Tag: world news
African Women Urged To Join Fight Against Corruption
The African Union's 10th Pre-Summit on Gender has called on African women to join the fight against corruption on the continent.....
Maryam Nawaz To Contest Pakistan General Elections: Report
Maryam Nawaz, Pakistan General Elections, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, Since Sharif, Supreme Court on July 28, world news ....
US Government Shuts Down
The US government began shutting down on Saturday, putting thousands of workers on unpaid leave, after the Senate failed to pass a stopgap budget.....
US To Open Embassy In Jerusalem Before 2019 End: Pence
The US will open its embassy in Jerusalem "before the end of next year", US Vice President Mike Pence said on Monday in the Israeli Parliament, where he reiterated the city was "the capital of the state of Israel". ....
Jaitley To Skip World Economic Forum At Davos
Indian Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will give the World Economic Forum (WEF) in the Swiss town of Davos a miss since he is busy with the Union Budget to be presented on February 1.....
Huge Cache Of Weapons Seized In Pakistan
Pakistani security forces seized a huge cache of weapons and explosives in the northwest tribal region of Orakzai Agency on Friday.....
IS Claims Responsibility For Kabul Attack
The Islamic State (IS) terror group on Monday claimed responsibility for the suicide attack on an army base that left nine persons dead and 10 injured in the Afghan capital here. ....
Kenyan Opposition Leader Declares Himself 'President'
Kenya's opposition leader Raila Odinga, who boycotted last year's disputed presidential elections and accused his rival of electoral fraud, on Tuesday proclaimed himself the "people's President" at a non-sanctioned swearing-in ceremony.....
Trump Slams Congress, FBI For Not Investigating Obama's Payment To Iran
US President Donald Trump on Sunday criticised Congress, the FBI and the Department of Justice for not investigating the Barack Obama government's 2016 payment of hundreds of millions of dollars to Iran to resolve an international dispute.....
Turkish Plane Crash In Iran, 11 Dead
All 11 people on board the Turkish plane crashed in Iran on Sunday are dead, media reports said.....
