The Pakistani attack on an Indian Army area domination patrol in Poonch could have been planned over a month if not more, say Indian Army sources. ...
02:32 PM, Jan 10, 2013
A day after Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar called for interference of the United Nations to verify the country's claims on the deaths of two Indian soldiers, the UN has urged India and Pakistan to de-escalate tensions through dialogue. The UN has urged India and Pakistan to respect the ceasefire and "de-escalate" tensions over the recent cross-border firings through dialogue. ...
11:20 AM, Jan 10, 2013
Union New and Renewable Energy Minister Farooq Abdullah is among the leaders and government officials from key renewable energy markets scheduled to attend the sixth World Future Energy Summit (WFES), to be held in Abu Dhabi from January 15-17. WFES is a leading platform for renewable energy innovation and investment and is part of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week. ...
11:05 AM, Jan 09, 2013
Syria said on January 4 that a car bomb at a crowded petrol station in Damascus was set off by "terrorists", a term it uses for rebels seeking to topple President Bashar al-Assad. The blast on January 3 night killed 11 people and wounded 40 at a station packed with Syrians queuing for fuel, which has become scarce in the 21-month insurgency against Assad, in the second petrol station attack...
12:35 PM, Jan 05, 2013
Syria said on Friday a car bomb at a crowded petrol station in Damascus was set off by "terrorists", a term it uses for rebels seeking to topple President Bashar al Assad. ...
06:24 AM, Jan 05, 2013
The Fatah party of Western-backed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas staged a massive rally on January 4 in the Gaza Strip, the first such gathering in the territory since the Islamist Hamas group took control there in 2007 and a reflection of the warming ties between the two rival factions. Throngs camped out overnight in a downtown Gaza square to ensure themselves a spot for the anniversary commemoration of Fatah's 1959...
06:04 PM, Jan 04, 2013
UN chief Ban Ki-moon has voiced "deep sorrow" at the death of the 23-year-old Delhi braveheart, asking the Indian government to implement reforms to deter such crimes and bring the perpetrators to justice. Ban "utterly condemns this brutal crime" and expresses "deep sorrow" at the death of the girl, who was brutally gangraped and assaulted by six men in a moving bus in Delhi on December 16 and succumbed to...
12:08 PM, Dec 30, 2012
Truth is, retired Gen H Norman Schwarzkopf didn't care much for his popular "Stormin' Norman" nickname. The seemingly no-nonsense Desert Storm commander's reputed temper with aides and subordinates supposedly earned him that rough-and-ready moniker. But others around the general, who died Thursday in Tampa, Fla, at age 78 of complications from pneumonia, knew him as a friendly, talkative and even jovial figure who preferred the somewhat milder sobriquet given by...
03:38 PM, Dec 28, 2012
China, a veto wielding member of the United Nations, on Thursday refuted reports that it is paying less to the world body than its market share of the global economy, saying that it is still a developing country. "As China continues to develop, it will continue to undertake corresponding international responsibilities," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said. ...
08:37 PM, Dec 27, 2012
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon strongly condemned the shooting and asked the South Sudan government to conduct an immediate investigation. ...
01:43 PM, Dec 22, 2012
The United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution on Thursday urging countries to ban female genital mutilation, calling it an "irreparable, irreversible abuse" that threatens about three million girls annually. ...
03:08 AM, Dec 21, 2012
Park has said she will hold talks with North Korea and resume aid to the isolated and belligerent country, but only if it abandons its nuclear weapons program. ...
06:20 PM, Dec 20, 2012
A mass grave unearthed in Sri Lanka has stirred memories of the country's bloody insurgencies. ...
03:51 PM, Dec 19, 2012
India is pursuing with Pakistan the case of Captain Saurabh Kalia, who was tortured and killed by Pakistani troops after being captured in the Kargil sector in May 1999, Defence Minister AK Antony said on Sunday. ...
12:51 PM, Dec 16, 2012
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday voiced his 'deepest condolences over the victims of a school shooting in the US state of Connecticut which killed 20 children. In a letter to Connecticut Governor Dan Malloy, Ban called the Sandy Hook Elementary School rampage 'shocking murders', spokesman Martin Nesirky said. ...
10:34 AM, Dec 15, 2012
The Supreme Court on Friday issued a notice to the Centre over the plea filed by martyred Kargil war hero Captain Saurabh Kalia's parents seeking permission to take up the matter at international level. Captain Kalia's father, Dr NK Kalia had approached the United Nations to secure justice for his son who was captured, tortured mercilessly and then brutally killed by the Pakistani Army. ...
11:16 AM, Dec 14, 2012
The UN Security Council on Wednesday condemned North Korea's missile launch and will continue discussions on how to respond to Pyongyang's violations of a UN ban on North Korean ballistic missile development, the council president said. ...
09:18 AM, Dec 13, 2012
"Captain Saurabh Kalia and his platoon of six soldiers were brutally tortured during Kargil encounter and this is a serious violation of the Geneva conventions which govern the rules of war between two civilised nations," said Rajya Sabha MP Rajeev Chandrasekhar. ...
05:56 PM, Dec 11, 2012
Flags of Honour Foundation, Dr NK Kalia and Rajeev Chandrasekhar, MP, petition UN Human Rights Council seeking independent investigations on the torture and death of Capt Saurabh Kalia ...
04:07 PM, Dec 11, 2012
Kargil war hero Captain Saurabh Kalia's father Dr NK Kalia has approached the United Nations to secure justice for his son who was captured, tortured mercilessly and then brutally killed by the Pakistani Army. A petition has been filed in the UN by Dr NK Kalia, MP Rajeev Chandrashekhar and the Flags of Honour Foundation. ...
03:25 PM, Dec 11, 2012
