China joins industrial design IP treaty

Geneva, Feb 5 (AFP/APP): China has joined the World Intellectual Property Organization’s treaty on protecting industrial designs, which should help Chinese designers safeguard their work internationally, the UN agency said Saturday. Beijing has entered WIPO’s Hague System for the international registration of industrial designs — […]

US troop reinforcements arrive in Poland

Warsaw, Feb 5 (AFP/APP):US soldiers arrived in Poland on Saturday as part of NATO moves to send in extra troops over fears that Russia could invade Ukraine, a Polish army spokesman told AFP.   “The first batch has arrived at the airport in Jasionka” in […]

Anti-drug judge shot dead in southern Iraq

Kut, Iraq, Feb 5 (AFP/APP): An Iraqi judge specialized in drug cases was shot dead Saturday in southern Iraq, an area increasingly known as a trafficking hub, police and forensic sources said.   Judge Ahmed Faisal was headed home in his car in the city […]

Scotland edge England in Calcutta Cup thriller

Edinburgh, Feb 5 (AFP/APP):Scotland launched their Six Nations campaign with a dramatic 20-17 win over England at Murrayfield on Saturday as they recorded consecutive Calcutta Cup victories over their arch-rivals for the first time since 1984. England were 17-10 ahead, with fly-half Marcus Smith having […]

Chain of human hands made on Kashmir Solidarity Day

FAISALABAD, Feb 05 (APP):A chain of human hands was made on Saturday in Zila Council Chowk to express solidarity with Kashmiri people as well as honor their freedom fighters. Hundreds of students, razakars of civil defense and activists of civil society thronged district council chowk […]