EU to discuss tax havens blacklist after ‘Paradise Papers’ leaks
BRUSSELS Nov 07 (TNS): European Union states will on Tuesday bring forward a discussion on plans for tax havens’ blacklists after newly leaked documents...
Trump reverses elephant trophy decision, keeps ban
WASHINGTON Nov 20 (TNS): President Donald Trump says he will uphold a ban on importing trophies of elephants hunted and killed in Zimbabwe, pending...
Trump suggests Canada, Mexico could win tariff exemption
Washington, March 6 (TNS): US President Donald Trump appeared to suggest that Canada and Mexico could win exemptions to his planned sweeping tariffs on...
What China’s new journey to rejuvenation means to the world when 2022 dawns
-- The year 2021, characterized by significant progress in China's social and economic development as well as major events including the centenary celebration of...
China to merge banking, insurance regulators in massive overhaul
Beijing March 13 (TNS): China unveiled plans on Tuesday for the biggest shakeup of government in recent years, including the merger of its banking...
Turkey opposition names party leader to face Erdogan for June election
Ankara, May 4 (TNS): Turkey's main opposition party, the Republican People's Party (CHP), has announced its candidate to challenge President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in...
Violence at voter registration sites in Afghanistan ‘assault on democracy,’ UN envoy warns
United Nation May 11 (TNS): Afghanistan has suffered “a disturbing pattern” of attacks on voter registration facilities since the process began last month, which...
Politicization of UN’s counter-terror machinery to compromise its integrity: Maleeha
UN, March 29 (TNS): Pakistan's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Maleeha Lodhi has said that sanctions regimes should not be used...
UN rights chief calls for empowering Afghan women to contribute towards their country’s progress
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 11 (TNS):The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. Michelle Bachelet, has underscored the need to empower Afghan women, saying they should...
Ex-FBI deputy McCabe fired days before retirement
Washington March 17 (TNS): Former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe, who has endured a year of withering attacks from President Donald Trump, was fired...
