KCNA: "Nevertheless, Japan recently keeps harping on 'championing women's empowerment' deceitfully in the international arenas including the UN. What is worse, it impudently seeks to cover up its past crime by paying a trivial sum of money."
KCNA: "That is because Japan is the most despicable and audacious country in the world, whichforced hundreds of thousands of women from Koreainto the humiliating sexual slavery and neither felt the slightest remorse nor reflected on its past for over a century."
KCNA: "When people come up with the words 'sexual slavery', they call to mind a country, called Japan."
Pence: North Korea leader's sister is a 'central pillar' of oppressive government
2 month agoDPRK UN Mission, angered by @antonioguterres remarks, accuses the Secretary-General of engaging in "absurd sophistry" and "only make us to think whether he is a kind of henchman who is representing the United States."
KCNA: "Good results were also made in football, table-tennis, handball and other events. Meanwhile, the Taesongsan Sports Team finished first in the ice hockey game held at the sports village of the area of Mt Paektu in Samjiyon County, Ryanggang Province."
KCNA: "They are bringing together more than 3500 athletes from across the country. The athletes are competing in 11 events, including football, basketball, volleyball and speed skating."
KCNA: "The Paektusan Prize Sports Games are going on in the DPRK in celebration of the Day of the Shining Star, leader Kim Jong Il's birth anniversary (February 16)."
2 month agoMaldives @PoliceMv charge inside MDP's campaign HQ.
Delhi: 4 people arrested, 1 juvenile (JCL) apprehended for allegedly beating up women teachers of Sarvodaya Vidyalaya, Narela after a 8th standard student went missing from the school. 5 women teachers admitted to hospital. The 8th standard student later returned on her own
Pentagon spox calls India "important part" of US South Asia approach/strategy
"We will keep having those conversations because it's in everyone's interest to defeat terrorism," adds Pentagon's Dana White
2 month ago"Pakistan has an opportunity to do more with respect to the regional security" per @ChiefPentSpox "It's in its interests to do more we would welcome Pakistan's involvement"
2 people stabbed to death, 1 person critical after attacked with knife in Delhi's Narela; Police investigation on
2 month agoVisuals Fire broke out in godown of Asian Chemical Compound, in Jogeshwari; 4 fire tenders rushed to the spot
Indian says Pakistan violates ceasefire in Kupwara
Indian Central Bureau of Investigation arrested Rotomac Pens owner Vikram Kothari and his son Rahul Kothari
2 month agoMore than 200 villagers from border villages of Uri have been shifted to safer areas for temporary shelter by district administration due to heavy shelling from Pakistan on North Kashmir LoC villages
5 guards face murder raps for killing 4 farmers, wounding another
India gives Trudeau list of suspected Sikh separatists in Canada
2 month agoShooting incident at Jakosalem St., Cebu City. The victim was identified as Enrique Maquilang, 52-year-old
Merkel warns against China's influence in Balkans
Duterte blasts Joma, urges communist rebels to 'go home now'
One of the two woman accused of the murder of the North Korean leader's half-brother believed that she was kicking off a TV career on a prank show, a Malaysian court hears
West Bengal: ED conducting a raid at a Gitanjali outlet inside Shopper's Stop located at City Centre Mall in Siliguri
2 month agoBangladesh races to turn an uninhabited and muddy Bay of Bengal island into a home for 100,000 Rohingya Muslims
The assertion by the Govt of India that the extension of the State of Emergency by the People's Majlis was unconstitutional is a clear distortion of facts, which ignore the Constitution and Laws of the Maldives: Maldives Minister of Foreign Affairs
Govt of Maldives takes note of public statements issued by Govt of India that ignore the facts and ground realities with regard to the ongoing political developments in the Maldives: Maldives Minister of Foreign Affairs
It is our sincere desire to see democracy in Maldives is restored and situation returns to normal. This we feel is also the desire of the people of Maldives. We are dismayed the Maldives government has extended emergency for a further period of 30 days: Indian MEA
India didn't see "any valid reason" for extension of emergency. We continue to the situation and continue to urge the govt of Maldives to release political prisoners, release Chief Justice, implementation SC orders and restore normal functioning of institutions of democracy: Indian MEA
2 month agoMassive shelling from Pakistan continues right as Pakistan Army targets Kashmiri villagers in border areas of Hajipeer sector in North Kashmir. Multiple houses damaged in front of our eyes on the LoC as heavy mortar shelling continues. Immense fear in people. Tragic.
We are familiar with separatist challenges at home, Canada supports a strong and united India. Terrorism, in all forms, is a threat. All democracies should be united in its condemnation: Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland
2 month agoPleased to be in the ancient city of Herat again. Will inaugurate the arrival of TAPI pipeline. Will also meet with the heads of delegations from Turkmenistan, India and Pakistan during the inauguration – Afghan president Ghani
North Korea slams U.S.-Japan joint drill
South Korean, Finnish foreign ministers discuss cooperation on North Korean nukes
CBI registers case against 5 people (group admins) and 114 members of a WhatsApp group for circulating child pornography messages. CBI conducting searches at three locations in Delhi, UP and Maharashtra
Philippines communist rebels reject 'terrorist' tag but still open to talks
Pakistan's ties with Saudi Arabia, UAE regionally important: Pakistan Army
238 Communist militants have surrendered in Davao
German and British nationals arrested for alleged Bali drug smuggling
The Philippine National Police warns about ongoing and fresh Islamic State recruitment efforts in other than Mindanao regions - Luzon and Visayas | Bansa
10 drug suspects killed in 24-hour police operations in Bulacan
Director General Ronald dela Rosa's term as Philippine National Police Chief is extended indefinitely for now.
Philippines' Duterte suggests news site Rappler linked to U.S. spies
Election Commission of Pakistan says all Senate candidates with a PML-N ticket will have to contest as independents
Koreas National Security Council convenes to discuss North Korean delegation's visit
EU to task officials to draw up sanctions on Myanmar generals: diplomats
2 month agoCanada and India are countries committed to pursuing and upholding democracy. We are the two largest democracies in the world, one by size and one by population: Canadian PM Justin Trudeau in Delhi
2 month agoThere are certain legal processes which needs to be completed in time. Following advises by the agencies we did suspend the passports of Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi. They are supposed to reply within a stipulated time, if they don't we will take further action: Raveesh Kumar, Indian MEA
European Union foreign ministers will formally request a list of senior military figures in Myanmar that could be targeted with sanctions over the massacre of Rohingya Muslims
Indonesian president puts off signing law protecting parliament
Travel delays in Hainan, China while ferry services resume. Thousands have been stranded due to heavy fog
2 month agoLet us not presume things and decide how he managed to come. This is something which we are trying to find out. In due course we will be able to come up with a reason that how he managed to come in India: Raveesh Kumar, Indian MEA Spokesperson on Jaspal Atwal
2 month agoThere are two aspects to it Presence and Visa. Canadian side has already clarified that the invitation has been withdrawn. About the Visa I don't know how it happened. We will ascertain information from our Commission: Raveesh Kumar, Indian MEA Spokesperson on Jaspal Atwal
2 month agoPresident Rodrigo Duterte delivers speech at TienDa Para Sa Mga Bayani event
2 month agoFire broke out in a scrap godown in Gujarat's Khera. Seven fire tenders at the spot
Eleven missing, 14 injured in Indonesia landslide
SC Justice counters Duterte: Militarization in South China Sea for Philippines, not U.S.
North Korea will send another high-level delegation to South Korea in time for the closing ceremony at the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, during which they are expected to meet South Korea's President Moon Jae-in
2 month agoJammu And Kashmir: Centre's special representative Dineshwar Sharma arrives in Shopian
Duterte: I am invoking executive action based on SEC ruling
Duterte on Rappler: It is not a legitimate agency according to SEC
Extra budget on table for youth job creation: Koreas finance minister
Duterte dispels rumors his daughter Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte will run for president
Duterte: We are doing an audit on countries where Filipino workers are poorly treated
South Korea's top negotiator on North Korean nuclear issues met with the Chinese ambassador to Seoul on Thursday to discuss a growing momentum for engagement with the North following its participation in the PyeongChang Winter Olympics
Duterte: The ban stays. No deployment of Filipinos in Kuwait
Duterte: Arresting the employers of Joanna Demafelis lies on the Kuwaiti police and the interpol
22 hurt from bomb blast in northeast Myanmar city Lashio
Duterte: We have yet to check two new members of PDP-Laban included in narcolist
President Duterte talks about alleged narcopolitician from Iloilo Jed Mabilog
IOC strips Russian curler of Olympic bronze medal after he admitted to doping at Pyeongchang Games
2 month agoPresidentDuterte names Noel Felongco as new chairperson of the Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor (PCUP)
Court of Arbitration for Sport finds Russian curler Alexander Krushelnitsky guilty of anti-doping violation, disqualifies Olympic athletes from Russia from PyeongChang2018 mixed doubles event
Earthquake of magnitude 5.3 - 214km E of Amahai, Indonesia
2 month agoU.S. women's hockey team wins its first gold medal in 20 years, beating Canada 3-2 in shootout after 2-2 tie
Earthquake of magnitude 5.4 - 205km E of Amahai, Indonesia
Germany suspends visas for Cambodian government members over crackdown
Greenpeace appeals to Thai PM to tackle air pollution 'crisis'
South Korea's top diplomat to stress North Korea's human rights abuses in Geneva next week
Pakistan's PM to visit Afghanistan for TAPI gas pipeline inauguration
North Korea's closing Olympics delegation includes man blamed for deadly ship sinking
2 month agoAAP workers protest outside HM Rajnath Singh's residence alleging attack on AAP leaders in Delhi Secretariat.
Taiwan police arrest four men over a bitcoin robbery worth $170,000, in the first case of its kind on the island
2 month agoHere's a map that appeared on Sina, purporting to show the movements of a PLAN surface action group into the Indian Ocean amid the Maldives crisis this month. Indian sources confirmed the deployment to Times of India. PRC official media haven't reported this
[email protected]: "I am honored to lead the U.S. delegation to the closing ceremonies of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics. We look forward to congratulating Team USA and celebrating all that our athletes have achieved."
Asked if any effort was being made to arrange contact between @IvankaTrump and the North Korean delegation, a Sr Admin Official gave a blunt one word answer: "No."
Other members of the pres delegation to the Closing Ceremonies include @SenatorRisch, @PressSec and Gen. Vincent Brooks, Commander, US Forces/Korea.
Sr Admin Official says @IvankaTrump will travel commercial to Seoul, have dinner Friday night with Pres Moon at Blue House, then spend the weekend in PyeongChang for the last of the Olympic events and the closing ceremony Sunday night.
The death toll from a bus rollover accident that took place in southeast China's Jiangxi province on Feb. 20 is 11. Twenty-one were injured. The bus had 31 passengers though its capacity is only 19
Pilibhit: Man murdered by grandson over a property dispute. Culprit later surrendered to the police
Reported assault on a high-level DPRK cadre by a senior-ranked soldier belonging to Kim Jong Un's Supreme Guard Command
Civilian witness contradicts Myanmar police on Reuters reporters' arrest: defense
Two Reuters journalists held in Myanmar appear in court, charged under a secrecy act that could see them face up to 14 years in jail
2 Pakistan Army soldiers killed in retaliatory firing by Indian Army at the LoC in Karnah sector of Tangdhar in Kupwara of North Kashmir. Pakistan violated ceasefire in the area yesterday and today with heavy firing on innocent villagers and security forces
Two killed, 11 injured, by bomb in Myanmar city of Lashio: police
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is heading to the United States, accompanied by the largest Australian political and business delegation ever to visit the U.S.
Pakistan Supreme Court orders ex-PM Nawaz Sharif removed as head of his political party
2 month agoArmy and police launched a search operation in Kishtwar region and recovered arms and ammunition from a hideout including two AK-56 Rifles, three 9mm Pistols, one Country made Pistol, two rounds of UBGL, one round of RPG
2 month agoFire alarm at Mandaue City Time Square
Philippines Senate probes deaths of Filipino workers abroad
Nawaz Sharif again disqualified
