Section: Pakistan Today (Pakistan)
Ukraine, Japan, Egypt win UN Security Council seats
Ukraine, Japan and Egypt won seats at the UN Security Council on Thursday as world diplomacy is overshadowed by tensions with Russia and bloodshed in the Middle East. Senegal and Uruguay were also among the five countries that garnered the required votes for council seats during a secret-ballot poll held at the UN General Assembly. The five...
Blame game resumes over who shot MH17 with a missile
Investigators concluded Tuesday that Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down by a Russian-made BUK missile fired over war-torn Ukraine, but 15 months after the disaster Russia and the West remain locked in a bitter blame game. The Dutch-led inquiry did not identify who launched the missile that crashed into the Boeing 777 on July 17, 2014,...
Congo virus claims one more life, toll mounts to 17
Another patient of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) virus expired during treatment at hospital here on Tuesday, taking the death toll to 17 in the country. According to details, the patient stated to be hailing from Marriabad area of district Quetta was shifted to Fatima Jinnah Chest and General Hospital, Quetta on late Monday night after...
Inquiry finds MH17 shot down by Russian-made BUK missile: Dutch paper
International investigators have concluded that Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 was shot down by a Russian-made BUK missile fired from rebel-held eastern Ukraine, a Dutch daily said Tuesday. The final report was due to be officially unveiled at 1115 GMT Tuesday at a Dutch military base. It seeks to end 15 months of speculation about why the Boeing...
Ukraine bans flights by all Russian airlines from Oct 25
Kiev said Monday it was banning all Russian airlines from flying into Ukraine from October 25 in a tit-for-tat response to Moscow’s decision to impose a similar ban last month. The punitive measure appeared to concern only two carriers — Siberia’s UTair and the tiny Saratov Airlines — because Kiev had earlier barred bigger Russian...
Why the world lost humanity on Syria
The wounded soul of Arabia As a passionate human being, Malala Yousafzai knows intimately the value of life since she literally escaped the icy stranglehold of death in 2012 after a Taliban attack. As a pragmatic rights activist, the teenaged Nobel Laureate also knows that an overwhelming majority of people around the world relates with the...
NATO head sees ‘troubling escalation’ of Russian activity in Syria
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Thursday there had been a “troubling escalation” in Russian military activity in Syria, after Moscow dramatically expanded its air campaign. Stoltenberg also said that NATO was ready to deploy forces in key alliance member Turkey if needed after Ankara complained about a series of airspace violations...
Another Congo virus patient dies in Quetta, death toll reaches 15
One more patient of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) virus died on Tuesday, taking the death toll in the country to 15. The patient, identified as Hayat Ullah, was pronounced dead at Fatima Jinnah Chest and General Hospital in Quetta, the third person to succumb to the disease in three days whereas 15 patients have reportedly died due to...
US defence chief warns Russia has ‘losing strategy’ in Syria
US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter said Monday that Russia is pursuing a “losing strategy” in Syria and that it must live up to its commitments in Ukraine. Speaking in Madrid at the start of a five-day trip to Europe, Carter told Spanish military officials that by carrying out bombing in Syria, Russia had only worsened the 4.5-year-old conflict....
Venus Williams wins Wuhan Open as Garbine Muguruza pulls out with ankle injury
Venus Williams won her 47th WTA singles title as opponent Garbine Muguruza pulled out of the Wuhan Open final with an ankle injury when trailing 6-3 3-0. Both players came into the tournament less than fully fit, with Williams, 35, struggling with a thigh problem. The American, a seven-time Grand Slam champion, used her experience to good effect...
