ISLAMABAD, (PNA/PTI) — Thousands of anti-government protesters demanding resignation of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday besieged the parliament building of Pakistan, trapping dozens of lawmakers inside. Canada-based cleric Tahirul Qadri asked…
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UK Foreign Secretary: Killing of US journalist James Foley possibly committed by Briton
LONDON, (PNA/ITAR-TASS) — The Islamic State (IS) video that purportedly shows the beheading of US journalist James Foley appears to be genuine, British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond told BBC. Hammond said the…
Sri Lanka sends Ebola blood samples to India for testing
COLOMBO, (PNA/Xinhua) — Sri Lanka’s health officials will send blood samples of a woman suspected to have died of Ebola to India for tests but have assured the disease is unlikely to…
Spanish treasury places USD 6B on market
MADRID, (PNA/Xinhua) — The Spanish treasury on Tuesday placed treasury bills to the value of 4.545 billion euros (USD 6.067 billion) on the market, paying lower interest rates than in previous auctions….
British house prices increase by 10.2% in June
LONDON, (PNA/Xinhua) — British house prices increased by 10.2 percent in the year to June 2014, down from 10.4 percent in the year to May 2014, said the Office for National Statistics…
U.S. stocks open higher on upbeat data, earnings
NEW YORK, (PNA/Xinhua) — U.S. stocks opened higher Tuesday, with the Nasdaq Composite Index advancing further into an over 14-year high, as upbeat data suggested benign inflationary pressure and strong housing market…
FTSE 100 rose 0.56% as geopolitical tensions ease
LONDON, (PNA/Xinhua) — FTSE 100 Index, British benchmark stock market gauge, Tuesday increased by 0.56 percent, or 38.06 points, to 6,779.31, as geopolitical risk decreases. The driving force continued to be the…
LME base metal prices close mixed Tuesday
LONDON, (PNA/Xinhua) — The base metal prices on the London Metal Exchange (LME) closed mixed on Tuesday, with zinc and aluminum closing higher on signs U.S. demand will quicken. Aluminum and zinc…
Spain attracts more Belgian home buyers
BRUSSELS, (PNA/Xinhua) — More and more ×Belgians are buying a second home in Spain, the Belgian press reported Tuesday. In the first quarter 2014, 1,057 Spanish properties have already been sold to…
UN chief slams breach of Gaza ceasefire
UNITED NATIONS, (Inhuman) (PNA/Xinhua) — UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday condemned in the strongest terms the breach of the humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza. In a statement issued here by his spokesperson,…
UN calls for support to humanitarian relief operations worldwide
UNITED NATIONS, (PNA/Xinhua) — Senior UN officials on Tuesday paid tribute to aid workers who carry out life-saving activities around the world, and called for international support to humanitarian relief operations. “On…
M6.2 earthquake jolts Iran- USGS
WASHINGTON, (PNA/Xinhua) — A 6.2-magnitude earthquake jolted 36 km southeast of Abdanan, Iran, at 02:32 GMT Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially…
Seven killed in SW China landslides
GUIYANG, (PNA/Xinhua) — Seven people have died after rainstorm-triggered landslides hit two townships in southwest China’s Guizhou Province. Downpours lashed Xishui County on Saturday night and Sunday, with more than 150 mm…
5 Libyan Islamist militants killed in Tripoli airstrikes
TRIPOLI, (PNA/Xinhua) — An unknown warplane bombed Islamist militants in Libya’s volatile capital of Tripoli on Monday, killing five and injuring several, according to sources. The fighter jet launched airstrikes on some…
3 dead, 13 missing in Tibet bus plunge
LHASA, (PNA/Xinhua) — Three people died and 13 others are still missing after a bus carrying 45 people plunged into a river in southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region Monday morning, local authorities…