Manila, Philippines 05 August 2017 (PNA) Foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have called on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) anew to exercise self-restraint with regards to its nuclear and missile tests, as they support for de-nuclearization of Pyongyang. They reiterated ‘grave concerns’ over the escalation of tensions in the...

India   05 August 2017  (AlJazeera News) Indian troops have killed at least three suspected suspected fighters in a gun battle in Indian-administered Kashmir, officials say, in an incident that has led to another round of protests. Fighting erupted in the divided Himalayan region after government forces raided a cluster of homes on a tip...

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Beijing 03 Aug. 2017 (Xinhua) Chinese Defense Ministry has urged India to immediately pull back the trespassing troops to the Indian side of the boundary. Ren Guoqiang, a spokesperson of the ministry, made the remarks in a statement released by the ministry's website late Thursday night. Ren called on the Indian side to swiftly address...

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Islamabad 04 August 2017 (APP) President Mamnoon Hussain Friday administered oath of office to the new Federal Cabinet that would run affairs of the State under the newly elected Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi. Following two days of back to back meetings with Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, the former Prime Minister, at Murree, the new 43-member Cabinet comprising...

Islamabad 04 August 2017 (Daily Dawn) Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Friday called for the formation of a special committee to investigate the allegations of harassment levelled against Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan by MNA Ayesha Gulalai. The premier was addressing the National Assembly shortly after his cabinet took oath at a ceremony...

Tokyo 03 August 2017 A major blaze has broken out at Japan’s world-famous Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo. Dozens of firefighters and 30 fire trucks are at the scene of the fire, which broke out at around 0500 PM on Thursday, or 8am GMT. Tsukiji is the largest wholesale fish and seafood market in the...

London 02 August 2017 (Misc Media) Buckingham Palace issued short release read as “His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh has decided that he will no longer carry out public engagements from the autumn of this year. In taking this decision, The Duke has the full support of The Queen.' “Prince Philip will attend previously...

Doha 03 August 2017 (Gulf Times) The economic blockade and the political scenario in the region is an opportunity to revisit how the Philippines can support Qatar on its food security strategy, an official of the Philippine Business Council- Qatar (PBC-Q) has said. PBC-Q chairman Greg Loayon said the Philippines has available plots of land...