Clinton talks military cooperation with Bulgarian PM
February 6th, 2012 - 7:39 am ICT by IANS
Sofia, Feb 6 (IANS) US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Sunday paid a short visit to Bulgaria and discussed energy issues and military cooperation with Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov, ... Read more...
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US wants Pakistan to snap ISI ties with Taliban
February 2nd, 2012 - 11:44 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 2 (IANS) Amid credible reports that the Pakistan's spy agency ISI was secretly supporting Taliban insurgents to recover lost ground in Afghanistan, the United States has asked ... Read more...
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Clinton to attend UNSC meet on Syria
January 31st, 2012 - 3:00 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 31 (IANS) US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton along with other high-level officials will attend a UN Security Council (UNSC) meet on Syria Tuesday, said the US envoy ... Read more...
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Clinton ready to step off `high wire’ of politics (Lead)
January 27th, 2012 - 12:08 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 27 (IANS) Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who has made clear that she won't be serving in a second Obama term if there is one, is ready ... Read more...
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Tired of publicity, says Hillary Clinton
January 27th, 2012 - 10:15 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 27 (IANS/RIA Novosti) US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told her State Department employees that she was ready to be out of the public eye."I think after ... Read more...
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India, US to work for implementing n-deal (Lead)
January 26th, 2012 - 6:50 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 26 (IANS) India and the United States have agreed to continue efforts to consolidate upon the "tremendous progress" made in strengthening their global strategic partnership and work towards ... Read more...
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India, US to consolidate global strategic partnership
January 26th, 2012 - 11:25 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 26 (IANS) India and the United States have agreed to continue efforts to consolidate upon the "tremendous progress" made in strengthening the India-US global strategic partnership, the two ... Read more...
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Pakistan denies reopening NATO routes to Afghanistan
January 20th, 2012 - 8:40 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 19 (IANS) Pakistan's Foreign Office has denied reports of reopening the NATO supply routes to Afghanistan, and said there was no ultimate decision about it so far.Addressing a ... Read more...
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Britain to give Bangladesh $350 mn aid
January 16th, 2012 - 8:18 am ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Jan 16 (IANS) Britain will provide 230 million pounds (over $350 million) to Bangladesh for improving quality of primary education and health sector over a period of next five ... 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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Rick Santorum hopeful of a good performance in the Iowa polls
January 3rd, 2012 - 11:59 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Des Moines, Iowa, Jan 3 (THAINDIAN NEWS) GOP presidential hopefuls will get an idea of how far their challenges will go when Iowans take to the polls today. Rick Santorum, who has ... Read more...
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Internet diminished when information deleted: Clinton
December 9th, 2011 - 2:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) The internet is diminished when "ideas are blocked, information deleted, conversations stifled, and people constrained in their choices", US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton ... Read more...
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US supportive of Russians’ rights and aspirations: Clinton
December 8th, 2011 - 11:30 pm ICT by IANS
Brussels, Dec 8 (IANS) US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Thursday that the US supports the "rights and aspirations" of Russians.Clinton's latest statement came two days after her comments ... Read more...
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US concerned over internet curbs, sidesteps India move
December 8th, 2011 - 12:32 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 8 (IANS) Sidestepping a direct comment on an Indian government move for a code of conduct for social media, the US has said it's concerned about any effort ... Read more...
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Don’t meddle in domestic affairs: Medvedev to foreign powers
December 7th, 2011 - 8:11 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 7 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has said Russia's political system is the country's own affair and not that of its foreign partners."If they observe elections, violations, ... Read more...
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Iran says no to foreign military in Afghanistan after 2014
December 6th, 2011 - 8:05 am ICT by IANS
Bonn, Dec 6 (IANS) Iran does not want any form of foreign military on the soil of its neighbour Afghanistan after the scheduled pullout in 2014, Iranian Foreign Minister ... Read more...
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US sees ‘great opportunity’ in boosting India ties
December 3rd, 2011 - 12:54 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 3 (IANS) Acknowledging the broad bipartisan support enjoyed by India-US relations on Capitol Hill, key US lawmakers and officials alike have vowed to seize the "moment of great opportunity."Expression ... Read more...
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Hillary Clinton arrives in Myanmar for a state visit
December 1st, 2011 - 12:27 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Naypyidaw, Nov 30 (THAINDIAN NEWS) US Secretary of State Hilary Clinton has made a historic visit to the Southeast Asian nation of Myanmar. Clinton said she was in the country to make ... Read more...
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Khar calls Clinton to convey anger over NATO attack
November 27th, 2011 - 3:43 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 27 (IANS) Pakistani Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar Sunday spoke to US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and conveyed the "deep sense of rage" felt across the country ... Read more...
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US to unveil new sanctions on Iran
November 22nd, 2011 - 1:24 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 21 (IANS) The US will outline new sanctions on Iran to increase pressure over its nuclear programme, the State Department said Monday.Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Treasury ... Read more...
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Blake to head US delegation at SAARC
November 8th, 2011 - 5:14 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Nov 8 (IANS) US Assistant Secretary of State Robert O. Blake will lead the American delegation to the 17th SAARC summit in the Maldives Nov 10-11.A former ambassador to ... Read more...
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US should talk to Afghan neighbours: Kissinger
November 2nd, 2011 - 11:19 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 2 (IANS) Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger has suggested that the US should first hold talks with Afghanistan's neighbouring countries before holding any negotiation with ... Read more...
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Clinton cancels trip for mother’s illness
November 1st, 2011 - 8:49 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 1 (IANS) US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has cancelled a scheduled trip to Britain and Turkey after her mother fell ill, an official said.A State Department official ... Read more...
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US sees India, China in constructive role in Afghanistan
November 1st, 2011 - 11:12 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 1 (IANS) As the United States begins to draw down from Afghanistan, it expects both India and China to play constructive roles in the region, according to ... Read more...
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Pilot to represent India at London cyber conference
October 28th, 2011 - 8:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 28 (IANS) India's Minister of State for Communications and IT Sachin Pilot will lead a delegation of senior officials from the IT department, National Security Council and ... Read more...
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US not ready to link Pakistan aid to action against LeT
October 28th, 2011 - 11:23 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 28 (IANS) Though worried about another Mumbai-type attack on India, the United States is as yet unwilling to link its aid to Pakistan to a crackdown on Lashkar-e-Taiba ... Read more...
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US working on plight of Tri-valley students
October 27th, 2011 - 11:30 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 27 (IANS) The United States has assured India that it was "continuing to work" on the issue of hundreds of Indian students affected by the "horrible visa scam" ... Read more...
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‘Pakistan ready to broker US-Taliban talks’
October 23rd, 2011 - 3:42 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 23 (IANS) Pakistan has told the US that it is ready to facilitate its talks with the Taliban, but cannot become a guarantor of the negotiating process, ... Read more...
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Clinton’s visit a big event for Tajikistan
October 23rd, 2011 - 7:05 am ICT by IANS
Dushanbe, Oct 23 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Tajikistan considers the visit of US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as an important political event for the future cooperation between the two countries, a ... Read more...
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Clinton has delivered tough warning to Pakistan: Daily
October 22nd, 2011 - 12:31 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 22 (IANS) US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has delivered a tough warning to Pakistan that it needs to decide whether it wants to "help or hinder" the ... Read more...
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Wow, said Clinton, when Gaddafi fell
October 21st, 2011 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 21 (IANS) "Wow!" said US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton when she read in BlackBerry that Muammar Gaddafi had been captured in Libya.Gaddafi, who ruled Libya for 42 ... Read more...
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We won’t tolerate Pakistani safe havens: Hillary Clinton
October 21st, 2011 - 10:50 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 21 (IANS) Making clear the United States was not buying Pakistan's explanation of hedging against India, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has bluntly told its key ally ... Read more...
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US, China cooperation crucial: Kissinger
October 18th, 2011 - 2:09 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Oct 18 (IANS) The cooperation and strategic trust between the US and China are critically important in times of difficulty, former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger has ... Read more...
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Not running for president, Hilary Clinton reiterates
October 17th, 2011 - 11:40 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 17 (IANS) US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton reiterated Monday that she would not run for president again, but would turn to a life of writing and ... Read more...
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Learn from India, put economics in foreign policy: Hillary Clinton
October 15th, 2011 - 10:17 am ICT by IANS
New York, Oct 15 (IANS) The United States should take a cue from the leaders of emerging powers like India and Brazil who put economics at the centre of their ... Read more...
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