Saudi Arabia depositing $2 billion in Yemen central bank to back currency
RIYADH Jan 17 (TNS): Saudi Arabia’s King Salman ordered a deposit of $2 billion to be paid into Yemen’s central bank on Wednesday to shore...
China says Canada meeting on North Korea showed ‘Cold War’ mentality
BEIJING Jan 17 (TNS): China said on Wednesday a just concluded meeting in Canada about North Korea showed a Cold War mentality and would...
As Trump heads to Davos, WEF survey points to rising risk of war
BERLIN Jan 17 (TNS): The risk of political and economic confrontations between major powers, including outright military conflicts, has risen sharply, according to a...
Amnesty International launches drive, online petition for ban on pellet guns in IOK
NEW DELHI Jan 17 (TNS): International human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, has launched a postcard campaign and an online petition to press for the...
Belgium against renegotiation of Iran nuclear deal
BRUSSELS Jan 17 (TNS): Belgian Foreign Minister Didier Reynders met his Saudi counterpart Adel Al Jubeir here. During the meeting, bilateral relations, developments in...
21 US states sue to keep net neutrality as Senate Democrats reach 50 votes
WASHINGTON Jan 17 (TNS): A group of 21 US state attorneys general filed suit to challenge the Federal Communications Commission’s decision to do away...
Myanmar police shoot dead seven protesters in troubled Rakhine
YANGON Jan 17 (TNS): Myanmar police shot dead seven demonstrators and 12 were injured in troubled Rakhine State, after a local gathering celebrating an...
Trump kicks journalist out of Oval Office over immigration questions; US media condemns
WASHINGTON Jan 17 (TNS): US President Donald Trump on Tuesday kicked a CNN reporter out of the Oval Office for quizzing him over the...
Overseas Pakistanis play pivotal role in economic development: Miftah
ISLAMABAD Jan 17 (TNS): Adviser on Finance Miftah Ismail has said the government is committed to take steps for well-being of overseas Pakistanis.
He was...
Twenty nations agree to consider tougher sanctions against North Korea
VANCOUVER Jan 17 (TNS): Twenty nations agreed to consider tougher sanctions to press North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons and U.S. Secretary...
