ANKARA, Oct 13: No deal was struck between Washington and Ankara for releasing pastor Andrew Brunson from Turkish prison, US President Donald Trump said. The freed cleric is en route to the US and will visit the Oval Office upon arrival.

WASHINGTON DC, Oct 13: Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton no longer has a security clearance. Five of her former aides also lost theirs, following a scandal over her use of a private email server while running the State Department.

Trump vows to unearth truth about Khashoggi disappearance

Published On: October 13, 2018 11:00 AM NPT By: Associated Press

WASHINGTON, Oct 13: President Donald Trump declared Friday the U.S. will uncover the truth about what happened to journalist and U.S. resident Jamal Khashoggi, whose possible murder at Saudi hands after disappearing in Istanbul has captured worldwide attention. Trump promised to personally call Saudi Arabia’s King Salman soon about “the terrible situation in Turkey.”

Japanese PM Abe to make rare visit to China late October

Published On: October 12, 2018 07:38 PM NPT By: Agencies

BEIJING, Oct 12: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will be paying a three-day official visit to China within the next few weeks in the latest sign of thawing relations between the two regional rivals.

LONDON, Oct 12: Sites dealing with government transparency, pages dedicated to police brutality and alternative media – take a closer look at the top ten accounts with millions of followers that were recently suspended by Twitter and Facebook.

TEHRAN, Oct 12: Turkish officials have shared contents of video and audio recordings that reportedly contain evidence supporting claims that a Washington Post contributor was murdered by the Saudi government with the Trump administration.

Despite US tariffs, China's export in the US breaks record

Published On: October 12, 2018 02:30 PM NPT By: Reuters

CHINA, Oct 12: China's vast export engine unexpectedly kicked into higher gear in September, producing a record trade surplus with the United States that could exacerbate the already-heated dispute between Beijing and Washington.

PAKISTAN, Oct 12: Commenting on the news that Pakistan is to request a $7 billion bailout from the IMF, Tim Jones, economist at the Jubilee Debt Campaign said: “Pakistan has received IMF bailout loans for 33 of the last 46 years.

BAIKONUR COSMODROME, Oct 11 The two-man U.S.-Russian crew of a Soyuz spacecraft taking them to the orbiting International Space Station had to make a dramatic emergency landing in Kazakhstan on Thursday when a rocket failed in mid-air.

Italian street artist Jorit Agoch unveiled one of the largest and most impressive murals of the Latin American revolutionary Ernesto 'Che' Guevara days ahead of the 51st anniversary of his assassination at the hands of the Bolivian army in La Higuera, Bolivia.