World Politics

Islamabad: Pakistan’s president vowed to continue with a proposed pipeline project with Iran despite American warnings of sanctions, saying Islamabad’s relations with Tehran would not “be undermined by international pressure of any kind.” Asif Ali Zardari made the comments alongside Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who is facing fresh Western pressure over his country’s nuclear program. Pakistan faces chronic energy shortages that feed anti-government anger, hobble industry and...Read Full Story

Pakistan’s Permanent Representative at the United Nations Abdullah Hussain Haroon has urged the warring sides in Syria to shun violence and resolve the crisis through negotiation. “We condemn the use of force against peaceful protesters and human rights violations committed by all sides,” Haroon told the UN General Assembly on Friday, according to a press release issued from New York. “We call on both sides to pursue the path of dialogue and reconciliation and engage in a result-oriented...Read Full Story

ISLAMABAD:? President Asif Ali Zardari on Friday denied that Pakistani armed forces were involved with militants in Afghanistan. Zardari was addressing a press conference alongside President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. The two leaders are in Pakistan for a two-day visit to attend the Pakistan-Iran-Afghanistan trilateral summit for regional peace. The Pakistani president said there was a “residue” of the war against the Soviet Union in Afghanistan...Read Full Story

Young Chinese hopeful for better China STORY HIGHLIGHTS Chinese students express unease about country's position on Syria China joined Russia in vetoing U.N. Security Council resolution Also rejected a U.N. General Assembly resolution against Syria China fears further instability in the Mideast, favors diplomacy Beijing (CNN) -- In a small American cafe in downtown Beijing, a group of Chinese college friends are doing something that for their parents' generation may...Read Full Story

Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) — The Taliban deserted a explain Thursday by Afghan President Hamid Karzai that it was holding partial in tip talks with a Afghan government. “The Islamic Emirate strongly rejects Karzai’s remarks and adds that a Islamic Emirate has never met with a member of a unable Kabul administration, and has done no preference to reason talks with a Karzai government, even in a future,” a Taliban pronounced in a matter e-mailed to CNN . The matter followed a news in a Wall...Read Full Story

Browse > Home / Pardon Me For Asking / Funny How We Never Hear About Turkey’s Nuclear Ambitions February 17, 2012 Tweet Martin McCauley writes from Ankara: Funny how we never hear about Turkey’s nuclear ambitions. All the talk is about the mad mullahs in Iran trying to get their hands on nuclear weapons. But no one seems to be ever asking: what if Turkey is getting frisky, in a nuclear sort of way? Imagine for a moment that you’re in charge of...Read Full Story

Isolated Iran seeks avoid sanctions by exporting oil through Gwader Image via Wikipedia It is abundantly apparent that the international sanctions are hurting Iran. One clear indication is that downward spiraling value of the Iranian Riyal . Within 30 days, the Riyal has fallen from 10,000 Riyals to a Dollar to 20,000 Riyals to a Dollar. China has asked Iran to provide it oil at discounted rates. Bharat wants to pay Tehran in Bharati Rupees. The warm embrace by the Iranian leader is a...Read Full Story

Wed, Feb 15 2012 22:12 IST | 8 Views | Add your comment SHARE: With violence in Syria worsening, India Wednesday said there cannot be a "one size fits all" solution and stressed on the resolution of the crisis through dialogue and reconciliation when External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna met the chief of the United Nations General Assembly here. Krishna held talks with Abdulaziz Al-Nasser, the PGA, with discussions dominated by the worsening crisis in Syria. During the...Read Full Story

(CNN) — Armed militias in Libya are committing human rights abuses with impunity, threatening to destabilize the country and hindering its efforts to rebuild, Amnesty International said Thursday. Militias have tortured detainees, targeted migrants and displaced entire communities in revenge attacks, according to a report the organization released a year after the start of popular uprisings that eventually ended Moammar Gadhafi’s 42-year rule. “Hundreds of armed militias, widely hailed in...Read Full Story

-- a call to pray and stand up for the Middle East‘s imperilled Christians  By Elizabeth Kendal Religious Liberty Prayer Bulletin (RLPB) 146 Special to ASSIST News Service AUSTRALIA   (ANS)  --  The 'Arab Spring' opened the door for long-repressed Sunni Muslim Brotherhood and Salafi forces to rise up and seize power locally and challenge the balance of power regionally. Faced with escalating persecution and decreasing security, Christians are increasingly opting for flight. The...Read Full Story