Britain doesn’t know who it is dealing with: Ecuador
August 19th, 2012 - 10:22 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 19 (IANS) Ecuador President Rafael Correa has warned Britain that any attempt to storm its embassy in London - over asylum to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange - would ... Read more...
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Anti-Assad protesters attack Russian embassy in London
August 17th, 2012 - 9:32 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 17 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Opponents of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad pelted the Russian embassy in London with stones overnight, causing significant damage to the building, the embassy said in ... Read more...
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Britain threatening to take Assange by force: Ecuador
August 16th, 2012 - 1:20 pm ICT by IANS
Quito, Aug 16 (IANS/EFE) Ecuador said Wednesday that the British government has raised the possibility of forcibly removing Julian Assange from the Andean nation's embassy in London, where the WikiLeaks ... Read more...
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Czech Republic buys armoured car for ambassador in Syria
August 4th, 2012 - 5:11 pm ICT by IANS
Warsaw, Aug 4 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Czech Republic has bought a special armoured BMW X5 car for its ambassador in Syria, the Czech News Agency quoted a Czech foreign ministry ... Read more...
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Venezuelan diplomat slain in Kenya
July 28th, 2012 - 12:00 pm ICT by IANS
Nairobi, July 28 (IANS/EFE) The charge d'affaires at the Venezuelan Embassy in Kenya, Olga Fonseca, was found strangled to death Friday inside her Nairobi residence."The diplomat was strangled to death ... Read more...
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Canada to open embassy in Myanmar
July 14th, 2012 - 2:47 pm ICT by IANS
Ottawa, July 14 (IANS) Canada will open an embassy in Myanmar, said Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird.No date was set yet, but Baird told reporters Friday on a conference ... Read more...
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India seeks security of oil investments in Sudans
May 22nd, 2012 - 7:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) With the conflict between Sudan and South Sudan escalating, India has conveyed to the leaderships of both countries the urgent need to resolve all issues ... Read more...
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India to help boost Nigeria’s air defences
May 17th, 2012 - 12:04 pm ICT by IANS
Abuja, May 17 (IANS) India and Nigeria were collaborating to boost the West African country's air defences, Indian High Commissioner Mahesh Sachdev has said.Both countries had a long standing defence ... Read more...
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US embassy apologises for SRK frisking at New York (Lead)
April 13th, 2012 - 9:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) The US Friday apologised to Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan for "an inconvenience" experienced by him at the White Plains airport in New York ... Read more...
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US apologises for frisking SRK
April 13th, 2012 - 8:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) The US Friday apologised to Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan for "an inconvenience" experienced by him at the White Plains airport in New York ... Read more...
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US to open consulates in Brazil
April 10th, 2012 - 3:17 am ICT by IANS
Washington, April 10 (IANS) The US will open two new consulates in Brazil in an effort to keep up with the "expanding relationship" between the two countries, US Secretary of ... Read more...
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Iran behind attack on Israeli missions: Netanyahu (Lead)
February 13th, 2012 - 9:59 pm ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, Feb 13 (IANS) Iran was behind a car bomb attack on Israeli officials in New Delhi and a thwarted attack in Georgian capital Tbilisi, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said ... Read more...
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Iran behind attack on Israeli missions: Netanyahu
February 13th, 2012 - 9:41 pm ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, Feb 13 (IANS) Iran was behind a car bomb attack on Israeli officials in New Delhi as well as a thwarted attack in Georgian capital Tbilisi, Prime Minister Benjamin ... Read more...
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Attack foiled at Israeli embassy in Georgia
February 13th, 2012 - 7:11 pm ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, Feb 13 (IANS) An attempted attack on the Israeli embassy in Georgia capital Tbilisi was foiled Monday when an employee discovered a car fitted with an explosive device near ... Read more...
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Russian embassy in Libya stormed over veto on Syria
February 6th, 2012 - 2:39 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Feb 6 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Dozens of Syrian protesters stormed the Russian embassy in Libyan capital Tripoli Sunday, a day after Russia and China blocked a UN resolution on the ... Read more...
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India protests ill-treatment of diplomat in China
January 2nd, 2012 - 7:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) India Monday summoned the Chinese deputy chief of mission here to lodge a protest over the alleged ill-treatment of an Indian diplomat in Shanghai ... Read more...
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UAE rebuilds school in Swat
November 26th, 2011 - 11:28 pm ICT by IANS
Swat Valley (Pakistan) , Nov 26 (IANS/WAM) The UAE has opened its first school in Swat valley, as part of its Pakistan Assistance Programme directed by President Khalifa Bin ... Read more...
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U.S. warns of terrorist attacks in Nigerian capital
November 7th, 2011 - 5:30 pm ICT by BNO News
ABUJA (BNO NEWS) -- The U.S. government on Sunday warned that it has received information that the Boko Haram Islamist militant group is planning to attack several hotels in the Nigerian capital ... Read more...
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Moscow working to release Russians detained in Libya
September 16th, 2011 - 1:30 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 15 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia is doing its best to secure the release of Russian and Ukrainian citizens detained in Libya for possible support of Gaddafi loyalists, a Russian ... Read more...
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British diplomatic team reaches Tripoli
September 6th, 2011 - 8:34 am ICT by IANS
London, Sep 6 (IANS) British Foreign Secretary William Hague has confirmed that Britain has sent a team on a diplomatic mission to Libyan capital Tripoli.A diplomatic team, led by acting ... Read more...
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Seven held for taking over Libyan embassy in Stockholm
August 12th, 2011 - 7:29 am ICT by IANS
Stockholm, Aug 12 (IANS) Seven people, who broke into the Libyan embassy building in Sweden and tried to take it over, were arrested by the police here Thursday, Xinhua reported.The ... Read more...
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US pledges to protect Libyan embassy in Washington
August 6th, 2011 - 11:03 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 6 (IANS) The US government will protect the Libyan embassy and its personnel in Washington, the State Department said after handing over the embassy to the rebel National ... Read more...
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Indian gets Togo’s highest civilian award (With Images)
June 16th, 2011 - 5:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) The republic of Togo in western Africa has bestowed its highest civilian award to an Indian national, Chander Verma, the country's former honorary consul in ... Read more...
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Iranian diplomat arrested for spying in Egypt
May 29th, 2011 - 6:48 pm ICT by IANS
Cairo, May 29 (IANS) An Iranian who worked at the country's diplomatic mission in Egyptian capital Cairo has been arrested on charges of spying, a media report said.Sayyed Kassem al-Husseini ... Read more...
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Qatar temporarily closes embassy in Yemen: Report
May 27th, 2011 - 8:59 am ICT by IANS
Doha, May 27 (IANS) Qatar Thursday decided to " temporarily" suspend its embassy operations in Yemen and withdraw its diplomatic mission.The step came due to escalating violence after President Ali ... Read more...
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Africa looks at India with pride: Former Ghana president
May 17th, 2011 - 2:27 pm ICT by IANS
Accra (Ghana), May 17 (IANS) African countries need to look at India "with pride because of what it has been able to achieve with its can do spirit", Ghana's ... Read more...
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Are Scarlett Johansson & Sean Penn dating each other?
May 2nd, 2011 - 8:07 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, May 2 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Sean Penn and Scarlett Johansson seem ready to take their relationship public. There have been several reports especially on the Internet that the two have been ... Read more...
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Anti-Gaddafi group ‘hold British SAS’ in Libya after mess up diplomatic mission
March 6th, 2011 - 2:39 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 6 (ANI): A British special forces unit was reportedly being captured by rebels in Libya, following a bungled mission to put a diplomat in touch with them.According to a ... Read more...
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US says no to Pakistan proposal for swapping Davis
March 1st, 2011 - 4:11 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 1 (IANS) Washington has turned down Pakistan's proposal to swap US official Raymond Davis, who shot dead two men in Lahore, with Aafia Siddiqui, a Pakistani scientist who is serving ... Read more...
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Raymond Davis’ family reaches Pakistan
February 26th, 2011 - 1:41 pm ICT by IANS
Lahore, Feb 26 (IANS) The family of US official Raymond Davis, who shot dead two men in Lahore, has arrived in Pakistan, a media report said Saturday.Davis' family reached the country ... Read more...
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Indian embassy begins NRI registrations in Oman
February 24th, 2011 - 5:24 pm ICT by ANI
Muscat, Feb.24 (ANI): The Indian mission starts online registration of Non-Resident Indians in Oman today.India's Ambassador to Oman Anil Wadhwa said, "We are in the process of creating a database of all ... Read more...
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Davis case may end up at the International Court of Justice
February 24th, 2011 - 1:52 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 24 (IANS) The ongoing dispute on whether US official Raymond Davis, who gunned down two men in Lahore, enjoys diplomatic immunity may get referred to the International Court of ... Read more...
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Davis case mishandled by interior ministry: Qureshi (Lead)
February 24th, 2011 - 12:50 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 24 (IANS) Pakistan's former foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has accused the interior ministry of "mishandling" the case of US official Raymond Davis, who faces trial for killing two ... Read more...
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Davis case: Foreign ministry seeks more time from court
February 17th, 2011 - 2:06 pm ICT by IANS
Lahore, Feb 17 (IANS) Pakistan's foreign ministry Thursday sought more time from the Lahore High Court to respond to whether US official Raymond Davis, who shot dead two Pakistanis here, enjoys diplomatic ... Read more...
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Obama asks Pakistan to release Davis
February 16th, 2011 - 12:15 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 16 (IANS) US President Barack Obama has asked Pakistan to treat Raymond Davis, who allegedly shot dead two men in Lahore, as a diplomat and release him. While insisting ... Read more...
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