WASHINGTON: (Web Desk)- The United States on Monday called on Pakistan and Afghanistan to work together to eliminate safe havens in their border region being used by terrorists to targets innocent civilians in both the neighboring countries. “There’s a shared interest there, and that’s what we’re focused on,” US State …
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US is pursuing a hypocritical policy towards its fight against Daesh: Analyst
[/caption]WASHINGTON: (Web Desk)- The United States is pursuing a hypocritical policy towards its fight against Daesh in the Middle East, says political analyst Keith Preston. Washington is letting Daesh Takfiris to spread in countries which are US enemies, like Syria, but is worried about the terrorists’ expansion in countries whose …
Read More »200 arrests in US protests as racial tensions heat up
DALLAS – More than 200 people were arrested in chaotic scenes during a new night of protests over US police violence towards blacks as authorities revealed Sunday that the Dallas shooter had apparently been plotting a major bomb attack. Anger around America over the deaths of two black men at …
Read More »North Korea threatens ‘physical response’ against U.S. THAAD system deployment
[/caption]North Korea’s military said on Monday it will make a “physical response” to moves by the United States and South Korea to deploy the advanced THAAD missile defense system on the Korean peninsula. The United States and South Korea said on Friday that the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) …
Read More »US frees Guantanamo inmate after 14 years without trial
The United States says it has transferred a Yemeni inmate from the American military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to Italy, after holding the inmate for over 14 years without trial. The transfer on Sunday of Fayiz Ahmad Yahia Suleiman brings the number of detainees at the US detention camp …
Read More »Thousands take to streets across U.S. to protest police violence
SAN FRANCISCO: Thousands of people took to the streets in U.S. cities on Friday to denounce the fatal police shootings of two black men this week, marching the day after a gunman killed five police officers watching over a similar demonstration in Dallas. Protesters clogged roadways in New York City, …
Read More »US media pays tributes to Edhi as the ‘greatest Pakistani’
NEW YORK: (Web Desk)- American print and electronic gave prominent coverage to the passing away in Karachi of Abdul Sattar Edhi, the Pakistani philanthropist, calling him a revered figure and the “greatest Pakistani”, while underlining the fact that he lived modestly despite the vast sums of money that passed through his …
Read More »Eleven officers shot, four dead in Dallas ‘sniper’ attack
Four officers have been killed after at least eleven officers were shot in “sniper” shooting during protest in downtown Dallas, Texas, police say. The shootings, believed to have been carried out by two snipers, occurred at around 9 p.m. Thursday as a protest rally was drawing to an end, media …
Read More »Protests and US probe after Louisiana police shoot black man
ATON ROUGE, LA: The US Justice Department said on Wednesday it would investigate the killing of a black man pinned to the ground and shot in the chest by two white police officers outside a convenience store in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Graphic video images of Tuesday’s shooting of Alton Sterling, …
Read More »China warns US over sovereignty infringement ahead of territorial dispute ruling
BEIJING: (Web Desk)- China has warned the US over infringing on its sovereignty ahead of an international court ruling on Beijing’s South China Sea claims. China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi issued the warning during a phone conversation with US Secretary of State John Kerry, according to Xinhua news. Wang reiterated …
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