An undated image of the World Bank headquarters in Washington DC. — AFP/File Loan approval expected from the World Bank on January 14. Focus on neglected sectors over the next decade. The total amount could reach $40 billion with private loans. ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is set to receive a $20 billion loan from the World Bank … Read more
Country singer Dustin Lynch on New Year’s Eve, his music and more – CBS News Watch CBS News Country music star Dustin Lynch will be the New York correspondent for “New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville’s Big Bash” in New York for the second time. He spoke with “CBS Mornings Plus” about what to expect, his … Read more
Here’s how New York officials are preparing for New Year’s Eve Here’s how New York officials are preparing for New Year’s Eve 01:57 Wellington, New Zealand — People are ushering in 2025 with celebrations around the world. Large light shows, hugs and ice dips are some of the ways communities have begun to ring in … Read more
Los Angeles — Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s attorneys have reached a divorce settlement, seemingly ending one of the longest and most contentious divorces in Hollywood history. “More than eight years ago, Angelina filed for divorce from Mr. Pitt,” Jolie’s lawyer, James Simon, told CBS News in a statement. “She and the children left all … Read more
People gathered to pray and visited mass graves in Indonesia’s Aceh province on Thursday to mark 20 years since the mass attack. Tsunami in the Indian Ocean struck the region in one of the worst natural disasters in modern history. Many cried as they laid flowers at a mass grave in the village of Ulee … Read more
Spanish archaeologists have succeeded in extracting a 2,600-year-old shipwreck from waters off the country’s southeastern coast, two decades after the relic’s initial discovery, officials said. The ancient Phoenician shipwreck dates back to the 7th century BCE. It was discovered in 1994 off the coast of Murcia, in southeastern Spain, near the town of Mazarrón, according … Read more
Malaysia announced on Friday that it had agreed to launch a new search for Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370who disappeared 10 years ago in one of aviation’s greatest mysteries. The Boeing 777 carrying 239 people disappeared on radar screens on March 8, 2014 while en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. Despite the largest search in … Read more
A currency trader counts Pakistani rupee notes as he prepares to exchange U.S. dollars in Islamabad, December 11, 2017. — Reuters Pakistan has a current account surplus of $729 million. The surplus reflects the importance of remittances and the reduction in trade deficits. November marks the 4th consecutive month of surplus. KARACHI: Pakistan recorded its … Read more
A US Navy warship arrived in Cambodia on Monday, the first such visit in eight years to a close ally of the China in Southeast Asia. The Cambodian government suggested the stopover reflects an improvement in often tense relations. The USS Savannah docked at the port of Sihanoukville in the Gulf of Thailand for a … Read more
Colombia has arrested a suspected British drug trafficker who they described as “invisible” because of his discreet lifestyle which allowed him to remain anonymous while operating as coordinator of a drug trafficking cartel. cocaine from this South American country to the United Kingdom, authorities announced Friday. Christopher Neil was arrested on Thursday in Medellin, in … Read more