GENEVA, Nov 24 (Reuters): Iran and six world powers clinched a deal on Sunday curbing the Iranian nuclear program in exchange for initial sanctions relief, signaling the start of a game-changing rapprochement that could ease the risk of a wider Middle East war. Aimed at ending a long festering standoff, the interim pact between Iran […]
BEIJING, Nov 22: China has tested its first stealth combat drone, state media said Friday, citing online photos of an aircraft resembling a shrunken US B2 bomber and hailing the advance toward Western-level technology. The test flight of the “Sharp Sword” unmanned aircraft is another step in China’s years-long military build-up, with its defence spending
NEW YORK, Sept 1: The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) and Human Rights Watch Thursday urged the Pakistan government to affirm its commitment for ending enforced disappearances by ratifying the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance. The third annual United Nations International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances is
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LAHORE, April 27: Sarabjit Singh, an Indian national on death row in Pakistan, who was attacked by fellow inmates armed with bricks has been put on a ventilator as he fights for his life, officials said on Saturday. Singh, who was sentenced to death 16 years ago on espionage charges, was rushed to hospital on
KABUL, March 21: An agreement has been reached between Nato and the Afghan government on the withdrawal of US special forces from Wardak province, alliance officials have announced. The agreement appears to bring to an end a bitter dispute between the coalition and the Afghan government. The troops and their Afghan counterparts have been accused of
ISLAMABAD, March 11: Pakistan and Iran on Monday opened construction work on the 7.5 billion dolalrs gas pipeline despite severe US pressure against the project. President Asif Ali Zardari and his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmedinijad launched the work at a ceremony held held in the Iranian border city of Chabahar. Iranian state television showed footage of
KABUL, March 10: Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Sunday accused the Taliban and the U.S. of working in concert to convince Afghans that violence will worsen if most foreign troops leave – an allegation the top American commander in Afghanistan rejected as “categorically false.” Karzai said two suicide bombings that killed 19 people on Saturday
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CNN Reports Thousands of Venezuelans were expected to line the streets when Hugo Chavez’s remains are taken from the military hospital where he died to the Fuerte Tiuna Military Academy in Caracas. Presidents arrived in the country for the funeral procession, including Uruguay’s Jose Mujica, Argentina’s Cristina Kirchner and Bolivia’s Evo Morales. The country has declared seven
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Millions of Kenyans have poured into polling stations to cast their ballots in a crucial, anxiously awaited presidential election in which a candidate charged with crimes against humanity appeared a real chance to emerge the winner. Early results show deputy premier Uhuru Kenyatta, who has been accused of financing death squads, has taken the lead.
KABUL, MARCH 5: Afghan President Hamid Karzai lashed out once again at his supposed ally, Pakistan, saying Monday that a statement by a Pakistani cleric endorsing suicide bombings in Afghanistan shows the neighboring country is not sincere in efforts to fight terrorism. “Afghanistan wants a real struggle against terrorism and wants the Pakistani government to
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