New Delhi: Defence Minister AK Antony will articulate India's view on maritime security, freedom of use of sea lane and piracy during the Asia Security Summit to be held in Singapore on Saturday. On the sidelines of the Summit, also known as Shangri-La Dialogue, Antony will also hold bilateral talks with the leaders of several key countries such as France, Sri Lanka, South Korea, Canada, Vietnam and Tonga. "Antony will...
04:21 AM, Jun 01, 2012
Lahore: Former foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said Pakistan was humiliated at the NATO Summit in Chicago because of President Asif Ali Zardari's "zero credibility". "Pakistan had not been taken seriously by the world owing to the zero credibility of the incompetent rulers. World leaders gave a cold shoulder to President Zardari at the summit. It is the humiliation of my country as the elected President was snubbed at...
04:03 PM, May 23, 2012
Washington: US President Barack Obama is at loggerheads with his Pakistani counterpart Asif Ali Zardari, refusing to meet him apparently over blockage of NATO supply lines into Afghanistan, an issue which continues to strain ties between two nations, American media reports said on Monday. 'The New York Times' said a deal to reopen the supply lines fell apart as Obama began talks on ending the NATO alliance's combat role in...
12:58 PM, May 21, 2012
Chicago: NATO says that its European missile shield is up and running with a basic capability to shoot down incoming missiles. Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said on Sunday that the declaration of "interim capability" at the alliance's summit in Chicago is a first step toward a goal of establishing full coverage of Europe by 2018. A final stage is planned for 2022 that would also provide coverage of the...
11:03 AM, May 21, 2012
Washington: Raising the issue of "drone strikes" and delay in payment of collation support fund, the Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, in his meeting with the US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, has called for addressing the issue of trust deficit between the two nations. Zardari, during the meeting, noted due to the trust deficit, it would be difficult for Islamabad to rejoin counter-terrorism co-operation with the international community. In...
10:57 AM, May 21, 2012
Chicago: Thousands of protesters marched through downtown Chicago on Sunday in one of the city's largest demonstrations in years, airing grievances about war, climate change and a wide range of other complaints as world leaders assembled for a NATO summit. The protest, which for months had stirred worries about violence in the streets, drew together a broad assortment of participants, including peace activists joining with war veterans and people more...
10:05 AM, May 21, 2012
Chicago: NATO will hand over the lead role in combat operations to Afghan forces across the country by mid-2013, alliance leaders said on Sunday as they charted a path out of a war that has lost public support and strained budgets in Western nations. A NATO summit in Chicago on Monday will formally endorse a US-backed strategy for a gradual exit from Afghanistan, a move aimed at holding together an...
08:57 AM, May 21, 2012
Washington: Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has arrived in Chicago to attend the crucial NATO Summit which is expected to take important decisions with regard to the future of Afghanistan, where the stakes of Islamabad are very high. Zardari is accompanied by Foreign Minister, Hina Rabbani Khar, and the Foreign Secretary, Jalil Abbass Jilani, besides his spokesman Farhatullah Babar. His first scheduled appointment with the NATO Secretary General, Anders Fogh...
05:12 PM, May 20, 2012
US President Barack Obama and other G8 leaders wrapped up talks on the European crisis at Camp David on Saturday with a pledge to keep Greece in the eurozone. ...
10:05 AM, May 20, 2012
Rome: Governments are failing to fund projects to improve access to toilets and other sanitation services in poor countries because the subject remains "taboo", a director at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation said on Monday. "Who wants to talk about shit?" asked Frank Rijsberman, Director of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene at the $ 34 billion charitable foundation, during an interview with Reuters on Monday. "It's the last big taboo...
08:49 AM, May 01, 2012
Chicago: Poverty, a lack of education and arms proliferation present daunting obstacles, yet peace can be achieved if world leaders are more willing to talk and young people are encouraged to get involved, Nobel Peace Prize winners said on Monday at their annual meeting. Former US President Jimmy Carter and ex-presidents Mikhail Gorbachev of the former Soviet Union and Lech Walesa of Poland were among the Peace Prize winners in...
02:02 PM, Apr 24, 2012
United Nations: The UN Security Council is calling on all countries to improve measures to detect, deter and disrupt illicit trafficking in nuclear materials. A presidential statement approved by all 15 council nations and read at a formal meeting on Thursday also encouraged countries to strengthen export controls in order to prevent the transfer of information and technology that could be used for weapons of mass destruction or the missiles...
01:53 AM, Apr 20, 2012
Islamabad: President Asif Ali Zardari will invite Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to visit Pakistan by the end of this year during his meeting in New Delhi on Sunday. This was stated by Pakistan Foreign Office spokesman Abdul Basit on the eve of Zardari's day-long visit to India during which he will hold talks with Singh at the PM's Race Course Road residence which will be followed by lunch. "President Zardari...
05:45 PM, Apr 07, 2012
United Nations: India, China, Nigeria, Indonesia and the United States are set to lead the world's growth in urban populations during the next four decades, sparking challenges in providing jobs, housing, energy and infrastructure, the United Nations said on Thursday. Ahead of a UN sustainability summit in Rio in June, the world body released new forecasts for urban populations in a bid to urge global leaders to come up with...
03:20 AM, Apr 06, 2012
The five countries - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, together account for a quarter of the world's GDP and almost half of the world's population. ...
06:59 PM, Mar 29, 2012
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