KCNA: "Leader Kim Jong Il was awarded a diploma from the United Left Party of Venezuela on his birth anniversary. The diploma was conveyed on Feb. 14 to the DPRK ambassador to Venezuela bygeneral coordinator of the Federal Political Secretariat of the Party."
4 month agoStratfor: According to reports, India's army chief visited Bhutan on Feb. 6-7 to discuss strategic issues on the Doklam Plateau. The fact that the visit took place shows New Delhi is still working quietly to maintain its influence in the neighboring country.
Pakistan and Russian FMs N Moscow talks reiterated that there is no military solution to Afghan conflict and a negotiated settlement is only option for peace.They agreed that unchecked proliferation of Da'esh in Afghanistan, is a threat to peace in the entire region: statement
President Yameen has failed to gain numbers in Parliament to ratify the state of emergency; the state of emergency is illegal and void: Statement by Joint Opposition in Maldives
South Korea launches WTO trade challenge against U.S. duties
4 month agoKanpur: Rotomac Pens owner Vikram Kothari being taken for questioning by CBI earlier today
Hyderabad: Police have arrested two people D Nagendra and M Laxma Reddy who indulged in bank fraud with the help of fake documents and cheated amount of 1.5 crores from Andhra Bank, Marredpally Branch, Secunderabad
4 month agoMaldives President Yameen extends state of emergency by 30 additional days. Refuses to pay heed to warnings by @MEAIndia
DPRK Reaper hackers have expanded beyond ROK targets to Japan and Middle East, according to @FireEye.
South Korea starts WTO complaint vs USA over anti-dumping duties
Maldives parliament approves extension of state of emergency by 30 days, opposition says approval for extension is illegal
Philippine leader bans news site from covering his events over 'fake news'
Bangladesh, Myanmar officials visit Rohingya trapped at border
Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - 4km NNE of Jinping, China
Court in Bangkok grants a Japanese man sole custody of 13 children born through surrogate mothers amid increasing concerns on surrogacy in the country
German Ambassador to Pakistan visits CMH Sialkot, meets citizens injured by Indian shelling
At around 18:00 hours militants fired bullets and lobbed grenades at Malangpora water point outside Awantipora Air Force station, firing was retaliated by Defence Security Corps (DSC) guards. The militants ran away, no loss of life/property reported
North Korea poised to launch large-scale cyberattacks, says new report
Indonesia seizes record 1.6 tonnes of crystal methamphetamine
BSF trooper deployed on a Forward Defence Location in Tangdhar area of Kashmir sniped by Pakistan Army this evening. Gunshot wound is in stomach, condition believed to be serious. Being evacuated on foot right now
Russian curler Alexander Krushelnitsky has tested positive for the banned substance meldonium at the Pyeongchang Olympics, the Russian Olympic Committee says
Lavrov: US and NATO military are trying to deny facts about the presence of ISIS in Afghanistan.
US Treasury Dep. seeking to fine Asian banks for their alleged involvement in working with Iran to bypass sanctions prior to the signing of JCPOA , Bloomberg reports.
Lavrov: we must prevent the infiltration of ISIS fighters from Afghanistan into Central Asia and Russia
Militants have fired upon guards at the Airforce station, Malangpora in South Kashmir's Pulwama district. Guards retaliated and militants have escaped. Massive search operation and cordon launched.
Militants fire at guards at Air Force station in Pulwama
Russia awaits US response on unidentified helicopters in Afghanistan - Lavrov
CBI has found a new farmhouse of Nirav Modi in Alibagh near Mumbai where searches are underway: Central Bureau of Investigation
President Duterte says palace just acted on the complaint of the South Korean firm which said it wasn't being allowed to complete the Navy frigate contract. He says this is what the palace does, act on complaints
Duterte: Philippines National Police chief Ronald Dela Rosa will have an extended term
Duterte: Just pay the right taxes, and you will be protected
South Korea wins gold in women's 3,000m relay short track
Duterte: I will give you time and space to talk about corruption
Duterte to businessmen: If you experience extortion and corruption, tell me about it
Russian Olympic Committee confirms curler tested positive for meldonium
President of the Philippines Duterte: My paradigm never shifted from being a mayor to being president
4 month agoPresident Duterte says, prior to this event, he had a meeting with U.S. Ambassador Sung Kim for a briefing with a CIA official
Afghan nomads trapped, hungry as Pakistan blocks access to grazing land
4 month agoPresident Duterte leads the oath taking of the new officials of the Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce Philippines
4 month agoDelhi: Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash's complaint letter to Police over yesterday's incident
It is important that Maldives quickly returns to the path of democracy and the rule of law so that the aspirations of Maldivian people are met and the concerns of the international community are assuaged: Indian MEA
After revocation of Emergency, democratic institutions including judiciary should be allowed to function independently and in fair and transparent manner in accordance with Constitution. Order issued by Maldives SC on 1 February 2018 should be implemented in letter and spirit: Indian MEA
State of Emergency declared in Maldives on 5 February 2018 comes to an end this evening. It is our expectation that the Government of Maldives will not be seeking extension of the State of Emergency so that the political process in Maldives can resume with immediate effect: Indian Ministry of External Affairs
Pakistan, Central African Republic and Afghanistan are the worst countries for newborns while Japan, Iceland and Singapore are the best, days @UNICEF
4 month agoWest Bengal: Left trade unions protest in Kolkata against central and state governments over various issues like unemployment, minimum wages, FRDI Bill etc. Heavy Police deployment in place
Meeting between Delhi Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash and Home Minister Rajnath Singh underway in Delhi
Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - 48km W of Manado, Indonesia
Ex-U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon elected to lead green growth body
Pakistan summons Indian Deputy High Commissioner and condemns the unprovoked ceasefire violations by Indian troops along line of control that killed an 8-year old boy yesterday
10 killed after an overloaded passenger vehicle skids off the road in east China's Jiangxi Province
Indonesia suspends infrastructure projects after string of accidents
4 month agoOur Army responded to Pakistani operation and after intervention from our side Pakistani guns were silenced and since then there is no firing in the area. From 2 villages some people have been evacuated to safer locations and situation is normal: SSP Baramulla on ceasefire violation in Uri Sector yesterday
4 month agoYesterday there was unprovoked firing by Pakistan troops targeting civilian population in which 1 lady was injured. She was evacuated to hospital. 3 others people also sustained minor injuries who were locally treated: Imtiyaz Hussain, SSP Baramulla on ceasefire violation in Uri Sector
KCNA: "The world has witnessed the U.S. bluffing before the weak but being left helpless before the DPRK, a strong country. Trump's hysteric act will only reveal the servile face of the weak. Words will not work on the U.S. going reckless."
Chinese warships enter East Indian Ocean amid Maldives tensions
KCNA: "It is foolish to think of bringing to knees through 'maximum pressure' the DPRK that has risen as a world-level nuclear power and military power, the commentary jeers, and goes on:"
KCNA: "How hysterically Trump may run amuck, it is taken as nothing but as the shriek made by the mentally deranged man to get rid of the extreme uneasiness before his logic of strength no longer working and before the DPRK that has towered as a strategic state."
Pakistan condemns Indian ceasefire violations along LoC
Defeats in Middle East driving Islamic State fighters to Philippines - separatist
4 month agoPolice reaches Delhi Secretariat
Fire broke out at a factory in Patparganj Industrial area, 7 fire tenders at the spot
Koreas ex-president Lee's asset manager arrested
Lawyer opens fire outside a court, killing two rival lawyers in Lahore
Earthquake measuring 3.3 on the Richter scale struck Jammu and Kashmir at 12.41pm
Malaysian deputy minister says potholes fixed after photos of him 'praying' went viral
North Korea making progress on new nuclear reactor: report
South Korea to announce joint military drill plan with U.S. before April
4 month agoBajaur agency on road for killed student Ahmad shah of Karachi University demanding justice in his extra judicial killing
4 month agoBudget 2018 a 'strategic and integrated financial plan' to build 'better future': Singaporean PM
President of the Philippines Duterte to let military decide on peace talks with Reds
4 month agoFour killed as car plunges into sewerage nullah in Gujranwala
It was President Duterte who ordered the Presidential Security Group (PSG) to bar Rappler reporter @piaranada from entering Palace, Malacañang's internal house affairs head tells Ranada
South Korea, Slovenia sign social security agreement
Former US military commander warns against 'bloody nose' strike on North Korea
Nazarbayev orders about-turn on Latin alphabet - diacritics replace apostrophes
4 month agoUS President Donald Trump's son @donaldjtrumpjr arrives in Delhi. He is on a week-long visit to India, reports ANI
Kazakhs charged Kyrgyz MP with following criminal offenses: 1) moving large amount across customs border of Eurasian Economic Union of goods or items by person authorized to perform public functions); 2) participation in transnational organized crime group
Thai ex-PM Thaksin calls for party unity ahead of promised election
4 month agoIt appears that following SECDEF Mattis's visit to Jakarta a few weeks ago, US might be set to resume training Indonesian Army Special Forces (Kopassus)
Iwo-yama of Kirishma mountain range eruption warning level raised to "2"
UML, Maoist Centre to unify; party to be named Communist Party of Nepal
4 month agoRappler not allowed to enter New Executive Bldg in Malacañang. PSG barring Rappler's Malacañang reporter from entering premises
South Korean military to press ahead with joint drills with U.S. this year
South Korea to order Patriot missile defense upgrades: DAPA
KCNA: "The Trump group's racket for resuming the war exercises is a wild act of ruthlessly trampling even a small sprout of peace that has been seen on the Korean peninsula, and it is a provocative act of chilling the active efforts of the DPRK."
KCNA: "A typical example is the recent bluffing made by the U.S. charge d'affaires a.i. to south Korea, who at the instigation of the Trump group openly hinted that the joint military exercises with south Korea would be conducted as usual after the Winter Olympics."
KCNA: "Displeased with the atmosphere for detente being created on the Korean peninsula thanks to the peace-loving and proactive measure taken by the DPRK, the U.S. is openly going against it."
Trump Jr. will give a foreign policy speech in India
US and Thai marines slurp snake blood and eat scorpions in a jungle survival programme as part of the two nations' annual Cobra Gold war games
CBI arrests three more officers of Punjab National Bank in Rs 11,500 crore scam
150 held in Afghanistan for trying to smuggle drugs to India this year
2 Indian soldiers killed after eight-year-old Pakistani boy dies in cross-LoC firing: Pakistan Army
4 month agoKarnataka: Railway Minister Piyush Goyal traveled in Kaveri Express from Mysuru to Bengaluru and interacted with other passengers
CGTN: M4.2 earthquake hits central Taiwan with a depth of 27km, according to CENC
Earthquake of magnitude 5.0 - 20km W of Su'ao, Taiwan
Singapore says it would impose a carbon tax from next year to cut its greenhouse gas emissions and make companies more competitive as global agreements on climate change take effect
India Dornapal - 12 Naxals detained.
Tricycle driver shot dead by men riding-in-tandem in Pagadian
Chhattisgarh: 12 naxals arrested from Dornapal Police Station limits in Sukma in a joint operation by District Reserve Guards and CRPF
A police officer was shot dead by a drug suspect during a buy-bust operation in Minglanilla town, south of Cebu, on Monday afternoon
India says Pakistan Army violates ceasefire at Mankote Sector in Mendhar, J&K. Indian Army retaliating effectively to the continuous ceasefire violations
North Korea offers condolences to Iranian leader over deadly plane crash
3 civilians have sustained injuries due to Pakistan Army firing after continuous ceasefire violation in Uri, Baramulla and are being evacuated to hospital. Heavy firing continues from both sides at LoC
Indian Army destroys Pakistan Army bunker while retaliating to ceasefire violation. Heavy casualties on Pakistan side likely. Ceasefire violation by Pakistan at LoC in Churanda Village of Uri, Baramulla of North Kashmir. Heavy firing still on from both the sides
India says Pakistan violates ceasefire in Uri Sector, heavy firing underway
Ministry of Home Affairs hands over the terror incident at SMHS Hospital, Srinagar, where Pakistan terrorist Naveed Jutt had escaped, to NIA for investigation. Based on the advice of MHA, 25 dreaded militants have already been shifted out from Kashmir jails till date
This is completely incorrect to say that our military troops are being sent to get involved in the Yemen war: Pakistani Defence Minister Khurram Dastagir Khan
South Korea's Cha Min-kyu wins surprise silver in men's 500m speed skating
Pakistani PM Abbasi will address the National Assembly session today
4 month agoMaharashtra: Enforcement Directorate conducted raids at a Gili showroom in Thane
Bangladesh says to meet with Myanmar on Rohingya trapped at border
Madhya Pradesh: A BSF Jawan allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself in Border Security Force's Tekanpur Campus in Gwalior, police and BSF begin investigation
President Duterte says ban on deployment of workers to Kuwait stands. The ban will continue and it will extend to other countries, says Duterte
4 month ago3 children killed in a fire which broke out in a hut in Chhatarpur's Bagota village, police present at the spot. Investigation underway
President Duterte calls on all nations: Filipinos are everywhere seeking livelihood. Can I please plead to you to please do not degrade them like animals. Don't treat them as slaves
President Duterte: A Filipino is a slave of nobody
Parliamentary chief calls for Slovenia's support for South Korea's peace efforts
President Duterte defends his dealings with China, Russia govts
President Duterte reiterates that PH rise is ours. At the same time, he downplays Chinese naming of features. He says the Chinese put "markers" in the area using Chinese characters
President Duterte's says China's structures in the West PH Sea are military bases. These are "intended against those whom China thinks will destroy them. America. Hindi tayo kasali diyan," he says
Two high-ranking Police officials from Kyrgyzstan Ministry of Interior anti-drug department arrested and charged with criminal offenses after getting caught with 8 kilos of marijuana.
