Iran demands $4 bn from Russia over cancelled missile deal
July 6th, 2012 - 12:03 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 5 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Iran has filed a $4 billion law suit against Russia's state arms corporation Rosoboronexport in an international court in Geneva over a missile deal that ... Read more...
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Iran threatens legal action over oil embargo
July 5th, 2012 - 8:32 am ICT by IANS
Tehran, July 5 (IANS) Iran has called the Western sanctions "unproductive" and threatened to take legal action against the European oil embargo.Chief of Iran's Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and ... Read more...
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India’s Dalveer Bhandari elected as World Court judge (Lead)
April 27th, 2012 - 11:43 pm ICT by IANS
New York/New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) India's nominee, Justice Dalveer Bhandari, a sitting judge of the Supreme Court, has been elected to the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the first ... Read more...
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India’s Dalveer Bhandari elected to World Court
April 27th, 2012 - 11:36 pm ICT by IANS
United Nations, April 27 (IANS) Dalveer Bhandari, a senior judge of the Supreme Court of India was today Friday to the International Court of Justice, the primary judicial organ of ... Read more...
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Apex court clears judge for international court
April 26th, 2012 - 5:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) The Supreme Court Thursday dismissed a challenge to the candidature of one of its judges for appointment to the International Court of Justice (ICJ), saying ... Read more...
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Britain slams Ahmedinejad’s visit to Abu Musa
April 21st, 2012 - 12:39 am ICT by IANS
London, April 20 (IANS/WAM) Britain has described the recent visit by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad to the disputed island of Abu Musa as "highly unfortunate"."The United Kingdom supports a peaceful ... Read more...
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Convicted arms dealer asks Russia to sue US
April 13th, 2012 - 12:09 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 12 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Convicted Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, who has been sentenced to 25 years in an American jail, called on Russia Thursday to file a lawsuit ... Read more...
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Zuma criticises Gaddafi’s killing
October 22nd, 2011 - 8:34 am ICT by IANS
Johannesburg, Oct 22 (IANS) South African President Jacob Zuma has criticised the killing of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.Gaddafi, who ruled Libya for 42 years, died Thursday after his hometown ... Read more...
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Turkey expels Israeli Ambassador and diplomats after UN flotilla report
September 2nd, 2011 - 8:27 pm ICT by BNO News
ANKARA, TURKEY (BNO NEWS) -- Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu announced on Friday that Israel's ambassador and senior diplomats have been expelled from the country after Israel refused to apologize regarding the ... Read more...
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Gaddafi regime condemns Britain for recognising rebels
July 28th, 2011 - 7:20 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 28 (IANS) The Muammar Gaddafi regime has condemned Britain for recognising the rebels as Libya's "sole governmental authority", BBC reported.Britain was the third nation after France and the ... Read more...
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3 injured, 7 arrested in clashes between Israeli troops and anti-wall protesters in West Bank
July 23rd, 2011 - 12:52 am ICT by BNO News
WEST BANK (BNO NEWS) -- At least three people were injured and seven others arrested on Friday when anti-wall protesters clashed with Israeli troops in various West Bank communities.Palestine News Network reported ... Read more...
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Obama no better than my father: Osama’s son
May 11th, 2011 - 11:46 am ICT by IANS
Washington, May 11 (IANS) Calling US President Barack Obama no better than slain Osama bin Laden, the Al Qaeda leader's son has alleged that his father was summarily executed, ... Read more...
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India must ensure Rajapaksa faces war crimes trial
April 22nd, 2011 - 5:06 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, April 22 (IANS) India should take steps to ensure that Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa faces trial for war crimes, former Tamil Nadu chief minister J. Jayalalithaa said ... Read more...
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Rebels refuse to talk to Gaddafi aide
March 8th, 2011 - 6:55 pm ICT by IANS
Tripoli, March 8 (IANS/AKI) Rebels seeking to oust Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi Tuesday refused to speak to former prime minister Jadallah Azzouz Talhi, whom the embattled leader ordered to talk ... Read more...
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Lahore HC quashes petition to make Ambassador Munter party to Raymond Davis case
March 8th, 2011 - 11:52 am ICT by ANI
Lahore, Mar 8(ANI): The Lahore High Court has quashed a petition seeking to make US Ambassador to Pakistan, Cameron Munter, party to a pending petition on the immunity status of double murder-accused ... Read more...
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Pak court rejects two petitions filed against Raymond Davis
March 7th, 2011 - 4:46 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Mar 7(ANI): The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday discarded two petitions regarding double murder-accused US official Raymond Davis, who is being tried in an additional district and sessions court in ... Read more...
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Lahore HC admits petition to make media reports part of Davis immunity case
March 2nd, 2011 - 2:48 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Mar 2(ANI): The Lahore High Court (LHC) has admitted for formal hearing a petition to make media reports regarding double murder-accused CIA contractor Raymond Davis part of the case record.Petitioner Advocate ... Read more...
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Petition filed in Pak court to make America ‘party’ in Davis immunity case
March 1st, 2011 - 4:11 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Mar 1(ANI): A petition has been filed in the Lahore High Court to make the United States of America a party in the ongoing Raymond Davis immunity case.Petitioner Advocate Azhar ... Read more...
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Another US national sent to jail in Pakistan
February 26th, 2011 - 6:50 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 26 (IANS) A Pakistani court Saturday sent a US national, who was arrested in Peshawar for overstaying his visa, to jail on 14-day judicial remand. The ruling is likely to ... Read more...
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Raymond Davis’ family reaches Pakistan
February 26th, 2011 - 1:41 pm ICT by IANS
Lahore, Feb 26 (IANS) The family of US official Raymond Davis, who shot dead two men in Lahore, has arrived in Pakistan, a media report said Saturday.Davis' family reached the country ... Read more...
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Davis case may end up at the International Court of Justice
February 24th, 2011 - 1:52 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 24 (IANS) The ongoing dispute on whether US official Raymond Davis, who gunned down two men in Lahore, enjoys diplomatic immunity may get referred to the International Court of ... Read more...
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Davis case may end up in International Court of Justice if US-Pak standoff persists
February 24th, 2011 - 11:50 am ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Feb 24(ANI): The lingering US-Pak dispute over the diplomatic immunity issue of double-murder accused American official Raymond Davis may end up in the International Court of Justice, if efforts to ... Read more...
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Drone victim in Pakistan demands compensation from US
November 29th, 2010 - 7:54 pm ICT by IANS
By Awais Saleem
Islamabad, Nov 29 (IANS) A resident of North Waziristan, affected by US drone attacks in Pakistan's tribal region, has sent a legal notice to US Defence Secretary Robert Gates ... Read more...
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Pakistani drone victim demands compensation from US
November 29th, 2010 - 7:05 pm ICT by IANS
By Awais Saleem
Islamabad, Nov 29 (IANS) A US drone attack victim in Pakistan's North Waziristan tribal region has sent a legal notice to US Defence Secretary Robert Gates and CIA chief ... Read more...
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Chinese woman becomes judge at ICJ
September 13th, 2010 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
The Hague, Sep 13 (IANS) Xue Hanqin was sworn in Monday as a judge of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) here, becoming the first Chinese woman to get the job.
Another female ... Read more...
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UN panel on flotilla raid completes probe in Jordan
September 4th, 2010 - 8:42 pm ICT by IANS
Amman, Sep 4 (DPA) A UN fact-finding mission left Jordan Saturday, prominent Jordanian unionist Wael Saqqa said, following a five-day investigation into a fatal Israeli raid on a Gaza-bound flotilla in the ... Read more...
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UN team starts hearings in Jordan on Gaza flotilla
August 30th, 2010 - 11:23 pm ICT by IANS
Amman, Aug 30 (DPA) A UN inquiry team started hearings Monday with Jordanian activists about the fatal May 31 Israeli attack on a Turkish ship that was part of a flotilla trying ... Read more...
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India now trying to flood Lahore, alleges daily
August 28th, 2010 - 6:48 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 28 (IANS) India has caused the devastating floods in Pakistan by releasing excess water into the Satluj and Beas rivers and now is trying to inundate Lahore by pumping more ... Read more...
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India not to recognize Kosovo
August 9th, 2010 - 10:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) A month after the International Court of Justice said that Kosovo's declaration of independence was legal, India has reacted saying it will continue to not recognize the ... Read more...
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Kosovo secession legal, rules International Court of Justice
July 23rd, 2010 - 7:12 am ICT by IANS
Belgrade/Pristina, July 23 (DPA) The UN's International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled Thursday that Kosovo broke no laws by declaring independence, disappointing Belgrade and exhilarating Pristina.
Court President Justice Hisashi Owada said that ... Read more...
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Colombia to auction off 230 oil fields
June 22nd, 2010 - 11:23 am ICT by IANS
Bogota, June 22 (IANS/EFE) Colombia will auction off its 230 oil exploration blocs including those situated in the Pacific region and along the maritime border with Nicaragua.
"During the Ronda Colombia 2010 beginning ... Read more...
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India conveys names of two arbitrators for Kishenganga Hydro-electric Project to Pakistan
June 17th, 2010 - 12:14 am ICT by ANI
New Delhi, June 16 (ANI): The Government on Wednesday said that it has conveyed names of its two arbitrators in relation to Kishenganga Hydro-electric Project to Pakistan.The Ministry of External Affairs has ... Read more...
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India names counsel for Kishenganga legal battle with Pakistan
June 16th, 2010 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) With a legal battle looming over the Kishenganga power project being constructed in Jammu and Kashmir, India Wednesday named two experts for arbitration in an international court ... Read more...
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Protests across Pakistan against prophet’s cartoons on Facebook
May 21st, 2010 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 21 (IANS) Rallies and demonstrations were held across Pakistan Friday to protest publishing of blasphemous caricatures of Prophet Mohammad on social network site Facebook and Youtube.
Protesters urged the government ... Read more...
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Whales waylay Australia, Japan relation
February 20th, 2010 - 2:08 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Feb 20 (DPA) Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's surprise threat to take legal action to stop Japan killing whales in Antarctica has drained goodwill from the first visit to Australia by ... Read more...
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