Tag: States
Pak-US BIT seal delayed
The much-needed seal of Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) between Pakistan and the United States (US) has been delayed due to financial and defence related...
US deadlock, data cap global stocks; euro gains
The euro fell to session lows against the dollar after data on U.S. consumer spending and income fell short of expectations, though it later...
US denounces Israeli settlement plans
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has criticised Israel’s decision to build 3,000 settler homes in East Jerusalem and the West Bank. “In light...
US, Pakistan set to revive economic cooperation dialogue
Signalling progress towards sustained improvement in bilateral relationship, Pakistan and the United States are reviving their institutional dialogue on economic cooperation in Washington as...
Strategy devised to halt drone strikes: LHC told
The Government of Pakistan on Wednesday informed the Lahore High Court (LHC) that it had devised a strategy to halt US drone strikes in...
Dr Afridi goes on hunger strike
Dr Shakil Afridi, imprisoned on charges of extending help to United States’ (US) Central Investigation Authority (CIA) in pointing out the residence of al...
US pledges $150m to replace old turbines at Mangla
United States Ambassador Richard Olson, on a visit to Mangla Dam on Wednesday, pledged up to $150 million in order to replace the worn...
US special envoy to Pakistan and Afghanistan resigns
The United States’ special representative for Pakistan and Afghanistan, Ambassador Marc Grossman, resigned from his post on Wednesday citing personal reasons.
The US State Department...
Rice remains under fire for Benghazi comments
The White House has condemned Republicans’ “obsession” over comments made by UN Ambassador Susan Rice following the September 11 attack on the US embassy...
Asian markets mostly up in quiet trade
Asian markets were mostly up Friday following a rally in the previous session, while dealers await another meeting on Greece’s bailout and the resumption...
US urges Rwanda to encourage DR Congo rebels’ retreat
The United States Tuesday condemned Congolese rebels’ takeover of the key eastern city of Goma and urged Rwanda, which it suspects of backing them,...
President Obama hails Burma’s ‘remarkable journey’
Burma is on a "remarkable journey" of reform that has much further to go, Barack Obama said as he made the first visit to...
US House approves Russia trade bill with human rights slap
The U.S. House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly on Friday to "name and shame" Russian human rights violators as part of a broader bill to...
Global stocks gain on fiscal hope; yen down for third day
But shares on major markets still posted a second consecutive weekly loss as the collective worry about the U.S. government's fiscal problems and weak...
US, Russia reach draft deal on hot-rolled steel trade
The U.S. Commerce Department on Friday said it had reached a draft agreement with the Russian government to revise a 13-year-old deal governing imports...
American contractor jailed in Cuba sues US, employer for $60m
A U.S. contractor jailed in Cuba after being convicted of crimes against the state sued the U.S. government and the company that hired him...
Obama sees second-term focus on climate change
President Barack Obama said he plans to work with Congress in his second term to curb human-aggravated climate change, but not at the expense...
