The widespread blackout which is considered the country’s worst in a decade, on Tuesday affected up to 600 million people. According to officials, on the second consecutive day of power outage, the northern and eastern power grids collapsed, halting at least 200 trains and bringing the transportation system into a state of chaos as the […]
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S. Korea protests Japan’s island claims
South Korea expressed its “deep regret” over Japan’s claiming of the disputed Islands called Dokdo in South Korea and Takeshima in Japan, for an eighth consecutive year in an annual defense white paper released today. The Islands continue to be a chronic source of diplomatic row between Japan and South Korea. There are close to […]
S. Korea protests Japan’s island claims
South Korea expressed its “deep regret” over Japan’s claiming of the disputed Islands called Dokdo in South Korea and Takeshima in Japan, for an eighth consecutive year in an annual defense white paper released today. The Islands continue to be a chronic source of diplomatic row between Japan and South Korea. There are close to […]
Landslide kills 7 in northwest China
Rescue workers raced to the mine, which is close to China’s border with Kazakhstan, on Tuesday to free at least 21 people who are presumed to be buried under thousands of cubic meters of mud and debris, DPA reported. The bodies of seven people who died have been recovered from the debris and mud which […]
Landslide kills 7 in northwest China
Rescue workers raced to the mine, which is close to China’s border with Kazakhstan, on Tuesday to free at least 21 people who are presumed to be buried under thousands of cubic meters of mud and debris, DPA reported. The bodies of seven people who died have been recovered from the debris and mud which […]
Pakistan ISI chief discusses drones in US
The talks between Lt Gen Islam and David Petraeus are expected to be held on August 1st through the 3rd, with drone strikes reportedly being the main agenda. According to a Pakistani security official, the sides are to discuss counter-terror cooperation and intelligence sharing. The source says that Lt Gen Islam is to demand an […]
Pakistan ISI chief discusses drones in US
The talks between Lt Gen Islam and David Petraeus are expected to be held on August 1st through the 3rd, with drone strikes reportedly being the main agenda. According to a Pakistani security official, the sides are to discuss counter-terror cooperation and intelligence sharing. The source says that Lt Gen Islam is to demand an […]
US soldiers wound 4 Afghan civilians
The incident happened on Tuesday in the city of Shindand, where US troops fired tear gas and wounded four members of a family. According to Afghan officials, no Afghan soldier accompanied the US troops during the nighttime attack. Earlier in the month, two similar operations were reported in Shindand, in which an Afghan teenager was […]
US soldiers wound 4 Afghan civilians
The incident happened on Tuesday in the city of Shindand, where US troops fired tear gas and wounded four members of a family. According to Afghan officials, no Afghan soldier accompanied the US troops during the nighttime attack. Earlier in the month, two similar operations were reported in Shindand, in which an Afghan teenager was […]
US, Pakistan sign supply route deal
PressTV – Pakistan reopens NATO supply route amid tensions Iran Middle East Britain United States Asia-Pacific Africa Europe Americas Arts Business Health Sci-Tech Society Sports The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed on Tuesday by deputy US ambassador to Islamabad Richard Hoagland and Additional Secretary of Defense Ministry Rear Admiral Farrokh Ahmad in the […]
US, Pakistan sign supply route deal
PressTV – Pakistan reopens NATO supply route amid tensions Iran Middle East Britain United States Asia-Pacific Africa Europe Americas Arts Business Health Sci-Tech Society Sports The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed on Tuesday by deputy US ambassador to Islamabad Richard Hoagland and Additional Secretary of Defense Ministry Rear Admiral Farrokh Ahmad in the […]
French troops begin Afghan pullout
French forces formally pulled out of the district of Surobi, east of Kabul, on Tuesday. The new pullout leaves French forces stationed in only the Afghan capital Kabul and Kapisa Province. Earlier this month French forces handed over the control of Kapisa Province to local authorities and are currently training Afghan forces. Although the withdrawal […]
French troops begin Afghan pullout
French forces formally pulled out of the district of Surobi, east of Kabul, on Tuesday. The new pullout leaves French forces stationed in only the Afghan capital Kabul and Kapisa Province. Earlier this month French forces handed over the control of Kapisa Province to local authorities and are currently training Afghan forces. Although the withdrawal […]
22 convicted in India for killing Muslims
The court on Monday also acquitted another 61 people, citing lack of evidence in the case, in which Hindu rioters in the town of Visnagar assaulted a Muslim family, locked them inside their house and then set them on fire, AFP reported. Judge S.C. Srivastava said that 21 people had been convicted of attempted murder, […]
Main NATO supply route remains closed
According to Pakistani officials, the route, through which NATO trucks enter Pakistan’s northern war-torn neighbor, will remain closed until Islamabad promises to deliver the required security guarantees. The authorities decision to maintain the blockade of the route comes just weeks after Islamabad decided to lift its seven-month-long ban on the supply routes. The Pakistani authorities, […]
Pakistan blackout protests turn violent
Coupled with hot and humid summer weather, the prolonged blackout has forced outraged citizens to take to the streets to protest the tough living conditions. The protests turned violent as some of the angry protesters reportedly attacked offices of the power supply department in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, damaging official and private properties. Offices of […]
N Korea calls reform hopes ‘silly dream’
In an interview with the state-run KCNA news agency on Sunday, a spokesman for North Korea’s Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of Korea rejected any possibility of reforms in the country, AFP reported. “The puppet group (the South)…tried to give [the] impression that the present leadership of the DPRK (North Korea) broke with the past. […]
US-backed Afghan militias joining Taliban
The militiamen were trained and funded by the US army to take on the Taliban militants but many of them changed sides, Press TV’s Kabul correspondent said on Monday. At least 23 militiamen recently joined the Taliban in the western Farah province, and many of them handed their US-provided weapons to the Taliban, fighting in […]
N Korea calls reform hopes, ‘silly dream’
In an interview with the state-run KCNA news agency on Sunday, a spokesman for North Korea’s Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of Korea rejected any possibility of reforms in the country, AFP reported. “The puppet group (the South)…tried to give [the] impression that the present leadership of the DPRK (North Korea) broke with the past. […]
Dozens killed in India train blaze
Local media said that at least 47 people were killed and dozens more injured after the blaze raged through one of the cars of the Tamil Nadu Express train near Nellore in the state of Andhra Pradesh on Monday. Officials said there were 72 passengers in the burned car and that the death toll could […]