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MOSCOW – August 12 (ONLINE) The level of Russian citizens’ confidence in President Vladimir Putin has increased by 0.5 percentage points to 81.3% over the week, according to a poll by the All-Russian Public Opinion Research Center published on Friday. “When asked about [their] confidence […]

Podgorica, Montenegro, Aug 12 (AFP/APP): At least 11 people were killed during a mass shooting in Montenegro’s central city of Cetinje on Friday, the country’s public broadcaster said. “Eleven people were killed, while six were wounded, including a member of the police,” Montenegro’s public broadcaster […]

Johannesburg, Aug 12 (AFP/APP): It starts with a tense standoff that will end up in slaughter. Hundreds of police officers watch thousands of striking mineworkers gathers on a barren hill near South Africa’s Marikana platinum mine. Some hold spears, machetes and wooden clubs. It’s August […]

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 12 (APP):The “alarming” situation at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant had reached a “grave hour,” the head of U.N.’s nuclear watchdog said Thursday, as he called for an immediate inspection of the facility by international experts. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director […]

United Nations, United States, Aug 11 (AFP/APP): The head of the UN nuclear watchdog told the Security Council on Thursday that the agency must be allowed to inspect Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, saying that fighting near the site has sparked a “grave” crisis. “This is […]

RAWALPINDI, Aug 09 (APP):Four soldiers of Pakistan Army on Tuesday embraced martyrdom in a suicide blast occurred on a military convoy in general area Mir Ali of North Waziristan District. The martyred soldiers (Shuhada) were identified as Lance Naik Shahzaib (age 22 years, resident of […]

ISLAMABAD, Aug 5 (APP): Fourteen members of the European Parliament have written a letter to European Commission’s President Von der Leyen and Vice President Borrell conveying serious concern over the ‘grave and systematic human rights violation of the Kashmiri people.’ The letter signed by 14 […]

Ouagadougou, Aug 5 (AFP/APP): Suspected militants in northern Burkina Faso have killed three soldiers and nine civilian auxiliaries, local and security sources said on Friday. The twin attacks were carried out on Thursday in Bourzanga district, a security source and an official with the VDP […]

Baghdad, Aug 5 (AFP/APP): Tens of thousands converged on Baghdad’s Green Zone Friday for mass prayers in a new power play by Iraqi Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr after his adversaries conditionally backed his call for early elections. Sadr, a longtime political and religious force in […]

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 04 (APP):Pakistan, speaking on behalf of Group of 77 (developing countries) and China, Thursday underscored the need for the outcome of the proposed United Nations “Summit of the Future” to incorporate the needs, priorities and aspirations of developing countries, with a renewed […]