ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan and Iran on Monday decided in principle to ban terrorist organizations in their respective countries, the Pakistani Interior Ministry said.
The decision to the effect was taken here in a meeting between Pakistani Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi with his Iranian counterpart Ahmad Vahidi and Iran's Justice Minister Amin-Hossein Rahimi, the ministry said in a late-night statement. (Pakistan-Iran-Terror organization)
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UNITED NATIONS -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday stressed the importance of a "strengthened and modernized" United Nations to more effectively serve and assist global populations.
Amid multifaceted crises ranging from conflicts to climate, and poverty and inequality, the world looks to the UN "to help deliver the better, safer and greener world we need," the top UN official said. (UN-Guterres)
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SEOUL -- The top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) oversaw a simulated nuclear counterattack drill involving super-large multiple rocket units on Monday, in a bid to strengthen the prompt counterattack capacity of the country's nuclear force and raise a war deterrent, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Tuesday. (DPRK-Nuclear counterattack drill)
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BERLIN -- The Chinese side firmly rejects the accusation that "China is carrying out suspected spy activities in Germany," the Chinese Embassy in Germany said in a statement sent to Xinhua on Monday.
"We call on the German side to stop exploiting the espionage allegation in order to politically manipulate the image of China and defame China," said the statement. (Germany-Chinese Embassy)
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MADRID -- Spain's public debt exceeded 1.6 trillion euros (1.7 trillion U.S. dollars) in February, according to data published by the Bank of Spain on Monday.
The Bank confirmed an increase of 1.2 percent in January's debt, marking a 5.4-percent increase over the 12 months. (Spain-Public Debt) ■
