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Obama convenes Mideast peace talks
US President Barack Obama met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the first of a series of meetings Wednesday with leaders from the Middle East as he relaunches the peace process. Netanyahu arrived at the White House for the private meeting with Obama that precedes separ
No Chinese interference in Indian pavilion’
India Sunday denied a media report that Chinese officials had confiscated brochures showing the Indian map from the Indian pavilion at the World Expo2010 in Shanghai. A national daily reported that officers from China’s Public Security Bureau marched unannounced into the Indian p
India, Afghanistan to ensure terrorists are denied safe havens
With Pakistan trying to influence the outcome of the Taliban integration plan, India and Afghanistan Wednesday joined hands to ensure that terrorist and extremist groups targeting the violence-torn country and the region are denied safe havens and sanctuaries. External Affairs Mi
What if US is seen as exporter of terrorism?
Citing the case of Pakistani-American David Headley, a classified CIA document released by whistleblower organisation Wikileaks asks what would happen if foreign countries began to view the US as an “exporter of terrorism”. The document prepared by the CIA’s “red cell”, a unit re
24 killed in suicide blasts in Pakistan
At least 17 people, including a former member of the National Assembly (MNA), were killed when a suicide bomber blew himself up in a mosque of Pakistan’s south Waziristan region Monday afternoon, a political agent of the area said. The blast took place in the town of Wana when fo
Three bombings kill 36 in Pakistan
Three bombings killed at least 36 people, including a former member of the national parliament, Monday in Pakistan’s tribal region and adjoining north-western frontier province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, officials said. In the first attack, a suicide bomber detonated his explosives a
US tells Pakistan to have constructive ties with India
The United States has asked Pakistan to have a constructive relationship with India and Afghanistan, saying effective and coordinated action across the region was needed to meet the common threat of terrorism. “These are individual judgments made country by country,” State Depart
Eight Chinese, gunman killed in Philippines hostage drama
A sacked police officer seized a tourist bus and opened fire at his hostages, killing eight of them, before he was shot dead by police ending an over 10-hour-long hostage drama in a seaside park in Manila city Monday. Eight of the dead were Chinese passengers held for more than 1
President Kaczynski
President Lech Kaczynski, who died in a plane crash Saturday, was elected Polish head of state in December 2005. The portly, 60-year-old gained the national limelight at the age of 13 when he and his twin brother Jaroslav starred in the children’s film called “About Those Two Who
Slave history omission unacceptable, says Obama
US President Barack Obama said Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell has made “an unacceptable omission” when he chose April as the “Confederate History Month” without a mention of slavery, a media report said. “I’m a big history buff. And I think that understanding the history of the
Manmohan Singh, Obama to meet Sunday
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will meet President Barack Obama here Sunday ahead of the Nuclear Security Summit to discuss the path forward on their landmark civil nuclear deal and other bilateral and regional issues. The Sunday afternoon meeting with Manmohan Singh, who has adva
Manmohan Singh, Obama to meet Sunday
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will meet President Barack Obama here Sunday ahead of the Nuclear Security Summit to discuss the path forward on their landmark civil nuclear deal and other bilateral and regional issues. The Sunday afternoon meeting with Manmohan Singh, who has adva
Obama seeks concrete action on nuclear security
US President Barack Obama will urge nations to agree to steps to ensure nuclear-related material is safe and inaccessible to terrorists when he hosts an unprecedented international summit next week in Washington, advisers said Friday. Obama wants to develop an action plan to set
Pakistan Senate panel puts off meet on Shoaib Malik issue
A Senate standing committee has postponed its meeting scheduled for Saturday to discuss the manner in which cricketer Shoaib Malik was treated in India after it became known that he and tennis star Sania Mirza were to wed. Committee chairman Abdul Ghaffar Qureshi, while confirmin
Spain asks Israel to foster peace talks
Spain has asked Israel to take “necessary steps” to begin a dialogue with the Palestinians as soon as possible, even as Lebanon warned of an “implosion” in the Middle East if a new peace process fails. “A failure in that peace process means that an implosion could occur in the Mi
Barack talks me through stressful time
Her husband may be president, but US First lady Michelle Obama says she’s the one who gets stressed at the White House and often turns to her husband for support. “You know who helps me? My husband. His temperament for the stressful part of the job is amazing. When I’m getting an
China to back Pakistan for civil nuclear deal with US
China will back Pakistan for a civil nuclear deal with the US at an upcoming summit in Washington, a media report said Thursday, citing sources privy to a special meeting of the parliamentary committee on national security. China’s support on the issue was discussed Wednesday at
Rare Michael Jackson portrait up for grabs
A rare portrait of the late Michael Jackson is up for bids at an an online auction on eBay.com. Australian painter-sculptor Brett-Livingstone Strong had persuaded the “Thriller” hitmaker to pose for him in 1990 – the one time Jackson ever sat for an artist’s rendering. It shows t
Sri Lankans begin voting for new parliament
General elections began in Sri Lanka Thursday, two months after President Mahinda Rajapaksa was re-elected with a sweeping margin against his rival and former army chief Sarath Fonseka. More than 14.08 crore people will choose 225 legislators among 7,620 contestants, election off
US economy ‘not yet out of woods
The US economy seems to be recovering but it is “far from being out of the woods,” Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Wednesday. In prepared remarks to business people in Dallas, Bernanke said that the financial crisis, the worst one since the Great Depression of 1930s, l