SRINAGAR: Indian and Pakistani soldiers again targeted each other’s posts and villages along their volatile frontier in disputed Kashmir, killing at least six civilians and two Pakistani troops, officials said Saturday. Tensions have been running high since Indian aircraft crossed into Pakistan on Tuesday, carrying out what India called a pre-emptive strike against militants blamed…
SRINAGAR: Indian and Pakistani soldiers again targeted each other’s posts and villages along their volatile frontier in disputed Kashmir, killing at least six civilians and two Pakistani troops, officials said Saturday. Tensions have been running high since Indian aircraft crossed into Pakistan on Tuesday, carrying out what India called a pre-emptive strike against militants blamed…
SRINAGAR: Indian and Pakistani soldiers again targeted each other’s posts and villages along their volatile frontier in disputed Kashmir, killing at least six civilians and wounding six others, officials said Saturday. Tensions have been running high since Indian aircraft crossed into Pakistan on Tuesday, carrying out what India called a pre-emptive strike against militants blamed…
ANKARA: Turkey risks jeopardizing economic ties with China if it keeps criticizing Beijing’s treatment of Uighurs, China’s envoy to Ankara warned, just as Chinese firms are looking to invest in Turkish energy and infrastructure megaprojects. Last month Turkey broke silence over the fate of China’s Uighurs, saying more than 1 million people faced arbitrary arrest,…
WAGAH/LAHORE: Pakistani authorities have handed back a captured Indian fighter pilot shot down in Pakistan-administered Kashmir. Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman was released to Indian Army officers on Friday at the Wagah-Attari border crossing between the two countries. A straight-backed, somber-faced Varthaman wearing a crisp white shirt and a navy blazer, was shown on Pakistani TV…
TORONTO: Canada said Friday it will allow the US extradition case against Chinese Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou to proceed.Canadian Department of Justice officials issued a statement saying they diligently reviewed the evidence and the case can go ahead.Meng is due in court on March 6, at which time a date for her extradition hearing will…
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia: More than 30 Muslim Rohingya women and children were found stranded along a beach in Malaysia’s northernmost state, and are believed to have been dropped off by human traffickers, authorities said.A police official in Kangar, the capital of northern Perlis state, said villagers early Friday found the 34 people, including nine children,…
WASHINGTON: The United States and Russia clashed Friday over how to assist ailing Venezuela, with Moscow pledging new relief channeled through President Nicolas Maduro and Washington slapping sanctions over the blocking of US aid it tried to force through the border.A day after Russia and China vetoed a US and European resolution at the UN…
WASHINGTON: The United States and Russia clashed Friday over how to assist ailing Venezuela, with Moscow pledging new relief channeled through President Nicolas Maduro and Washington slapping sanctions over the blocking of US aid it tried to force through the border.A day after Russia and China vetoed a US and European resolution at the UN…
ANKARA: Turkey risks jeopardizing economic ties with China if it keeps criticizing Beijing’s treatment of Uighurs, China’s envoy to Ankara warned, just as Chinese firms are looking to invest in Turkish energy and infrastructure megaprojects. Last month Turkey broke silence over the fate of China’s Uighurs, saying more than 1 million people faced arbitrary arrest,…
SEOUL: The US and North Korea stepped up tit-for-tat recriminations over the collapse of their Hanoi nuclear talks on Friday, casting doubt on the future of disarmament negotiations between the two countries. After US President Donald Trump blamed Pyongyang for the failure of this week’s talks, saying a “tepid deal” meant sanctions could not be…
WAGAH, India/MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan: Pakistan handed a captured Indian pilot back to his country on Friday as the nuclear-armed neighbours scaled back a confrontation that has prompted world powers to urge restraint.Television footage showed Wing Commander Abhinandan walking across the border near the town of Wagah just before 9.00 p.m. local time. Indian officials confirmed he had…
LONDON: Indian Air Force pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman was released by Pakistan in a “gesture of peace” through the Wagah-Attari joint check-post on Friday, two days after he was captured across the Line of Control after shooting down a Pakistan Air Force F-16 jet. Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan had announced on Thursday that the pilot would be freed on…
LONDON: Indian Air Force pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman was released by Pakistan in a “gesture of peace” through the Wagah-Attari joint check-post on Friday, two days after he was captured across the Line of Control after shooting down a Pakistan Air Force F-16 jet. Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan had announced on Thursday that the pilot would be freed on…
Priest under siege in battle over Venezuela's political soul The conflict playing out in Petare, one of Latin America's largest slums, underscores the critical role played by the Catholic Church This unfolds as Venezuela's deepening political and economic collapse nears a breaking point Updated 01 March 2019 AP March 01, 2019 08:23 CARACAS, Venezuela: Salsa…
MANILA, Philippines: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday that the world should be “eyes wide open” about the risks of using Chinese technology, and that there could be problems for American firms operating in certain places where Huawei equipment was deployed.Pompeo was asked during a visit to Manila about the prospect of…
Rivals US and Russia fail to get UN action on Venezuela The US measure backed opposition leader Juan Guaido and called for free and fair elections The Russian draft supported President Nicolas Maduro and opposed interference in Venezuelan affairs Updated 01 March 2019 AP March 01, 2019 05:23 UNITED NATIONS: The United States and Russia…
BRUSSELS: The adoption of a European Union money-laundering blacklist, which includes Saudi Arabia and four Unites States territories, could be blocked by EU governments under a procedure initiated on Thursday, two EU diplomats told Reuters.At a meeting on Thursday, some national envoys opposed the adoption of the list, triggering a process that could lead to the…
BRUSSELS: The adoption of a European Union money-laundering blacklist, which includes Saudi Arabia and four Unites States territories, could be blocked by EU governments under a procedure initiated on Thursday, two EU diplomats told Reuters.At a meeting on Thursday, some national envoys opposed the adoption of the list, triggering a process that could lead to the…
Pakistani officials have brought the Indian pilot captured from a downed plane to a border crossing with India for handover.The pilot, identified as Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, was taken in a convoy that set out from the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore to the border crossing at Wagah on Friday, escorted by military vehicles with…
