UN chief meets P5 on Syria
byUnited Nations, May 3 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Thursday met senior diplomats from the five permanent members of the Security Council, also known…
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Obama travels to Mexico, Costa Rica
byWashington, May 3 (IANS) US President Barack Obama Thursday kicked off a three-day visit to Mexico and Costa Rica, with focus expected to be…
Russia insists on UN probe of Syria chemical weapons
byBudapest, May 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Moscow has urged the UN to respond to Syria’s request to probe the alleged use of chemical weapons on…
‘Naive to believe attack on Sarabjit without connivance of jail authorities’
byLahore, May 3 (IANS) In strong criticism of the April 26 brutal attack on Sarabjit Singh in Kot Lakhpat jail here, Pakistan’s Human Rights…
Sarabjit’s body arrives in India; state funeral Friday (Intro Roundup)
byAmritsar/New Delhi/Lahore, May 2 (IANS) Indian death row prisoner Sarabjit Singh’s body was brought to India after he died in a Pakistani hospital early…
Abbas expects US pressure on Israel to resume peace talks
byRamallah, May 2 (IANS) Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas expects that the US would exercise pressure on Israel to accept resuming peace talks on the…
Khurshid to go ahead with Beijing visit: Official
byNew Delhi, May 2 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid is to go ahead with his May 9 Beijing visit amid the stand-off between…
Khurshid visiting Iran from Friday
byNew Delhi, May 2 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid is paying a three-day visit to Iran from Friday, during which development of the…
Chinese incursion localised, goal is status quo ante: India
byNew Delhi, May 2 (IANS) India reiterated Thursday that the Chinese incursion in Depsang area in Ladakh is “localised in geographical and spatial terms”…
No conspiracy behind Sarabjit attack, says Pakistan Punjab CM
byNew Delhi, May 2 (IANS) There was negligence in the case of murderous attack on Indian death row prisoner Sarabjit Singh in a Lahore…