Tag: End
US Congress votes to end support for Yemen war, rebuffing Trump
The United States Congress has voted to end American involvement in the Yemen war, rebuffing the Trump administration's support for the military campaign led...
Malaysia says it will end death penalty for all crimes
KUALA LUMPU: Malaysia's new government said it will abolish the death penalty for all crimes and halt all pending executions, a rare move against...
Iraq’s top Shi’ite cleric demands end to violence as deadly protests...
BASRA: Iraq's most revered Shi'ite cleric called for a political shakeup in Baghdad and a halt to violence against demonstrators on Friday, after days...
Israel welcomes end of US funding for UN Palestinian refugee agency
JERUSALEM: Israel welcomed Saturday a US decision to end funding for the UN Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA), accusing the organisation which supports some five...
Deal reached to end violence in southern Syria
BEIRUT: Rebels said Friday that they have reached an agreement with Russian mediators to end violence in southern Syria and surrender the crossing point...
UN rights boss calls for end to Trump’s policy of family...
GENEVA: The top UN human rights official called on the Trump administration on Monday to halt its "unconscionable" policy of forcibly separating children from...
Sri Lanka marks end to civil war as a divided nation
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka commemorated the ninth anniversary of the end of its civil war as a divided nation Saturday, with minority Tamils calling for...
Pakistan calls for end to sexual abuse in conflict zones
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Maleeha Lodhi has called for mechanisms to independently investigate and verify reports emerging from conflict situations...
Pope Francis urges end to violence against women
TRUJILLO: Pope Francis on Saturday urged Latin America's faithful to fight rampant violent crime against women including murder while holding mass in Trujillo.
"I wish...
Federal judge blocks Trump’s move to end DACA programme for immigrants
SAN FRANCISCO: A US judge blocked President Donald Trump’s administration on Tuesday from ending a programme that shielded from deportation children brought to the...
Judea military court considers jailing of Ahed Tamimi until end of...
TEL AVIV: The IDF Prosecution and Ahed Tamimi, the 16-year-old Palestinian girl who was videotaped slapping Israelis soldiers, continued the on-going battle on Monday...
Pakistan Plan seeks high growth as IMF loan nears end: report
Pakistan is targeting the fastest growth in more than a decade, proposing cutting taxes to boost exports and support farmers in its spending plan...
End to child marriage urged
Speakers want lawmakers to amend child marriage laws
Child marriage should be prohibited and the legal age of marriage should be raised from...
HRCP asks Nawaz to put an end to enforced disappearances
The Human Rights Commission Pakistan (HRCP) called upon Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to immediately launch a drive to put an end to the enforced...
Arms race between Pakistan and India must end: Nawaz
A crippling arms race between Pakistan and India must "come to an end" and the two rivals should settle their conflict over Kashmir, Prime...
No timetable to end drone attacks: US
State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf has said no timeline could be provided to end drone attacks.
Briefing the newsmen in Washington, Harf said the US...
Nawaz again calls for end to drone strikes
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has reiterated Pakistan’s demand for an immediate end to controversial US drone strikes in Pakistan.
According to sources, he expressed these...
