New York,  In a diplomacy of contrast, after gently chiding Pakistan in his UN General Assembly speech, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi pursued his “neighbours first” policy at cordial meetings with leaders of Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal Saturday. External Affairs spokesman Syed Akbaruddin likened the three separate meetings Modi hadRead More

NEW YORK: Pakistan on Sunday admitted that the timing of its High Commissioner to India Abdul Basit’s meeting with the Hurriyat leaders ahead of the Foreign Secretary-level talks was “perhaps not totally right”. Basit’s meeting with the Hurriyat leaders prompted India to call off the Foreign Secretary-level talks which wereRead More

SANAA: Hundreds demonstrated Sunday in Yemen’s capital, urging state security forces to return to the streets and demanding Shiite rebel militias leave Sanaa. The demonstrations came a day after Yemeni political forces signed a security deal in which the Shiite rebels, known as Hawthis, agreed to disarm their militia andRead More

ISLAMABAD: At least two people were killed and four injured in a US drone attack in Pakistan Sunday, a media report said. An unmanned aircraft fired two missiles at a vehicle in Wana area of South Waziristan Agency in northwest Pakistan, killing two and injuring four others, Geo TV quotedRead More

New York, Prime Minister Narendra Modi debuted on the international stage on Saturday with a swipe at Pakistan, making a pitch for a united fight against terrorism, even as he took a dig at the various factions within the UN and pushed for reforms of the Security Council by next yearRead More

RIYADH: Thirty-three Indians have died of illness or old-age ailments during the Haj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia this year, a media report said Saturday.The majority of them have been buried in Makkah, Arab News quoted Indian officials as saying. The first batch of Indian pilgrims arrived in Saudi Arabia AugRead More

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka has won the backing of 22 nations, including China and Pakistan, in its effort to block a UN war crimes probe into the country’s human rights record during its brutal war with the Tamil Tigers. A government statement said the countries in a joint statement has termedRead More

ISLAMABAD: An additional sessions judge Saturday ordered the police to register a case against Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and 10 others over the alleged killing of three political activists August 30, media reported. The petition was filed by the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI), Dawn online reported. The party had approachedRead More

London, Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair was named one of the top “gay icons” of the last thirty years on Friday in recognition of his work for gay rights. Gay Times magazine awarded the politician the accolade in an edition marking the newspaper`s 30th anniversary. Blair, 61, won aRead More

Alaska, A 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck Alaska on Thursday and was felt in the largest city Anchorage, the US Geological Survey and social media reported. There were no immediate reports of major damage, although the epicenter of the quake was in a relatively rural area. No alert was issued byRead More