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  • Sharif sets demands, 3-day deadline for PPP govt

    Pakistan’s opposition leader Nawaz Sharif gave the beleaguered govt a 72-hour ultimatum to act on several demands including rollback of a fuel price hike and probe into corruption scandals, failing which the PPP could be booted out from the Punjab govt. Sharif, chief of the country’s main opposition party the PML-N, did not link the […]

    Floodwaters inching towards Australia’s most populous state

    Floodwaters in Queenslandare inching towards New South Wales, Australia’s most populous state with authorities warning small communities south of the border to prepare for the deluge. About 400 people in the towns of Goodooga, Weilmoringle and Angledool are facing the possibility of isolation when flood peaks flow into state’s north later this month. While there is no threat […]

    Situation in Afghanistan not getting better: Jessica Mathews

    Jessica Mathews, the President of Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, a prominent Washington-based think tank has warned, the situation in Afghanistan is not getting better as Taliban is becoming stronger and the Karzai government weaker. She said, a lull in fighting there during the harsh winter is likely, but violence will pick back up. Ms […]

    Greece announces plans to build 12 kilometer fence along part its border with Turkey

    Greece has announced plans to build a 12 kilometer fence along part its border with Turkey to prevent illegal immigrants from crossing the border. Public Order Minister Christos Papoutsis said more than one lakh people had entered Greece illegally last year. Greece has long complained to Turkey about border security but the European Commission said […]

    Convoy from India reaches Gaza Strip

    A convoy carrying humanitarian aid from India has reached the Gaza Strip with 1,000 tons of food and medical supplies. The convoy left India in November and travelled through Pakistan, Iran, Turkey, Lebanon and Syria. According to Maan news agency, 112 activists were allowed entry into the coastal enclave, with Iranian and Jordanian activists excluded. […]

    Iran invites Russia, China, and some western envoys to visit its nuclear facilities later this month

    Iran has invited several Ambassadors accredited to the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna to tour its nuclear facilities later this month. A diplomat at the IAEA told newsmen on Monday that Iran’s invitation went to Russia, China, the European Union, Arab league members and a group of Non-aligned nations. The United States apparently is […]

    Iran invites EU, others to nuke sites

    Iran has invited Russia, China, the European Union and its allies among the Arab and developing world to tour its nuclear sites, in an apparent move to gain support ahead of a new round of talks with six world powers. In a letter made available on Monday to The Associated Press, senior Iranian envoy Ali […]

    80 African Immigrants Drown off Yemen Coast

    About 80 African illegal immigrants, mostly Ethiopians, drowned off the Yemeni coast when their two boats capsized in the Gulf of Aden, Yemeni Interior Ministry said in a statement on Monday. The accident was apparently caused by winds and strong tide which capsized the two boats that were carrying them towards the Yemeni coast,” the […]

    Senior US Security Official Visits Afghanistan

    U.S. Deputy National Security Advisor Denis McDonough traveled to Afghanistan to meet with U.S. and Afghanistan officials on the just completed Afghanistan and Pakistan Annual Review, the White House announced Monday. The visit took place last Monday to Friday. McDonough met with Afghan National Security Adviser Rangin Dadfar Spanta, providing him a readout of the […]

    Jerry Brown sworn in as new California governor

    Democrat Jerry Brown was sworn in Monday as California’s 39th governor, taking over from Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger who left the office with a huge deficit for the golden state. “The year ahead will demand courage and sacrifice,” Brown said after taking the oath of office from California Supreme Court Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye inside Sacramento Memorial […]