BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel told her Christian Democrats (CDU) at a meeting that she saw no urgent need to offer financial aid for Turkey to ease its currency crisis, the conservative…
ADDIS ABABA: The US is sending the FBI to help investigate a grenade attack in Addis Ababa which killed two people at a rally addressed by Ethiopia’s reformist prime minister, state media…
ABBOTTABAD: The body of 12-year old domestic help Misbah was exhumed on Thursday for medical examination. A judicial magistrate, heavy contingent of police and a couple of medical experts were present as the…
TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday rejected South Korea’s call for more steps to help “comfort women”, a euphemism for women forced to work in Japan’s wartime military brothels, and…
SEOUL: North and South Korea kicked off their first formal talks in more than two years on Tuesday, with both sides expressing optimism ahead of discussions on how the North’s athletes can…
LAHORE: A 14-year-old boy on Saturday was taken to the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) after he posted a short video requesting the army chief to help him with his heart transplant. The…
President Ghani announces that Afghanistan no longer wants Pakistan to ‘bring Taliban to negotiation table’, but to close Taliban offices, detain perpetrators of terrorist attacks in Afghanistan and to deny treatment of…
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) facilitated a 2012 ransom payment of $250,000 to al Qaeda from the family of a kidnapped US aid worker later killed in a drone strike,…
RAWALPINDI The government has sought help from the Pakistan Army in making the anti-polio campaign a success. According to ISPR, a meeting was held at GHQ to coordinate details of the campaign…
KUALA LUMPUR/ISLAMABAD Malaysian officials have contacted 25 countries, including Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh, India, China, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, Australia and France, asking them to provide assistance in the…
Found of banned Laskar-e-Taiba Hafiz Saeed has offered help to the people affected by superstorm Sandy. The telegraph quoted him saying he was ready to send humanitarian assistance regardless of what US…
US Congressman Dan Burton has said that Pakistan holds key importance for US and instantly needs its help in the ongoing war on terror. He stated this while addressing a discussion organized…
A Chinese firm has signed a deal with North Korea to jointly to develop a gold mine and two iron ore mines in the cash-strapped North, according to a website announcement seen…
Philippine authorities appealed Thursday for volunteers to help deliver food, water and other relief goods to two million people affected by deadly floods in and around the Philippine capital. After more than…
Britain will step up its support for Syria’s rebels after Russia and China blocked a UN Security Council resolution against Bashar al-Assad’s regime, Foreign Secretary William Hague said Friday. Hague said Russia…
Foreign Secretary Jalil Jilani on Tuesday said that Islamabad will support India in its fight against terrorism. The official, who reached Wagah border on Tuesday, said, “Pakistan will support India in its…
China’s president pledged “selfless help” to Afghanistan on Friday and the leaders of the two nations agreed to upgrade their ties, as NATO-led forces prepare to withdraw from the war-torn country in…
