Send back Lankan defence officers training in Tamil Nadu: Jayalalithaa
byChennai, June 9 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa has strongly urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to instruct officials to send back two…
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Drone attacks ‘simply unacceptable’: Nawaz Sharif
byIslamabad, June 9 (IANS) Drone attacks by the US in Pakistan’s militancy-hit northwest tribal region “must stop” as they were violating the country’s sovereignty…
Pakistan summons US diplomat over drone strikes
byIslamabad, June 9 (IANS) Pakistan summoned a top US diplomat and lodged a formal protest over a recent drone strike which killed at least…
North, South Korea ready for Sunday talks
byMoscow, June 9 (IANS/RIA Novosti) North and South Korea have agreed that talks slated for Sunday should be held in the demilitarised zone between…
Xi, Obama hold second meet on economic ties
byWashington, June 9 (IANS) Chinese President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Barack Obama held a second meeting here Saturday to exchange views on…
Pakistan, Afghan, US commanders review border control
byIslamabad, June 9 (IANS) Senior military leaders of Pakistan, Afghanistan and the US Saturday discussed measures to improve control of the border to check…
Pakistan summons US diplomat over drone strikes
byIslamabad, June 8 (IANS) The Pakistan Foreign Office Saturday summoned US Charge d’ Affaires Richard Hoagland to lodge a strong protest on the US…
Indian firm to construct hydroelectric plants in Kano, Nigeria
byKano (Nigeria), June 8 (IANS) The Nigerian state of Kano has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Skipper Group of India for the…
Russia offers peacekeepers for Golan Heights
byUnited Nation, June 8 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia is ready to deploy its troops to the Golan Heights, in eastern Israel, to replace Austrian peacekeepers…
Arab parliament’s president visits Morocco
byRabat (Morocco), June 8 (IANS/WAM) Moroccan Prime Minister Abdelilah Benkirane Friday received President of the Arab parliament (AP) Ahmed Mohammed Al Jarwan who is…