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  • Gulf bloc welcomes more kings, demands Yemen deal

    The six Gulf monarchies have responded to Arab uprisings by agreeing to expand their regional grouping to include pro-Western Jordan and Morocco and urged a quick political deal in Yemen. The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) welcomed bids by the two Arab kingdoms to join the six-nation grouping of Gulf monarchies, its secretary general Abdullatif al-Zayani […]

    EU imposes sanctions on Syrian President’s younger brother

    The European union has decided to impose sanctions on the younger brother of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and 12 other top Syrian officials for their roles in violence against protestors. The European Union also imposed an arms embargo and ban on equipment that can be used for internal repression. The list of persons include the […]

    US drone attack kills at least four militants in Pak

    In Pakistan, a US drone attack today killed at least four militants in a tribal region along the country’s border with Afghanistan. Officials said the drone fired two missiles at a vehicle in South Waziristan. The identity of the militants was not immediately known.

    US asks Pak to do more to wipe out terrorism

    The US has asked Pakistan to do more to wipe out terrorism from its territory. Talking to reporters in Ahmedabad today the US Ambassador to India Timothy Roemer said that Pakistan is now needed to act against the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).The envoy added that his government had been building immense pressure on Pakistan to go after […]

    Musharraf-Bush ‘secret deal’ for Osama mission in Pak, Mush denies

    Ex-US President George W Bush and Pakistan military leader Pervez Musharraf struck a secret deal a decade back allowing an unilateral American operation on Pakistani soil in search of Osama bin Laden similar to the raid that killed the al-Qaeda leader, a media report said. The deal permitting a US strike in Pakistan if bin […]

    India questions Pak’s contention about Dawood

    India today questioned Pakistan’s contention that dreaded underworld don Dawood Ibrahim is not in that country. Home Secretary G K Pillai today took on the Pakistan interior minister Rehman Malik saying if Dawood Ibrahim is not in Pakistan, Mr Malik should say where he is. Earlier, Home minister P Chidambaram in an interview to a […]

    Lankan reconciliation commission’s term extended by six months

    Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa today announced that his govt has extended by six months the term of a high-power reconciliation commission, appointed last year to report on the LTTE conflict, following a request by the body which was originally scheduled to finish its work by May 15. Rajapaksa said he had complied with the […]

    US says it is not apologetic for unilateral Osama raid in Pak

    The US has said it was not apologetic about its unilateral action of hunting down Osama bin Laden on Pakistani soil but it wants the government of that country to continue its cooperation in the war against terror. “We do not apologise for the action,” White House Press Secretary Jay Carney told reporters at his […]

    Former Nepalese Foreign Minister dies on Everest

    Nepal’s former Foreign Minister Shailendra Kumar Upadhayay has died while trying to scale Mount Everest in an attempt to become the oldest man to scale the world’s highest peak. Mr. Upadhyaya, 80, was ascending from the base camp situated at an altitude of 5,700 metres, when he suddenly fell ill and passed away yesterday. The […]

    US rejects Pakistan PM’s criticism of Laden raid

    The United States has rejected Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani’s criticism of unilateral action that killed Osama Bin Laden. White House Press Secretary, Jay Carney told reporters that Obama administration expects the Pakistan government to continue to cooperate with the US in the war against terror. Mr. Gilani had alleged yesterday that the United […]