NEW DELHI: The first African-American president of the United States, Barack Obama, is being widely hailed as a harbinger of change and, perhaps, not without reason. ..Read More..

KATHMANDU: Demanding action against journalist Singh’s murderers, agitating journalists continued their protests in various parts of the country on Tuesday as well. In Kathmandu, journalists ..Read More..

MALE: President Mohamed Nasheed has re-established the Council for Higher Education. Vice President Dr Mohamed Waheed was assigned as the President of the Council. Other members assigned ..Read More..

COLOMBO: With more journalists fleeing the country the Paris based Reporters Without Borders or Reporters Sans Frontiers (RSF) Tuesday called on the government to get back those journalists ..Read More..

THIMPHU: Born in 1942 in Gaselo, young Pema Wangchuk spent his early life herding cows in the jungles of Sewalakha. At nine, he was sent to school in Wangduephodrang but spent his holidays ..Read More..

Beging;China should not be blamed for any matter regarding the global financial crisis, as the country has tried its best to improve the economic situation, a European diplomat said ahead of Premier ..Read More..

Yes, many of us have been guilty of ignoring the escalating crisis in Swat as well as across the FATA region which has now spread to the settled areas right up to and into the provincial capital of ..Read More..

IT was Monday, so it had to be Kuwait. And there they were, 17 leaders and five senior representatives of all 22 members of the Arab League, gathered to discuss the impact ..Read More..

The alternative to America going it alone or withdrawing from the global scene is real multilateralism, which requires the willingness and ability to commit resources to deal with pressing challenges. Obama is likely to be more diplomatic than his predecessor, but he is also likely to be more demanding ..Read More..

ISLAMABAD (SANA): Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani has said that the new US administration under President Barack Obama will review previous American policies to make the world a safer place. ..Read More..

ISLAMABAD (SANA): Commander of US CENTCOM General David Petraeus has said that the democratic government is taking difficult steps to overcome economic and security challenges. ..Read More..

ISLAMABAD (SANA): The National Assembly has expressed grave concern over the situation in Swat and has called upon the government to comprehensively respond to the militants in Swat and tribal areas to bring peace in these areas. ..Read More..

Islamabad (SANA): Foreign Minister (FM) Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that Pakistan wanted to resolve problems with India through dialogue. ..Read More..

ISLAMABAD (SANA): General David Petraeus, Commander US CENTCOM, called on President Asif Ali Zardari at Aiwan-e-Sadr on Tuesday. ..Read More..

London (SANA): Awami Muslim League (AML) President Sheikh Rashid Ahmed and Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Quaid Altaf Hussain discussed the country situation in a meeting held here at MQM International Secretariat on Tuesday. ..Read More..

MIR ALI (SANA): Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has killed six accusing accused spies for US in North Waziristan near the Afghan border early Tuesday. ..Read More..

ISLAMABAD (SANA): Speaker National Assembly Dr. Fehmida Mirza referred three private members’ bills to the Standing Committees concerned of the House for further consideration. ..Read More..

ISLAMABAD (SANA): Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that the establishment of National Counter Terrorism Authority (NCTA) is an evidence of the political will and commitment of the present government towards addressing the menace of terrorism and extremism. ..Read More..

ISLAMABAD (SANA): Minister for Commerce Makhdoom Amin Fahim informed the National assembly that the country is expecting a bumper rice crop this year that would definitely result in reduction in its prices in the country. ..Read More..

ISLAMABAD (SANA): Federal Minister for Religious Affairs Hamid Saeed Kazmi has said that the government is determined to provide maximum facilities to the Hajj pilgrims in Makkah and Madina despite difficulties. ..Read More..