MOSCOW: The Russian authorities and FIFA are concerned over a dispute that has halted construction of a key World Cup 2018 stadium, Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko said Wednesday.
HANOI: US President Barack Obama called Tuesday for territorial disputes in the South China Sea to be "resolved peacefully" as Vietnam baulks at Chinese actions in the bitterly contested waters.
LAHORE: Former Indian consul general in Karachi Mani Shankar Aiyar has said Pakistan and India could not resolve their dispute in 70 years as they haven’t given appropriate chances to each other.
ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office has said that a dialogue between Pakistan and India is important for peace, economic development and welfare of the people of South Asia.
LARKANA: A bloody clash between two clans in Larkana on Thursday claimed at least nine lives including a deputy director of the Intelligence Bureau (IB), ARY News reported.
LONDON: Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif has said Pakistan’s relations with Afghanistan are improving and the two countries are working for stability in the region, ARY News reported.
FARNKFURT: Pilots at Lufthansa started a second day of walkouts on Tuesday, grounding long-haul and cargo flights in addition to domestic and European routes, with thousands of travellers stranded.
CALIFORNIA: Amazon.com Inc appears to be close to settling a nearly two-month dispute with Walt Disney Co during which Amazon stopped offering Disney DVDs for preorder, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.