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Modi-Sharif talks Highlight Terror, Trade
The meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif stole the limelight of Mr Modi’s First day in the Office. Mr Modi Tuesday asked Nawaz Sharif to clamp down on terror outfits in Pakistan and to speed up the progress in the trail of 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks. The two leaders […]
Obama: ‘It’s not US Job to Perfect Afghan’
US President Barack Obama said on Tuesday that we had to recognize Afghanistan would not be a perfect place. He added: it is not America’s responsibility to make it one. The future of Afghanistan must be decided by Afghans. He said that the US forces would have been completely pulled back from the war torn […]
Egypt Demurs; China to Dismantle Sphinx Replica
A Chinese replica of the iconic Sphinx will be dismantled after an Egyptian ministry complained about the structure. The massive copy of the ancient statue has been erected in the northern province of Hebei. However, Egypt’s ministry of antiquities has complained to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) about the imitation, the […]
Narendra Modi sworn in as Indian PM
Narendra Modi was sworn in as the 15th Prime Minister of India in a ceremony held in the forecourt of the Presidential Palace in Delhi on Monday. Mr Modi took the oath before thousands of guests, including his Pakistan counterpart, Nawaz Sharif and Sri Lankan president, Mahinda Rajpakse. It is the first time since the […]
Thai Coup: Army Chief Endorsed by King
Thailand’s military leader, Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha , has been appointed by the king, Bhumibol Adulyadej, as the head of the National Council of Peace and Order to run the nation at the army headquarters. The army chief received the royal endorsement on Monday morning at a ceremony in the capital, Bangkok, after taking power in a […]
Obama Pays Surprise Visit In Afghanistan
US President Barack Obama, on Sunday, paid an unannounced visit to the US troops in the Bagram Airfield outside Kabul, Afghanistan. Obama’s fourth trip to Afghanistan was on the eve of Memorial Day, which is held to commemorate soldiers who lost their lives while serving the nation. The US President aboard Air Force One on Saturday […]
Soccer Fortunes of the Cricketing Nation
Pakistan would be of immense significance for the forthcoming FIFA World Cup football for the country popularly known as the “cricketing nation”, would be exporting soccer balls for the world’s most watched sport this year. Despite ranked 159 by the ruling body FIFA, Pakistan’s presence would be huge this time. The country won’t be among […]
Graft: Hosni Mubarak, Sons sentenced to prison
An Egyptian court on Wednesday convicted the ousted president Hosni Mubarak and his sons for embezzling public funds of billions of dollars sentencing him to three years and his sons, one-time heir Gamal and wealthy businessman Alaa, for four years each in prison. They were ordered to pay a total of about $21 million in […]
Jacob Zuma Elected President of South Africa
Jacob zuma has been elected the South African president for a second term by the Parliament on Wednesday. Zuma is the only candidate nominated in Parliament to serve a second term as the President of South Africa. Zuma presently heads the liberation leader Nelson Mandela’s African National Congress (ANC). His image has been tarnished recently […]
Urumqi attack: 31 killed in Xinjiang region
In an early morning explosion in Urumqi, the capital of China’s northwest Xinjiang region, 31 people were killed and more than 90 injured, Chinese media reports say. The attack comes week after a violent and bloody bomb and knife attack at Urumqi railway station on April 30 killing three people and injuring 79. China blamed […]
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