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New Delhi [India], Jan.25 : To prevent further embarrassment to former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, the Government of Sweden called off its probe of the Bofors Gun scandal as far back as January 1988, a declassified “confidential assessment” mad…

Washington D.C. [United States], Jan. 25 : The U.S. Senate has approved the name of South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley as the country’s next ambassador to the United Nations.Halley’s name was confirmed by the Senate, after the lawmakers voted 96-4 in …

Washington D.C. [United States], Jan. 25 : The U.S. Senate has approved the name of South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley as the country’s next ambassador to the United Nations.Halley’s name was confirmed by the Senate, after the lawmakers voted 96-4 in …

Brussels [Belgium], Jan.25 : Coming out in support of India, a Member of the European Parliament has urged China to declare Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) leader Masood Azhar as a global terrorist.Expressing alarm and concern over China’s contro…

Geneva [Switzerland], Jan. 25 : The United Nations (UN) special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, Yanghee Lee, has warned about possible reprisals against the people she met during her recent visit to Myanmar from January 9 to 2…

Islamabad [Pakistan], Jan. 25 : Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif during his four-day stay in Davos to attend the World Economic Forum was not allowed to deliver any speech following his alleged involvement in corruption, according to local media.T…

Karachi [Pakistan], Jan. 25 : Former Pakistan cricket team captain Shahid Afridi on Tuesday tweeted that his charity organisation Shahid Afridi Foundation (SAF) has signed a treaty with authorities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for the release of t…

Islamabad [Pakistan], Jan. 25 : The question of whether Pakistan can ever be a reliable partner for key allies Iran and Saudi Arabia hangs in the balance with Islamabad repeatedly sending confusing signals to Tehran and Riyadh, and often reneging on pr…

Beijing [China], Jan. 25 : Responding to latest remarks by Washington over the South China Sea, China urged the United States to be prudent in words and actions to avoid causing disruptions to the peace and stability of the region.Recently, White House…

Kathmandu [Nepal], Jan. 25 : Two Chinese aircrafts bought by the Nepal Airlines Corporation are scheduled to arrive in Kathmandu by Saturday.The aircraft to be imported are MA 60 and Y 12 which have a seat capacity of 56 and 18 respectively, reports th…