Tokyo, Feb 8 (IANS) Voting in Japan's general election began on Sunday morning, with a total of 1,284 candidates competing for 465 seats in the House of Representatives, the powerful lower chamber of parliament.
Jerusalem, Feb 8 (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said that he will travel to Washington on Wednesday to discuss the Iran-US talks with US President Donald Trump.
Brussels, Feb 7 (IANS) Operations conducted by two law enforcement agencies thousands of kilometres apart — one in India’s Punjab, the other in Italy’s Terracina — provide a revealing insight into how modern organised crime operates across borders, jurisdictions and legal systems, a report has highlighted.
Washington, Feb 7 (IANS) Balochistan’s recurring violence is not merely a law-and-order issue, but a combination of history, geography, and a persistent deficit of trust between its people and the state, a report has stated.
Ottawa, Feb 7 (IANS) Pakistan’s removal from the grey list of Financial Action Task Force (FATF) – officially classified as “jurisdictions under increased monitoring” --- "was premature" — given the resurgence of domestic terrorist groups like Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammad, whose continued operational capacity suggests non-compliance with recommendations of the global money laundering and terror financing watchdog.
Washington, Feb 7 (IANS) The interim India-United States trade agreement marks a significant easing of bilateral trade frictions and could help reset a relationship that had come under strain in recent months, Dhruva Jaishankar, executive director of Observer Research Foundation America, said in an interview, pointing to tariff relief, clearer trade roadmaps, and renewed political engagement.
Islamabad, Feb 7 (IANS) The persistence of child marriage in Pakistan, despite legislative progress, underscores deep entrenchment of social norms and structural inequalities that laws alone cannot dismantle, an editorial in the country's financial daily 'Business Recorder' observed.
Kuala Lumpur, Feb 7 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday announced that an Indian Consulate will also be opened soon in Malaysia, bringing the two nations even closer.
Sofia, Feb 7 (IANS) China's sudden dismissal of General Zhang Youxia, once the most powerful uniformed officer in the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and a trusted confidante of President Xi Jinping, has thrown China’s military establishment into turmoil, a report has revealed.
Dhaka, Feb 7 (IANS) Israel's Ambassador to India, Reuven Azar has raised serious concerns over Hamas' growing engagement in South Asia - especially with local Islamist groups in Bangladesh and Pakistan - as part of the terror organisation's broader strategy to expand its regional and global networks.
