Colombo, Dec 11 (IANS) Women and girls from Pakistan's minorities communities face a dire situation with abductions followed by coerced marriages and forcible coercion. The country's Christian and Hindu communities, in particular, continue to endure a deeply entrenched form of structural violence, a report said on Thursday.
Sofia, Dec 11 (IANS) Bulgarian Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov resigned on Thursday after weeks of massive protests held across various cities of the country. Zhelyazkov made the announcement shortly before the Cabinet faced another vote of confidence, the sixth since it assumed office in January.
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will undertake a three-nation visit next week which will begin from Jordan and also include Ethiopia, and Oman.
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) In a significant development, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a telephonic conversation with US President Donald Trump on Thursday with both leaders discussing bilateral ties as well as regional and international developments.
Moscow, Dec 11 (IANS) Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday that Moscow will continue to work for its goals in Ukraine regardless of predictions made regarding the end of the war. He stated that Russian President Vladimir Putin has clearly and unambiguously outlined the objectives of Moscow, the local media reported.
Dhaka, Dec 11 (IANS) A youth-led anti-graft platform on Thursday called for wealth disclosure of two advisors of Bangladesh's Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus - Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuiyan and Mahfuj Alam - who submitted their resignation on Wednesday.
Jerusalem, Dec 11 (IANS) Pakistan's proposal to expand its trilateral cooperation with Bangladesh and China into a South Asian bloc at its core demonstrates institutional failure. Framed as an alternative to the SAARC, the initiative showcases Islamabad's growing frustration with India-centric regional paralysis and wider reordering of power, partnerships and political concerns in South and West Asia, a report has stated.
Dhaka, Dec 11 (IANS) Bangladesh's Election Commission (EC) on Thursday announced that the country's 13th national parliamentary election, along with the July Charter referendum, will be held next year on February 12, local media reported.
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) The International Monetary Fund’s approval of a $1.2 billion tranche for Pakistan will help the country avoid immediate default on foreign debt repayments but is unlikely to ease the squeeze on mainstream households, a new report has stressed.
Islamabad, Dec 11 (IANS) Pakistan's former Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief Faiz Hameed has been sentenced to 14 years of rigorous imprisonment after he was found guilty on multiple charges by a military court, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) announced on Thursday, local media reported.
