International Politics

Khurshid meets Aziz in Bishkek

India's External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid met Sartaj Aziz, Pakistan prime minister's adviser on foreign affairs and national security, on…

10 years ago

Pakistani Taliban involved in Indian’s killing?

Three militants from Pakistani Taliban were involved in the killing of Indian author Sushmita Banerjee in Afghanistan, the interrogation of…

10 years ago

`India’s liability law poses tough challenge to US n-deal’

Nisha Desai Biswal, President Barack Obama's Indian-American nominee to be US pointperson for South Asia, believes India's nuclear liability law…

10 years ago

US, Russia begin talks on Syria

US Secretary of State John Kerry began crucial talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on putting Syria's chemical weapons…

10 years ago

Syria to hand over chemical arms: Assad

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said he had agreed to put chemical weapons under international observation upon the request of Russia…

10 years ago

Pakistan to raise US drone attacks issue at UN

Pakistan plans to raise the issue of US drone attacks in its tribal regions at the United Nations, the foreign…

10 years ago

Pakistan army rejects Taliban claim

The Pakistan army has rejected the Taliban's claim that the latter had handed over three security men and secured the…

10 years ago

US begins delivering arms to Syrian rebels

Ending months of delay, the US has started delivering weapons to rebels in Syria over the last two weeks.

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Taliban claim prisoners swap with Pakistan military

Taliban on Wednesday claimed to have exchanged three security men of the Pakistani military in the tribal region of Waziristan…

10 years ago

Putin takes exception to America’s ‘exceptionalism’

As his plan to secure Syria's chemical weapons out Russian President Vladimir Putin centre stage, reached out to American people…

10 years ago

Syrian government, rebels committing war crimes: UN

The UN commission investigating human rights abuses in Syria on Wednesday said that both the Syrian government and anti-government forces…

10 years ago

Proof of Syrian chemical use given to UN: Russia

Russia has submitted proof of use of chemical weapons by militants in Syria to the UN Security Council, Alexei Pushkov,…

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ISI officers caught cheating in Pakistan exam

At least 500 candidates, including 50 Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and Intelligence Bureau (IB) officials, were caught cheating in an examination…

10 years ago

Syria conflict leaving invisible scars on children: Unicef

Prolonged exposure to violence and stress, loss of friends and family members, and a severe deterioration in living conditions are…

10 years ago

Obama asks Congress to delay Syria strike vote

Seizing a Russian initiative to put Syria's chemical weapons under international control, President Barack Obama asked Congress to postpone a…

10 years ago

Syrian govt accepts Russian proposal

Even as the Syrian government accepted a Russian proposal to put its chemical weapons under international control to "stave off"…

10 years ago

Syria won’t be like Iraq, says Rice

US National Security Advisor Susan Rice lobbied for a military strike against Syria and said in a speech it won't…

10 years ago

Nepal freezes assets of entities with Dawood, Al Qaeda links

The Nepal government has directed freezing of assets of 224 individuals and 64 groups with links to Al Qaeda and…

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