NEW DELHIThe Indian and Chinese premiers pledged on Monday to resolve a border dispute that has soured ties for decades, saying good relations between the two Asian giants were key to world peace.Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, making his first foreign visit since taking office, said that Beijing was ...

ABOARD MAKUNG DESTROYER - Taiwan held a military exercise Thursday in waters near the northern Philippines in response to the killing of a Taiwanese fisherman, after rejecting repeated apologies from Manila. President Ma Ying-jeou reiterated that the Philippines should take formal responsibility ...

LONDON - Sunderland manager Paolo Di Canio revealed on Sunday that he offered to leave the club during the media storm over his political views that followed his appointment. Di Canio's arrival at the Stadium of Light provoked a maelstrom of controversy due to political statements he had made in ...

BEIJING Indian Foreign Minister Salman Khurshid began a two-day trip to China Thursday, as the Asian giants seek to repair the damage from a border flare-up that highlighted long-rumbling tensions.The world’s two most populous countries have in recent years seen relations improve and trade ...

MADRID- RealMadridmanager Jose Mourinho has hit back at his own player Pepe after the defender said Mourinho ought to have more respect for club captain Iker Casillas. Mourinho believes Pepe's rebellion is purely because he himself has lost his first-team place to Raphael Varane. "It is very easy ...

The world has moved towards clemency and mercy, but very little of it is seen in our country. The injustice on all lower levels is beyond comprehension! There seems to be no justice for the poor, and in this male dominated society, the injustice towards women has no limits. Many innocent women have ...

LYON (AFP) - They once faced imminent death but have now been offered princely accommodation - two French zoo elephants who had been ordered put down are moving to a ranch belonging to Monaco's ruling Grimaldi family. Baby, 42, and Nepal, 43, had faced an execution order since last year over a ...

LAHORE –High Court has acquitted a Christian man who was sentenced to death for blasphemy six years ago, lawyers said Thursday. Younis Masih, 34, a labourer, was arrested in September 2005 in Qenchi Amar Siddhu after local residents accused him of interrupting a gathering of Sufi singing to ...

LAKKI MARWAT - A row between two officials of District Accounts Office over the transfer and posting related matter led to paralysing the functioning of the entire office besides confronting the government employees, pensioners, contractors and other relevant people with problems. Through a ...

ISLAMABAD - Apparently the controversy over the removal of Higher Education Commission (HEC) Executive Director came to an end Thursday as the Commission accepting the Prime Minister’s decision issued a notification of appointment of new ED Qamar Zaman. HEC Chairman Dr. Javaid Laghari had ...

LAHORE – The row between the Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP) and the Controller General of Accounts (CGA) is behind weeks-long strike of Accountant General Office employees for raise and other allowances escalate, TheNation has learnt.The sources said CGA Muhammad Junaid was of the view ...

A ROW has broken out over the sale of a dinosaur skeleton at auction in the US.  The rare Tyrannosaurus Bataar, seven metres long (23ft), was bought by an anonymous bidder for more than $1m in New York. The sale went ahead despite protests from the Mongolian president. Elbegdorj Tsakhia says ...

KARACHI - SITE Association of Industry Chairman Muhammad Irfan Moton has appreciated Nepra’s in-time issuance of restraining order to KESC of disconnecting electricity supply to consumers who under-utilised sanctioned load.The KESC has started issuance of notices to consumers for “Under ...

DHAKA  - Bangladesh's chief selector Akram Khan resigned from his post on Wednesday, citing interference from the country's cricket board president in team selection for the upcoming Asia Cup.Khan quit a day after Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Mustafa Kamal rejected the inclusion of ...

KARACHI - Bin Qasim Association of Trade & Industry (BQATI) has expressed deep concerns over persistent dispute between Pakistan Vanaspati Manufacturers Association (PVMA) and Edible Oil Carriage Contractors Association which has completely halted supply of edible oil.BQATI President Usman ...

MIAN DAWOODLAHORE–The in-camera proceedings of the Judicial Tribunal formed by the Lahore High Court to ascertain the cause of deaths of cardiac patients by spurious medicines recommended by the Punjab Institute of Cardiology, are being questioned critically among the legal fraternity and ...

SYDNEY - Cricket Australia Tuesday pulled Hindi adverts displayed during the series with India after being alerted that they could be promoting tobacco, which would attract big fines for breaching local laws. Cricket bosses said they were assured by the Indian govt that the signage was advertising ...

MULTAN - Central leader of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Makhdoom Javed Hashmi warned on Friday that the tussle between judiciary and executive was harmful for democracy as any third power would make an attempt to benefit from the situation.Addressing a news conference here, he asserted that ...

N’DJAMENA - Chad’s President Idriss Deby sacked two senior ministers after a joint-venture refinery deal with China National Petroleum went sour, according to a presidential decree announced over state radio late on Friday. The oil-producer nation last week said it suspended the ...

PARIS  - Delicate work to restore a Leonardo Da Vinci masterpiece, to be unveiled in March, has turned into a headache for the Louvre, after experts accused the Paris museum of putting the precious oil work at risk.Da Vinci began painting “The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne” in ...

AN Indian minister has vowed to wear only laceless footwear after he was caught by television cameras using a young man to tie up his shoes at a public function.  Gauri Shankar Bisen, a minister in the state government of Madhya Pradesh, has apologised and admitted that it was a ...

LONDON- The organisers of this year's London Olympics said Sunday they were investigating claims that cuddly toy versions of the Games mascots are being made by poorly paid workers in a Chinese factory.Golden Bear, based in Telford, central England, has a licence to produce Olympic products based ...

NEW DELHI - India on Wednesday described as “unfortunate” a lawsuit filed by the chief of its army asking for his birthday to be changed, which would allow him to remain in office for an extra year. The defence ministry broke its silence over the development, which has led to an ...

Internal security chief of Norway, Janne Kristiansen resigned late on Wednesday after revelation of confidential information that the country had intelligence agents in Pakistan, government officials said.It should be mentioned that Janne Kristiansen was already under fire for missing signs that a ...

LAHORE – Unidentified motorcyclists shot dead a 50-year-old man and his second wife in broad daylight in the densely populated Mughalpura area and fled away. Police said the deceased had developed a dispute over a property with two  parties over the sale of his house. He was also wanted ...

LONDON - England Test captain Andrew Strauss has insisted his side are prepared to play against Pakistan players named in the spot-fixing trial that led to three cricketers being jailed. But the opening batsman warned that, despite the impact of the case, it was too soon to say that corruption had ...

BAGHDAD (AFP) - A political row festered in Iraq on Friday, as a top Sunni leader denied he penned a commentary criticising the Shiite-led government, the latest in a crisis that has stoked sectarian tensions. Since the departure of US troops less than two weeks ago, Iraq has plummeted into a ...

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Ukraine and Russia will renew gas talks on Jan. 15, Russia's Gazprom said on Monday, as they strive to avert a standoff over pricing, which in the past has led to supply cuts and gas shortages in Europe during New Year holidays.Both countries have pledged to ensure steady gas ...

ISTANBUL  - The war of words between France and Turkey escalated dramatically on Friday, when the Turkish premier accused Paris of committing genocide in Algeria and of stirring hatred of Muslims.Furious that French lawmakers had voted on Thursday to outlaw denial of the Armenian genocide in ...

BAGHDAD (AFP) - Iraq’s government marked its first anniversary Wednesday in turmoil as its premier urged Kurd officials to hand over the Sunni vice president on terror charges, in a row that has raised communal tension.Washington has urged calm, but Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki threatened to ...