White House confirms India's invitation to Trump for visit, says no final decision

6 years ago

WASHINGTON –The White House said on Wednesday that India has invited U.S. President Donald Trump for a visit to the Asian nation, but a final decision has not...

PML-N leaders meet Nawaz Sharif ahead APC

6 years ago

Islamabad ,Pakistan –Several Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leaders including Shehbaz Sharif visited Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam in Adiala jail.  According to Geo...

Assam Governor assures names of all Indian in final NRC list

6 years ago

Guwahati ,Assam – Amid massive uproar by the Opposition on Assam's National Register of Citizens (NRC) draft, State Governor Jagdish Mukhi on Thursday assured that anyone who is an Indian...

No foreign dignitaries invited to Imran Khan's swearing-in

6 years ago

Islamabad ,Pakistan – Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) confirmed that no foreign dignitaries have been invited for the swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister-in-waiting, Imran Khan.  "We will not invite any...

Trump threatens to ramp up tariffs on Chinese goods

6 years ago

WASHINGTON –The United States may jack up the tariff rate on the next $200 billion in Chinese imports it plans to target as it pressures Beijing to reform its trade...

Who's my father? Australia law ID's once-secret sperm donors

6 years ago

MELBOURNE, Australia – For Peter Peacock, fate arrived in the form of a registered letter.  The letter, at least initially, looked to be a bit of a letdown. Peacock had...

Google developing censor-friendly search engine for China: source

6 years ago

BEIJING – Google is crafting a search engine that would meet China's draconian censorship rules, a company employee told AFP on Thursday, in a move decried by human rights activists.  ...

Nationwide student protests enter fifth day in Bangladesh

6 years ago

DHAKA –Bangladesh shut down high schools across the country Thursday as tens of thousands of students protested for a fifth straight day after two teenagers were killed by a speeding...

Guterres to travel to Japan to meet Abe, attend Nagasaki peace ceremony

6 years ago

UNITED NATIONS –UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is traveling to Japan next Tuesday to meet Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and attend the Nagasaki ceremony marking the 73rd anniversary of the...

DR Congo ex-warlord Bemba returns home to mount election challenge

6 years ago

KINSHASA –After more than 11 years abroad -- a decade of it behind bars -- former DR Congo warlord Jean-Pierre Bemba returned home on Wednesday to huge crowds and police...

Facebook finds 'sophisticated' efforts to disrupt elections

6 years ago

NEW YORK –Facebook elevated concerns about election interference Tuesday, announcing that it had uncovered "sophisticated" efforts, possibly linked to Russia, to manipulate U.S. politics and by extension the upcoming midterm...

39 women rescued from Delhi hotel

6 years ago

New Delhi –The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) rescued 39 girls, who were trafficked from Nepal, from a hotel in Paharganj area here late last night.  As per...

15 dead as gunmen storm Afghan govt building, 11 killed in bus bombing

6 years ago

JALALABAD, Afghanistan – A suicide bomb and gun attack by militants on an Afghan government building in Jalalabad on Tuesday killed at least 15 people, some burned "beyond recognition", officials...

Britain's May to meet Macron in France on Friday

6 years ago

PARIS –French President Emmanuel Macron will host Theresa May on Friday, the Elysee Palace said Tuesday, as the British prime minister races to secure support for a deal on her...

23,000 Nicaraguans seeks asylum in Costa Rica: UN

6 years ago

GENEVA –Nearly 23,000 people fleeing turmoil in Nicaragua have sought asylum in neighbouring Costa Rica, the UN refugee agency said Tuesday, as it announced a beefed up presence in the...