International Politics

Top Pakistan army general retires

Gen. Khalid Shameem Wynne, Pakistan's chairman of the joint chiefs of staff committee, retired on Monday.

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Salman Khurshid arrives in Sri Lanka for talks

India's External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid arrived in Sri Lanka on Monday for bilateral talks that will cover attacks on…

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No end to US shutdown stalemate as both sides dig in

An early end to US shutdown is not in sight with the Republicans insisting on concessions to reopen the government…

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Chemical experts begin destroying Syria’s chemical arsenal

The joint team of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) and the UN said here that the…

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Pakistan army chief announces retirement

Pakistan's army chief Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani on Sunday announced that he would retire on due date next month, the…

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UN chemical weapons inspectors begin field missions

The UN chemical weapons experts on Sunday started their first field visits in Syria even as a mortar attack in…

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Anti-terror strikes by US forces in Africa

US special forces have carried out two separate operations in Africa targeting Al Qaeda and Al Shabaab militants, media reports…

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Assad won’t negotiate with ‘terrorists’

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has said he is ready for the Geneva-II conference on Syria, stressing, however, that he will…

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Obama: Iran a year away from building nuke weapon

US President Barack Obama said on Saturday that Iran is still "a year or more" away from building a nuclear…

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Kerry urges US Congress to end shutdown

US Secretary of State John Kerry urged the Congress to end a partial government shutdown and assured the international community…

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Nawaz to raise drone issue with Obama

Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will raise the issue of drone attacks with US President Barrack Obama in Washington later…

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‘Nawaz raised interference in Balochistan with Manmohan’

Islamabad had raised the issue of foreign intervention in Balochistan province when Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his Indian counterpart…

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Hope Nawaz Sharif will keep promise: President

Indian President Pranab Mukherjee has said his country appreciates the positive gestures towards India by new Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz…

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Shutdown is no game, say US lawmakers

As the political stalemate over the US federal government shutdown over President Barack Obama's signature healthcare law headed into its…

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Spending problem needs be addressed: US House Speaker

US House Speaker John Boehner said on Friday that the US government needs to deal with its spending problem and…

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Indian troops opened fire along LoC: Pakistan

Indian troops opened fire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Kashmir, injuring six Pakistanis, Pakistani officials said on Friday.

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Taliban await NATO’s departure to rule Afghanistan again

As the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) prepares to leave Afghanistan by 2014-end, the Taliban are gearing up to…

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Hindu idols vandalised in Bangladesh

At least eight idols of Hindu gods and goddesses were vandalised by unidentified miscreants in Bangladesh, a media report said…

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