No talks unless we get arms: Syrian opposition
byWashington, June 9 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Syrian opposition will not agree to take part in the proposed peace conference unless its forces get new…
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India must see 1987 accord is implemented: Karunanidhi
byChennai, June 9 (IANS) DMK president M. Karunanidhi Sunday told Prime Minister Manmohan Singh that India has to ensure the implementation of a 1987…
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…
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…