Australia turns down NZ offer to take asylum seekers barricaded inside camp
SYDNEY Nov 05 (TNS): Australia turned down on Sunday an offer to take 150 asylum seekers being held in an Australian-run detention centre in...
Pakistan offers enormous investment opportunities to US, other int’l investors: Aizaz
WASHINGTON Nov 05 (TNS): Pakistan’s Ambassador to US Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry says that Pakistan is offering enormous investment and business opportunities to US and other international investors.
He...
Death toll from typhoon in Vietnam rises to 27
HUE Nov 05 (TNS): The death toll rose to at least 27 on Sunday from the typhoon that pummeled central and southern Vietnam just...
China tests new dredger capable of South China Sea projects: state media
BEIJING Nov 05 (TNS): China is testing a new dredger ship that will greatly enhance its land reclamation capabilities, a state media report said...
British MPs ask Twitter for details on Russian-linked accounts
LONDON Nov 04 (TNS): A House of Commons committee investigating "fake news" and its influence on British politics has asked Twitter for details of...
Anti-Pak campaign on London cabs stopped
LONDON Nov 04 (TNS): The Transport for London (TFL) has ordered the removal of offensive advertisements from London cabs immediately which were against the...
PM, Shehbaz discuss country’s political situation in London meeting
LONDON Nov 04 (TNS): Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi met with Chief Minister Punjab Shehbaz Sharif and held discussions on important political matters, sources...
ICC seeks investigation into war crimes in Afghanistan since 2003
PARIS, Nov 4 (TNS): The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court requested judicial authorization Friday to begin a formal investigation into possible war...
British PM launches code of conduct amid sex scandals
LONDON Nov 04 (TNS): Prime Minister Theresa May released a new code of conduct for Conservative Party representatives as a sexual harassment scandal dogged...
Twitter employee briefly shuts Trump account, putting controls in question
Washington Nov 04 (TNS): Twitter Inc faced questions about its approach to internal security after a company employee briefly deactivated US President Donald Trump’s...
