International Politics

Obama to focus on Middle East, meeting leaders at UN

US President Barack Obama is to meet Palestinian, Nigerian and Lebanese leaders on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly…

10 years ago

No endgame for New Delhi in Afghanistan: India’s top security official

The scheduled visit of the Manmohan Singh to the U.S. has elicited hopes of taking the ties to greater heights,…

10 years ago

Obama set to meet world leaders at UN: White House

US President Barack Obama is to meet Palestinian, Nigerian and Lebanese leaders on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly…

10 years ago

US House passes government spending bill

The Republicans-controlled US House of Representatives approved a stopgap spending bill that strips out funding for President Barack Obama's signature…

10 years ago

Manmohan, Obama to meet Sep 27 for third summit meeting

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will meet US President Barack Obama on Sep 27 to discuss the civil nuclear deal, economic…

10 years ago

Pakistan’s cabinet approves anti-terrorism bill

Pakistan's cabinet approved an amended anti-terrorism bill, empowering law enforcement agencies in the country to effectively handle terror-related cases.

10 years ago

Syria submits chemical weapons details to watchdog

The Syrian government has handed over the details of its chemical weapons programme to the world's chemical weapons watchdog

10 years ago

Yemen blasts kill 40, Al Qaeda claims responsibility

Three suicide car bombings hit a key military site in Yemen's southeastern province of Shabwa early today leaving at least…

10 years ago

Don’t let politics hurt peace process: Pakistan

The India-Pakistan peace process should not be allowed to become a victim of domestic politics, says a key aide to…

10 years ago

India for concerted action to root out terrorism from Afghanistan

India has called for concerted action to isolate and root out the syndicate of terrorism, including elements of the Taliban,…

10 years ago

Pakistan’s stability depends on Afghanistan

Pakistan's own stability and prosperity is dependent on peace and security in neighbouring Afghanistan, Islamabad's ambassador to UN Masood Khan…

10 years ago

US supporting Al Qaida: Syria

The Syrian foreign ministry on Thursday accused the US and its Western allies of supporting the Al Qaida in Syria…

10 years ago

19 killed in Syria blasts

At least 19 people were killed and four others wounded when blasts ripped through two buses in the central Syrian…

10 years ago

Will never make n-arms: Iran president

New President Hassan Rouhani has said Iran will never develop nuclear weapons.

10 years ago

Syrian government behind chemical attack, says Germany

German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle said today that evidences indicate that the Syrian government was behind the chemical weapons attack…

10 years ago

UN chief backs Manmohan-Sharif meeting

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says he supports a meeting between Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz…

10 years ago

Nawaz favours showing restraint on border with India

Calling recent tensions with India on the Line of Control (LoC) as a matter of concern, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif…

10 years ago

I’ve mandate to improve India ties: Sharif

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said that Pakistanis have given him the mandate to improve relations with India, a newspaper…

10 years ago