Ahmadinejad vows tough approach towards West
June 27th, 2009 - 8:42 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, June 27 (IANS) Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Saturday said his new government would be more decisive and tough in its policies towards the West, Islamic Students News Agency (ISNA) reported.
"Iran ... Read more...
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No fraud in Iranian elections: Ahmadinejad
June 14th, 2009 - 8:47 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, June 14 (IANS) Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Sunday rejected the opposition's claims of electoral fraud, saying his re-election was "real and free" and could not be questioned.
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Gorbachev claims Europe ‘misunderstands’ Russia
May 14th, 2009 - 2:33 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 14 (ANI): Mikhail Gorbachev, the erstwhile Soviet Union's last president, has said that Europe still misunderstands Russia nearly two decades after the Soviet Union collapsed.Gorbachev, who resigned in 1991, ... Read more...
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Chinese congress slams EUs Tibet resolution
March 14th, 2009 - 4:21 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 14 (ANI): The National People''s Congress (NPC), China''s top legislature, has expressed strong indignation and opposition to a European Parliament resolution on Tibet.We are strongly indignant with and ... Read more...
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Civil society questions mandate of ASEAN human rights body
February 19th, 2009 - 3:22 pm ICT by IANS
Bangkok, Feb 19 (DPA) The establishment of a human rights body for the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) this year will be of little worth if it has no mandate to ... Read more...
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Lula urges US to chart new course in Latin America
January 17th, 2009 - 1:40 pm ICT by IANS
Machiques (Venezuela), Jan 17 (IANS) Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has called on US president-elect Barack Obama to chart a new course of relations with Latin America, EFE news agency ... Read more...
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Caribbean leaders urge US to lift sanction against Cuba
December 9th, 2008 - 9:11 am ICT by IANS
Santiago (Cuba), Dec 9 (Prensa Latina) Caricom, an association of 15 Caribbean nations, has urged the US to immediately lift the economic blockade against Cuba, saying it a relic of the past.The ... Read more...
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Women to play key role in Mizoram polls
October 27th, 2008 - 11:43 am ICT by IANS
Aizawl, Oct 27 (IANS) Women are set to play a major role in the Nov 29 assembly elections in Mizoram - the only state in India where women voters outnumber men.Of the ... Read more...
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Accept US help to probe Marriott blast: Pakistani editorials
September 23rd, 2008 - 1:49 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 23 (IANS) Pakistan should not shy away from accepting US help to probe the devastating suicide bombing at the Marriott Hotel here last Saturday that killed 53 people and injured ... Read more...
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China expresses concern over McCain, Dalai meeting
July 29th, 2008 - 1:55 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, July 29 (ANI): Chinas Foreign Ministry has expressed its concern over a meeting between US Republican presidential candidate John McCain and the Dalai Lama, and warned that it could ... Read more...
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Iran expresses solidarity with Iraq’s peace efforts
May 21st, 2008 - 8:49 pm ICT by admin
New York, May 21 (IANS) Iran has expressed its solidarity with Iraq in the latter's efforts to restore peace and stability in the war-torn country, news agency IRNA reported Wednesday. "Tehran has ... Read more...
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Pak, US reaffirm commitment to fight terror
May 19th, 2008 - 3:47 pm ICT by admin
Sharm El Sheikh ( Egypt ), May 19 (ANI): At the first meeting between the heads of government after a new democratic government assumed office in Islamabad , Pakistan and the ... Read more...
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China rebuffs human rights critics
March 12th, 2008 - 10:28 pm ICT by admin
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Beijing, March 12 (DPA) China's foreign minister Wednesday mounted a strong counter-attack against critics pressing his government to improve its human rights record ahead of the Beijing Olympics, as another official announced ... Read more...
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China willing to resume human rights dialogue
March 12th, 2008 - 3:27 pm ICT by admin
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Beijing, March 12 (Xinhua) China is willing to increase imports from the United States and resume human rights dialogue with Washington, Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said here Wednesday. "China is ready to ... Read more...
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Iran president arrives in Baghdad Sunday
March 1st, 2008 - 8:11 pm ICT by admin
Baghdad, March 1 (IANS) The Iranian deputy foreign minister Saturday said that President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's upcoming Iraq visit would be a historic one, as the aim of his visit was to establish ... Read more...
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Pakistan asks foreign envoys not to comment on its political condition
December 10th, 2007 - 12:30 pm ICT by admin
Islamabad, Dec 10 (ANI): Pakistan has asked foreign diplomats stationed here not to publicly comment on the domestic political situation.
While expressing displeasure over the meetings of various diplomats with politicians ahead of ... Read more...
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