Ailing Pakistan gets USD 3 billion bailout from Qatar
Islamabad/Doha | Cash-strapped Pakistan on Monday secured a bailout package of USD 3 billion from oil-rich Qatar, a day after Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad concluded...
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UK falls behind in the global race to engage with India: British Parliament
London | The UK is falling behind in the global race to engage with India as it has failed to adjust its strategy to fit India’s...
Ethiopia army chief, local officials killed amid regional ‘coup’ bid
Addis Ababa | Ethiopia’s army chief and a top local leader have been shot dead during an attempt to overthrow a regional government in northern...
AP sources: US struck Iranian military computers this week
Washington | US military cyber forces launched a strike against Iranian military computer systems on Thursday as President Donald Trump backed away from plans for a...
Mike Pompeo will assure India on H1B visa cap: official
Washington | US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will assure the Indian leadership during his visit to India next week that the Trump administration has no...
FATF decides to keep Pak in ‘Grey’ list
New Delhi | The international terror financing watchdog FATF has decided to keep Pakistan on its ‘Grey’ list for failure to curb funnelling of funds to...
Sri Lanka extends emergency in surprise move
Colombo | A state of emergency was extended by Sri Lanka’s President on Saturday, going back on pledges to relax the tough laws introduced after the...
Pompeo urged to raise almond tariff issue with Modi
Washington | Ahead of his visit to India next week, an influential American lawmaker Friday urged Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to take up the issue...
Donald Trump says in ”no hurry” for Iran strikes
Washington | President Donald Trump said on Friday he is in “no hurry” to bomb Iran, revealing that US forces were “cocked and loaded” to retaliate...
UN General Assembly reverberates with chants of ‘Om’ to mark International Yoga Day
United Nations | In a first of its kind yoga celebration, the iconic UN General Assembly hall reverberated with chants of ‘Om’, ‘Shanti’ as UN officials...