Peace is a true farewell to arms: Colombian rebel chief
September 20th, 2012 - 12:33 pm ICT by IANS
Bogota, Sep 20 (IANS/EFE) Colombia's FARC rebels are prepared to lay down their weapons if upcoming peace talks with the government lead to an accord, guerrilla chief Rodrigo Londono said ... Read more...
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Government trying to break Team Anna, says Hazare (Lead)
July 27th, 2012 - 3:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) Activist Anna Hazare Friday again accused the government of trying to break the unity of Team Anna by holding secret talks with him.Talking to ... Read more...
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US may disclose missile defence data to Russia
March 12th, 2012 - 6:10 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, March 12 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The US has said it is willing to disclose classified information to Russia on the missile defence shield to be deployed in Europe, a ... Read more...
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Israel calls Palestinian deal a ‘fatal mistake’
April 29th, 2011 - 3:20 pm ICT by ANI
Tel Aviv (Israel), Apr. 29 (ANI): The long-awaited reconciliation deal between two Palestinian factions has been described by Israeli President Shimon Peres as a "fatal mistake" that will destroy any hopes of ... Read more...
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Govt. will take decision on army chief’s age: Antony
April 25th, 2011 - 6:07 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Apr 25 (ANI): Defence Minister A.K. Antony on Monday said the government will seek to end the confusion over the age of Army Chief General VK Singh after analyzing ... Read more...
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PMO denies media reports of Manmohan Singh-Kayani secret talks
April 24th, 2011 - 3:02 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Apr 24 (ANI): The Prime Minister's Office today termed as false the media reports that Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh contacted Pakistan Army chief Gen Parvez Kayani ten months ... Read more...
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Latest WikiLeaks cables reveal Israel’s alliances and worst fears
April 8th, 2011 - 6:15 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr.8 (ANI): The latest Wikileaks cables show an intimate co-operation between US and Israeli intelligence organisations and also give a detailed insight on Israel's military analyses of its other enemies and ... Read more...
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Gaddafi envoy in Britain for secret talks on exit strategy
April 1st, 2011 - 1:59 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr.1 (ANI): Libyan leader Colonel Gaddafi is reported to have sent a trusted envoy, Mohammed Ismail to London to discuss an exit strategy with the British Government.British government sources have ... Read more...
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Lincoln had ’secret talks’ with Britain to set up colony for freed slaves
March 6th, 2011 - 3:14 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 6 (ANI): Abraham Lincoln made contact secretly with the British to help found a colony in the then British Honduras, now Belize, for freed slaves, reveals a new book.A new ... Read more...
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Is Lily Allen being lined up for the ‘X Factor’?
March 4th, 2011 - 6:45 pm ICT by ANI
London, March 4 (ANI): British pop singer Lily Allen is apparently in secret talks to replace Simon Cowell on the 'X Factor' judging panel in a megabucks deal.Big fan Cowell has told ... Read more...
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Cameron had secret talks with Blair over Libya crisis
March 3rd, 2011 - 2:49 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar. 3 (ANI): British Prime Minister David Cameron has been secretly consulting his predecessor Tony Blair about the crisis in Libya, despite criticizing the later and his supporters publicly.Senior officials ... Read more...
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US in secret direct talks with Afghan Taliban
February 19th, 2011 - 5:07 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Feb 19(ANI): The Obama administration is reportedly holding direct, secret talks with senior Taliban leaders in Afghanistan as part of an effort to forge a political settlement with the ... Read more...
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Qatar Amir close to buyung Manchester United
February 11th, 2011 - 12:29 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb.11 (ANI): Qatar's Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani is understood to have made a bid for Manchester United.According to the Daily Express, Manchester United's owners, the Glazer family, are ... Read more...
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Pregnant Posh to bare all for Vogue cover?
February 8th, 2011 - 2:34 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 8 (ANI: Pregnant Victoria Beckham is reportedly set to follow in the footsteps of Demi Moore by posing in the buff for a magazine.Moore, 48, famously posed nude for ... Read more...
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Pitt to play John Lennon in biopic
January 7th, 2011 - 5:26 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 07 (ANI): Brad Pitt is reportedly in secret talks to play John Lennon in a biopic.The 47-year-old actor is said to be in negotiations to portray the late Beatle ... Read more...
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Lohan not taking part in ‘Dancing With The Stars’
December 10th, 2010 - 4:32 am ICT by IANS
New York, Dec 10 (IANS) A representative for Lindsay Lohan has denied reports that the actress will be participating in "Dancing With The Stars" after she comes out of rehab.Recent reports ... Read more...
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LiLo not in talks to do DWTS, says rep
December 9th, 2010 - 5:49 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Dec 9 (ANI): A representative for Lindsay Lohan has said that the troubled starlet won't be taking part in 'Dancing with the Stars'.Despite speculation that everyone's favorite repeat rehab ... Read more...
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Taliban leader in secret Afghan talks was an impostor: Report
November 23rd, 2010 - 8:08 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Nov 23 (IANS) The secret talks between the Afghanistan government and the Taliban to end the conflict in the country - that were "showing promise" - seem to have hit ... Read more...
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Top Taliban negotiator in secret talks with Afghan officials an ISI ‘impostor’?
November 23rd, 2010 - 5:23 pm ICT by ANI
Kabul, Nov 23 (ANI): Top US and Afghan officials have apparently been conned by a man claiming to be a leading Taliban negotiator in secret talks with Afghan officials.For months, the ... Read more...
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Karzai holds ’secret talks’ with Taliban to contain Haqqani network
November 1st, 2010 - 12:39 pm ICT by ANI
Kabul, Nov 1(ANI): Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai has reportedly held a secret meeting with three Taliban leaders in an effort to weaken the Haqqani network.Jalaluddin Haqqani, a commander in the 1980s ... Read more...
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Taliban demands removal of leaders names from US, UN terror blacklist
October 30th, 2010 - 12:41 pm ICT by ANI
London/Kabul, Oct. 30 (ANI): The Afghan Taliban is demanding that the names of its senior leaders are removed from US and United Nations terror blacklists and that a number of prisoners ... Read more...
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US says no free lunch, but Pakistan’s demand was for aid and Kashmir mediation
October 24th, 2010 - 10:00 pm ICT by ANI
By Ali WaqarLahore, Oct.24 (ANI): While the United States has agreed to give an additional two billion dollars as aid in the form of military assistance to Pakistan, it seems to ... Read more...
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‘Left-out-Pak’ desperate for role in ongoing Afghan-Taliban reconciliation talks
October 22nd, 2010 - 6:57 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Oct 22(ANI): Pakistan has claimed that there has been no communication from the United States or Afghanistan about the ongoing reconciliation talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban.Pakistan's chief ... Read more...
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US vows to do ‘whatever it takes’ to support ‘complex’ Afghan reconciliation efforts
October 15th, 2010 - 12:15 pm ICT by ANI
Brussels, Oct 15 (ANI): The United States will do "whatever it takes" to support Afghan government's reconciliation efforts with elements of the Taliban, but acknowledges that it is a complex effort ... Read more...
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NATO facilitating Afghan-Taliban talks in Kabul: Official
October 14th, 2010 - 4:59 pm ICT by ANI
Brussels, Oct 14(ANI): The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) forces are facilitating efforts by the Afghan government to seek a reconciliation deal with Taliban leaders in Kabul, a senior NATO official ... Read more...
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US may support removal of more Taliban from UN blacklist to aid peace talks: Crowley
October 13th, 2010 - 4:40 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 13 (ANI): The United States has indicated that it is open to the removal of more Taliban militants from a UN sanctions list in order to facilitate peace talks ... Read more...
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Pak holds ‘trump card’ to success of Afghan peace talks with Taliban: Gilani
October 13th, 2010 - 1:03 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Oct 13 (ANI): The renewed Afghan efforts to make peace with the Taliban to end the nine-year war would fail without Pakistan's help, Pakistan Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani has ... Read more...
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NATO endorses Afghan govt’s bid for peace accord with Taliban
October 12th, 2010 - 4:34 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Oct 12 (ANI): The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has endorsed the Afghan government's attempt to strike a peace accord with the Taliban rebels to end a war, which is ... Read more...
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Holbrooke warns against expecting too much from secret ‘Taliban-Afghan govt’ talks
October 12th, 2010 - 2:24 pm ICT by ANI
Berlin, Oct 12 (ANI): The United States welcomes the Afghan reconciliation efforts but believes that the recent reports about secret talks between the Taliban and the Afghan government are exaggerated, Richard ... Read more...
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Karzai confirms ‘unofficial talks’ with Taliban
October 11th, 2010 - 5:42 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 11 (ANI): Afghan President Hamid Karzai has confirmed that contact between the Taliban and his administration has been going on unofficially "for quite some time" to try to end ... Read more...
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UK held secret war talks with U.S. general 11 months before Iraq invasion
October 3rd, 2010 - 2:55 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 3 (ANI): America's senior most general Tommy Franks flew into Britain for top secret talks on the invasion of Iraq 11 months before the attack on the Saddam Hussein's regime, ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh cops release likely as deadline reportedly extended (Third Lead)
September 28th, 2010 - 11:40 pm ICT by IANS
Bijapur (Chhattisgarh), Sep 28 (IANS) The chances of the safe release of four abducted Chhattisgarh policemen have brightened as the Chhattisgarh government held "secret talks" with the Maoists and there were ... Read more...
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Deadline for abducted Chhattisgarh cops ends (Second Lead)
September 28th, 2010 - 9:32 pm ICT by IANS
Bijapur (Chhattisgarh), Sep 28 (IANS) Even as the Chhattisgarh government held "secret talks" with Maoists to end the hostage crisis, the fate of the four kidnapped policemen hung in limbo after ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh holds ’secret’ talks with Maoists to end hostage crisis (Lead)
September 28th, 2010 - 2:14 pm ICT by IANS
Bijapur (Chhattisgarh), Sep 28 (IANS) The Chhattisgarh government is holding "secret" talks with Maoists for the safe release of four kidnapped policemen, with a 48-hour rebel deadline set to end Tuesday ... Read more...
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Abducted cops: Chhattigarh holds ’secret’ talks with Maoists
September 28th, 2010 - 12:11 pm ICT by IANS
Bijapur (Chhattisgarh), Sep 28 (IANS) With the 48-hour Maoists' deadline set to end Tuesday evening, a top police source said the Chhattisgarh government was holding 'secret' talks with the rebels for ... Read more...
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