No decisive and sustained change in behaviour of Pak after aid freeze: US official
Washington, Mar 6: The US has not seen a “decisive and sustained” change in the behaviour of Pakistan, even after the Trump Administration announced a USD 2 billion security assistance freeze to Islamabad nearly two months ago, a senior American official said today. “We’ve not seen decisive and sustained changes yet in Pakistan’s behaviour, but […]
‘Ethnic cleansing’ of Myanmar’s Rohingya continues: UN
Yangon, Mar 6 (AFP) Myanmar is continuing its “ethnic cleansing” of the Rohingya with a “campaign of terror and forced starvation” in Rakhine state, a UN human rights envoy said today, six months after an army crackdown sparked a mass exodus of the Muslim minority. “The ethnic cleansing of Rohingya from Myanmar continues. I don’t […]
UK counter-terror offer help after ex-Russian spy collapses
Salisbury, Mar 6 (AP) British counter-terror specialists offered expertise today to police in southern England as they sought to unravel the mystery of why a former Russian spy fell critically ill following exposure to an “unknown substance.” Authorities maintained a cordon near the spot a bench near a shopping mall where former double agent Sergei […]
Lanka declares state of emergency following riots in Kandy
Colombo, Mar 6 : Sri Lanka today declared a state of emergency for 10 days after violent clashes broke out between Buddhists and minority Muslims in the country’s central Kandy district that left two persons dead. Violence erupted yesterday following which police imposed curfew in the Theldeniya area. President Maithripala Sirisena and the Cabinet today […]
Two Koreas to hold summit at border in April: Seoul
Seoul, Mar 6 (AFP) North and South Korea will hold a summit at their heavily armed border next month, Seoul’s envoy said today after meeting with Kim Jong Un on a trip to Pyongyang. “The South and the North agreed to hold the third summit at… Panmunjom in late April,” said Chung Eui-yong, the national […]
China increases defence budget to USD 175 bn
Beijing, Mar 5 : China today announced a 8.1 per cent hike in its defence expenditure for this year to a whopping USD 175 billion, which is over three times higher than India’s defence budget, as it seeks to further advance an ambitious modernisation drive for its military. The 8.1% increase is higher than last […]
Indian Embassy telephone lines in US spoofed
WASHINGTON, MARCH 05: Indian Embassy telephone lines have been spoofed by fraudsters in the US to cheat people for money, according to an advisory issued by mission which warned against entertaining any suspicious calls. The Indian Embassy here has informed the US Government about it and launched its own internal investigation. It also issued a […]
34 civilians killed in regime strike on E. Ghouta: monitor
Beirut, Mar 5(AFP) Syrian regime air strikes on the besieged rebel stronghold of Eastern Ghouta near Damascus killed more than 30 civilians including children, a monitoring group said. “Thirty-four civilians were killed in regime strikes and rockets on Eastern Ghouta,” said Rami Abdel Rahman, head of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, adding that […]
White House accuses Russia of killing civilians in Syria
Washington, March 05 : The United States on Sunday made its strongest accusation to date of Moscow’s complicity in civilian deaths in Syria, saying Russian aircraft flew bombing missions over the besieged eastern Ghouta region in defiance of a United Nations ceasefire. The White House said Russian military aircraft took off from Humaymim Airfield in […]
US aircraft carrier in Vietnam for historic visit
Danang, Mar 5 (AFP) A US aircraft carrier arrived in Vietnam today for the first time since the end of the war, as the former foes bolster military ties in the face of Beijing’s build-up in the disputed South China Sea. The USS Carl Vinson will make a four-day port call to the central city […]
