Chinese activist Chen under heavy security at Beijing hospital

Chinese activist Chen under heavy security at Beijing hospital

Chen Guangcheng, who is in a hospital in Beijing, has said that he wants to leave China as he and his family no longer feel safe. ...
10:19 AM, May 04, 2012
Chen diplomatic row: China rebel leaves US embassy

Chen diplomatic row: China rebel leaves US embassy

Blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng said he wants to leave for the United States rather than stay in China. ...
10:54 AM, May 03, 2012

China: Blind activist escapes to US Embassy

China: Blind activist escapes to US Embassy Beijing: The United States faces a tense week in China as high-level talks on trade and global hot spots like Iran and North Korea open in the shadow of a blind Chinese activist's bold escape from house arrest to seek US protection in Beijing. The trip to Beijing would have been challenging for Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner even without a human rights dispute over...
12:32 PM, Apr 30, 2012

US issues alert for its citizens in Pakistan

US issues alert for its citizens in Pakistan Islamabad: The US Embassy in Islamabad on Thursday issued an emergency message asking American citizens in Pakistan to take precautions for the next two weeks though it did not give any reasons for the alert. "This security message from the US Embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan alerts US citizens to travel restrictions for US Embassy staff during the next two weeks," said the message posted on the Embassy's website. The message...
02:05 PM, Apr 26, 2012
US ambassador-designate Nancy Powell's message to India

US ambassador-designate Nancy Powell's message to India

US ambassador-designate Nancy J Powell arrived in New Delhi on Thursday, following her 29 March confirmation by the American Senate as the first woman head of the US mission in India. To mark her arrival, the US embassy released a 2.36-minute video, which has also been subtitled in 10 Indian languages: Hindi, Urdu, Bangla, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Marathi, Punjabi and Gujarati. ...
11:03 AM, Apr 20, 2012

Taliban attacks diplomatic area in Kabul, 16 dead

Taliban attacks diplomatic area in Kabul, 16 dead Kabul: Militants launched a series of coordinated attacks in the Afghan capital on Sunday, with blasts and gunfire rocking three neighbourhoods that are home to Afghan government buildings, Western embassies and NATO bases. Latest reports: Attacks were retaliation for Quran burnings, US marine urination video and Kandahar shooting massacre, said Taliban spokesman. The Afghan Taliban issued a new statement which said that the group attacked President Hamid Karzai's presidential palace...
03:25 PM, Apr 15, 2012
News 360: US embassy apologises to SRK

News 360: US embassy apologises to SRK

National Commission for Protection of Child Rights has decided to investigate the matter related to baby trafficking in UP government hospitals. ...
10:41 PM, Apr 13, 2012

US expects 14 pc more Indians to apply for visa

US expects 14 pc more Indians to apply for visa New Delhi: The US is expecting nearly 14 per cent annual increase in visa applications from the country following implementation of streamlining of the application process as part of President Barack Obama's strategy to boost tourism from emerging countries like India and China. "We expect 14 per cent year-on-year growth in visa processed between now and 2020. We expect visa application process to reach 2.1 million by year 2020," Minister-Counsellor...
04:44 PM, Jan 27, 2012

US Embassy warns of terror threat in Bangkok

US Embassy warns of terror threat in Bangkok Bangkok: The US Embassy in Thailand has sent an "emergency message" to American citizens warning of a possible terrorist attack in Bangkok. The message says that "foreign terrorists may be currently looking to conduct attacks against tourist areas in Bangkok in the near future." It calls on people to exercise caution in public areas where Western tourists gather. Embassy spokesman Walter Braunohler declined to release more details saying, "At this...
03:23 PM, Jan 13, 2012

'CIA created Haqqani during the Soviet occupation'

'CIA created Haqqani during the Soviet occupation' Islamabad: Pakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malik has contended that the US should share the blame for the rise of the Haqqani network as the CIA created the Taliban faction during the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan and trained its members. "The Haqqani network was trained and produced by the CIA," he said. The group did not originate in Pakistan and the US should not now speak about "things which happened 20...
03:28 PM, Sep 26, 2011

'Separatists disengaged with govt during talks'

'Separatists disengaged with govt during talks' Srinagar: Moderate separatist leaders admitted to the US Embassy officials in Delhi that they had entered "quiet dialogue" with the Centre but disengaged following attack on their colleague Fazal Haq Qureshi which was intended as a clear message about "perils" of engagement. "Mirwaiz Omar Farooq, Professor Abdul Ghani Bhat, Bilal Lone and Syed Agha Hassan said the attempted assassination of their moderate APHC colleague Fazal ul Qureshi was intended to...
08:29 AM, Sep 04, 2011

US envoy calls Tamilians 'dirty and dark'

US envoy calls Tamilians 'dirty and dark' New Delhi: The US embassy has expressed deep regret over an alleged racial comment made by the Vice Consul of the US Consulate in Chennai, Maureen Chao. She was quoted on Friday as saying that her "skin had become dirty and dark, like the Tamilians." The US embassy has now said that Chao made an inappropriate comment and that they deeply regret the unfortunate remarks. This diplomatic racial gaffe occurred...
02:20 PM, Aug 13, 2011

Somalia: 1998 US Embassy blasts suspect killed

Somalia: 1998 US Embassy blasts suspect killed Nairobi: The al-Qaida mastermind behind the 1998 bombings of US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania was killed this week at a security checkpoint in Mogadishu by Somali forces who didn't immediately realize he was the most wanted man in East Africa, officials said on Saturday. The death of Fazul Abdullah Mohammed - a man who topped the FBI's most wanted list for nearly 13 years - is the third major...
08:17 AM, Jun 12, 2011

US closes embassy in Pak till further notice

US closes embassy in Pak till further notice Islamabad: The US on Tuesday closed its embassy and consulates in Pakistan to the general public until further notice, a day after American special forces killed al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden in a daring raid near the garrison city of Abbottabad. "The US Embassy in Islamabad and the Consulates in Peshawar, Lahore and Karachi are closed for routine business to the general public until further notice," Embassy spokesman Alberto Rodriguez...
10:43 AM, May 03, 2011

Stolen US diplomatic van hits Cairo protesters

Stolen US diplomatic van hits Cairo protesters Washington: A white diplomatic van shown plowing into anti-government protesters in Cairo might belong to the United States, officials said, adding that 20 such vehicles have been stolen in Egypt amid the unrest. The YouTube video, dated January 28, is one of three from recent days showing drivers seemingly purposefully ramming their vehicle into demonstrators in streets that appear to be around Cairo's Tahrir Square. The footage caused an uproar...
12:07 PM, Feb 05, 2011
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