Canadian businessman Michael Spavor, who worked with North Korea, is being investigated on suspicion of harming China’s state security, officials said, days after a former Canadian diplomat was detained in China in an escalating diplomatic row. The state security bureau in the northeastern Chinese city of Dandong, which borders North Korea, has been investigating Spavor […]

A Turkish high-speed train collided with another locomotive and crashed into an overpass at a train station in Ankara on Thursday, killing four people and injuring 43, the local governor said. Video footage showed emergency workers at the scene, working to rescue people from carriages trapped beneath the mangled metal wreckage of the overpass at […]

A car bomb explosion left at least 2 people dead and several injured in the eastern Syrian city of al-Bab in Aleppo province on Wednesday afternoon. The explosion happened outside a mosque in the city, which has been under the control of the Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army (FSA) since 2017, according to local media. No […]

The deadly cycle of violence and killings in Indian controlled Kashmir continues with around 413 persons, including 237 militants, 94 civilians and 81 armed forces personnel, killed this year so far. According to official records, reported in Indian media, 176 locals have joined the militant ranks this year with highest number of youngsters, 30, joining […]

The campaigning for elections in Bangladesh has kicked off on a sad note with scores injured in political rallies across the country. According to reports, the campaigning turned violent on Tuesday as police fired pellet guns into crowds and stick-wielding mobs attacked rival candidates. Police quoted by AFP said clashes broke out in at least […]

Pakistan and India, the two South Asian warring neighbors, have long been accused of proxy war in Afghanistan, where the war has stretched into its 18th year now. While India has used its soft power effectively to gain foothold in the war-ravaged country, Pakistan has failed to do so, for a host of reasons. Apart […]

As 2018 approaches its end, it is time to look back at the important events and happenings that shaped the year. The year would go down in history for many reasons – tragic incidents, hyperbolic remarks, political dramas, trade wars, downfall of dictators, rise of democrats. Some of the important events that shaped the world […]

Pakistan and India, the two South Asian warring neighbors, have long been accused of proxy war in Afghanistan, where the war has stretched into its 18th year now. While India has used its soft power effectively to gain foothold in the war-ravaged country, Pakistan has failed to do so, for a host of reasons. Apart […]

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has called on all countries to preserve the 2015 nuclear deal, officially called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, now that the U.S. has withdrawn from the multilateral agreement backed by the UN Security Council Resolution 2231. According to a confidential UN report seen by Reuters on Tuesday, Guterres called […]

Sergei Ryabkov, the Russian deputy foreign minister, has said that Europe’s special vehicle purpose (SPV) is essential to do business with Iran, ISNA reported on Wednesday. Ryabkov made the remarks in a meeting with Mehdi Sanaei, Tehran’s ambassador to Moscow. France and Germany have agreed to SPV which is a special payment channel created by […]