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Kim Jong-Un rounds up executed uncle's relatives
Kim Jong-Un rounds up executed uncleR...

Kim Jong-Un rounds up executed uncle’s relatives

Sydney – North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has reportedly rounded up hundreds of people connected to the country’s former second in command and his executed uncle Jang Song-Thaek. According to the media reports, hundreds of people, including relative s connected to Jang’s father,... read more »

Iran says nuke talks with world powers making 'slow progress'
Iran says nuke talks with world powers m...

Iran says nuke talks with world powers making ‘slow progress’

London – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said talks with world powers on implementing an accord on the country’s nuclear programme are making ‘slow progress’. The comments from Zarif came while speaking alongside his Italian counterpart Emma Bonino, who has... read more »

Thai protesters try to block election sign-up
Thai protesters try to block election si...

Thai protesters try to block election sign-up

Thai opposition protesters have stepped up their campaign to disrupt upcoming elections, trying to block candidate registrations as part of efforts to banish Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and her family from politics. The main opposition Democrat Party, which has not won an elected majority in... read more »

Sri Lanka to evacuate its nationals from South Sudan
Sri Lanka to evacuate its nationals from...

Sri Lanka to evacuate its nationals from South Sudan

Colombo – Sri Lanka has decided to evacuate some 75 migrant workers from South Sudan and said no new workers will be deployed in the politically troubled country. “At the moment we are working with the Sri Lankan embassy in Egypt to tr! ack down and return Sri Lankans working in South... read more »

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Thai caretaker PM calls meeting to resolve crisis

Thai caretaker PM calls meeting to resolve crisis

Bangkok – Thailand caretaker Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra Thursday invited all political parties and sections of the society to meet Sunday to seek solutions to the political... read more »

Imran's party's blockade of Nato supplies 'hurting' Pak army's interests: Experts

Imran’s party’s blockade of Nato supplies ‘hurting’ Pak army’...

Peshawar –  Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s ongoing suspension of Nato supplies in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is against Pakistan military’s interest, security experts have said. The... read more »

US, UK suspend `non-lethal aid` to Syrian rebels over Islamists infilitration

US, UK suspend `non-lethal aid` to Syrian rebels over Islamists infilitration

London –  The United States and the United Kingdom have suspended all “non-lethal” support for Syrian rebels, except humanitarian aid. A US spokesman said that the... read more »

'Osama doc' Afridi's lawyer flees Pak after life threats from militants

‘Osama doc’ Afridi’s lawyer flees Pak after life threats from militants

Peshawar – The lawyer for Dr Shakil Afridi, who helped the United States track down al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden, has fled Pakistan after receiving threats from militants. Lawyer... read more »

Bangladesh apex court clears way for Islamist's hanging

Bangladesh apex court clears way for Islamist’s hanging

Dhaka – The Bangladesh Supreme Court Thursday cleared the way for the execution of Jamaat-e-Islami leader and war criminal Abdul Quader Mollah, rejecting the review petition he had filed. The... read more »