TOKYO: Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced Monday plans to visit the United States, Canada and France this month before his country hosts the G20 later this year. The tour…
ISLAMABAD: 15th edition of “Pakistan Auto show 2019” would be held from April 12 to 14 at Expo Centre Karachi under the theme “Raising Pakistan” and will provide an opportunity…
UNITED NATIONS: Syria asked the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday to hold an urgent meeting on the US decision to recognize the Golan Heights as Israeli territory. President Donald…
PARIS: Chinese President Xi Jinping and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron were due to hold talks in Paris on Monday with the host leader seeking to forge a united European…
PARIS: The death rate from cancer has been falling for half a decade in the EU, researchers said Tuesday, although the overall number is expected to rise to 1.4 million…
CANBERRA: The Australian women's national team will wear brand new kit with the words "Never Say Die" printed on the inside neck at the upcoming FIFA Women's World Cup in…
ROME: They missed out on the men's World Cup in Russia last year, but the good news for fans in countries from Italy to China and Scotland is that they…
PARIS: France will introduce a bill Wednesday to tax internet and technology giants on their digital sales, and thus curb efforts to pay global levies in countries with lower tax…
ISLAMABAD: French-Argentine musicians and teachers Magdalena Ivanissevich and Carlos Molinaro classical guitarist will perform here at the Foundation for Arts, Culture and Education (FACE) on Wednesday (March 6). The live…
UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council will vote Thursday on two rival draft resolutions from the United States and Russia aimed at confronting the crisis in Venezuela, but both are…
BAGHDAD: Fourteen French nationals accused of fighting for the Islamic State group were transferred to Iraq by US-backed forces squeezing the jihadists' final Syrian bastion, an Iraqi government source said…
WASHINGTON: More massive than the US economy, the national debt hit a new record of $22 trillion under President Donald Trump but Republicans who traditionally rail against debt and deficits…
MADRID: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Sunday rejected a call by European countries to organise elections after rival Juan Guaido declared himself the country's interim leader. Maduro said in an…
BEIJING: The United States called for more transparency Wednesday as it accused Russia and China of not fully reporting their nuclear programmes amid US threats to withdraw from a key…
PARIS: A French public health watchdog issued a warning only about the risks of several chemicals found in disposable nappies, particularly artificial perfumes, leading the government to demand that manufacturers…
PARIS: France's data watchdog on Monday announced a fine of 50 million euros ($57 million) for US search giant Google, using the EU's strict General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) for…
AACHEN: :France and Germany will sign a new friendship treaty on Tuesday, seeking to boost an alliance at the heart of the European Union as Britain bows out and with…
PARIS: The European Union could push back the looming March 29 Brexit deadline if London made such a request, France's Europe Minister Nathalie Loiseau said on Wednesday. "Legally, technically, it's…
PARIS: France braced for a fresh round of "yellow vest" protests across the country on Saturday, with the authorities vowing zero tolerance for violence after weekly scenes of rioting and…
UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council met behind closed doors on Friday to discuss the elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo as world powers awaited results. France requested the…
PARIS: One of the leaders of the "yellow vest" demonstrations in France was detained by police in Paris, signalling a harder line from the government that sparked a wave of…
LONDON: The British and French stock markets rose at the open on Monday for the final trading day of 2018, but Frankfurt remains shut for the festive break. In initial…
PARIS: The leaders of France and Germany on Friday reiterated their call for a "solid, full and permanent ceasefire" in Ukraine's conflict-torn east ahead of a planned cessation of hostilities.…
ANKARA: France will not gain in any way by retaining forces to protect a Kurdish militia in Syria, Turkey's foreign minister said on Tuesday, after Paris announced it would maintain a…
