Government forces, rebels clash in Myanmar’s jade mining area
August 31st, 2012 - 10:30 pm ICT by IANS
Yangon, Aug 31 (IANS) Myanmar government forces and Kachin Independence Army (KIA) rebels have exchanged fire in Pha-Kant jade mining area in the country's northernmost Kachin state over the past ... Read more...
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Syria’s neighbours should help end conflict: Putin
June 27th, 2012 - 5:08 am ICT by IANS
Amman (Jordan), June 27 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Syria's neighbours, including Iran, should be involved in the settlement of the conflict that has disturbed the country for over a year, Russian President ... Read more...
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India, Myanmar to be better connected, have more trade (Fourth Lead)
May 28th, 2012 - 6:43 pm ICT by IANS
Nay Pyi Taw, May 28 (IANS) India and Myanmar Monday decided to expand trade, have better connectivity and bring peace in border areas and emphasised closer ties to boost ... Read more...
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Security Council adopts statement on women in peace process
October 29th, 2011 - 1:10 am ICT by IANS
United Nations, Oct 28 (IANS) The UN Security Council Friday adopted a presidential statement calling on the full participation of women in all stages of the peace process as they ... Read more...
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Activists give voice to women in strife-torn regions
September 30th, 2011 - 2:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 30 (IANS) Women activists from South Asian countries have emphasised upon a greater role for women in peace building measures in conflict-ridden regions."We need to document women's ... Read more...
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China denies Indian border incursion
January 11th, 2011 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing/New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) China Tuesday denied its troops had crossed into Indian territory in Jammu and Kashmir's frontier region of Ladakh and said it has been "respecting" the peace agreements ... Read more...
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UN reports surge in Darfur fighting, high fatalities
June 15th, 2010 - 12:11 am ICT by IANS
New York, June 14 (DPA) Fighting in Sudan's Darfur region has increased in recent weeks, creating a serious hindrance to peacekeeping efforts, United Nations and African officials said Monday.
Speakers addressing the UN ... Read more...
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Mounting concern in UN Security Council over Nepal stalemate
October 23rd, 2009 - 6:41 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Oct 23 (IANS) For the first time since 2006, when Nepal's Maoist guerrillas signed a peace pact and confined their "People's Liberation Army" (PLA) to makeshift barracks, the UN Security Council ... Read more...
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Nepal Maoists reject demand to review Peace Accord
October 12th, 2009 - 1:55 pm ICT by ANI
Kathmandu, Oct 12 (ANI): Maoist Vice Chairman Dr Baburam Bhattarai has slammed Defense Minister Bidhya Bhandari's recent statement at the parliament's State Affairs Committee that provisions in the Comprehensive Peace Accord (CPA) ... Read more...
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UN concerned over delays in Nepal’s peace process
July 31st, 2009 - 9:31 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, July 31 (DPA) The UN Friday expressed worries over delays in Nepal's peace process by squabbles among political parties.
Karin Landgren, chief of the UN Mission in Nepal, said it was a ... Read more...
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Pak, Afghanistan based terrorists pose potent threat to Persian Gulf countries : Gates
June 25th, 2009 - 3:11 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 25 (ANI): The US Secretary of Defence, Robert Gates has warned that the terror threat emanating from Pakistan and Afghanistan is dangerous for the Gulf countries as well.Speaking at ... Read more...
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Osama bin Laden is in Pak: CIA chief
June 12th, 2009 - 12:52 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 12 (ANI): Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) director Leon Panetta has said that Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden is hiding in Pakistan, and expressed hope that the ongoing offensive of the ... Read more...
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North Korea vows to attack US, South Korea, Japan
March 9th, 2009 - 10:36 am ICT by IANS
Pyongyang, March 9 (Xinhua) North Korea Monday warned that any attempt to intercept its satellite launched for "peaceful purpose" would result in a war against the US, South Korea and Japan.
"We ... Read more...
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Hamas terms Hillary’s Mideast visit ‘disappointing’
March 3rd, 2009 - 11:25 pm ICT by IANS
Gaza City, March 3 (DPA) The radical Islamist Hamas movement that is controlling the Gaza Strip Tuesday said US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's first visit to the region was "disappointing".
In her ... Read more...
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Fatah calls on Hamas for unconditioned dialogue
February 8th, 2009 - 11:35 am ICT by IANS
Ramallah, Feb 8 (Xinhua) A senior official of pro-west President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah movement has called on its rival Islamic Hamas movement for an unconditioned dialogue and inter-reconciliation.
Ahmed Abdel Rahman, Fatah spokesman ... Read more...
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Pak analysts believe dialogue is the only way to stem militancy in tribal areas
October 27th, 2008 - 5:13 pm ICT by ANI
Peshawar , Oct 27 (ANI): Analysts and intellectuals in Pakistan have said that dialogue was the only way to stem militancy in the Tribal Areas, provided those responsible for the unrest ... Read more...
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Hezbollah movement has 40,000 rockets: Israel
July 9th, 2008 - 11:08 pm ICT by IANS
RIA Novosti
Tel Aviv, July 9 (RIA Novosti) The Islamic Hezbollah movement of Lebanon has increased its rocket arsenal threefold since the start of an armed conflict with Israel two years ago, Israel's ... Read more...
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US accommodation of Musharraf, Iraq focus fuelled Qaeda growth in Pak: NYT
June 30th, 2008 - 2:55 pm ICT by ANI
New York, June 30 (ANI): After the 9/11 air attacks on the US, the Al Qaeda has successively organized itself in the Pashtun-dominated tribal areas in Pakistan bordering Afghanistan, with its ... Read more...
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Baitullah Mehsud threatens to scrap all peace accords with Pak Govt.
June 28th, 2008 - 4:09 pm ICT by ANI
Peshawar , June 28 (ANI): The chief of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan , Baitullah Mehsud, has threatened to end all peace talks and scrap accords with the Pakistani Government if it does ... Read more...
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Pro-Taliban militants publicly execute ‘informants’
June 27th, 2008 - 11:42 pm ICT by IANS
DPA
Islamabad, June 27 (DPA) Islamic militants Friday publicly executed two Afghan nationals they accused of providing a tip-off that led to a US missile strike in Pakistan's tribal region, officials and Taliban ... Read more...
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US blames Pakistans peace deal with militants for rising violence in Afghanistan
June 27th, 2008 - 2:31 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 27 (ANI): United States Defence Secretary Robert Gates has blamed Pakistan for increase in violence in east Afghanistan, and said that Islamabad has failed to put pressure on Taliban ... Read more...
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Pak govt, Army fear US impatience over terror war may destabilize country
June 20th, 2008 - 3:17 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, June 20 (ANI): Washington's opposition to peace deals in Pakistans restive tribal areas and its demand for military operations in these areas amid growing number of attacks by pro-Taliban extremists ... Read more...
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Kabul tells Pak its peace pacts must ensure peace in Afghanistan as well
June 11th, 2008 - 4:06 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, June 11 (ANI): An Afghan delegation on a visit to Pakistan has said that cross-border militant activities (in Afghanistan from Pakistani side) had gone up by 16 percent since the ... Read more...
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Pak-Taliban deal must be enforced, says new NATO commander in Afghanistan
May 27th, 2008 - 1:58 pm ICT by admin
New York , May 27 (ANI): Newly appointed chief of NATOs command in Afghanistan and Maj Gen in US Army, Jeffrey J Schloesser has said that Pakistan was a sovereign country ... Read more...
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Georgian president says he wants peace with Russia
April 30th, 2008 - 9:50 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Moscow/Tblisi, April 30 (DPA) Georgia Wednesday appeared to be attempting to prevent the dispute with Russia over its breakaway province of Abkhazia and South Ossetia from further escalating with President Mikhail Saakashvili ... Read more...
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Hamas offers conditional peace plan
April 22nd, 2008 - 5:04 am ICT by admin
DPA
Damascus, April 22 (DPA) Hamas announced Monday that it would accept a Palestinian state on land seized by Israel in the 1967 war but would not recognize Israel. The Syria-based leader of ... Read more...
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Miliband backs Pakistan Govt move to negotiate with militants
April 21st, 2008 - 10:17 pm ICT by admin
Islamabad, Apr 21 (ANI): British Foreign Secretary David Miliband on Monday backed the new Pakistani Government's move to negotiate with militants, adding that there should only be reconciliation with those who ... Read more...
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Peace process may lead to an increased risk of air terror in Israel
March 30th, 2008 - 1:45 pm ICT by admin
Washington, March 30 (ANI): A new research has revealed a unique paradox in relation to peace agreements, stability and regional prosperity in Israel, linking them to increased risk of air terror ... Read more...
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Sudan, Chad sign new peace deal
March 14th, 2008 - 12:25 pm ICT by admin
Xinhua
Dakar (Senegal), March 14 (Xinhua) Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir and Chadian President Idriss Deby have signed a peace deal here to end years of hostility between the two neighbouring countries. Thursday's ... Read more...
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Koirala meets Chinese envoy
November 14th, 2007 - 2:12 am ICT by admin
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