Cairo, March 11 (IANS) Egyptian former foreign minister Ahmed Abul-Gheit was appointed on Thursday as the new secretary general of the Arab League. In an emergency meeting in Cairo, the Arab League council unanimously agreed…
Jerusalem, March 11 (IANS) The Israeli government does not intend to engage in peace talks with the Palestinians in the near future, the country’s Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely said on Thursday. “Negotiations with the…
Moscow, March 11 (IANS) Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday condemned the continued attacks on his nation’s diplomatic missions in Ukraine by protesters demanding the release of a Ukrainian pilot by Russian authorities. “The…
United Nations, March 11 (IANS) United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday urged all concerned to act with restraint after Iran test-fired two ballistic missiles on Wednesday. In Ban’s statement, he recalled the previous…
(150702) — WASHINGTON, July 2, 2015 (Xinhua) — Photo taken on July 2, 2015 shows a cordon line outside the White House in Washington, capital of the United States. The Pentagon on Wednesday warned of…
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) India, Afghanistan and Iran will hold a trilateral meeting next month to finalise an agreement on transport and transit between the three countries, a senior government official said on Thursday….
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) India and the US discussed cooperation in the areas of defence, trade and investment, and civil nuclear energy among others during a visit of Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar to Washington,…
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) India has sought a probe into the death of an Indian medical student after he was attacked by unidentified people in a Russian city while on a business trip, a…
Dhaka, March 10 (IANS) Hundreds of Bangladeshi activists set off on a 200 km march from Dhaka to the Sundarbans on Thursday to protest against the $1.5 billion power plant near the world’s largest mangrove…
Islamabad, March 10 (IANS) The Pakistan government on Thursday declined to send the national men’s and women’s teams for the World Twenty20 until the Indian government publicly guarantees “foolproof security” for Pakistani players and fans…
Islamabad: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj addresses at the Heart of Asia Conference in Islamabad, Pakistan on Dec 9, 2015. (Photo: IANS/MEA) New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Foreign Secretary…
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) Mexican Foreign Minister Claudia Ruiz-Massieu Salinas will arrive on a two-day visit to India on Friday during the course of which she will hold bilateral talks with her Indian counterpart…
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) India and Bangladesh have signed a memorandum of understanding to construct a pipeline for supply of high speed diesel, it was announced on Thursday. Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) and Bangladesh…
Islamabad, March 10 (IANS) Pakistan will not participate in the ongoing World T20 tournament until the Indian government assures “foolproof security” for the men’s and women’s national teams, Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar said on Thursday….
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) India will extend a $2-billion line of credit (LoC) to Bangladesh, the largest ever to any country, the government said on Thursday. This will be in addition to the $1-billion…
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) The union Cabinet on Thursday approved ratification of the Bay of Bengal Initiative on Multi Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) convention on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters. The…
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) India will start supplying 100 MW of power from the northeastern state of Tripura to eastern Bangladesh as well as lease internet bandwidth from the neighbouring country, it was announced…
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) The union cabinet on Thursday accorded approval to the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on technical cooperation in cyberspace and combating cyber crime….
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) India may soon sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Bahrain to prevent human trafficking. The cabinet on Thursday gave its go ahead for the MoU. Apart from preventing human…
Islamabad, March 10 (IANS) Pakistan on Thursday affirmed there was no change in its stance on the Kashmir issue and stressed upon the need to address it as it was the oldest issue on the…