Japan approves defense plan including two aircraft carriers
AFP | Japan on Tuesday approved plans to convert two ships into aircraft carriers the nation's first since World War II as it tries to...
UK opposition launches parliamentary confidence maneuver against PM May
AFP | British opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn on Monday tabled a non-binding no-confidence vote in Prime Minister Theresa May after she told MPs they will...
The vicious circle of poverty in Haiti
AFP | On the hills of Port-au-Prince, a chaotic jumble of structures stretches ever farther into the distance: Haiti's capital is suffering under the weight...
Will PML-N rise again?
News Analysis | Pakistan Muslin League-Nawaz (PML-N) has decided to initiate a mass-contact campaign from 30th December in order to enhance its political base. It...
Hamid Nehal Ansari: An Indian spy or an innocent lover?
News Analysis | Pakistan’s foreign office has confirmed that Indian national Mr. Hamid Nehal Ansari was being released and repatriated to India. FO spokesperson Dr....
Australia level India series with first win since ‘sandpapergate’
AFP | Australia beat India by 146 runs in Perth Tuesday to level the series with their first Test win since the ball-tampering 'sandpapergate' scandal...
Stepped up US military posture in the Gulf threatens Indian hopes for Iran’s Chabahar port – James M. Dorsey
James M. Dorsey | The arrival of the USS John C. Stennis aircraft carrier group in the Gulf to deter Iran from further testing ballistic...
Pakistan seek batting form in South Africa tour opener
AFP | Pakistan's batsmen will seek form when they open their tour of South Africa with a three-day match against a South African Invitation XI...
Govt. plans to modernize milk and meat industry for boosting output
News Desk | Last Sunday United Business Group (UBG) leader Daroo Khan Achakzai reiterated the Prime Minister’s wish to revamp Pakistan’s agricultural sector. Achakzai who...
Arab refugees in sights of Berlin’s crime ‘clans’
AFP | Berlin crime gangs of Arab origin have long earned infamy with violence and brazen robberies but now, police warn, they have targeted a...
IMF bailout requires steep tax measures
News Desk | Immunity from help of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is going to need drastic measures from the government, in the months ahead....
Talks aimed at ending Afghan conflict held in UAE
AFP | Talks aimed at ending the Afghan conflict were held Monday in the United Arab Emirates, the Pakistan government said, with US and Taliban...