Category: Asia

Cyclone Fani kills at least 33, hundreds of thousands homeless

PURI, India (Reuters) – Hundreds of thousands of people were left homeless after a cyclone packing winds of about 200 km per hour slammed into eastern India, ripping out tin roofs and destroying power and telecom lines, officials said on Sunday. At least 33 people were killed after […]

PM speaks to the President and Prime Minister of SriLanka, expresses condolence over the loss of lives in terror attacks

open view news reporter Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi had telephonic conversations with the President and Prime Minister of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka and conveyed heartfelt condolences on his own behalf and on behalf of all Indians at the loss of over one hundred and […]

Pakistan deplores India’s decision to suspend cross-LoC trade

Islamabad, Apr 21: Pakistan on Sunday deplored India’s “unilateral” decision to suspend cross-LoC trade and rejected the allegations regarding its “misuse” by elements from across the border to smuggle weapons, narcotics, fake currency and foment terrorism. Hardening its stand against Pakistan, India on Thursday indefinitely suspended cross-border trade at […]

129 killed, over 400 injured as six blasts hit three churches, three five-star hotels in Sri Lanka

Colombo, Apr 21: Six near simultaneous explosions rocked three churches and three hotels frequented by tourists in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday morning, killing at least 129 people and injuring over 400 others, in one of the deadliest blasts in the island nation’s history, officials said The blasts targeted […]

Pakistan asks Iran to act on militants behind Baluchistan killings

ISLAMABAD – The Baloch insurgents who killed 14 people along Pakistan’s coast this week are based in neighbouring Iran, Pakistan’s foreign minister said on Saturday, heightening tensions ahead of Prime Minister Imran Khan’s trip to Tehran on Sunday. Relations between Iran and Pakistan have been strained in recent […]

Structured Indo-Pak engagement key to build edifice of durable peace: Pak

New Delhi, Apr 14: Pakistan has said it was hoping for “re-engagement” with India after the Lok Sabha polls, noting that structured dialogue would enable the two countries to understand mutual concerns, resolve outstanding disputes and build the edifice of durable peace and security in the region. In an […]

Nepal plane hits parked helicopter while taking off, killing three

KATHMANDU – A small plane operated by a private airline in Nepal hit a parked helicopter on Sunday while preparing to take off in a mountainous area near Mount Everest, killing three people including a co-pilot, an airport official said. The Twin Otter aircraft crashed into the helicopter […]

Pakistan PM Imran Khan sees better chance of peace talks with India if BJP wins election

ISLAMABAD – Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said he thinks there may be a better chance of peace talks with India if Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) wins the general election due to begin there on Thursday. Khan said that if the next […]

Pakistan says it has intelligence of new Indian attack this month

KARACHI – Pakistan has “reliable intelligence” that India will attack again this month, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said on Sunday, as tension over a February standoff between the two nuclear-armed neighbours had appeared to ease. The attack could take place between April 16 and 20, he said, […]

Pak Army chief to brief parliamentarians on ‘hostile situation’ at LoC

Islamabad, Mar 31: Pakistan Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa will brief the parliamentarians next week on “hostile situation at the Line of Control” in the aftermath of recent tension with India, media reports said on Sunday. The briefing, to be held at the General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi […]

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