Pak issues NOC for screening of Kaabil
Karachi: Pakistan has issued a No Objection Certificate (NOC) for the latest Bollywood film ‘Kaabil', which is now set to release in the country this weekend after a four-month-long ban by Government on the screening of Indian movies, following Indo-Pak tensions.
Yemen could face famine in 2017: UN
United Nations: The United Nations aid chief warned that Yemen was sliding deeper into humanitarian crisis and could face famine this year.
Pak urged to give wonder tag to Kanishka stupa
Peshawar: A prominent US-based historian and scholar has urged the Pakistan Government to engage the UNESCO to declare the ancient Buddhist monument Kanishka Stupa here as the eighth wonder of the world because of its remarkable construction structure.
3 Indian-australians honoured
Melbourne: Three Indian-origin persons have been awarded Australia's highest civilian honour this year for their contributions in the field of medicine and community work.
Nobel laureates speak out for jailed Turkish writers
Istanbul: Nobel laureates and other writers have issued a message of solidarity to Turkish colleagues who have been jailed as part of what they call a "heavy-handed" crackdown against free expression.
Syria talks in Geneva postponed
Moscow: UN-hosted negotiations on the Syrian conflict planned for February 8 in Geneva have been postponed until the end of that month, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei lavrov said on Friday.
Israeli Pm questioned on corruption charges
Jerusalem: A defiant Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was on Friday questioned by the police for the third time as a "possible criminal suspect" in a graft case for allegedly accepting valuable gifts from business figures and trying to trade favours with an Israeli newspaper.