Section: Dunya TV (Pakistan)
US keeps China, Pakistan and India on intellectual rights watch list
Washington (AFP) – The United States on Thursday kept China and India on its Priority Watch List of trading partners that fail to protect intellectual property rights (IPR), hurting the economy.In its annual Special 301 Report, the Commerce Departments US Trade Representative said there were now 13 trading partners on its Priority Watch...
World Bank slashes war-torn Ukraine’s economic outlook
KIEV (AFP) – The World Bank sharply cut its outlook for war-torn Ukraine Wednesday, forecasting its economy will shrink by a massive 7.5 percent this year due to the conflict with pro-Russian separatists.The international lender lowered its 2015 economic outlook from its previous estimate of a 2.3 percent contraction.The new forecast is...
Kazakhstan President Nazarbayev ‘wins fifth term by a landslide’
ASTANA (AFP) – Energy-rich Kazakhstans incumbent strongman Nursultan Nazarbayev scored a crushing victory in Sundays one-sided presidential ballot, taking 97.5 percent of the vote to win a fifth consecutive term, an exit poll showed.The exit poll carried out by the Institute for Democracy, a research company based in the authoritarian...
Russia ponders raising retirement age in budget crunch
MOSCOW (AFP) – Taking care of pensioners who are his bedrock of support has been a key feature of President Vladimir Putins rule, but as crisis bites, the Russian government is mooting an idea that has been taboo for 80 years: raising the retirement age.Since 1932, Russian men have been eligible to retire at the age of 60 and women at the...
Over two tonnes of cocaine seized off Scotland: French customs
PARIS (AFP) – Nine men have been charged with drug trafficking after the British coastguard seized more than two tonnes of cocaine off the east coast of Scotland, French and British officials said on Sunday.French customs shared specific information allowing two ships from the Royal Navy and the British coastguards to board a tug 100...
Strongman Nazarbayev tipped for fresh term as Kazakhstan votes
ASTANA (AFP) – Polls got underway Sunday in energy-rich Kazakhstan for a ballot almost certain to re-elect 74-year-old strongman incumbent President Nursultan Nazarbayev.Voting at over 9,000 polling stations across the country began at 0100 GMT and will continue until 1400 GMT, according to the Central Election Commission (CEC).Few doubt...
After Iran deal, world looks to jump-start nuclear disarmament
UNITED NATIONS (AFP) – Nuclear powers join non-nuclear nations on Monday to launch a conference on non-proliferation, buoyed by the Iran deal but alarmed by slow-moving US-Russian disarmament.US Secretary of State John Kerry will address the conference that reviews the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and he may meet on the sidelines...
Dutch expert fired after showing MH17 victim photos
THE HAGUE (AFP) – A Dutch expert helping to identify victims from last years MH17 airliner crash in Ukraine has been fired after showing photographs of the dead at a public lecture, the government said Thursday.The collaboration with George Maat has been terminated, Justice Minister Ard van der Steur told lawmakers in parliament.The...
Football: Holders Sevilla through to Europa League semis
PARIS (AFP) – Holders Sevilla sealed their place in the semi-finals of the Europa League on Thursday after a dramatic 2-2 draw with Zenit St Petersburg in Russia saw them progress 4-3 on aggregate.The Spanish side threw away a commanding lead in the tie by conceding two second-half goals, and the match looked to be heading for extra time...
Boxing: Pacquiao-Mayweather shadow looms over Klitschko
NEW YORK (AFP) – Heavyweight boxing champion Wladimir Klitschko, the dominant star of what was once the sports most glamorous division, is struggling to get attention for his New York title defense Saturday.Seldom is the 1.98m Ukraine giant dwarfed by anything, but the huge interest in next weeks long-awaited welterweight showdown between...
