Syria dismisses Obama threat as election ploy
August 21st, 2012 - 11:36 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 21 (IANS/RIA Novosti) US President Barack Obama's threat to intervene in Syria is an element of his election campaign, Syrian Deputy Prime Minister Kadri Jamil said Tuesday."As ... Read more...
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Uninor to auction business and assets
August 1st, 2012 - 4:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) Telecom service provider Uninor Wednesday said it will auction its business and assets to get maximum possible returns for its investors.
The company has invited ... Read more...
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Putin warns against bypassing UNSC Syria veto
July 21st, 2012 - 12:30 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 20 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian President Vladimir Putin opposes any action related to Syria not authorised by the UN Security Council, his spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Friday."In the Russian ... Read more...
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Pakistani daily wonders why no tax on agriculture
May 31st, 2012 - 12:53 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 31 (IANS) For decades Pakistan has "flirted with the idea of imposing taxes on the agricultural sector", but the effort has met with little success, rued a leading ... Read more...
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US, China urged to help solve Sudan conflict
May 3rd, 2012 - 1:18 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 2 (IANS) A coalition of Arab and African civil society organisations have urged China and the US to help solve the conflict between Sudan and South Sudan. The ... Read more...
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Remove sanction, Iran tells West
April 30th, 2012 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, April 30 (IANS) The veto-wielding powers of the UN Security Council should work for the removal of sanctions against Iran, an Iranian lawmaker said Monday.The parties involved in the ... Read more...
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India says UN reform delay ‘at own peril’
April 11th, 2012 - 10:46 am ICT by IANS
United Nations, April 11 (IANS) India has reiterated that reform and expansion of the UN Security Council are essential if it is to reflect contemporary reality, warning any delay would ... Read more...
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No Russian asylum for Syrian president: Minister
March 21st, 2012 - 8:37 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, March 21 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Moscow has not told Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to leave Syria and take refuge in Russia, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said."Nobody invited him to Moscow," ... Read more...
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Russia not considering sheltering Syrian president
March 8th, 2012 - 6:05 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, March 8 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia was not considering providing political asylum to embattled Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Prime Minister and president-elect Vladimir Putin said."This issue has not been discussed," ... Read more...
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Russia has tools to pressure Syrian president: Panetta
March 8th, 2012 - 5:06 am ICT by IANS
Washington, March 8 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia has all the instruments it needs to pressure the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said."There's no question in ... Read more...
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China calls for peaceful solution to Syrian crisis
February 25th, 2012 - 5:23 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 25 (IANS) China has said its veto of a UN Security Council resolution on Syria was "misunderstood", and called for a peaceful solution to the crisis."China's stance wasn't ... Read more...
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Clinton hopes Russia, China will change stance on Syria
February 25th, 2012 - 2:54 pm ICT by IANS
Cairo, Feb 25 (IANS/RIA Novosti) US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton hopes the international community will help convince Russia and China to change their stance on Syria.Russia and China, the ... Read more...
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CPI-M denounces India’s Syria vote
February 6th, 2012 - 10:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Monday denounced India's vote for a UN resolution condemning the crackdown in Syria and called for diplomatic efforts to ... Read more...
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EU to introduce new sanctions on Syria
February 6th, 2012 - 8:33 am ICT by IANS
Brussels, Feb 6 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The European Union may introduce a new package of sanctions against Syria, Belgian Foreign Minister Didier Reynders has said."Belgium will actively contribute to this process ... Read more...
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Russian embassy in Libya stormed over veto on Syria
February 6th, 2012 - 2:39 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Feb 6 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Dozens of Syrian protesters stormed the Russian embassy in Libyan capital Tripoli Sunday, a day after Russia and China blocked a UN resolution on the ... Read more...
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Human Rights Watch hails India vote on Syria
February 5th, 2012 - 1:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) Human Rights Watch Sunday hailed India's vote against Syria in the UN, saying New Delhi had "seen through Assad's lies"."By supporting the UN resolution, India ... Read more...
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US ‘disgusted’ by Russia, China veto on Syria resolution
February 5th, 2012 - 6:31 am ICT by IANS
United Nations, Feb 5 (IANS/RIA Novosti) US ambassador to the UN Susan Rice said she was "disgusted" by the Russian and Chinese veto on a UN Security Council resolution on ... Read more...
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White House threatens veto as Republican House defies Obama
December 14th, 2011 - 3:33 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 14 (IANS) The Republican controlled House of Representatives defied President Barack Obama and passed a plan to extend the payroll tax cut linking it to approval of ... Read more...
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Palestinian membership bid report sent to UNSC
November 12th, 2011 - 12:44 am ICT by IANS
United Nations, Nov 11 (IANS) The UN Security Council's admissions committee Friday forwarded to the 15-nation body its report on the Palestinian request for full UN membership, the council president ... Read more...
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Russia to support Palestine’s UN bid for statehood
September 14th, 2011 - 3:12 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 14 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia will back any Palestinian bid to achieve statehood at a UN vote, Russia's permanent envoy to the UN Vitaly Churkin has said."We will, of ... Read more...
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Threat to democracy is from unelected tyrants, says Congress (Lead)
June 13th, 2011 - 10:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) Coming out hard against Team Anna Hazare, the Congress Monday accused it of being undemocratic in talks with the government on the proposed Lokpal ... Read more...
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Threat to democracy is from unelected tyrants, says Congress
June 13th, 2011 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) Coming out hard against Team Anna Hazare, the Congress Monday accused it of being undemocratic in talks with the government on the Lokpal ... Read more...
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Michelle & Barack Obama grace Oprah Winfrey’s show
May 3rd, 2011 - 12:43 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, May 2 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Oprah received the ‘first couple’ in the United States when she hosted President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama last week. The episode was aired on Monday. ... Read more...
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Putin says ‘dumbfounded’ over NATO operation in Libya
April 28th, 2011 - 2:45 am ICT by IANS
Stockholm, April 28 (IANS) Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has again criticised the ongoing NATO military operations in Libya, claiming himself being "dumb-founded" over how easy decisions were made to ... Read more...
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Arizona Governor vetoes guns on college campus
April 19th, 2011 - 3:01 pm ICT by ANI
Phoenix, Apr 19 (ANI): Arizona Governor Jan Brewer has vetoed a bill that would have allowed guns on public college campuses.Brewer said the bill could face a legal challenge.Brewer said in a ... Read more...
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Rachael Finch scared Lara Bingle might steal her boyfriend?
March 29th, 2011 - 5:04 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Mar 29 (ANI): Former Miss Universe hopeful Rachael Finch is said to have banned her boyfriend from being partnered with model Lara Bingle on Dancing With The Stars.Finch, 22, has told ... Read more...
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Russia-NATO Council meeting to address Libya issue (Lead)
March 23rd, 2011 - 8:38 pm ICT by IANS
Brussels, March 23 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The situation in Libya is among the issues to be discussed during the NATO-Russia Council ambassadorial meeting in late March, Russia's envoy to the military ... Read more...
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Medvedev urges security for Russian diplomats in Libya
March 19th, 2011 - 1:36 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, March 19 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian President Dmitry Medvedev told ministers Friday that the government had to ensure the safety of Russian diplomats in Libya in the face of possible ... Read more...
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Indian-origin gov Nikki Haley makes up with ‘Army Wives’ a year on
March 15th, 2011 - 3:20 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 15 (ANI): Indian-American and South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley made a cameo on the Lifetime show 'Army Wives', despite voting against taxpayer-funded incentives for the film industry last year.As a ... Read more...
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Iran’s ex-president ousted as head of key state body
March 8th, 2011 - 5:44 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, March 8 (IANS) Former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani was ousted as head of a key clerical body Tuesday after being criticised by hardliners for his proximity to the ... Read more...
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India promises to be flexible in UNSC reform talks
March 3rd, 2011 - 12:30 pm ICT by IANS
United Nations, March 3 (IANS) India, an aspirant to a permanent seat of the UN Security Council, has expressed its readiness to work with other nations towards the goal of ... Read more...
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India backs modest expansion of UN Security Council
February 21st, 2011 - 10:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) As a crucial round of inter-governmental negotiations on UN Security Council reforms begins next month, India is backing a "modest expansion" of the powerful body and is ... Read more...
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Negotiations on UN reforms to begin in March
February 20th, 2011 - 3:38 pm ICT by IANS
By Shubha Singh
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) The next round of inter-governmental negotiations on UN Security Council reforms, in which India has a major stake, is to take place in the first ... Read more...
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Rudd to intensify Australia’s bid for UNSC seat
January 22nd, 2011 - 8:55 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Jan 22(ANI): Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd will intensify the country's campaign for a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) seat during a 13-day tour to Africa, the Middle East and ... Read more...
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Latest Health Care Law Repeal Bill Passes House, Likely To Be Thwarted In Senate
January 20th, 2011 - 7:42 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Jan 20, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Yesterday the GOP led House of Representatives passed a bill that seeks to demolish the much touted health care reform promoted by Barack Obama, the president ... Read more...
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