US envoy calls for new coalition government in Maldives
February 11th, 2012 - 11:59 pm ICT by IANS
Male, Feb 11 (IANS) A senior US diplomat said here Saturday that it was too early to conduct a snap poll in the Maldives and urged former president who claimed ... Read more...
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Sri Lankan president orders security for Nasheed’s wife
February 11th, 2012 - 2:11 am ICT by IANS
Colombo, Feb 11 (IANS) Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has instructed the police chief for providing security to the wife of ousted Maldivian president Mohamed Nasheed, said a presidential ... Read more...
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Indian investments safe in Maldives, says envoy
February 10th, 2012 - 11:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) Indian investments in politically troubled island nation of the Maldives are safe, the country's envoy to India said Friday."All investments and people are safe, ... Read more...
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No idea of Nasheed’s whereabouts: Maldives envoy
February 9th, 2012 - 5:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) Calling the violence that swept through the island nation following the ouster of Mohamed Nasheed as "unlawful and unfortunate", Maldives High Commissioner to India Abdul ... Read more...
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This isn’t a legitimate government: Nasheed supporter
February 9th, 2012 - 2:41 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Feb 9 (IANS) As violence spread across the Maldives Thursday, a lawmaker who is a supporter of ousted president Mohamed Nasheed said the new government of Mohamed Waheed is ... Read more...
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Maldives new president to form coalition government
February 8th, 2012 - 5:19 pm ICT by IANS
Male, Feb 8 (IANS) Newly-appointed Maldivian President Mohamed Waheed Wednesday announced he would form a coalition government with the participation of all political parties, including former president Mohamed Nasheed's Maldivian ... Read more...
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Man gets 24 years for Colombian journalist’s killing
February 7th, 2012 - 12:10 pm ICT by IANS
Bogota, Feb 7 (IANS/EFE) A former militiaman was sentenced to 24 years in prison for his role in the murder of journalist Alvaro Alonso Escobar, who was gunned down a ... Read more...
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Politicians and fans blame Egyptian army for soccer violence
February 2nd, 2012 - 5:51 pm ICT by IANS
Cairo, Feb 2 (IANS) Egyptian politicians and football fans have blamed the army for the violence during Al-Masry's 3-1 victory at home to Al-Ahly that left 74 people dead and ... Read more...
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Peaceful Afghanistan critical for Pakistan: Gilani
February 1st, 2012 - 12:53 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 1 (IANS) Peace in Afghanistan was critical for peace and security in Pakistan, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said.Pakistan had always supported Afghan President Hamid Karzai's ... Read more...
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Obama confirms Pakistan drone strikes
January 31st, 2012 - 7:01 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 31 (IANS) Unmanned drones regularly strike suspected militants in Pakistan's tribal areas, US President Barack Obama confirmed during a video "hangout" on Google's social network Google+ that ... Read more...
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Mandela in good health: Official
January 28th, 2012 - 10:45 pm ICT by IANS
Cape Town, Jan 28 (IANS) Former South African president Nelson Mandela was in good health contrary to reports that gave rise to rumours that he may be suffering from health ... Read more...
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Kalam, Dhoni to urge young voters to register
January 24th, 2012 - 6:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) Former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam along with cricketer M.S. Dhoni will urge the youths in the country to get registered as voters and participate ... Read more...
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Ex-military colleagues back Musharraf’s return
January 23rd, 2012 - 9:04 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 23 (IANS) Former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf has received support from his former military colleagues as he plans to return home from self-exile in London.The Pakistan ... Read more...
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Coup attempt: Hasina says she wants democracy, peace
January 20th, 2012 - 12:29 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Jan 20 (IANS) As reports came in of a coup attempt being foiled, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reasserted that she wants democracy and peace in the country.Two ... Read more...
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Pakistani Taliban claims responsibility for scribe’s murder
January 19th, 2012 - 12:48 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 18 (IANS) The Pakistani Taliban Wednesday said they have shot dead a local journalist working for an American radio network in northwest Pakistan.Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) said it ... Read more...
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Journalists flay poll officer in Goa
January 18th, 2012 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Jan 18 (IANS) Over 40 journalists Wednesday staged a sit-in outside the cabin of the Goa chief electoral officer, accusing the latter denying them information under "political pressure".The journalists, ... Read more...
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Research culture crying need of India: Kalam
January 10th, 2012 - 1:16 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Jan 9 (IANS) Former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Monday exhorted academic institutions and universities to foster research culture for finding innovative solutions to social problems."Applied and fundamental research is ... Read more...
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Musharraf to return between Jan 27 and 30
January 9th, 2012 - 12:48 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 8 (IANS) Former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf, has said he will return home between Jan 27 and 30 from his self-exile in London.Musharraf, who heads the All ... Read more...
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Russia calls for restraint when sentencing Mubarak
January 8th, 2012 - 7:26 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 8 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Russian foreign ministry has said it was concerned about calls by the prosecutor at the trial of Egypt's Hosni Mubarak to sentence the former ... Read more...
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Independent Election Commission sought in Pakistan
January 8th, 2012 - 4:14 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 8 (IANS) Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (Fazlur) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has urged Pakistan's opposition parties to evolve a consensus on setting up an independent Election Commission for holding ... Read more...
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Musharraf to be arrested on return to Pakistan
January 7th, 2012 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 7 (IANS) Former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf will be arrested on his return in connection with the 2007 assassination of two-time prime minister Benazir Bhutto, said an ... Read more...
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Ties with Israel can bring India-Pakistan closer: Musharraf
January 7th, 2012 - 4:02 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 7 (IANS) Pakistan's former president General Pervez Musharraf has advocated for establishing relations with Israel, saying it could help bring India and Pakistan closer to each other, ... Read more...
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Egyptian prosecutors demand death for Mubarak
January 6th, 2012 - 4:08 am ICT by IANS
Cairo, Jan 6 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Prosecutors General's Office in Egypt has demanded a death sentence for former president Hosni Mubarak, the former interior minister and six other defendants.The hearing ... Read more...
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‘Kalam frisking was a blunder’
January 5th, 2012 - 11:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) India Thursday said the frisking of former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam at New York's JFK Airport was a "blunder" and it would not accept the ... Read more...
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Yahoo names new CEO (Lead)
January 5th, 2012 - 6:37 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 5 (IANS) Yahoo has named Scott Thompson, former president of online payment service PayPal, as its new chief executive officer.Wednesday's announcement ended the internet company's four-month search for ... Read more...
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Yahoo names new CEO
January 5th, 2012 - 5:06 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 5 (IANS) Yahoo has named Scott Thompson, former president of online payment service PayPal, as its new chief executive officer.Wednesday's announcement ended the internet company's four-month search for ... Read more...
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Ex-Iranian president’s daughter jailed
January 4th, 2012 - 9:02 am ICT by IANS
Tehran, Jan 4 (IANS) A Tehran court has sentenced daughter of former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani to six months in jail over anti-regime propaganda, Mehr news agency reported.Faezeh Hashemi ... Read more...
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Government spreading lies about Anna: Kejriwal
December 25th, 2011 - 11:50 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 25 (IANS) Dismissing reports of Anna Hazare's links with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal Sunday said the government was spreading "rumours" about ... Read more...
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Kalam evolves three-point recipe for graft-free India (With Image)
December 24th, 2011 - 11:44 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) Even as the ongoing debate about the Lokpal Bill reaches a crescendo, one man believes he has the answer to the malady of corruption that ... Read more...
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Taliban must have an authorised negotiator: Karzai
December 19th, 2011 - 9:01 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 19 (IANS) The Afghan government cannot hold peace talks with the Taliban until the terror outfit identifies a representative with the authority to negotiate, President Hamid Karzai ... Read more...
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Laid-off man throws shoes at Iranian President Ahmadinejad
December 13th, 2011 - 4:06 am ICT by BNO News
SARI, IRAN (BNO NEWS) -- A laid-off textile worker was arrested on Monday after he threw his shoes at Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad who was visiting a factory in northern Iran, opposition ... Read more...
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Medvedev, Obama donate wheelchairs to Kyrgyz kids
December 9th, 2011 - 9:47 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 9 (IANS/RIA Novosti) About 200 disabled children in Kyrgyzstan have received wheelchairs from Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and his US counterpart Barack Obama.Medvedev ordered to send advanced ... Read more...
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Journalist slain in Honduras
December 7th, 2011 - 12:18 pm ICT by IANS
Tegucigalpa, Dec 7 (IANS/EFE) Journalist Luz Marina Paz and a companion were gunned down Tuesday in Tegucigalpa, Honduran police said.Two men on a motorcycle opened fire at Paz and the ... Read more...
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US military hands over former headquarters to Iraq
December 2nd, 2011 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 2 (IANS) Camp Victory, the US military headquarters in Iraq, has been handed over to Iraqi authorities, BBC reported Friday.Camp Victory is in the grounds of a huge ... Read more...
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Ex-Tunisian president’s kin gets 18 years prison
November 26th, 2011 - 5:45 am ICT by IANS
Tunis, Nov 26 (IANS) A relative of former Tunisian president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali has been sentenced to 18 years in prison over bounced cheques, the state media reported.Imed ... Read more...
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