India, Singapore sign agreement on training facilities for army
byNew Delhi, June 4 (IANS) India and Singapore have signed a fresh agreement to extend the use of training and exercise facilities in India…
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Costa Rica, China sign pact for infrastructure financing
bySan Jose, June 4 (IANS/EFE) Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Costa Rica was the occasion for signing several bilateral pacts, above all for…
No guarantee that Iranian n-programme peaceful: IAEA
byVienna, June 4 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Iran has not provided the International Atomic Energy Agency with sufficient information to substantiate its claim that its nuclear…
Youth camp under German initiative kicks off
byNew Delhi, June 3 (IANS) As part of a German government initiative to link schools across the world under the Schools: Partners for the…
US, Russia discuss Syria crisis
byMoscow, June 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State John Kerry held a telephone talk to discuss ways…
Sharif keen to boost ties with India: Pakistan
byNew Delhi, June 2 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister designate Nawaz Sharif genuinely wants to take the process of improvement in relations with India forward,…
Syrian opposition’s disarray could benefit Assad
byDamascus, June 2 (IANS) The Syrian opposition’s rejection of talks with the Damascus government and its disarray will benefit President Bashar al-Assad’s administration, analysts…
Zimbabwe for UN permanent seat for Africa
byYokohama (Japan), June 2 (IANS) Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe Sunday demanded that Africa be allotted a permanent seat in the UN Security Council. Mugabe…
UAE, Singapore hold talks
bySingapore, June 2 (IANS/WAM) Visiting UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Singapore President Tony Tan Keng Yam held talks on…
Angelina Jolie was born to make men weak: Ethan Hawke
byLos Angeles, June 1 (IANS) Actor Ethan Hawke says his best on-screen kiss was with Angelina Jolie, who he believes makes men weak. Hawke,…