LAHORE, Pakistan : Whenever umpire Ahsan Raza looks at his scars from the deadly militant attack on Sri Lanka’s cricket team in Lahore, 10 years ago on Sunday, he shudders. Raza, 44, was lucky to survive the gun, grenade and rocket assault which changed not only his life, but also the...
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Moscow [Russia] : Russia is all set to initiate negotiations regarding the ongoing political and humanitarian crisis in Venezuela with the United States in accordance with the UN charter, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Saturday.
Xinhua news agency cited the press statement released by the...
PARIS : US officials have said any trade deal with China will include a provision to prevent manipulation of the exchange rate to help exporters but Beijing’s currency regime reflects a complex reality. US President Donald Trump, who has accused the Asian giant of artificially undervaluing...
HANOI : North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is sure his summit with US President Donald Trump will produce positive results, he said Wednesday as the two men met in Hanoi. “I am certain that a great outcome will be achieved this time that will be welcomed by all people,” Kim told Trump...
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India]: Equity benchmark indices erased morning gains on Wednesday during volatile trading as tension mounted between India and Pakistan. Investors hoped the skirmishes along Indo-Pak border will not escalate further. During the day, Pakistani aircraft violated the Indian air...
BAGHDAD : The World Health Organization (WHO) strongly condemned Tuesday violent attacks against health workers in Iraq, calling on the Iraqi authorities to ensure safety of health workers. A statement by WHO was issued after a health worker was physically assaulted while providing medical care...
JERUSALEM : Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has agreed with India’s Ministry of Defense on the sale of 50 Heron unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for 500 million U.S. dollars, the daily newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth reported Sunday. The Heron, a medium-altitude long-endurance drone capable of...
CARACAS : Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced on Saturday the severance of his country’s diplomatic and political relations with neighboring Colombia, following the latter one’s support for Venezuela’s opposition and military defectors.
“I have decided to break off...
BEIJING : Beijing Customs said the city registered trade volume of 239.7 billion yuan (35.6 billion U.S. dollars) in January, up 10.8 percent year on year and 4.4 percent month on month. According to the statistics, Beijing’s imports reached 197.1 billion yuan, up 10 percent compared with...
Tokyo :A Japanese probe sent to examine an asteroid 300 million kilometres from the Earth for clues about the origin of life and the solar system landed successfully on Friday, scientists said. Data from the probe, Hayabusa2, showed changes in speed and direction, indicating it had touched down on...
