Planet Info

New York, May 20 : Iran's top economic planner has said that western sanctions are creating difficulties for Tehran, but added that the country can still survive the financial attack....

Cairo, May 20 : New York-based Human Rights Watch has accused the Egyptian military of beating and torturing protesters arrested during anti-military demonstrations early this month....

Lahore, May 20 : Activists of JuD-backed Difa-e-Pakistan Council (DPC) will organise a march to the capital on May 27 against the government's likely decision to reopen supply routes for NATO forces in Afghanistan....

London, May 20 : Britain's Special Air Service troops will stay in Afghanistan to conduct counter-terrorism operations against remnants of Al-Qaeda after UK combat soldiers leave the warn-torn country in 2014, according to a report....

Washington, May 20 : The Australian Defence Force (ADF) is inviting former American military personnel to apply for jobs it claims cannot be filled by Australians.

American servicemen and women are being urged to join the ADF amid US military budget cuts, The Daily Telegraph reports....