India, US for close interaction between legal agencies
byWashington, June 15 (IANS) India and the US have agreed that their legal agencies associated with the enforcement of competition law would interact closely…
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UN chief concerned about Israeli settlements in West Bank
byUnited Nations, June 15 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has voiced deep concern over continued Israeli settlement activity in the West Bank, calling it…
No military solution to Syria conflict: UN chief
byUnited Nations, June 15 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has reaffirmed his organisation’s determination to seek a political settlement to the long-standing crisis in…
Syrian rebel leader to visit US
byBeirut, June 15 (IANS/AKI) Selim Idriss, the military chief of the rebel Free Syrian Army, will travel to Washington Saturday, a report said. The…
UAE envoy attends Portugal’s National Day celebrations
byLisbon, June 15 (IANS/WAM) The UAE’s ambassador to Portugal, Saqr Nasser Ahmed Al Raisi, attended a reception on the occasion of Portugal’s National Day….
UAE PM meets French president
byParis, June 15 (IANS/WAM) French President Francois Hollande met visiting UAE Vice President and Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and discussed…
EU mulls new guidelines to woo international students
byNew Delhi, June 14 (IANS) The European Union is considering changing existing policies to woo international students to pick its member nations for education,…
Pakistan envoy discusses trade ties with Anand Sharma
byNew Delhi, June 14 (IANS) Pakistan High Commissioner Salman Bashir Friday met India’s Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma here and discussed economic and…
India awaiting China response on draft border agreement
byNew Delhi, June 14 (IANS) China is yet to revert with its response to India’s suggestions on the draft of a border defence cooperation…
Refrain from self-immolation, says Tibetan administration
byDharamsala, June 14 (IANS) The Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) Friday appealed to Tibetans to refrain from extreme measures including self-immolation. “We have repeatedly appealed…