New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) While China is Iran’s most important economic partner, Beijing has shown little interest in linking its broader Middle East strategy to Tehran, according to an article in the MBN news website.
Geneva, Sep 18 (IANS) A leading international human rights organisation has drawn the attention of the global community to the grave abuses in Balochistan, accusing Pakistani authorities of subjecting activists, students and families of missing persons to arbitrary detention, enforced disappearances and reprisals.
Bangkok, Sep 18 (IANS) India and Thailand have held discussions on further strengthening trade and investment ties, identifying areas of complementarity, resolving tariff and non-tariff barriers, and achieving balanced trade for mutual benefit.
Washington, Sep 18 (IANS) Three US House committees have accused online political fundraising platform ActBlue of failing to prevent illegal foreign donations, saying employees were told to accept contributions despite warning signs and its passport checks did not require a valid US passport number.
Dhaka, Sep 18 (IANS) As Bangladesh grapples with an acute gas crisis, residents across several areas of Dhaka have endured shortages for the past two to three months, forcing them to incur additional expenses to cook food, heat water and meet other basic household needs, local media reported on Friday.
Washington, Sep 18 (IANS) India’s Ambassador to the United States, Vinay Kwatra, has recalled how three months under the mentorship of Microsoft chief Satya Nadella’s father taught him a lasting lesson in leadership: discipline stays with people when they accept it, rather than have it imposed on them.
Islamabad, Sep 18 (IANS) Pakistani human rights lawyers Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and her husband Hadi Ali Chattha were arrested again and sent to judicial custody by an Islamabad anti-terrorism court hours after the Supreme Court granted them bail in the controversial social media posts case, local media reported on Friday.
New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) The India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (FTA) is expected to come into force within the next month, New Zealand's Minister for Trade and Investment Todd McClay said on Friday after the country's Parliament passed the pact.
Kathmandu, Sep 18 (IANS) Nepal’s Department of Immigration is preparing to introduce a system that will enable foreigners to travel across the Himalayan country without carrying their physical passports.
Washington, Sep 18 (IANS) The United States sanctioned an Iranian cryptocurrency exchange and its developer, alleging that the network helped transfer hundreds of millions of dollars in Bitcoin to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
