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Lavrov Confirms Commitment to UN Resolution on Iran Nuclear Deal in Talks With Pompeo

China develops female radiation virtual human

Chinese scientists have constructed a whole-body female radiation virtual human called Rad-Human and a complete radiation dose database with Chinese anatomical body characteristics.

S Korea's senior diplomat discusses N Korea, alliance with US officials

A senior South Korea diplomat has discussed North Korea and other pending issues with high-ranking US officials in recent back-to-back meetings, the foreign ministry here said Wednesday, Yonhap report said

Trump calls for unity after contentious first year

President Donald Trump made a pitch for national unity and strong borders in his maiden State of the Union address Tuesday, calling for "one American family" after a year plagued by acrimony, division and scandal

Aizaz Chaudhry slams ‘miscreants’ for running ‘Free Karachi’ campaign in US

Pakistan’s ambassador to the United States Aizaz Chaudhry on Tuesday said that certain miscreants who destroyed peace in Karachi are now running campaigns demanding the city's separation using foreign funding

South Korean envoy to leave for Russia for discuss N Korea issues

South Korea's top nuclear envoy will travel to Russia this week to discuss cooperation in dealing with North Korea's nuclear and missile ambitions, the foreign ministry said Tuesday, Yonhap reported

Rs 357.5 bln released for development projects under PSDP 2017-18

The government has released over Rs 357.5 billion under its Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) 2017-18 for various ongoing and new schemes against the total allocations of Rs1,001 billion

Trump warns UN envoys on Iran's 'destabilizing' efforts

President Donald Trump on Monday accused Iran of destabilizing the Middle East, as his United Nations ambassador sought to bolster that argument by showing fellow envoys what she said was debris from an Iranian missile fired at Saudi Arabia

8,794 MW added to national grid system since 2013

The government has added a total of 8,794 MW electricity from various sources including coal, solar, wind, furnace oil, nuclear, hydel, gas and bagasse in the national grid system since 2013

Japan holds breath as Hanyu fights Olympic fitness battle

Japan's figure skating "Ice Prince" Yuzuru Hanyu will have to summon all his trademark resilience to triumph in Pyeongchang after an agonising fall left his Olympic title defence hanging in the balance

Pakistan ready to work with US for peace in Afghanistan, a military solution is not possible: Ambassador

Pakistan's Ambassador to the United States Aizaz Ahmed Chaudhry has said that in spite of current strains in bilateral ties, there is a clear realization on both sides for the imperatives of working together in pursuit of shared objectives of eliminating terrorism and stabilizing Afghanistan

Next elections will be referendum for new Pakistan: Nawaz

Deposed prime minister Nawaz Sharif has said that the upcoming elections later this year will prove to be a referendum for the new Pakistan.

Nawaz Sharif set new records of serving the masses during all his tenures: Marriyum

Nawaz Sharif set new records of serving the masses during all his tenures as prime minister of the country and he is the lion who eliminated terrorism from the country, surmounted the energy crisis and gave the gift of CPEC

JI calls for independent enquiry into clashes b/w student groups at PU

Ameer Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Pakistan, Senator Sirajul Haq has called upon the Punjab government to hold an independent enquiry into the recent clash between two students groups at the Punjab University (PU) and arrest the elements involved in unlawful activities in order to restore peace at the campus.

China not to allow its enterprises to engage in violation of UNSC resolutions

China on Friday said it would not allow any Chinese enterprises or individuals to engage in any violation of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolutions against Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)

S. Korea urges North to talk before military drills restart

The Winter Olympics will offer only a brief respite from tensions over North Korea's nuclear ambitions, the South's unification minister warned Friday, urging Pyongyang to seize the opportunity to talk to Washington

Nuclear concerns push 'Doomsday Clock' closer to midnight

Mounting concerns about the possibility of a nuclear war along with US President Donald Trump's "unpredictability" have pushed the symbolic "Doomsday Clock" to two minutes before midnight, the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists said Thursday

S.Africa in 'new era', likely next president tells Davos

South Africa's likely next president promised pro-business reforms and tough justice for those guilty of state corruption, as he wooed investors on Thursday at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland

Book Separatist Movements in India launched

The Muslim Institute, a non-governmental and non-political think-tank, Thursday launched a book titled Separatist Movements in India, which exposed so-called secular India's real face and highlighted plights of minorities and low-caste communities living there

Kazakhstan's chairmanship in UNSC will anchor peace,prosperity in region

Kazakhstan's Presidency of United Nations Security Council will be promising for peace and cooperation between states at global level and also for regional integration in different regions

Japan reports suspicious contact with N.Korea tanker

Japan has reported a suspected sanctions breach to the UN Security Council after observing an apparent cargo transfer between a Dominica-registered oil tanker and a North Korean ship, the foreign ministry said Wednesday

Pakistan will not be pressured by US on nuclear policy strategy: Kh Asif

Pakistan creates it nuclear policy independently and will neither develop nor change it on the orders of the United States, Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif told newsmen Tuesday night here in Switzerland. Asif is in Davos, Switzerland, for the annual session of the World Economic Forum (WEF)

Japan trade surplus tumbles in 2017

Japan's trade surplus dropped 25.1 percent last year as higher energy bills eclipsed some of the revenue from robust exports of electronics-related goods and automobiles, government data showed Wednesday

Trump to meet May, Netanyahu, Kagame in Davos: White House

US President Donald Trump is set to meet with the British and Israeli prime ministers, Theresa May and Benjamin Netanyahu, as well as Rwandan President Paul Kagame in Davos later this week, the White House said Tuesday