For Li’s visit, Chinese embassy, hotel turn into fortresses
byNew Delhi, May 19 (IANS) The Chinese embassy was Sunday turned into a fortress as Premier Li Keqiang arrived on a state visit while…
Defence/Security
US role in Mideast peace lacks credibility: Palestinian official
byRamallah, May 19 (IANS) The role of the US in reviving the Palestinian-Israeli peace negotiations lacks credibility, a Palestinian official said Sunday. The Barack…
Shinde to attend India-US security dialogue
byNew Delhi, May 19 (IANS) Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde will lead a high-level delegation to the US next week to attend the Indo-American Homeland…
Four ISI linkmen arrested from Darjeeling
bySiliguri (West Bengal), May 19 (IANS) Four suspected linkmen of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) spy agency were arrested in West Bengal’s Darjeeling district Sunday,…
ISAF plane makes hard landing in Afghanistan
byKabul, May 19 (IANS) A C-130 plane with the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) made a hard landing Sunday in Afghanistan, but there…
Vietnam successfully test-flies drones
byHanoi, May 19 (IANS) Vietnam Sunday successfully conducted test flights of six indigenously-made unmanned aerial vehicles, a media report said. The “made-in-Vietnam” drones flew…
North Korea fires short-range missile
bySeoul, May 19 (IANS) North Korea Sunday fired a short-range missile into the East Sea, even as UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said he…
Iran executes two ‘spies’ working for CIA, Mossad
byTehran, May 19 (IANS) Two Iranian spies, allegedly working for America’s Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and Israel’s Mossad were Sunday hanged in Iran, state-run…
Conference on Syria settlement very soon: UN chief
byMoscow, May 19 (IANS/RIA Novosti) After consultations with UN Security Council permanent members, a conference on the Syrian settlement will take place “very soon”,…
UN chief calls on North Korea to return to talks
byMoscow, May 19 (IANS/RIA Novosti) UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Sunday said he was concerned over North Korea’s latest short-range missile launches and called…