Pakistan requested for a Security Council meeting last Monday when Pakistan's ambassador to the United Nations, Maleeha Lodhi, presented a letter written by the Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi to
Hong Kong, Aug 16 (AFP/APP):Cathay Pacific announced the shock resignation on Friday of its CEO Rupert Hogg, days after the Hong Kong carrier was censured by Beijing because some staff
London, Aug 16 (AFP/APP):Eurozone stock markets recovered at the start of trading Friday, but the opening of London's benchmark FTSE 100 index was delayed owing to a "trading" issue according
Chennai, India, Aug 16 (AFP/APP):Former Indian national cricketer VB Chandrasekhar has died in what investigators suspect was suicide prompted by worries about debt, police said Friday. Chandrasekhar, 57, was found
Tokyo, Aug 16 (AFP/APP):Tokyo stocks closed slightly higher on Friday, supported by gains in Chinese shares, but trade was sluggish with investors in a wait-and-see mode ahead of the weekend.
New Delhi, Aug 16 (AFP/APP):Nigerian Shiite leader Ibrahim Zakzaky -- whose poor health in detention fuelled a wave of violent protests in Abuja -- has left the Indian hospital where
Galle, Sri Lanka, Aug 16 (AFP/APP):Scoreboard at the end of Sri Lanka's first innings on day three of the first Test against New Zealand at the Galle International Stadium on
Seoul, Aug 16 (AFP/APP):North Korea fired two unidentified projectiles into the sea on Friday and launched a scathing attack on "foolish" calls for dialogue from South Korean President Moon Jae-in,
Beijing, Aug 16 (AFP/APP):More than a dozen workers remained missing Friday after a landslide in southwest China buried a section of railway that was under repair, according to state media.
Geneva, Aug 15 (AFP/APP):Dozens of countries will push at a global meeting for regulations on trade in 18 types of shark and ray, with conservationists warning Thursday of looming extinction