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Rescue efforts continue for 12 missing in Greece ferry fire

Corfu, Greece, Feb 19 (AFP/APP): Rescuers picked up the search for 12 missing people at the break of dawn Saturday after an Italian-flagged ferry caught fire on the Ionian Sea the previous day. Overnight, patrol ships combed the area off Corfu Island hoping […]

Ukraine rebel leader announces ‘general mobilisation’

Moscow, Feb 19 (AFP/APP): The leader of the east Ukraine breakaway region of Donetsk on Saturday said he had introduced general mobilisation, with fears mounting of war in the ex-Soviet country. The announcement came after observers from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe […]

At Berlin conference, UN chief call for de-escalation of heightened tensions

UNITED NATIONS, Feb 18 (APP): With tensions continuing to mount over the Ukraine crisis, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Friday that he still believed military conflict in Europe “will not happen” – but if it did, “it would be catastrophic”. Addressing world leaders at the […]

Ukraine says ‘no intention’ to attack separatists

Kyiv, Feb 18 (AFP/APP):Ukraine’s defence minister said Friday his armed forces do not intend to attack eastern separatists or launch an operation to reclaim the Russian-annexed peninsula of Crimea by force. Oleksiy Reznikov told parliament that Russia has surrounded Ukraine with 149,000 troops and that […]

Pakistani Parliamentary delegation in New York for UN-IPU Hearing

UNITED NATIONS, Feb 17 (APP):A Pakistani parliamentary delegation is in New York to participate in the annual two-day Parliamentary Hearing that began at the United Nations on Thursday. Sardar Talib Hasan Nakai, MNA, is leading the delegation which includes, Zahid Akram Durrani, Ali Nawaz Awan […]

Markets rise on report of partial Russian pullback from Ukraine border

MOSCOW – February 15 (ONLINE): Russian financial markets rose strongly on Tuesday on a report that Russia was pulling back some troops from near the Ukrainian border, as German Chancellor Olaf Scholz flew into Moscow for Kremlin talks with President Vladimir Putin. Russian shares and […]

Pakistani-American appointed US State Dept’s Special Representative for Commercial & Business Affairs

WASHINGTON, Feb 15 (APP):Dilawar Syed, a Pakistani-American businessman and entrepreneur, has been appointed U.S. State Department’s new Special Representative for Commercial and Business Affairs, the department’s spokesman announced Tuesday. ”Special Representative Syed brings a strong background in business and entrepreneurship, having built global enterprises in […]

Sites of Ukraine defense ministry, state banks under cyber attack

Kyiv, Feb 15 (AFP/APP): Ukraine said on Tuesday that the sites of the country’s defense ministry and two major state banks were hit by a cyber attack. The announcement from Ukraine’s communications watchdog comes with the former Soviet republic fearing a possible attack from Russian […]

S. Africa’s luxury Blue Train suspended after ‘incidents’

Johannesburg, Feb 14 (AFP/APP):Travel on South Africa’s luxury Blue Train, which connects Cape Town to Pretoria in two days, has been suspended until further notice after several incidents including a derailment. “As a precautionary measure following the recent incidents involving the Blue Train, management has […]

Sikhs for Justice calls upon Muslims in India to start Hijab referendum

ISLAMABAD, Feb 14 (APP):Citing Hijab ban attempts as an existential threat to the Muslims, Pro Khalistan group Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) called upon Muslims in India to start Hijab referendum movement to carve out Urduistan in the areas of Rajasthan, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and […]

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