 AM
A 5.5-magnitude earthquake hit near Japan's east coast today. The US Geological Survey said the moderate quake hit at a shallow depth of 11 kilometres, 244 kilometres northeast of Tokyo, just after 5 AM local time. Japan sits at the junction of four tectonic plates and experiences a number of r...
December 31, 2016 7:27 AM
Ban Ki-Moon joked to hundreds of diplomats and UN staff as he left United Nations headquarters for the last time as secretary-general that he feels like Cinderella today at midnight, everything<br/>changes. Flanked by the Presidents of the General Assembly and the Security Council, Mr Ban than...
December 31, 2016 7:26 AM
Russia has submitted a draft resolution to the UN Security Council supporting the ceasefire it helped broker in Syria as well as planned peace talks in Kazakhstan. Moscow drew up the text yesterday endorsing the plan it spearheaded with the help of Turkey and Iran for a nationwide ceasefire. The tru...
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