French embassies face closure over prophet’s cartoon
September 20th, 2012 - 12:07 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 19 (IANS/RIA Novosti) France will close several of its embassies and schools around the world amid concerns of a backlash after a cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad appeared ... Read more...
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Hillary Clinton creates history by calling nearly all US ambassadors for foreign policy meeting
February 1st, 2011 - 6:34 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 1 (ANI): US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has called US ambassadors from different countries to attend a wide-ranging foreign policy meeting, the first of its kind ever, in Washington ... Read more...
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Mexico shuts three government departments to save money
September 9th, 2009 - 11:53 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Sep 9 (EFE) Mexican President Felipe Calderon has said that he is eliminating the federal departments of tourism, agrarian reform and public function as part of an austerity plan to ... Read more...
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Pak govt sets up makeshift mart in Islamabads Diplomatic Enclave for foreign envoys
September 29th, 2008 - 2:58 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Sept 29 (ANI): With the objective of ensuring security and safety of the foreign diplomats, the Pakistan Government has reportedly set up a temporary daily mart in Diplomatic Enclave, which ... Read more...
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