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China to strengthen supervision of officials' assets reports
China sets five-year plan to check corru...

China sets five-year plan to check corruption

Beijing – The Communist Party of China (CPC) has vowed to fight corruption and maintain its “high-handed posture” in the next five years. The CPC Central Committee Wednesday issued a five-year (2013-2017) plan on building a system to punish and prevent corruption, Xinhua... read more »

Kim Jong-Un warns war can break out without any prior notice
Kim Jong-Un warns war can break out with...

Kim Jong-Un warns war can break out without any prior notice

Melbourne – North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has urged the country’s military to bolster its combat readiness, saying a war could break out “without any prior notice”. There are growing concerns over the regime’s stability after the execution of Jang Song-Thaek, a... read more »

Musharraf rejects Pak offer of air ambulance for his ailing mother
Musharraf to file intra-court appeal wit...

Musharraf to file intra-court appeal with IHC against treason case

Islamabad – Former president General Pervez Musharraf has decided to file an intra-court appeal (ICA) with a two-member division bench of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) against the high treason case. Justice Riaz Ahmed Khan of the IHC had earlier on December 23 dismissed his three petitions... read more »

Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan reshuffles Cabinet after resignations
Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan reshuffl...

Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan reshuffles Cabinet after resignations

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan reshuffled his Cabinet on Wednesday after three Ministers resigned amid a corruption probe, Anadolu news agency reported. Mr. Erdogan named new Economy, Environment and Interior Ministers to replace the officials who had resigned. He also replaced... read more »

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Syria's chemical weapons probe "could be useful" in further inquiry

Syria’s chemical weapons probe “could be useful” in further inquiry

United Nations –  The UN’s top inspector of Syria chemical arms said Friday his team’s report “could be useful” in any possible further investigation into who... read more »

New US sanctions unconstructive: Iran

New US sanctions unconstructive: Iran

Tehran –  New US sanctions targeting entities pertaining to Iran’s nuclear activities is an “unconstructive” move, Iranian foreign ministry said Friday. “Such... read more »

China to strengthen supervision of officials' assets reports

China to safeguard national food security

Beijing –  China will safeguard national food security while continuing to pursue the sustainable development of agriculture, an official statement said Friday. The statement, issued... read more »

UN secretary general receives Syria report

UN secretary general receives Syria report

New York – UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has received the final report of the United Nations Mission to Investigate Allegations of the Use of Chemical Weapons in Syria. “I have... read more »

Musharraf trial: Court wants security tightened

Musharraf trial: Court wants security tightened

Islamabad – The Islamabad Anti-Terrorist Court Friday granted former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf’s request for exemption from appearing before it in the judges’ detention case, and... read more »