Leaders of two Koreas begin one-on-one summit to unlock nuclear talks

Published On: September 19, 2018 10:00 AM NPT By: Reuters

SEOUL, Sept 19: Leaders of South and North Korea held one-on-one talks on the second day of their summit on Wednesday, aiming to announce steps to rekindle stalled negotiations on the North’s nuclear program and deepen bilateral ties.

JOHANNESBURG, Sept 18: South Africa’s highest court on Tuesday allowed the private use of marijuana, upholding a lower court’s ruling that found the criminalization of cannabis was unconstitutional.

Venezuela is drowning, yet Maduro keeps subsidizing Havana

Published On: September 18, 2018 05:00 PM NPT By: Agencies

VENEZUELA, Sept 18: As Venezuelans live with an unprecedented and recurring shortage of food and medicines, suffering through an economic crisis characterized by the highest inflation in the world and the lowest wages in the region, President Nicolas Maduro continues to send millions of barrels of subsidized crude oil to Cuba.

Pakistan eyes $8b investment from China, Saudi Arabia

Published On: September 18, 2018 05:00 PM NPT By: Agencies

ISLAMABAD, Sept 18: Pakistan eyes nearly $8 billion investment from China and Saudi Arabia, under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), in road, energy and oil sectors, after the new government decided to pick schemes on their ‘merits’.

China vows ‘counter-measures’ to US tariff hike

Published On: September 18, 2018 03:08 PM NPT By: Associated Press

BEIJING, Sept18:  China said Tuesday it will take “counter-measures” to U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to raise tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese imports and an American business group warned a “downward spiral” in their trade battle appears certain.

India not to lower guard along border with China

Published On: September 18, 2018 01:30 PM NPT By: Agencies

TEHRAN, Sept 18: India will not lower its guard along the border with China while maintaining border peace in sync with the “Wuhan” spirit, Indian Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said, according to reports.

Saudi Arabia invests $1B to build electric car in U.S.

Published On: September 18, 2018 12:45 PM NPT By: Agencies

Sept. 18: Saudi Arabia plans to invest $1 billion in Lucid Motors, an electric car company that may be a potential competitor with Tesla.

Karbala to Kashmir: Brief history of ‘Azadari’

Published On: September 18, 2018 12:30 PM NPT By: Agencies

TEHRAN, Sept 18: It’s that time of year again when the campaigners of truth and justice, cutting across ethno-sectarian and ideological lines, rally to pay homage to the ‘master of the martyrs’, a 7th century revolutionary historical figure who redefined the ideas of resistance and resilience on the desert plains of Karbala (Iraq) 1400 years ago.

U.S. to sharply limit refugee flows to 30,000 in 2019

Published On: September 18, 2018 12:00 PM NPT By: Reuters

WASHINGTON, Sept 18: U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday the United States would cap the number of refugees allowed into the country at 30,000 for fiscal-year 2019, a sharp drop from a limit of 45,000 it set for 2018.

MOSCOW, Sept 18: Russian defence ministry said that Russian airspace controls means have detected several missile launches from French frigate in the Mediterranean late on Monday.