Schools in Siberian town remain open even as temperature falls to -50C
OYMYAKON: Schools in the town of Oymyakon in Russia‘s Sakha Republicremained open on Thursday even as the temperature dropped to -50 degrees Celsius. The schools in town call off the classes only when the temperature falls to -52 degrees. On November 23, the mercury level in the city was two degrees short of the required limit to kick off […]
One killed, 150 injured as forces move in to clear blockade by Islamist protesters in Pakistan
November 25, 2017 ISLAMABAD: A security person was killed and over 150 others were injured today in Pakistan during clashes which broke out after police and paramilitary forces launched an operation to disperse hundreds of protesters blocking main highways leading to the capital Islamabad. The operation was launched after Islamabad High Court (IHC) yesterday […]
Nawaz Sharif lashes out at PTI, PPP for being anti-democratic
ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif came down hard on the ruling party’s harshest critic, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), and the opposition Pakistan Peoples Party on Wednesday. Speaking to the media after attending the proceedings of the accountability court which is hearing three corruption references against him, Nawaz said, the “dictator’s black laws […]
Trump discusses Syria, N.Korea over phone with Putin
Washington, Nov 22 (IANS) US President Donald Trump spoke with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin over phone for more than an hour about the conflict in Syria, the anti-terrorism fight in Central Asia and the Middle East as well as the nuclear threat posed by North Korea. In a statement, the White House said that […]
Lebanon PM Hariri says resignation on hold pending talks
Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri has temporarily put his resignation on hold following a request by President Michel Amount for him to reconsider the decision. “I presented my resignation to President Aoun today and he urged me to wait” for more dialogue and “I showed responsiveness to this hope,” Hariri said following his meeting with […]
Pak court orders release of Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed
November 22, 2017 Lahore High today adjourned Jamaat- ud -Dawa chief Hafiz Sayeed’s detention case to December 6th. On January 31, Saeed and his four aides – Abdullah Ubaid, Malik Zafar Iqbal, Abdul Rehman Abid and Qazi Kashif Hussain – were detained by the Punjab government for 90 days under the Anti-Terrorism Act 1997 and the Fourth […]
China urges talks after Trump blacklists North Korea
Tue Nov 21, 2017 China has reiterated the importance of dialog to resolve the tensions over North Korea’s weapons program following the re-labeling of Pyongyang as a “state sponsor of terrorism” by US President Donald Trump. “We still hope all relevant parties can contribute to easing tensions, that the relevant parties can resume talks and (adopt) […]
Blast kills at least 50 at Nigeria mosque
A bombing attack has killed at least 50 people at a mosque in northeastern Nigeria, police say. Police said a teenage assailant detonated his explosives early Tuesday as people were arriving for morning prayers at the mosque in the town of Mubi in Nigeria’s Adamawa State. “So far, we have at least 50 dead from […]
Pakistan rejects use of chinese currency
:November 21, 2017 Pakistan has rejected China’s demand for the use of the Renminbi or Chinese yuan in the Gwadar Free Zone under China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) framework. India’s western neighbour has argued that such a move would compromise its economic sovereignty and conveyed its final position to the Chinese in a Senior […]
Zimbabwe crisis: Mugabe ignores party’s deadline to quit
Members of Zimbabwe’s ruling Zanu-PF party are preparing to meet to discuss the possible impeachment of President Robert Mugabe, after a deadline for his resignation came and went on Monday. The deadline was set by Mr Mugabe’s own party, Zanu-PF. The embattled leader surprised Zimbabweans on Sunday, declaring on TV that he planned to remain […]
