9,000-year-old tools found in Mexico
October 21st, 2011 - 11:53 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Oct 21 (IANS/EFE) A team of Mexican archaeologists has discovered hundreds of rudimentary man-made tools and artefacts that date back between 8,000-11,000 years in the northwestern state of ... Read more...
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US, Japan view China as ‘thorn’, says daily
June 23rd, 2011 - 3:37 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, June 23 (IANS) The US and Japan view China as "a thorn" and some in the two countries favour containing Beijing, the China Daily said in a commentary Thursday."It ... Read more...
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N.Korea wants to end its hostility with South Korea
January 1st, 2011 - 2:30 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan 1 (ANI): North Korea has reportedly called on South Korea to come forward for a dialogue, saying both countries should end their hostilities.Malaysian daily The Star quoted the ... Read more...
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US-S. Korea reject China’s request to hold emergency six-party talks with N Korea
November 30th, 2010 - 12:49 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 30 (ANI): The United States, South Korea and Japan have reportedly rejected China's request to hold emergency six-party talks with North Korea over the crisis on the Korean Peninsula, saying ... Read more...
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China Aims To Ease Tensions Between North Korea And South Korea
November 28th, 2010 - 10:11 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Beijing, Nov 28, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The tension between both Korean nations has increased leaps and bounds after North Korea has again threatened further attacks on South Korea. Last week, Cheong ... Read more...
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US-S.Korea defence drills ’serious provocations and “rude challenges’: North Korea
July 27th, 2010 - 8:17 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, July 27 (ANI): North Korea declared on Tuesday that it did not fear "military threats" and "warnings" by the United States and South Korea.The country's official KCNA news agency quoted ... Read more...
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Experts feel US sanctions on N. Korea meaningless
July 22nd, 2010 - 12:39 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 22 (ANI): Experts have said the latest sanctions imposed by the United States on North Korea are meaningless.Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced the new sanctions Wednesday while on a ... Read more...
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DPRK says US, S. Korea PSI sea exercise pushing peninsula to brink of “nuclear war’
July 5th, 2010 - 6:03 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 5 (ANI): Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has issued a commentary accusing South Korea of joining the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) interception exercise on the sea.According to English.news.cn, the ... Read more...
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China shows reluctance to censure N.Korea over S.Korea warship sinking
May 31st, 2010 - 2:18 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 31 (ANI): China appears unwilling to censure North Korea over its sinking of the South Korean warship Cheonan.According to the Christian Science Monitor (CSM), Beijing had earlier indicated that it ... Read more...
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North Korea’s Kim says unchanged in sticking to denuclearization
May 7th, 2010 - 3:37 pm ICT by BNO News
SEOUL (BNO NEWS) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-il paid an unofficial visit to China from Monday to Friday, the two governments confirmed on Friday. Media reports had earlier indicated that Kim ... Read more...
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Mickey Rourke to play Genghis Khan in new film
April 28th, 2010 - 1:25 am ICT by IANS
London, April 27 (IANS) Hollywood actor Mickey Rourke is set to portray Mongol warrior Genghis Khan in a new movie.
The project will be helmed by "Conan The Barbarian" writer/director John Milius."John wrote ... Read more...
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Asians share a common ancestry
December 11th, 2009 - 4:09 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 11 (ANI): A new study has revealed that all Asians share a common ancestry.The findings were reported by the Human Genome Organisation (HUGO) Pan-Asian SNP Consortium, which examines the single-nucleotide ... Read more...
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North Korea’s Kim Jong-Il meets Chinese President Hu Jintao’s special envoy
September 18th, 2009 - 4:48 pm ICT by ANI
Pyongyang, Sep. 18 (ANI): North Korea's top leader Kim Jong Il on Friday met with Chinese President Hu Jintao's special envoy, Dai Bingguo, in Pyongyang.According to Xinhua, Dai delivered Hu's letter to ... Read more...
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Coming soon, Sapru House papers from MEA’s own think-thank (With Image)
September 6th, 2009 - 4:29 pm ICT by IANS
By Devirupa Mitra
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) The Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA), the internal think-tank of the minstry of external affairs, is turning a corner by becoming a research body, ... Read more...
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North Korea tests seventh missile, says South Korea (Fifth Lead)
July 4th, 2009 - 5:22 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, July 4 (DPA) North Korea fired its seventh missile from its eastern coast Saturday, the South Korean defence ministry said, as Pyongyang raised tension in the Korean peninsula.
The missiles, with a ... Read more...
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North Korea tests six missiles, says South Korea (Fourth Lead)
July 4th, 2009 - 4:52 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, July 4 (DPA) North Korea fired six missiles from its eastern coast Saturday, the South Korean defence ministry said.
The missiles, with a range of 400 to 500 km, were fired over ... Read more...
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US working with allies to cut off North Korean arms, nuke technology shipments
June 8th, 2009 - 2:28 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 8 (ANI): The Obama Administration is working with US allies to develop ways to cut off North Korean shipments that may be carrying nuclear technology or other weapons.Asked about ... Read more...
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Readout of President Obama’s calls with Republic of Korea President Lee Myung-bak and Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso
May 26th, 2009 - 11:17 am ICT by admin
Washington, D.C. (BNO NEWS) -- Readout of the President's Call with Republic of Korea President Lee Myung-bak:"The President spoke to Republic of Korea President Lee Myung-bak this evening to consult and coordinate ... Read more...
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World must act quickly on North Korea: Obama
May 26th, 2009 - 1:20 am ICT by IANS
Washington, May 25 (DPA) US President Barack Obama Monday said North Korea's apparent detonation of a nuclear device would deepen the country's isolation and called on the international community to take ... Read more...
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North Korea’s nuclear test triggers outrage
May 25th, 2009 - 6:24 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, May 25 (IANS) The underground nuclear test conducted by North Korea Monday received fierce criticism from its neighbours Japan and South Korea, who called for an emergency session of the UN ... Read more...
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North Korea a threat to international peace: Obama
May 25th, 2009 - 2:29 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 25 (DPA) US President Barack Obama Monday condemned North Korea as a "threat to international peace and security", after the regime in Pyongyang announced it had conducted a new ... Read more...
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China says UN response to N. Korea rocket launch should be cautious
April 14th, 2009 - 3:39 pm ICT by ANI
United Nations, Apr.14 (ANI): China's UN envoy Zhang Yesui has urged the UN Security Council to give a cautious and proportionate response to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) recent rocket ... Read more...
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China urges UN to act prudently to N. Korea’s rocket launch
April 8th, 2009 - 12:47 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Apr.8 (ANI): China has asked the United Nations to respond prudently to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's (DPRK) rocket launch, even as the UN Security Council have scheduled a second ... Read more...
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Be cautious over North Korea, China asks UNSC
April 6th, 2009 - 7:35 am ICT by IANS
New York, April 6 (Xinhua) China has called on the UN Security Council (UNSC) to be "cautious and proportionate" in its reaction to North Korea's rocket launch.
Ambassador Zhang Yesui, China's permanent representative ... Read more...
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Statement on North Korean rocket launch by President Obama
April 5th, 2009 - 1:20 pm ICT by admin
Prague, CZECH REPUBLIC (BNO NEWS) -- "North Korea's development and proliferation of ballistic missile technology pose a threat to the northeast Asian region and to international peace and security. The launch today ... Read more...
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Japan’s threat to destroy rocket act of war, says North Korea
April 1st, 2009 - 6:26 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 1 (RIA Novosti) Pyongyang has announced that any attempt by Japan to shoot down a rocket, which is scheduled to launch a communications satellite April 4-8, would be considered an ... Read more...
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US sure of “exceedingly good” ties with India under Obama too
January 15th, 2009 - 10:48 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 15 (IANS) Noting that India US relations have been exceedingly good during President George W. Bush's administration, White House sees no reason to expect that it won't continue when Barack ... Read more...
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Siberian lake may yield best evidence so far of past climate change
December 22nd, 2008 - 11:23 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 22 (IANS) A team of scientists will drill deep into a frozen Siberian lake to retrieve core samples more than three million years old in a bid to answer questions ... Read more...
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No agreement in North Korea denuclearization talks
December 10th, 2008 - 3:47 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 10 (Xinhua) Negotiators from the six nations involved in the North Korean denuclearization talks continued their deliberations Wednesday over a verification protocol that eluded agreement for the past three days.The ... Read more...
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Nuclear envoys continue talk on North Korea’s denuclearisation
December 9th, 2008 - 12:55 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 9 (Xinhua) Top negotiators to the six-nation talks on North Korea's nuclear programme began discussions on the second day Tuesday by focusing on the verification protocol of denuclearisation of the ... Read more...
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New round of Korean nuclear talks starts (Lead)
December 8th, 2008 - 6:37 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 8 (Xinhua) Envoys from six nations Monday started a new round of talks on denuclearisation of North korea.The talks, held after a five-month suspension, focused on mechanism to verify Pyongyang's ... Read more...
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US cites ‘historic transformation’ in India ties as ‘accomplishment’
June 19th, 2008 - 11:37 am ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, June 19 (IANS) Despite the rise of Asia, the US is the strongest ever in the continent, says US Secretary of State Secretary Condoleezza Rice citing "an historic transformation" ... Read more...
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China offers five-point proposal to better ties with Japan
May 8th, 2008 - 7:28 pm ICT by admin
Xinhua
Tokyo, May 8 (Xinhua) Chinese President Hu Jintao Thursday offered a five-point proposal to deepen relations with Japan. Hu made the proposals during a speech at Waseda University here.As two important ... Read more...
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