| Netanyahu failed to offer any viable alternatives to Iran talks: Obama |
US President Barack Obama has dismissed warnings about Iran's nuclear programme made by the Israeli prime minister during a controversial speech to the US Congress. Mr Obama said, Benjamin Netanyahu had failed to offer any viable alternatives. Mr Netanyahu strongly criticized the deal being negotiated between western powers and Iran, claiming it could pave its way to the bomb rather than block it. The US Secretary of State, John Kerry is to travel to Saudi Arabia to reassure gulf states that any deal would not strengthen Iran's position in the region. |
Highlights from the local media of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka June 27th, 2016 | Volume: 2 - 17/6 TOP STORIES Afghanistan Still World’s Largest Opium Producer by Far: Report Daily Outlook Afghanistan| 27 th June Afghanistan is by a long way still the world's largest opium producer, accounting for some 70 percent (3,300 tons) of global opium production, according to the United Nations World Drug Report of 2016.Myanmar is the second largest producer of the drug at 14 per cent (650 tons) of global production. According to the UN report, the total value of the illicit opiate economy in Afghanistan was $2.8 billion USD in 2014 — equivalent to 13 percent of the country's gross domestic product (GDP). Maiden joint meeting of Nepal-India EPG next week The Himalayan Times| 26 th June The first joint meeting of the Eminent Persons Group on Nepal-India Relations (EPG-NIR) would be held in Kathmandu on coming Jul...
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