Agnes Callamard, the U.N. special rapporteur on extrajudicial executions, called for countries to widen sanctions to include Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman and his personal assets, until and unless he can prove he has no responsibility. Evidence suggests Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohamed bin ...

Sri Lanka is in talks with the Beijing-backed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank for a $1 billion dollar loan, the finance ministry said, to help an economy that has been badly hit by a deadly terrorist attack and political turmoil. “We have been discussing with the Asian Infrastructure ...

India has extended USD 15 million assistance to Niger for organising the African Union (AU) summit scheduled to be held in Niamey from July 7-8. The support of grant assistance was in response to a specific request made by the Niger government. This year, Niger is hosting an AU ...

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s a boost between the political leadership of India and the U.S. A . Mr. Pompeo deliver a major public lecture, addressing the next generation of Indian youth. He discusses tricky issues like H1B visas for IT workers and Indian plans for data localization. The ...

According to the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Bangladesh emerged as the fastest growing economy among the 45 countries of the Asia-Pacific region. Higher public sector investment, stronger consumption demand, revival in exports, improved power supply and higher growth in ...