UN chief hails G8 leaders’ understanding on Syria
byUnited Nations, June 19 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon Tuesday welcomed the understanding reached on Syria by leaders of the Group of Eight…
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Israel wants Iran to halt uranium enrichment
byJerusalem, June 19 (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that his country would not accept anything less than the total halt of…
UAE, Australia hold talks
byAbu Dhabi, June 19 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Australia have held talks over a number of issues of mutual interest and…
60 killed in Nigerian village attacks
byAbuja, June 19 (IANS) At least 60 people were killed in Nigeria Tuesday when some gunmen stormed four villages of Zamfara state early morning,…
Surveillance programmes thwarted terror plots: US NSA chief
byWashington, June 19 (IANS) Two phone and Internet surveillance programmes run by the US National Security Agency (NSA) helped disrupt over 50 potential terrorist…
US, Taliban to have direct peace talks
byWashington, June 19 (IANS) The US has decided to hold direct peace talks with the Taliban, senior White House officials have announced. The first…
Sex racket busted in Delhi, woman pimp arrested
byNew Delhi, June 18 (IANS) A sex racket was busted here after two Uzbek women who were held hostage for five months in a…
Modi meets Advani to get backing for new role (Intro Roundup)
byNew Delhi, June 18 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday met L.K. Advani to get the BJP patriarch’s backing for his new role…
G8 condemns use of chemical weapons in Syria
byLondon, June 18 (IANS) G8 leaders Tuesday condemned any use of chemical weapons in Syria, and that they were deeply concerned by the growing…
Missing student found dead in Yamuna river
byNew Delhi, June 18 (IANS) A 21-year-old class 12 student, who had been missing for five days, was found dead in the Yamuna river…