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Kerry says Syrian transition would have ...

Kerry says Syrian transition would have to be negotiated with Assad

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said the United States would have to negotiate with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for a political transition in Syria and was exploring ways with other countries to pressure him into agreeing to talks. But State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf said later that... read more »

John Kerry, Javad Zarif in critical roun...

John Kerry, Javad Zarif in critical round of Iran nuclear talks

LAUSANNE: Iran nuclear talks enter a critical week Monday with US Secretary of State John Kerry and his Iranian counterpart in Switzerland seeking an elusive breakthrough after 18 months of intense negotiations. Time is running out, however, with Kerry and Mohammad Javad Zarif aiming to agree the... read more »

Suicide bombers attack 2 Lahore churches...

Suicide bombers attack 2 Lahore churches, leave 15 dead as angry mob goes o...

Lahore: A pair of suicide bombers attacked two churches in Lahore on Sunday as worshippers prayed inside — killing 15 people in the latest assault against religious minorities in this increasingly fractured country, officials said. A spokesman for the Pakistani Taliban, Ahsanullah Ahsan, claimed... read more »

Nigeria: Boko Haram bomb factory uncover...

Nigeria: Boko Haram bomb factory uncovered in troubled northeast

Nigerian troops discovered a Boko Haram bomb factory this week after they seized a northern town from the extremists, the military said. The factory was tucked inside a fertilizer company in Buni Yadi town in Yobe state, according to officials. Islamist fighters took over the town in August, one of... read more »

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Improving ties with India top priority: Sharif

Improving ties with India top priority: Sharif

Islamabad – Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif told Indian High Commissioner T.C.A. Raghavan during a meeting here Wednesday that his country wants to resolve all contentious issues with... read more »

US hopes India will persuade 'friend' Karzai on troops stay post-2014

US hopes India will persuade ‘friend’ ...

Washington – The United States has expressed hope India would persuade Afghan President Hamid Karzai to sign a deal allowing US troops to stay... read more »

Pak admits Iran gas pipeline project cannot go ahead un...

Pak admits Iran gas pipeline project cannot go ahead unless US sanctions issue resolved

Islamabad – Pakistan has said it cannot move ahead with the Iran gas pipeline project unless the issue of possible US sanctions is resolved. The comments... read more »

Chinese hackers snooped on five EU ministries, says US ...

Chinese hackers snooped on five EU ministries, says US security firm

London – Chinese hackers reportedly snooped on five European foreign ministries with malware-infected emails over the summer, new research from US... read more »

Syrian chemical weapons destruction might start in Janu...

OPCW urges more support to end chemical weapons

Tokyo – The international chemical weapons watchdog’s head has said the destruction of Syria’s toxic stockpile could begin by late January on... read more »

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Pakistan Rangers resorted to unprovoked firing on the international border here Wednesday. “Pakistan Rangers started firing at three BSF outposts in Arnia area today morning,” a senior... read more »

Shanghai New Year stampede: four officials sacked

Four top district officials have been sacked for insufficient preparation and response in the New Year’s Eve stampede that killed 36 people in Shanghai. Investigation results released by... read more »

A look at Japan and two being held by Islamic State

Two Japanese men have been threatened with death by the Islamic State (IS) if their government doesn’t pay a huge ransom. A look at hostages and Japan, and its interests in the Middle... read more »

Britain ‘wide open to abuse by freeloading migrants’, says Foreign Secretary

Britain is “wide open to abuse” by “freeloading” European Union migrants who are exploiting the welfare state, the Foreign Secretary has said. Philip Hammond said that the... read more »

Economy, IS policy, Guantanamo and more: Obama’s speech in ...

US President Barack Obama on Tuesday declared America has turned the page on years of war and economic hardship, in a populist-tinged State of the Union address that set up the battle to succeed... read more »