Pakistan reiterates Jammu and Kashmir ‘disputed territory’
January 7th, 2012 - 6:15 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 7 (IANS) Maintaining that Jammu and Kashmir remains disputed territory, Pakistan has rejected a recent Indian assertion that the entire state was its integral part."The Government of Pakistan ... Read more...
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US wants fairness for Haqqani in memo scandal
January 7th, 2012 - 4:55 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 7 (IANS) The US government believes it is time to seek a fair and transparent judicial process for Pakistan's former ambassador to Washington in the memo scandal.On Friday, ... Read more...
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Mullah Omar talking peace with US
January 6th, 2012 - 2:07 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Jan 6 (IANS) The elusive Afghan Taliban supreme leader Mullah Mohammad Omar, who had called on his warriors last November to continue the war against NATO-led forces in ... Read more...
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India rejects incorrect border maps on US website
January 4th, 2012 - 11:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) India Wednesday said it was aware of "gross inaccuracies" in a map of India on the US State Department website and asserted that "the entire ... Read more...
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US calls Chavez cancer comment horrific
December 30th, 2011 - 4:25 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 30 (IANS) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's comment that Washington may have been involved in the cancers of South American leaders are "horrific and reprehensible", the US State Department ... Read more...
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Avoid American airlines, Indians told
December 16th, 2011 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Dec 16 (IANS) Citing a US State Department advisory warning Americans of potential terror attacks against US interests, the Travel Agents Forum of India Friday asked Indians to avoid ... Read more...
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`Global cooperation must for tackling economic challenge’
December 16th, 2011 - 1:36 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 16 (IANS) The world economy is facing gloomy prospects and all countries need to take action to deal with the global challenge, said the head of the International ... Read more...
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US website to identify credible Indian NGOs
December 15th, 2011 - 12:19 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 15 (IANS) The US State Department is partnering with an Indian non-profit to create an online searchable database of credible Indian NGOs to work with potential American donors ... Read more...
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India, US to iron out n-liability irritants
December 10th, 2011 - 10:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Washington, Dec 10 (IANS) With the landmark India-US nuclear deal languishing even three years after it was signed, US Deputy Secretary of State William Burns will hold talks ... Read more...
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US encouraging Russian opposition, says Putin
December 8th, 2011 - 10:28 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 8 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin Thursday accused the US authorities of sponsoring the opposition in Russia and urged harsher punishment for those acting on orders ... Read more...
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NATO airstrike kills 25 Pakistani troops, Gilani condemns
November 26th, 2011 - 7:40 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 26 (IANS) At least 25 Pakistani soldiers were killed and 15 others were injured after NATO helicopters from Afghanistan attacked a border checkpost early Saturday, leading to ... Read more...
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US blacklists Lebanon explosives expert
November 23rd, 2011 - 3:48 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 23 (IANS) The US state department has blacklisted an explosives expert of a Lebanon-based militant group.Ibrahim Suleiman Hamad Al-Hablain, who works for the Abdullah Azzam Brigades, is a ... Read more...
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US promises to fix up inaccurate India map
November 22nd, 2011 - 11:37 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 22 (IANS) Admitting "inaccuracies", the US State Department has taken off a map that depicted parts of Jammu and Kashmir as Pakistani territory with an assurance to get ... Read more...
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Bangladesh strategically important, says US envoy
November 19th, 2011 - 7:54 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Nov 19 (IANS) Newly-appointed US ambassador to Bangladesh Dan W. Mozena Saturday promised to work to promote Bangladesh as a peaceful, secured, healthy, prosperous and democratic country."This is good ... Read more...
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US may send 500 FBI agents for 2012 London Olympics
November 14th, 2011 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 14 (IANS) The US plans to send up to 1,000 security officials, including 500 FBI agents, to protect its athletes at the 2012 London Olympics, a media report ... Read more...
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US accused of involvement in Syria violence: Arab League
November 8th, 2011 - 1:02 am ICT by IANS
Cairo, Nov 7 (IANS) The Arab League announced Monday that it had received a message from Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem, which accused the United States of involvement in the ... Read more...
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India undertapped as US student destination: Study
November 4th, 2011 - 3:18 pm ICT by IANS
Doha (Qatar), Nov 4 (IANS) In the last two decades, an estimated one million Indian students have been educated in the United States. But only a miniscule number of ... Read more...
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NATO to continue military pressure on Haqqani network
November 3rd, 2011 - 11:41 pm ICT by IANS
Brussels, Nov 3 (IANS) The NATO will continue applying pressure on the Haqqani network and stop it from launching attacks on the alliance's soldiers and on the Afghan population, ... Read more...
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UAE, US discuss ways to combat human trafficking
November 3rd, 2011 - 12:04 am ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Nov 2 (IANS/WAM) Officials of the US and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have met and discussed ways to combat human trafficking.Anwar Mohammed Gargash, UAE minister of state ... Read more...
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US halts $60 mn contribution to Unesco over Palestine
November 1st, 2011 - 3:08 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 1 (IANS) The US government Monday halted its $60 million financial contribution to the UN Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) after the latter admitted Palestinian National Authority ... Read more...
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Russia makes list of ‘undesirable’ US officials
October 23rd, 2011 - 8:35 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Oct 23 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia has completed a list of "undesirable" American individuals who will be refused entry into the country in response to a similar list by the ... Read more...
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Saudi defence minister dead (Lead)
October 22nd, 2011 - 2:30 pm ICT by IANS
Riyadh, Oct 22 (IANS) Saudi Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz, who was minister of defence and aviation and one of the top leaders of the oil-rich kingdom next only ... Read more...
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Iranian leader says alleged assassination plot ‘absurd’
October 16th, 2011 - 12:47 am ICT by IANS
Tehrtan, Oct 15 (IANS) Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said Saturday that the alleged Iranian involvement in a plot of assassinating the Saudi ... Read more...
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No ‘direct contact’ with US : Iran
October 15th, 2011 - 7:55 am ICT by IANS
Tehran, Oct 15 (IANS) Iran has denied the US claim of having direct contact with it over the alleged plot to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to Washington, Xinhua reported."No ... Read more...
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US officials redraw Iraqi troops training plan
October 9th, 2011 - 3:02 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Oct 9 (IANS/RIA Novosti) US officials are redrawing a 2012 military training plan for Iraqi troops after Iraq's leaders announced they would not grant immunity to troops who ... Read more...
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‘US concerned about its image in Pakistan’
October 7th, 2011 - 6:18 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 7 (IANS) Washington is concerned about its negative image among the Pakistanis, the US State Department said Thursday."We are concerned about the public opinion polling numbers in ... Read more...
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Address grievances of Tibetans, US tells China
September 28th, 2011 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, Sep 28 (IANS) The US has expressed concern over two monks setting themselves afire in Tibet and urged the Chinese government to address the grievances of the people living ... Read more...
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Four get death sentence for China terror attacks
September 15th, 2011 - 3:47 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 15 (IANS) Four people involved in deadly terror attacks in China's Xinjiang Uygur region in July have been sentenced to death, a media report said Thursday.About 20 people ... Read more...
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US voices concern over religious ‘restriction’ in Tibet
September 14th, 2011 - 7:53 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, Sep 14 (IANS) The Chinese government's repression of religious freedom remains severe in Tibet, particularly during "sensitive periods", says a US report."In China, Tibetan Buddhists, Uighur Muslims, 'house church' ... Read more...
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I have nothing to worry on WikiLeaks, says Chandy
September 2nd, 2011 - 12:04 am ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 1 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy Thursday admitted meeting a group of US officials in 2008, but asserted that if there was a WikiLeaks expose on it, ... Read more...
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US voices concern over monk’s conviction in China
September 1st, 2011 - 6:43 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, Sep 1 (IANS) The US government has voiced concern over the sentencing of a Tibetan monk for "intentionally killing" another monk who self-immolated at a monastery in Tibet in ... Read more...
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CPI-M says it’s not against US, just its policies
August 31st, 2011 - 7:33 pm ICT by IANS
Kannur (Kerala), Aug 31 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) is not against the US or its people but against its policies, the CPI-M leadership said Wednesday.Party general secretary ... Read more...
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US concerned over new Wikileaks dump
August 31st, 2011 - 8:18 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 31 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The US State Department said Tuesday it is concerned over a new release of US diplomatic cables by whistleblowing website Wikileaks.Last week, Wikileaks published more ... Read more...
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Ex-Kerala minister admits meeting US officials
August 30th, 2011 - 7:28 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 30 (IANS) Former Kerala finance minister and Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Thomas Isaac Tuesday admitted meeting US officials in 2008 but denied that it was an ... Read more...
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China says it’s a major contributor to anti-terror
August 25th, 2011 - 6:52 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 25 (IANS) China said Thursday it has contributed greatly to the global fight against terrorism and urged the international community to fully respect its domestic concerns.Foreign Ministry spokesman ... Read more...
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