Pakistan Saves US $ 100 Million by Winning Case in London Court
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan has saved an amount of US $ 100 million including award of US $ 70 million and costs and interest by winning a case in the Queen’s Court of London against a Saudi company Dallah Real Estate and Tourism Holding Company of Al Baraka  .................more

More Than 56,000 in US Infected with AIDS Each Year
WASHINGTON - At least 56,000 people become infected with the AIDS virus every year in the United States -- 40 percent more than previous estimates, according to a report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. .........more

Iran Ignores Informal Nuclear Offer Deadline
BRUSSELS - Iran has so far ignored an informal Saturday deadline to respond to an offer by major powers on its nuclear programme, a European Union official said, but the bloc is ready to wait a few more days for an answer. Major powers asked Iran on July.......more

S.Russian Region Declares Emergency over African Swine Fever
VLADIKAVKAZ - Russia's North Caucasus republic of North Ossetia has declared an emergency situation due to an outbreak of African swine fever, a local emergencies spokesman said on Thursday. The move follows "a recommendation from the presidential envoy's office ........more

Cattle Raiders Kill at Least 30 in Kenya Attack
NAIROBI - Livestock rustlers have killed at least 30 people in Kenya's remote Turkana region where clashes over scarce pasture and water resources often flare, a local leader said on Saturday. Heavily armed raiders from the Pokot community attacked the  .......more

U.S. to Take Sanctions against Zimbabwe: Bush
WASHINGTON - The United States is taking “ potential action” to punish Zimbabwean leaders, President George W. Bush said Tuesday. “These sanctions were not against the Zimbabwe people. These were against the people that, you know, in the Mugabe ......more

Egyptian FM Warns of Gravity of Irresponsibly Dealing with Sudan
CAIRO - Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit warned Tuesday that dealing with Sudan irresponsibly would result in grave consequence in the African country, especially in the western Sudanese region of Darfur. Political settlement is the only way out for  .......more

Russian, Chinese and Mongolian Presidents to Pay Official Visits to Tajikistan in August
DUSHANBE - Presidents of Russia Dmitry Medvedev, China Hu Jintao, and Mongolia Nambaryn Enkhbayar will pay official visits to Tajikistan ahead of a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) that will be held in Dushanbe in late August......more

India Confident of Chinese Support in NSG on N-Deal with US
SAPPORA (Japan) - India on Tuesday expressed confidence that there will be no “difficulty” from the Chinese side when New Delhi’s case for exemption to conduct nuclear commerce goes before the NSG as part of the process of implementation of the Indo-US nuclear deal. ........more

Pakistan Working for World Peace, Stability: Gilani
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani Tuesday said Pakistan is working for the world peace and stability by playing the role of frontline state in war against terrorism and extremism. “We are working for the whole humanity .......more

Coalition Govt to Make Parliament Supreme through Necessary Amendments: Gillani
MULTAN - The coalition government would make Parliament supreme through necessary constitutional amendments, said Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani at Jahanian on Sunday. Addressing a large public meeting in connection with the by-elections ......more

Ahmadinejad Urges Further Regional Cooperation
TRHRAN - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said that further cooperation among regional states would pave the way for progress and prosperity of their nations.
In a meeting with the visiting Foreign Minister of Yemen Abu Bakr ......more

Tajik Ministry of Economy Announces New Price Rise for Electricity
DUSHANBE - The government has approved increase in the electricity.
A source at the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade (MoEDT) told Asia-Plus on Monday that that the price of one kWh has risen from 3.2 dirams to 4.8 dirams ......more

China, Vietnam Agree to Properly Handle South China Sea Dispute
BEIJING - China and Vietnam have agreed to properly handle their dispute over the South China Sea, according to the consensus reached at the second meeting of the China-Vietnam steering committee on cooperation held on Wednesday. ......more