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World economic growth to rise to 3.5% in 2017
With buoyant financial markets and a long-awaited cyclical recovery in manufacturing and trade, world growth is projected to rise from 3.1 percent in 2016 to 3.5 percent in 2017 and 3.6 percent in 2018, the International...April 18, 2017 1507 0 -
China warns against dangers of a war breaking out on Korean Peninsula
Beijing is calling for restraint amid exacerbating tensions between the United States and North Korea, warning that there would be no winners in the event of a war on the Korean Peninsula. “We urge all parties...April 15, 2017 1537 0 -
US targets ISIS complex in Afghanistan with the largest non-nuclear bomb
The United States has dropped the largest non-nuclear bomb on a tunnel complex in Afghanistan, targeting the ISIS Khorasan group, the U.S. military said. The use of the GBU-43/B, known as the “mother of all bombs”...April 13, 2017 1113 0 -
US, China increasingly concerned over North Korean threat
Three nations are moving toward confrontation in the Western Pacific – the world’s two most powerful military forces, and a small country that wants the same reputation. North Korea celebrates the 105th birthday of its founder,...April 13, 2017 1365 0 -
US participation in upcoming Moscow talks on Afghanistan vital : Pakistan
US Soldiers watch as two Chinook helicopters fly in to take them back to Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan Nov. 4, 2008. Photo by Spc. Mary L. Gonzalez, CJTF-101 Public Affairs via Wikimedia The United States’ participation...April 9, 2017 1235 0 -
US launches missile attack on Syrian military airfield under Assad’s control
A photo shows scene of Syrian conflict’s devastation Credit: British Foreign and Commonwealth Office via Wikimedia Commons In a turnabout of American strategy on Syria and representing first major foreign policy decision under Donald Trump White House, the United...April 7, 2017 1460 0 -
India opposes US peace role; Pakistan welcomes mediation
Kashmir regional map, Image by w:user:Planemad via Wikimedia Commons New Delhi has rejected a United States’ role towards resolving Pakistani-India tensions that afflict the entire region from the possibility of expansion in South Asian trade and...April 6, 2017 1226 0 -
Trump says US to deal with North Korean nuclear threat alone if China doesn’t help
The United States will be prepared to act alone to resolve North Korea’s nuclear issue if China does not help Washington, President Donald Trump said amid Pyongyang’s nuclear posturing and ahead of his meeting with Chinese...April 3, 2017 962 0 -
Pakistan outlines five-track strategy for Afghan stability
Emphasizing that peace in Afghanistan is an “absolute imperative” for Pakistan, Islamabad’s ambassador to the United States has listed five areas of cooperative progress towards the goal for stability in the landlocked western neighboring country. Ambassador...March 29, 2017 1168 0 -
Washington D.C. is America’s top tech innovation place
Featured Image shows USA Science and Engineering Festival 2014, SAMSUN, Credit: S Pakhrin from DC, USA via Wikimedia Commons Politics, historicity and tourism may be among the most talked about features of the District of Columbia in...March 27, 2017 1136 0
