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22 Feb 2017

India

India, EU face-off over trade treaty

India may reject a proposal by the EU to sign a stand-alone Bilateral Investment Treaty with the bloc, as a precursor to the stalled Broad-based Trade and Investment Agreement.

22 Feb 2017

World

Bangladesh calls to stop Rohingya influx

Bangladeshi foreign minister AH Mahmood Ali called on the international community to step up efforts to curb the mass exodus of Rohingya's from Myanmar.

22 Feb 2017

Donald Trump

Beijing opposes US South China Sea patrols

Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said US patrols of the South China Sea were "threatening and damaging the sovereignty and security of littoral countries under the flag of freedom of navigation and overflight."

21 Feb 2017

Pakistan News

Pakistani transgenders in the pursuit of reformation

Transgenders in Pakistan in today's contemporary society claim to be cultural heirs to the eunuchs who were present in the courts of Mughal-emperors.

21 Feb 2017

Melbourne

Melbourne's charter plane crash kills 5

A light aircraft crashed into a shopping centre in Melbourne on early Tuesday morning killing all 5 people that were on board.

21 Feb 2017

Pakistan News

Pakistan: Three bombers killed in twin blasts in Charsadda

Twin blasts occurred on Tuesday outside a local sessions court in the Charsadda district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.

21 Feb 2017

Independence Day

South Sudan declares famine

In a significant deterioration of governance and civil society, South Sudan has declared the first famine the world has seen in over 6 years.

21 Feb 2017

World

India extends $340mn soft loan to Nepal for infra projects

India has sanctioned a $340 million soft loan to Nepal for various infrastructure projects, including a bridge and 15 roads.

20 Feb 2017

Donald Trump

Trump confuses all with "what happened in Sweden" remark

US President Donald Trump stoked controversy when he suggested that security situation had arisen in Sweden "last night", but nothing had actually happened.

20 Feb 2017

Jet Airways

Germany sends fighter planes after Jet Airways flight loses contact

Germany scrambled two Eurofighter Typhoon jets after the Mumbai-London Jet Airways flight 9W 118, lost contact with the Air Traffic Control tower.

19 Feb 2017

Iraq

The Islamic State's "business model" is doomed to fail

According to a new analysis released by accounting firm Ernst & Young and the International Centre for the Study of Radicalization and Political Violence (ICSR), the "business model" of the Islamic State is on the path to failure.

19 Feb 2017

World

China halts coal imports from North Korea

To better implement UN sanctions against North Korea, China has suspended all coal imports from the country. Coal is North Korea's primary export and is a valuable source of foreign exchange.

18 Feb 2017

World

Hitler's personal phone goes under the hammer

A phone owned by Adolf Hitler is being auctioned in Maryland with bids starting at $100,000.

18 Feb 2017

Pakistan News

Pakistan Senate passes Hindu Marriage Bill

Pakistan Senate passed "The Hindu Marriage Bill 2017", which will allow the Hindu community in Pakistan their personal law. Sindhis already have a Hindu marriage law.

18 Feb 2017

North Korea

North Korean national arrested for Kim Jong-nam at Kuala Lumpur

46-year-old North Korean national Ri Jong Chol has been arrested for the killing of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's half-brother, Kim Jong-nam, at Kuala Lumpur Airport.

18 Feb 2017

Pakistan News

Pakistani security forces kill 100 terrorists following major terror attack

Pakistani security forces said they had neutralized 100 terrorists across the country, a day after an IS bomber killed 80 at Lal Shahbaz Qalandar shrine.

18 Feb 2017

India

Pakistan may announce a new envoy to India

Pakistan may soon appoint a new envoy to India after current high commissioner, Abdul Basit, completes his three year term in March.

17 Feb 2017

Michael Flynn

Donald Trump holds unscheduled news conference

On Thursday, Donald Trump scheduled a spontaneous news conference for the purpose of taking his message "straight to the people".

17 Feb 2017

India

Beijing says there is no evidence against Masood Azhar

China clarified that India has not provided sufficient evidence for Beijing to support sanctioning Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) chief Masood Azhar at the UN.

17 Feb 2017

North Korea

Tillerson meets Chinese Foreign Minister

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson met Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the sidelines of the G20 meeting in Germany.

17 Feb 2017

Pakistan News

Pak: 72 killed in ISIS linked suicide attack

At least 72 people were killed when a suicide bomber blew himself up at one of Pakistan's oldest and most revered Sufi shrines, during Thursday evening prayers.

17 Feb 2017

Donald Trump

Alexander Acosta becomes Trump's new labour secretary pick

On Thursday, Florida law school dean R Alexander Acosta was announced by President Donald Trump as his new pick for the labour secretary.

17 Feb 2017

Donald Trump

Trump assures new version of his immigration ban next week

After a court blocked US President Donald Trump's immigration ban, he has promised a new version of it by next week.

17 Feb 2017

South Korea

Samsung Group chief arrested over corruption scandal

Samsung Group chief Jay Y. Lee was arrested from the Seoul Detention Center on charges of bribery and corruption, that led to the impeachment of President Park Geun-hye.

17 Feb 2017

India

CII: India-UAE trade to touch $100 billion by 2020

The Confederation of Indian Industries stated that India-UAE trade would touch $100 billion by 2020, almost double that of the current $60 billion.

17 Feb 2017

North Korea

Rex Tillerson to meet Sergei Lavrov at G20

Rex Tillerson will embark on his first overseas trip as the US Secretary of State, to take part in the G20 meeting in Germany.

17 Feb 2017

World

India dismisses China's protest to Taiwanese delegation, calls them 'informal'

After the presence of a Taiwanese parliamentary delegation in India was not taken kindly by China, the Indian government said that political conclusions shouldn't be drawn from visits by an "informal" group.

16 Feb 2017

World

Tragedy strikes Sufi shrine in Sindh, Pakistan

An explosion ripped through a Sufi shrine in Sindh, Pakistan leaving at least 30 people killed and nearly 100 injured.

16 Feb 2017

Sri Lanka

China pauses billion dollar investment in Sri Lanka

China has formally announced a delay in proceeding with a proposed $1.1 billion investment in its Silk Road project in Sri Lanka.

16 Feb 2017

Iran

Trump remains dodgy on Israel-Palestine peace

Donald Trump signalled that the creation of a Palestinian state was not essential for constructive peace talks between Israelis and Palestinians, backing away from decades of US foreign policy.

16 Feb 2017

Donald Trump

Andy Puzder withdraws Labor Secy nomination

Andy Puzder, Donald Trump's pick for the US Labour Secretary has withdrawn his candidature.

16 Feb 2017

North Korea

North Korea: Second woman arrested for poisoning Kim Jong-nam

Kim Jong-nam died on Monday while waiting for his flight at Kuala Lampur, Malaysia.

16 Feb 2017

ISIS

Iraq air force hits ISIS; al-Baghdadi's fate unknown

The Joint Operations Command, coordinating fights against Jihadists in Iraq, sent a statement which said that a meeting of commanders from the Islamic State group (ISIS) including ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was targeted by the Iraqi air force.

15 Feb 2017

Iran

Trump hosts Netanyahu at White House

US President Donald Trump hosted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House, this is the first interaction between the two leaders.

15 Feb 2017

North Korea

Malaysia detains suspect in Kim Jong-nam murder

Malaysian police have detained a woman in connection with the assassination of Kim Jong-un's brother, Kim Jong-nam.

15 Feb 2017

Nawaz Sharif

Shehbaz Sharif target of suicide bombing: Pak Minister

Law Minister of Punjab Rana Sanaullah said that according to intelligence reports, the target of the suicide bomber was Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif, younger brother of PM Nawaz Sharif.

15 Feb 2017

Donald Trump

Women in Oklahoma may need men's written consent to abort

Oklahoma passed a proposal which calls for women to obtain permission from their sexual partner to 'allow' them to have an abortion.

15 Feb 2017

Michael Flynn

Trump was aware of Michael Flynn's Russia phone call

When asked about his National Security Advisor's pre-inauguration contact with a Russian ambassador, Trump said, "I don't know about that. I haven't seen it."

15 Feb 2017

Google

UK reviews "irresponsible" companies exploiting labour laws

Concerned that some employers are classifying regular employees as "self-employed" to avoid tax bills, the UK government may introduce new laws to help such workers claim rights such as pensions, minimum wage and holiday pay.

15 Feb 2017

Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi: $125 billion sovereign fund takes shape

Abu Dhabi is close to getting the 14th largest global fund with an approximate assets worth of $125 billion.