Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 6 (ANI): In a bid to promote Indian culture, the Indian High Commission in Malaysia has opened a cultural centre in Kuala Lumpur. The Star Online quoted Indian High Commissioner ...

Colombo, Nov 5 (DPA) The Sri Lankan government has stepped up clearing mines in former rebel-controlled areas aimed at resettling 159,000 war refugees before the end of January, Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama ...

Brussels, Nov 5 (DPA) Britain's David Miliband has emerged as the man to beat in the race to become the EU's first foreign-policy supremo, a top diplomat has confirmed. But the race ...

New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil Wednesday congratulated Hamid Karzai on his re-election as the president of Afghanistan and expressed confidence that the bilateral ties between New Delhi and ...

Colombo, Nov 4 (DPA) General Sarath Fonseka, who was Sri Lanka's army commander when it defeated Tamil rebels in May, left the US without being questioned by US authorities about the final ...

Kabul, Nov 4 (DPA) Afghan presidential challenger Abdullah Abdullah Wednesday sharply criticised the decision of the country's election commission to declare incumbent Hamid Karzai the winner of Afghanistan's disputed presidential elections. Abdullah, who ...

Islamabad, Nov.4 (ANI): Pakistan Parliament's National Security Committee has asked the government to rake up the issue of India's involvement in fanning insurgency inside the country at all national and international forums, ...

Lahore, Nov.4 (ANI): Furious over the criticism that the Kerry Lugar bill has received in different Pakistani political quarters, US Special Representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan, Richard Holbrooke, has said that ...

New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) Congratulating Afghan President Hamid Karzai on his re-election, India Tuesday said it looked forward to partnering Afghanistan in its reconstruction efforts and asked the international community ...

Washington, Nov 3 (DPA) US President Barack Obama called on Afghan President Hamid Karzai Monday to being a "new chapter" for his country by initiating reforms and cracking down on corruption. Obama ...

Washington, Nov 3 (DPA) The US views Afghan President Hamid Karzai as the legitimate leader of the country following the decision by his challenger to drop out of the run-off election ...

Kabul, Nov 2 (DPA) The Afghan Independent Election Commission Monday declared incumbent Hamid Karzai the winner of the presidential election after his challenger pulled out of the coming weekend's runoff. The commission cancelled ...

Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 2 (ANI): Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has urged the United States to involve Islamabad in its strategy making process on Afghanistan. "I requested her (Hillary Clinton) that they're ...

Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 2 (ANI): The Pakistani military is hoping to establish its foothold in South Waziristan, where a ground offensive against the Taliban is going on, by mid-December, the country's ...

Kuala Lumpur, November 02 (ANI): Malaysia's Deputy Foreign Minister A. Kohilan Pillay has said that the women in the country are increasingly being conned by drug-trafficking syndicates, as they easily get charmed ...

Kabul, Nov 1 (DPA) Afghan presidential challenger Abdullah Abdullah Sunday announced he would not participate in a planned runoff election, saying that political conditions could not guarantee a fair process. The former foreign ...

Kabul, Nov 1 (DPA) Afghan presidential challenger Abdullah Abdullah Sunday announced he would boycott a planned runoff election, saying that political conditions could not guarantee a fair process. The former foreign minister's decision ...

Karachi, Nov.1 (ANI): Iran's Ambassador to Pakistan Mashallah Shakiri has said that his country has handed over evidence regarding the devastating Sistan bomb blast, in which 42 persons were killed, to Pakistan, ...

Kabul, Oct 31 (DPA) Afghan President Hamid Karzai's challenger in the presidential run-off election is widely expected to boycott the poll scheduled for Nov 7 unless his conditions are met by ...

Kabul, Oct.31 (ANI): Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai's political opponent and former Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah is expected to decide whether to withdraw from, or boycott, a presidential election run-off next Saturday. According ...

Lahore, Oct 30(ANI): US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's visit to the city caused severe traffic problems for citizens and crippled their daily routine, as every area the dignitary visited was cordoned ...

Lahore, Oct.29 (ANI): The United Nations commission, which is probing former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto' s assassination case, is finding it difficult to quiz former President General Pervez Musharraf. According to ...

Islamabad, Oct 29(ANI): US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said the advance of extremism in Afghanistan and Pakistan is a threat to America's security. Addressing a joint press conference with Pakistan Foreign ...

New Delhi, Oct 28 (IANS) India and Congo will discuss ways to improve economic ties when the foreign ministers of the two countries meet Thursday. Foreign Minister Alexis Thambwe Mwamba of the Democratic ...

Islamabad, Oct. 28 (ANI): US Secretary of State, Hilary Clinton, has vowed Washington's support for Pakistan in its struggle against terrorism. "Pakistan is not alone in this fight as this is our ...

Islamabad, Oct 28 (IANS) US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who is on a three-day visit to Pakistan, Wednesday said the US stands "should to shoulder" with Pakistan in its fight against ...

By Ben Nimmo Luxembourg, Oct 28 (DPA) What the European Union needs is a Barack Obama of its own. That, at least, was the impression which some European Union foreign ministers gave as ...

Luxembourg, Oct 27 (DPA) Sri Lanka must grant proper treatment to people who fled the fighting between government and Tamil Tiger forces if it is to have any chance of a peaceful ...

Muzaffarabad, Oct 27(ANI): Pakistan Foreign Minister, Shah Mehmood Qureshi, has said that a solution to the Kashmir dispute is critical for better ties between Pakistan and India. He also emphasised that there ...

Hua Hin (Thailand), Oct 25 (IANS) Sri Lanka has "very close" and "very special" ties with China but there is unlikely to be a defence relationship between Beijing and Colombo, Foreign Minister ...