New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) The former Foreign Minister of Pakistan and PTI Vice Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Thursday told a court in Rawalpindi that he was physically and mentally tortured in prison, media report said.
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has stressed the need to break the vicious cycle of violence that generations of Palestinians have suffered from and called for an end to the injustice against them, media reports said.
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) -- along the eastern border – has continued artillery shelling campaign while destroying more residential buildings in the eastern part of Khan Younis, Rafah, as well as the central area and the northern part of Gaza, media reports said.
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) The Israeli embassy in South Korea has removed a video showing an imaginary scenario in which Koreans are attacked by masked assailants in Seoul, a reference to Hamas, media reports said.
Kolkata, Dec 27 (IANS) General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C) of Indian Army's Eastern Command Lt Gen R.P. Kalita on Wednesday urged banned outfit United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (ULFA-I) chief Paresh Barua to return to Assam and enjoy the fruits of development in the northeastern state.
Seoul, Dec 27 (IANS) South Korea's arms procurement agency said on Wednesday that it signed a contract with the US government earlier this month to buy 20 additional F-35A stealth fighter jets amid efforts to bolster response capabilities against North Korean military threats.
Seoul, Dec 27 (IANS) North Korea will continue to escalate its nuclear threats against the US and South Korea next year while seeking to improve its capabilities to strike back with a nuclear weapon if it comes under a nuclear attack, experts said on Wednesday.
Seoul, Dec 27 (IANS) The Israeli Embassy in South Korea on Wednesday deleted a self-produced controversial video featuring an imaginary case of Seoul being attacked by the Hamas group, after the South Korean government expressed concern over the matter.
Seoul, Dec 27 (IANS) A former US Forces Korea (USFK) commander on Wednesday called for the deployment of a US tank battalion to South Korea to strengthen defence capabilities as he warned of North Korean military threats in the new year.
Cairo, Dec 27 (IANS) Global shipping firms, including Denmark-based Maersk and Switzerland-based MSC Mediterranean Shipping Co, are looking to resume operations in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden after the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) and the Operation Prosperity Guardian (OPG) enhanced safety around the Suez Canal.
