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Pakistan Needles India on Pulwama Attack, Seeks UN Intervention to Defuse Tensions
India has rejected any third party intervention in the Kashmir issue and has maintained that all outstanding matters in Indo-Pak ties should be resolved bilaterally.
Desperate Measures: Pakistani Women Seek Abortions as Birth Control
According to official statistics, only around 35 percent of Pakistani women use any form of non-abortive birth control despite them being inexpensive.
Sushma Swaraj Addresses Indian Community in Bulgaria, Pays Floral Tribute at Gandhi Statue
Swaraj said India has always viewed Bulgaria as a 'true friend' and shares the belief that the time tested bilateral partnership will be further strengthened to mutual benefit in the coming years.
US Pullout From Syria Risks Boosting Russia, Iran Influence: German Chancellor Angela Merkel
Islamic State group fighters have been boxed in to a scrap of land in the battle for their last remaining territory in northeastern Syria and their final defeat is expected imminently.
China, US Commence Trade Talks Ahead of Tariff Deadline
The chief US envoy, Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, and his Chinese counterpart, Vice Premier Liu He, shook hands at the start of the meeting at a government guesthouse but said nothing to reporters.
Columbian Man Gets 60 Years in Jail for Filming Sexual Abuse of 276 Children
Juan Carloz Sanchez picked up his victims in shopping centers in the Caribbean coastal town of Barranquilla, offering them money to accompany him to places where he attacked them, sharing the footage on the internet.
We Must Hold Our Nerve on Brexit, Theresa May to Tell British Lawmakers
The UK is on course to leave the EU on March 29 without a deal unless May can convince the bloc to amend the divorce deal she agreed in November and then sell it to British lawmakers.
Saudi Arabia Denies Knowing Where Slain Scribe Jamal Khashoggi's Body is: Minister
According to media reports, 11 suspects have been indicted and referred to trial in Saudi Arabia with five facing the death penalty. The proceedings have not been public.
Saudi Arabia Investments to Aid Cash-strapped Pakistan
One of the goals for Saudi Arabia expanding investments in refining worldwide is to secure market share and sustainable exports in the face of international competition, says Saudi economist.
UK Starts Hiring For New Brexit Crisis Centre: Report
Applicants are expected to be recruited on a six-month contract with an option for three-month extensions up to two years.
Trump Picks Hanoi as 'Compromise Venue' for 2nd Summit With North Korea's Kim Jong Un
Trump previously met with Kim in Singapore last summer, where the North Korean leader agreed to "work toward complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula."
Committed to Depoliticise Pakistan's Bureaucracy: PM Imran Khan
Khan's statement came days after the Supreme Court, in a rare rebuke to Pakistan's powerful military, prohibited them from engaging in political activities.
British Millennials, Gen Z Take Up Fight Against 'Unfair' Brexit Ahead of March 29 Deadline
After Britain's 2016 referendum vote to leave the European Union, pollsters Ipsos MORI estimated that 75 percent of Britons aged 18 to 24 wanted the UK to stay in the EU -- though they were also the least likely to have voted.
US Boyfriend of 'Russian Agent' Maria Butina Charged With Fraud
Republican and National Rifle Association operative Paul Erickson was charged with one count of fraud for cheating investors in companies he controlled that purported to be running assisted living facilities and building homes in North Dakota.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Tells Allies of US Still Committed to Fight IS
Pompeo, one of Trump's most stalwart defenders, described the troop withdrawal as 'essentially a tactical change' as extremists scatter around the world.
Pak SC Clips Wings of Armed Forces, ISI; Says Stay Away From Politics, Act Within Law
The court also ordered that members of the Armed Forces were prohibited from engaging in any kind of political activity, which includes supporting a party, faction or individual.