International Politics

Focus on challenges, not human rights issues: Rajapaksa

Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa insisted that common problems of the 53-country bloc should outshine the island's human rights record.

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Sartaj Aziz meets Manmohan, stresses good ties with India

Sartaj Aziz, Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's foreign affairs advisor, on Wednesday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and reaffirmed Islamabad's…

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Stop misuse of Afghan territory against Pakistan: spokesman

Pakistan on Wednesday said Afghanistan should not allow its soil to be used against it, days after the Pakistani Taliban…

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China to develop army, national defence

The Communist Party of China (CPC) will strive to clear obstacles hindering the developmental trajectory of national defence and the…

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Contacts with Taliban broken after US drone strike: Pakistan

Pakistan government admitted on Monday that its all contacts with the Taliban were broken following the recent killing of the…

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Pakistani Taliban vows revenge after leader’s killing

Confirming the killing of senior leader of the Haqqani Network, Naseeruddin Haqqani, the Pakistani Taliban has vowed to take revenge…

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‘US shutdown caused record number of furloughed days’

Federal employees were furloughed for a combined total of 6.6 million days during the 16-day partial federal government shutdown starting…

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Cameron wants to cement ties with India

British Prime Minister David Cameron has lauded India's role in global economy and said that a close relationship with New…

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50 percent of Pakistanis support government: Survey

Fifty percent of Pakistan's population supports the present government, with 49 percent favouring the opposition, a survey has found.

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High level of polonium found in Arafat’s remains

A detailed investigation by Swiss forensic experts has found at least 18 times the normal levels of radioactive polonium in…

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Samantha Cameron’s Sari Wonder

UK Prime Minister David Cameron's wife Samantha Cameron did a Sari number while taking part in Diwali celebrations. She was…

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Court orders Musharraf’s release

A Pakistan court on Wednesday ordered the release of ex-president Pervez Musharraf from house arrest, two days after he was…

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US seeks strong military-to-military ties with India

Taking note of the rise of India and China, a top US commander has said that Washington looked forward to…

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Pakistani will pursue talks with Taliban

Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif told cabinet ministers that his government will pursue talks with the Taliban despite the killing…

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17 militants killed in Afghanistan, 10 surrender

Seventeen Taliban militants have been killed while 10 others have surrendered in two days of counter-insurgency operations in conflict-ridden Afghanistan,…

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Sharif flays US for drone strikes

Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday used his address to military officers to criticise US drone strikes following a…

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No peace talks with Pakistan government: Taliban

Blaming the Pakistan government for the death of their chief Hakimullah Mehsud in a US drone attack on Friday, the…

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Pakistan PM to hold meeting on US ties

Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will preside over an important meeting later on Sunday to discuss his country's relationship with…

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