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Pakistan High Commissioner summoned by MEA

December 1st, 2008 - 11:01 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Dec 1 (ANI): The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Monday summoned the Pakistan High Commissioner, Shahid Malik, in the wake of Mumbai terror attacks. According to The News, Malik ...

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India postpones talks with Pak on Sir Creek issue due to logistical reasons

November 29th, 2008 - 1:33 pm ICT by ANI -
Islamabad, Nov 29 (ANI): Apparently due to the Mumbai terror strikes, the Indo-Pak talks on the Sir Creek issue have been postponed once again. India has reportedly ascribed logistical reasons for ...

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Cypriot businessman killed in Mumbai attacks

November 28th, 2008 - 7:52 am ICT by IANS -
Nicosia (Cyprus), Nov 28 (Xinhua) A Cypriot businessman was killed in the terror attacks in India's commercial capital Mumbai, the country's foreign ministry has said.Andreas Liveras, 73, who holds a dual Cyprus-British ...

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Switzerland condemns terror attacks in Mumbai

November 28th, 2008 - 4:38 am ICT by IANS -
Geneva, Nov 28 (Xinhua) The Swiss government Thursday condemned the series of terrorist attacks in India's commercial capital Mumbai, the foreign ministry said in a statement. "Switzerland condemns these terrorist acts as ...

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UAE condemns Mumbai terror attacks

November 27th, 2008 - 7:24 pm ICT by IANS -
Abu Dhabi, Nov 27 (IANS) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Thursday condemned the terror attacks in India's commercial capital Mumbai in which 101 people were killed and more than 200 injured."The UAE, ...

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England team cancels remaining tour, T20 League also cancelled after Mumbai terror

November 27th, 2008 - 1:43 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Nov 27 (ANI): The visiting England cricket squad has suspended rest of its tour following last nights multiple terror strikes in Mumbai in which more than 100 people are ...

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Mumbai terror strikes cast doubts over England tour

November 27th, 2008 - 11:15 am ICT by ANI -
London, Nov 27 (ANI): Last nights terror strikes in Mumbai, in which nearly 80 people are feared dead so far, has cast doubts on the ongoing tour of England cricket team,e ...

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Pak PM says US strikes intolerable, hopes theyll stop in Obama rule

Pak PM says US strikes intolerable, hopes theyll stop in Obama rule

November 21st, 2008 - 12:45 pm ICT by ANI -
Islamabad, Nov 21 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has reportedly condemned US airstrikes inside Pakistan as intolerable, and said that he hoped the incursions would stop with the change ...

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Pakistan PM condemns US missile strikes

November 20th, 2008 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS -
Islamabad, Nov 20 (Xinhua) Pakistani Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani Thursday condemned missile strikes by US drones on Pakistani soil and called the attacks "intolerable".A US drone fired missiles on a ...

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Polish foreign ministry denies ministers cannibal joke on Obama family

Polish foreign ministry denies ministers cannibal joke on Obama family

November 19th, 2008 - 12:35 pm ICT by ANI -
Warsaw, Nov 19 (ANI): Following a wide coverage by the international media quoting Polish foreign minister Radek Sikorski as jokingly saying that US President-elect Barack Obamas grandpa was a cannibal, the ...

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Where will the ex-Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra go next?

Where will the ex-Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra go next?

November 12th, 2008 - 3:45 pm ICT by Amrit Rashmisrisethi -
Britain's decision to revoke the visas of ousted the former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his wife but will not affect the bilateral relations between Thailand and Britain. Since, it is considered ...

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China regrets Mukherjees remark on Arunachal being a part of India

November 11th, 2008 - 7:41 pm ICT by ANI -
Beijing, Nov.11 (ANI): The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Tuesday expressed regret over Indian External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjees statement that Arunachal Pradesh is an integral part of India. "We deeply regret ...

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Iran Foreign Minister calls for use of media to portray real image of Islam

November 4th, 2008 - 12:20 pm ICT by ANI -
Tehran , Nov 4 (ANI): The capacity of the mass media and information technology must be used in introducing and improving the real image of Islam worldwide, Iran Foreign Minister Hassan ...

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Austrian hostages freed in Mali

October 31st, 2008 - 10:27 pm ICT by IANS -
Vienna, Oct 31 (DPA) Two Austrians kidnapped by a terrorist group in Tunisia in February were freed Thursday night in Mali, Austria's foreign ministry announced Friday.Wolfgang Ebner, 51, and Andrea Kloiber, 43, ...

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US says it is concerned about extremism in Pak

October 30th, 2008 - 2:03 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington , Oct 30 (ANI): After Pakistan summoned US envoy Anne Patterson on Wednesday to lodge strong protest over continued air strikes in its tribal areas, Washington said last evening that ...

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Germany offers cash aid after Pakistan quake

October 29th, 2008 - 9:15 pm ICT by IANS -
Berlin, Oct 29 (DPA) Germany offered cash aid to Islamabad Wednesday after the earthquake in Pakistan.In Berlin, the foreign ministry said 250,000 euros ($315,000) would be available to relief organisations to supply ...

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Four Chinese oil workers killed in Sudan

October 28th, 2008 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS -
Beijing, Oct 28 (Xinhua) At least four Chinese oil workers have been killed following their abduction in western Sudanese region of Darfur, China's foreign ministry said Tuesday.Officials said nine people working for ...

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Damascus calls in diplomat over attack: US sources

October 27th, 2008 - 6:34 am ICT by IANS -
Beirut, Oct 27 (DPA) US embassy sources in Beirut said Sunday evening that a US diplomat in Damascus was called in to the Syrian foreign ministry over the reported incident of a ...

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Israel ‘will eat’ Iran? French minister’s English ouches

October 5th, 2008 - 8:44 pm ICT by IANS -
Paris, Oct 5 (DPA) The difficulties the French have in pronouncing the letter "h" landed the country's foreign minister, Bernard Kouchner, in hot water.Israeli media quoted the minister as saying Israel "will ...

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French leak claims British envoy said Afghan mission doomed

October 2nd, 2008 - 3:19 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Oct 2 (ANI): A French diplomat in Kabul has reportedly apprised his President Nicholas Sarkozys office that British envoy to Afghanistan has strongly opposed the operation by alliance forces there, ...

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Zardari-Singh meeting may decide timeframe for cross LoC trade

Zardari-Singh meeting may decide timeframe for cross LoC trade

September 24th, 2008 - 11:41 am ICT by ANI -
Islamabad , Sept 24 (ANI): A formal announcement about the dates of launching cross-Line of Control (LoC) trade in Kashmir is likely to be made after todays meeting between President Asif ...

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Sri Lanka condemns hotel blast in Islamabad

September 21st, 2008 - 4:34 pm ICT by IANS -
Colombo, Sep 21 (IANS) Sri Lanka Sunday "unequivocally condemned" the devastating suicide bombing at the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad and offered support to Pakistan to combat terrorism.Describing the Saturday attack as an ...

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India, China border talks end without any solution

September 19th, 2008 - 7:55 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi , Sep 19 (ANI): India and China today failed to reach any specific agreements on their disputed boundary issue in the latest round of negotiations, but decided to pursue ...

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Cuba refuses US aid after hurricanes (Lead)

September 16th, 2008 - 1:51 pm ICT by IANS -
Havana, Sep 16 (Prensa Latina) Cuba has refused US donation and aid with strings attached in the aftermath of two devastating hurricanes but said it was ready to buy essential goods from ...

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Hurricane-battered Cuba refuses US aid, donation

September 16th, 2008 - 1:10 pm ICT by IANS -
Havana, Sep 16 (Prensa Latina) Cuba has refused US donation and aid but said it was ready to buy essential goods from American firms on a commercial basis.In a communication to the ...

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Terror suspect Dr Aafias son Ahmed handed over to Pak

September 15th, 2008 - 5:23 pm ICT by ANI -
Islamabad , Sept 15 (ANI): After repeated requests from Islamabad , at last Afghanistan government today handed over the custody of Pakistani terror suspect Dr. Aafia Siddiquis son Muhammad Ahmed to ...

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Russian bombers to leave Venezuela mid-September

September 12th, 2008 - 2:14 pm ICT by IANS -
Moscow, Sep 12 (RIA Novosti) Two Russian Tu-160 Blackjack strategic bombers that landed in Venezuela Wednesday are scheduled to return home Sep 15 but will stay on if Venezuela gives its approval, ...

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Cuba accuses US of ‘unscrupulous lying’ over hurricane aid

September 12th, 2008 - 12:25 pm ICT by IANS -
Havana, Sep 12 (DPA) Hurricane-hit Cuba has accused the United States of lying about its conditional offers to help the communist country as it struggles to recover and rebuild."The United States ...

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Taliban: No plan to kill Chinese hostages

September 4th, 2008 - 4:43 pm ICT by ANI -
Islamabad, Sept.4 (ANI): The Pakistani Taliban has said they would not kill the two Chinese engineers and two Pakistanis they have been holding since last week, but they would not release ...

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British, US pro-Tibet activists locked to chairs during marathon Chinese interrogation

August 27th, 2008 - 1:31 pm ICT by ANI -
London, Aug 27 (ANI): British and American activists arrested by the Chinese for protesting about Tibet during the Olympics have said that they were locked to their chairs for marathon interrogation ...

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