China seeks closer ties with Sri Lanka
September 18th, 2012 - 8:22 am ICT by IANS
Colombo, Sep 18 (IANS) China has sought a comprehensive partnership with Sri Lanka that includes strengthening trade and investment ties, a top Chinese official said here.Visiting Chairman of the National ... Read more...
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Indian envoy meets Indonesian parliamentary speaker
June 12th, 2012 - 7:08 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, June 12 (IANS) India's Ambassador to Indonesia Gurjit Singh Tuesday met the country's parliamentary speaker Marzuki Alie and handed him an invitation to visit India.Singh handed the invitation ... Read more...
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Scuffle in Ukrainian parliament over Russian language
May 25th, 2012 - 8:57 am ICT by IANS
Kiev, May 25 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Ahead of the consideration of a bill aimed to expand the Russian language's usage in the country, the Ukrainian parliament witnessed a brawl Thursday.Prior to ... Read more...
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Moscow hails Mali political settlement
April 10th, 2012 - 12:22 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 9 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia Monday hailed the conclusion of an agreement on restoring constitutional order in the west African nation of Mali, where a military junta has seized ... Read more...
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Indonesia mulls mini-skirt ban
March 29th, 2012 - 9:23 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 29 (IANS) Indonesia has plans to ban the mini-skirt under its stringent anti-pornography laws as it believes "they make men do things".According to the Muslim-dominated country's religious affairs ... Read more...
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Hague praises Myanmar reforms
January 6th, 2012 - 11:27 pm ICT by IANS
Yangon, Jan 6 (IANS) British Foreign Secretary William Hague wrapped up his two-day official visit to Myanmar Friday by praising the reforms initiated by the new government."If the country continues ... Read more...
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British foreign secretary meets Myanmarese president (Lead)
January 5th, 2012 - 10:26 pm ICT by IANS
Yangon, Jan 5 (IANS) Visiting British Foreign Secretary William Hague Thursday met with Myanmar President U Thein Sein hours after he arrived in the capital Nay Pyi Taw.Hague also met ... Read more...
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British foreign secretary visits Myanmar
January 5th, 2012 - 2:29 pm ICT by IANS
Yangon, Jan 5 (IANS) British Foreign Secretary William Hague Thursday arrived in Myanmar on a two-day official visit.This is the first visit by a British foreign secretary to Myanmar since ... Read more...
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Somali premier resigns amid spat with president
September 21st, 2010 - 10:44 pm ICT by IANS
Mogadishu, Sep 21 (DPA) Somalia's Prime Minister Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke resigned Tuesday over tensions with the conflict-hit country's president.
"After political crises in the government and after I have seen that insecurity ... Read more...
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Berlusconi ‘to call early election’ amid fresh prostitute allegations
August 4th, 2010 - 12:20 pm ICT by ANI
London, August 4 (ANI): Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has threatened to call for early elections after his split from the co-founder of his party following allegations of hiring prostitutes."The path is ... Read more...
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Presidential polls in Poland June 20
April 21st, 2010 - 4:27 pm ICT by IANS
Warsaw, April 21 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Polish acting president, parliamentary speaker Bronislaw Komorowski has set a date for early presidential elections in Poland June 20, the official Polish Parliament website said.
The order was ... Read more...
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Georgian opposition to sue TV channel over fake invasion report
March 14th, 2010 - 5:23 pm ICT by IANS
Tbilisi, March 14 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A leading Georgian opposition party Sunday said it was preparing a lawsuit against a television channel over a fake news report about a supposed Russian invasion and ... Read more...
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Ukrainians vote in presidential runoff
February 7th, 2010 - 2:33 pm ICT by IANS
Kiev, Feb 7 (RIA Novosti) Polls opened Sunday in Ukraine's presidential runoff, with Ukrainians having to choose between opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych and Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko in a bitterly fought election.
Yanukovych ... Read more...
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US sends officials to Honduras for talks
October 28th, 2009 - 2:20 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 28 (DPA) The US will send top envoys to Honduras later this week to press the de facto government there to move to end the ongoing political crisis, the State ... Read more...
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Suicide bomber kills five Revolutionary Guard commanders in southeastern Iran
October 18th, 2009 - 4:05 pm ICT by ANI
Tehran (Iran), Oct.18 (ANI): A suicide bomber killed at least 20 people, including five senior commanders of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard, in southeastern Iran, on Sunday.The IRNA news agency said the dead ... Read more...
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Indian students are safe in Queensland
June 17th, 2009 - 2:28 pm ICT by ANI
Brisbane (Australia), June 17 (ANI): The Indian Australian community in Queensland, Australia, has told a round table forum here that all Indian students residing the state and other southern states are safe ... Read more...
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Majority lawmakers support Ahmadinejad in presidential race
May 28th, 2009 - 7:39 am ICT by IANS
Tehran, May 28 (IANS) The Iranian parliament is abuzz with activity as the Islamic nation prepares for the presidential polls June 12, in a vote that pits incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad against two ... Read more...
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Seven killed in attack on Somali parliament: Report
April 26th, 2009 - 5:10 pm ICT by IANS
Nairobi/Mogadishu, April 26 (DPA) At least seven people have been killed in an attack by armed militias on the parliament building of Somalia, media reports said Sunday.
At least three mortar shells ... Read more...
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‘Nepal palace massacre linked to princess’ chopper crash death’
April 17th, 2009 - 4:02 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, April 17 (IANS) Nepal's Maoist Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda Friday dropped a new bomb shell, alleging that there was a link between the bloodbath in the royal ... Read more...
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Iraq’s main parliamentary alliance splits after speaker quits
December 25th, 2008 - 1:55 am ICT by IANS
Baghdad, Dec 25 (DPA) Iraq's main Sunni parliamentary alliance, the Iraqi Accord Front (IAF), split Wednesday, a day after the resignation of the parliamentary speaker Mahmoud Mashaddani.Iraqi National Dialogue Council (INDC), to ... Read more...
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Iraq’s parliament speaker threatens to resign over shoe-thrower
December 18th, 2008 - 8:50 am ICT by IANS
Baghdad, Dec 18 (DPA) Iraq's Parliamentary Speaker Mahmoud al-Mashhadani has announced his resignation after lawmakers engaged in a quarrel over the reporter who threw his shoes at US President George W. Bush.Al-Zaidi, ... Read more...
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Kenyans vote in by-elections seen as test for fragile coalition
June 12th, 2008 - 12:33 am ICT by IANS
DPA
Nairobi, June 11 (DPA) Kenyans went to the polls in five by-elections Wednesday in what is seen as the first major test for the grand coalition formed in April to end months ... Read more...
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Bush’s era is over: Ahmadinejad
June 11th, 2008 - 10:52 pm ICT by IANS
DPA
Tehran, June 11 (DPA) Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Wednesday said in a speech that US President George W. Bush's era was over and he could no longer harm Iran. "Your era is ... Read more...
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Iran’s former nuclear negotiator is parliamentary speaker
May 28th, 2008 - 6:53 pm ICT by admin
Tehran, May 28 (IANS) Iran's parliament Wednesday elected the country's former top nuclear negotiator, Ali Larijani, as the new parliamentary speaker, IRNA reported. The members of the eighth Majlis (parliament) elected Ali ... Read more...
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Conservatives win second round of elections in Iran
April 26th, 2008 - 9:01 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Tehran, April 26 (DPA) The conservatives have won the second round of Iranian parliamentary elections and expanded their absolute majority in the legislative body, state media reported Saturday. Due to low voter ... Read more...
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Lebanon tries to elect president after 17 postponements
April 22nd, 2008 - 3:28 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Beirut, April 22 (DPA) Lawmakers from the ruling anti-Syrian majority started to arrive at the Lebanese parliament Tuesday to attend a scheduled parliament session to elect a president for the country after ... Read more...
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Kosovo parliament to adopt new constitution Wednesday
April 9th, 2008 - 12:08 am ICT by admin
DPA
Pristina, April 8 (DPA) The Kosovo parliament is set to hold an extraordinary session Wednesday morning to adopt, without any debate, the new constitution of Kosovo, the parliament's presidency decided Tuesday. Kosovo ... Read more...
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;Newly elected MLAs in Meghalaya to take oath today
March 10th, 2008 - 10:48 am ICT by admin
Shillong, Mar 10 (ANI): All the 59 newly elected MLAs in Meghalaya will be administered the oath of office at a ceremony in Raj Bhavan today.
With taking oath, the formality of ... Read more...
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Serbian president wants Kosovo in Serbia and Serbia in EU
February 15th, 2008 - 10:10 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Belgrade, Feb 15 (DPA) Serbia's re-elected President Boris Tadic who was sworn in Friday at a ceremonial parliamentary session promised to do everything possible to retain sovereignty over Kosovo while striving to ... Read more...
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