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Greece has cash until October, says deputy finance minister
Debt-laden Greece has cash to operate until next month, the country's deputy finance minister said on Monday, highlighting the country's need to qualify for...
Gaza blockade to continue: Israel minister
Israel will not apologise to Turkey for a deadly May 2010 raid on a Gaza-bound flotilla and will not lift its blockade on the...
Germany home to 1,000 potential terrorists: minister
Around 1,000 potential Islamist terrorists live in Germany, 128 of whom could be classed as capable of carrying out attacks, Interior Minister Hans-Peter Friedrich...
ANP Sindh decides its minister will not resign
The Awami National Party (ANP) Sindh chapter decided on Monday to allow its provincial minister Amir Nawab to continue working on his post, as...
Japan’s finance minister to become new PM
Japan’s premier-designate Yoshihiko Noda on Monday vowed a safe pair of hands in rebuilding the country from its tsunami-nuclear disasters after he was elected...
Int’l donors willing to fund projects in KP, says minister
hyber Pakhtunkhwa Senior Provincial Minister Rahim Dad Khan said on Saturday that international donors including the European Union (EU) and Japan were interested in...
Minister drags Berlin into euro crisis collateral row
A minister in Angela Merkel's conservative party propelled Germany into a debate about guarantees on bailout payments to Greece, backing a demand from Finland...
Khar urges anti-terrorism efforts with China
Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar urged China to step up joint anti-terrorism efforts.
In a press conference, Khar denied any official Pakistani involvement in the...
Contempt proceedings sought against PM, interior minister
A constitutional petition seeking initiation of contempt proceedings against Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani and Interior Minister Rehman Malik for not implementing many judicial...
British Muslim minister expresses support for Pakistanis
British female Muslim Minister Saeeda Warsi said on Monday said that Pakistan was facing economic and security challenges and that Britain would soon become...
Contempt proceedings sought against PM, interior minister
A constitutional petition seeking initiation of contempt proceedings against Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani and Interior Minister Rehman Malik for not implementing many judicial...
N.Korea plot to kill S.Korea minister: reports
North Korea has sent secret agents to South Korea to try to assassinate its defence minister, who has vowed a stern response to attacks...
Unnerved information minister says LG system will be amended
Unnerved by the hard-hitting questions by journalists of the Sindhi language media about the revival of the local government system of 2001, provincial Information...
Govt focusing on primary and protective healthcare: minister
The Punjab government’s focus is on primary and protective healthcare and huge funds are being allocated for provision of state-of-the-art healthcare facilities to the...
Japanese prime minister vows nuclear-free future
A ceremony to mark the anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing was Saturday dominated by national soul-searching on atomic power as Japan's prime minister pledged...
Minorities demand removal of their ‘useless’ minister
The Pakistan Coalition for Religious Minorities (PCRM) will launch a protest campaign against Sindh Minority Affairs Minister Dr Mohan Lal Kohistani for “not taking...
Cyprus needs no bailout for the moment: finance minister
Euro zone minnow Cyprus needs no bailout for the moment and must do all it can to avoid one in the future, new Finance...