DPRK says willing to join 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea

7 years ago

PYONGYANG, The top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), Kim Jong Un, sent Monday a conciliatory message that Pyongyang is willing to talk with Seoul on its...

Nuclear button is always on 'my desk', says Kim Jong-un

7 years ago

New York [USA],  North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has warned the United States that 'the nuclear button' is always on his 'desk.'  "The entire mainland of the US is within...

No more military aid: Trump punishes Pakistan

7 years ago

Washington DC [USA], United States President Donald Trump has, yet again, castigated Pakistan for providing safe havens to terrorists.  Trump, in a strongly-worded tweet, said America had been 'foolishly' providing...

Fog disrupts flights, train services in Indian capital

7 years ago

NEW DELHI, Flights and train services were severely affected in the Indian capital on Monday as a blanket of dense fog enveloped the city for the second day in a...

Seoul seizes Panama vessel for alleged N. Korea ties: report

7 years ago

SEOUL, South Korea has seized a Panama-flagged ship suspected of transferring oil products to North Korea in breach of UN sanctions, a report said Sunday.  The 5,100-tonne KOTI was detained...

Iran warns protesters will 'pay the price' as unrest turn deadly

7 years ago

TEHRAN,  Iran warned on Sunday that protesters will "pay the price" after a third night of unrest saw mass demonstrations across the country in which two people were killed and...

18 dead in attack on Afghan funeral: officials

7 years ago

JALALABAD, Afghanistan,  An explosion at a funeral in Afghanistan's restive east on Sunday killed at least 18 mourners and wounded another 13, officials said, capping a deadly year for ordinary...

Mali president names new govt after ex-PM's resignation

7 years ago

BAMAKO, Mali's president has appointed the government of the country's new prime minister, as he prepares for a presidential campaign amid an ongoing threat from jihadists.  According to a decree...

Brexit not limit of Britain's ambitions in 2018: PM

7 years ago

LONDON, Making a success of Brexit in 2018 is crucial, but it will not be the limit of Britain's ambitions, Prime Minister Theresa May said Sunday in her New Year...

PM Modi hails Kashmiri youth's civil service exam feat

7 years ago

New Delhi [India], Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday showered praises on Jammu and Kashmir's Anjum Bashir Khan, a 27-year-old youth who had lost his house to militancy, for cracking...

E.Guinea president says war being prepared against him

7 years ago

MALABO, Equatorial Guinea, The president of Equatorial Guinea said a war is being organised against his regime, days after a government official warned of a "destabilisation attempt".  A "war" is...

18! China's social media filled with nostalgia at year-end

7 years ago

BEIJING, China's social media platform WeChat was abuzz with people posting photographs of themselves aged 18, on Saturday and Sunday. The trend showed many Chinese readying themselves for 2018 in...

Egypt's court sentences ousted president Morsi 3 years in jail over insulting judiciary

7 years ago

CAIRO,  An Egyptian court on Saturday has sentenced ousted president Mohamed Morsi to three years in jail over insulting judiciary, state-run TV reported.  Other 18 members of Morsi's...

India charges 3 agents for trafficking 23 children to France

7 years ago

NEW DELHI, India's premier investigating agency, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), has registered a case against three people allegedly involved in human trafficking, officials said Saturday.  The agency busted...

Pakistani political parties make moves ahead of upcoming elections

7 years ago

by Muhammad Tahir, Jamil Bhatti  ISLAMABAD,Political parties in Pakistan are making efforts to fully prepare themselves for next year's parliamentary elections, as Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, to some extent,...