Syria should resolve crisis on its own: Chavez
August 2nd, 2012 - 3:16 pm ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Aug 2 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has said the people of Syria should resolve their internal conflict on their own and without any foreign interference."We share ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
‘Madam Speedy’ looking for Olympic glory
July 12th, 2012 - 2:49 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, July 12 (IANS) Tameka Williams, the sprinter from the tiny Caribbean islands of St. Kitts and Nevis, will travel to the London Olympic Games with hopes of making her ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
US apex court sides with Obama on immigration law
June 25th, 2012 - 11:57 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, June 25 (IANS) Handing US President Barack Obama a partial victory in an election year, the Supreme Court Monday largely sided with his administration to strike down key ... Read more...
Posted in World |
North Korea to invite foreign experts for satellite launch
March 18th, 2012 - 5:11 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 18 (IANS) With international concern growing over the planned satellite launch by North Korea, Pyongyang has decided to invite foreign observers for the event.Pyongyang has expressed its readiness ... Read more...
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‘Military action against Iran, Syria to violate international laws’
March 2nd, 2012 - 4:34 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, March 2 (IANS) Russia views the decision to carry out military operations against Iran and Syria as a step in violation of international laws, Xinhua reported."None denied a key ... Read more...
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North Korea says its building n-reactor
November 30th, 2011 - 1:53 pm ICT by IANS
Pyongyang, Nov 30 (IANS) North Korea Wednesday said it was building a nuclear reactor and its production of low enriched uranium was underway.North Korea said that its nuclear activities related ... Read more...
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Pakistan has made no attempt to shut down LeT: US Congressman
November 4th, 2011 - 11:14 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 4 (IANS) Accusing Pakistan of abetting terrorist groups like the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), responsible for the November 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, a key lawmaker wants the Obama administration to ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Pakistan won’t allow compromise on dignity: Khar
September 29th, 2011 - 12:19 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 29 (IANS) Pakistan will not allow its dignity to be compromised, said Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar amid heightened tension between the Washington and Islamabad.The US-Pakistan ties became ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Pakistan safeguarding interests in Afghanistan ‘through people having guns’: Expert
May 1st, 2011 - 2:31 pm ICT by ANI
Peshawar, May 1(ANI): Pakistan has safeguarded its own interests in Afghanistan "through people having guns", in contrast to India and Iran, which launched many development schemes for the war-ravaged country, Aimal ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Seafarers march against piracy
April 28th, 2011 - 1:16 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 27 (IANS) More than 2,000 sailors, shipowners and ship managers participated in a march here Wednesday to express concern over growing incidents of piracy."We are all very deeply ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Magnitude-6.9 quake hits Solomon Islands
April 23rd, 2011 - 4:29 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, April 23 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 6.9 on the Richter scale jolted Solomon Islands at 0416 GMT Saturday, the US Geological Survey said.According to the USGS, no tsunami ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Putin likens UN Libya resolution to crusade call
March 22nd, 2011 - 12:47 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, March 21 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin Monday likened the UN Security Council resolution on uprising struck-Libya to a medieval call for a crusade.The Security Council resolution ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
US will face new Vietnam if it invades Libya: Chavez
March 14th, 2011 - 12:29 pm ICT by IANS
Mexico City, March 14 (RIA Novosti) Venezuela's outspoken leader Hugo Chavez has warned the US that it would face "another Vietnam" if it interfered in Libya's domestic affairs."If the Yankees... invade ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Ex-US envoy to Egypt sent to Cairo to assess Mubarak’s intentions
February 1st, 2011 - 2:00 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb.1 (ANI): The Obama administration has sent former ambassador to Egypt Frank Wisner to Cairo to meet with President Hosni Mubarak and other senior officials to gauge the latter's intentions amid ... Read more...
Posted in World |
MQM criticises US court order against Pak intelligence personnel
December 26th, 2010 - 2:52 pm ICT by ANI
Bhitshah, Dec 26 (ANI): Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain has strongly reacted to a US Court order seeking appearance of top Pakistani intelligence personnel to testify in a compensation suit ... Read more...
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Jinnah’s vision made Pakistan nuclear power: AQ Khan
December 26th, 2010 - 2:19 pm ICT by ANI
Rawalpindi, Dec 26 (ANI): The motivation behind making Pakistan a nuclear power after continuous hard work of seven years was the vision of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, according to disgraced nuclear scientist ... Read more...
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Punjab Police asks Malaysia to detain four Sikh militants
August 2nd, 2010 - 1:03 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug.2 (ANI): Punjab Police have warned Sikh militants not to use Malaysia as a base to launch terror strikes on India or, to destabilise the October Commonwealth Games in New ... Read more...
Posted in National |
India-born archbishop named Vatican’s top UN envoy
July 17th, 2010 - 9:31 pm ICT by IANS
Vatican City, July 17 (DPA) Pope Benedict XVI Saturday named a India-born archbishop, Francis Assisi Chullikatt, as the Vatican's top envoy at the UN.
Chullikat, 57, takes up the position of Holy See ... Read more...
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We must stop treating Afghanistan as ‘our province’ for peace: Ex-Pak Minister
July 14th, 2010 - 6:39 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, July 14 (ANI): Former Pakistan Interior Minister Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao has stressed that the country's leadership must stop treating Afghanistan as one of the provinces to establishing peace and ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Oklahoma lawmakers seek public support for banning shariah from courts
June 16th, 2010 - 4:41 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 16 (ANI): Oklahoma lawmakers are asking voters to support a proposal banning local courts from considering Shariah or other international law in their rulings.The unusual measure calling for an amendment ... Read more...
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Pak Army denies taking orders from US
May 12th, 2010 - 5:03 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, May 12 (ANI): Reacting to statements made by senior military and civilian US officials, the Pakistan Army has said the military leadership does not take dictates from outside the country.Commenting on ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Pope Has Diplomatic Immunity, Cries Vatican
April 2nd, 2010 - 7:33 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Vatican City, Apr 2, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Vatican which is facing an embarrassing situation over the allegations levied by various media entities over the role of Pope Benedict XVI in ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Don’t politicise issue, Chinese daily tells Google
March 22nd, 2010 - 5:17 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 22 (IANS) Google should not "politicise" the row with the Chinese government, an editorial in a Chinese daily said, adding that the US internet giant has "suddenly announced it no ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Top Taliban commander arrested, Pakistan army confirms
February 17th, 2010 - 10:28 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 17 (IANS) The Pakistani army confirmed Wednesday that Taliban's top commander Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar was captured in a joint raid by the US and Pakistani intelligence in Karachi.
"At ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Report of Taliban commander’s arrest, a propaganda: Pakistan
February 17th, 2010 - 1:47 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 17 (IANS) The reports that Taliban's top commander has been arrested in a joint raids by the US and Pakistani intelligence forces was a "propaganda", said Pakistan's Interior Minister ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Pakistan not to deport arrested US terror suspects
January 10th, 2010 - 10:08 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 10 (IANS) Pakistan State Interior Minister Tasneem Qureshi has said that the arrested US terror suspects would not be deported.
Qureshi talking to Online said arrested US terror suspects who are ... Read more...
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Abjure violence, sit for talks: Chidambaram urges insurgents (Lead)
December 23rd, 2009 - 1:13 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 22 (IANS) Home Minister P. Chidambaram Tuesday appealed to insurgent outfits active in the northeastern region to abjure violence and give up their demand for a sovereign state. He ... Read more...
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Chidambaram urges northeast insurgents to abjure violence
December 23rd, 2009 - 12:17 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 22 (IANS) Home Minister P. Chidambaram Tuesday appealed to insurgent outfits active in the northeastern region to abjure violence and give up their demand for a sovereign state. He ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
‘ISI, Pak Army controlled back channel talks with India during PML-Q regime’
November 25th, 2009 - 12:36 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Nov.25 (ANI): At the time when Islamabad is pushing for resolution of the Kashmir issue in accordance with the UN resolutions of 1948 and 1949, Pakistan Muslim League -Quaid (PML-Q) Secretary ... Read more...
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‘Unfazed’ Hersh backs his report over Pak, US agreement on nuke details
November 10th, 2009 - 12:31 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov.10 (ANI): Famous US investigative journalist, Seymour Hersh, whose report in a foreign magazine regarding Pakistan sharing its nuclear programme details with America has created a huge furore, has backed his ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
No talks with US on security of Pak nuclear arsenal, says spokesman
November 9th, 2009 - 1:36 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Nov 9 (ANI): Pakistan's Foreign Office has denied having talks with US officials on the issue of securing its nuclear arsenal, and made it clear that it does not requires any ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Pakistan asserts strategic assets completely secure
November 8th, 2009 - 9:25 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 8 (IANS) Pakistan Sunday reiterated that its strategic assets were "completely safe" and secure and that US officials had expressed their confidence about this.
Foreign Office Spokesman Abdul Basit ... Read more...
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Pak Army sees ‘intrusive’ Kerry Lugar Bill terms ‘threat to country’s sovereignty’
October 8th, 2009 - 12:39 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Oct.8 (ANI): The Pakistan Army has objected to the stern terms and conditions attached with the Kerry Lugar Bill, opening a rift with the government, which has been describing the assistance ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Peres: U.N. report on Gaza war is “a mockery of history”
September 16th, 2009 - 8:21 pm ICT by BNO News
JERUSALEM (BNO NEWS) -- Israeli President Shimon Peres called the report by the United Nations' Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict, headed by South African jurist Richard Goldstone, "a mockery of ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
China expresses concern over US embassy’s expansion plans in Islamabad
September 5th, 2009 - 3:27 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Sep.5 (ANI): China has expressed concerns over reports of a massive expansion of the US embassy in Islamabad.Addressing a press conference here, Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Luo Zhaohui said that the ... Read more...
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