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I receive death threats from US soldiers: Assange
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has claimed that he receives death threats from US soldiers regularly, a media report said Monday. He also said that a statement on the steps of the high court here last week after he was released on bail was cut short because police feared he wou
Pakistan attacks India over UN seat
Pakistan Monday accused India of dividing the international community by demanding a permanent seat on the UN Security Council. Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi told the National Assembly that Pakistan did not desire membership of the top UN body, the Express Tribune newspap
India gets first of six Super Hercules airlifters
The first of India’s six C-130J Super Hercules airlifters, considered the world’s most advanced transport aircraft, purchased from the US in a $1 billion deal has been delivered to the Indian Air Force. The first plane was received at a ceremony at manufacturer Lockheed Martin’s
Terrorists safe havens in Pakistan must be eliminated: Obama
Asserting that the terrorist safe havens in Pakistan must be eliminated, US President Barack Obama Thursday said he will travel to Islamabad next year to further US goals in the war torn region. While Islamabad increasingly recognizes the danger of confronting militants along Pak
Berlusconi survives key parliament vote
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s government Tuesday narrowly won a key parliament confidence vote, staving off a demand for the premier’s resignation made by the centre-left opposition and a group of rebel conservatives. The lower house Chamber of Deputies rejected by 3
South Korea fears new attack by North Korea
South Korea’s intelligence service expects further attacks by its communist northern neighbour, a top official told lawmakers in Seoul Wednesday. Won Sei Hoon, chief of the South’s National Intelligence Service, told a parliamentary committee that the likelihood for renewed attac
Clinton downplays damage from WikiLeaks
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at an international security summit Wednesday reiterated an earlier statement that the leaking of sensitive US diplomatic documents would not hinder Washington’s work with other countries. “I have certainly raised the issue of the leaks in or
US spying on UN leadership: WikiLeaks
The US is engaged in a spying campaign against the leadership of the UN, according to leaked diplomatic cables published by Britain’s Guardian newspaper on its blog Sunday. The blog said a directive issued under Hillary Rodham Clinton’s name last year ordered American diplomats t
Indonesian volcano eruptions raise alert level
Mount Bromo volcano on Indonesia’s Java island spewed ash into the air from a series of minor eruptions Sunday, prompting scientists to warn of possible danger to flights. Gede Suantika, head of the Centre of Vulcanology and Geological Mitigation, said the ash had reached the Abd
11 killed in Russian cargo plane crash in Karachi
At least 11 people, including eight crew members and three labourers, were killed when a Khartoum-bound Russian cargo plane crashed near the Dalmiya road in Karachi minutes after taking-off Sunday. “The plane took-off from Karachi terminal around 1.45 a.m. and crashed at an under
South Korea picks new defence minister amid North’s threats
The former chairman of South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff was appointed defence minister Friday, the government said, a day after his predecessor resigned amid criticism for a weak response to an artillery attack this week by North Korea. Kim Kwan Jin, 61, was nominated for his
People’s resolve and resilience more powerful than terrorists: Clinton
Saying that the “resolve and resilience” of the people is more powerful than terrorist guns and bombs, the United States Thursday assured that it stands in solidarity with India as it remembers the victims of the 2008 Mumbai terror attack. “Now, as then, the American people stand
North Korea threatens new attacks on South, rejects talks
North Korea Thursday threatened new attacks against the South and rejected a proposal by the UN Command to hold talks, media reports said. The threats followed a North Korean artillery bombardment of a South Korean island near the two countries’ maritime border Tuesday that left
US brands three LeT leaders as global terrorists
The United States has designated three top leaders of the Pakistan-based terrorist outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), blamed for the Mumbai terrorist attacks, as global terrorists and slapped sanctions on one of its affiliates. The move came on the eve of the second anniversary of the
Taliban leader in secret Afghan talks was an impostor: Report
The secret talks between the Afghanistan government and the Taliban to end the conflict in the country – that were “showing promise” – seem to have hit a dead end, with a revelation that the militant leader at the other end of the table was an imposter. “In an episode that could
North Korea threatens ‘merciless’ attacks on South
North Korea blamed South Korea for starting an exchange of artillery Tuesday across their border in the Yellow Sea while threatening “merciless” strikes against its neighbour if it violates that border. If South Korea intrudes into its territorial waters “even 0.001 millimetres,
NATO seeks stronger relations with India
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen Tuesday called for a stronger relationship between the 28-member alliance and India, because the country’s role was “crucial” for stability in the Asian region. Rasmussen, in an interview with EuAsiaNews in Brussels Tuesday, explained
26/11 perpetrators should be brought to justice: British minister
Britain’s Defence Secretary Liam Fox Monday reiterated that the perpetrators of the 2008 Mumbai attacks “should be brought to justice” and that a stable Pakistan is in the interests of the international community. “The UK government has repeatedly emphasized that the perpetrators
China-India ties to be important in 21st century: Nirupama Rao
China and India should regard each other’s rise as an opportunity and not a challenge and their relationship will be the most important in the 21st century, Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao has said. Citing comments of Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and Indian Prime Minister Man
Pakistan protests ill-treatment of Haj pilgrims in Saudi Arabia
Pakistan has lodged an official protest with Saudi Arabia after receiving reports of ill-treatment of thousands of Haj pilgrims from the country and sought a hefty compensation in this regard. Hamid Saeed Kazmi, the federal minister for religious affairs, had to rush to Saudi Ara