| Zardari, Manmohan meeting a mere ritual: Pakistani daily |
ISLAMABAD, Sept 1: Pakistan has to “dispel the impression that the procrastination of the Mumbai suspects’ trial is on purpose”, said a leading Pakistani daily that described President Asif Ali Zardari’s meeting with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at Tehran as a mere ritual.
“Had there been no meeting between Zardari and Manmohan Singh on the sideline... |
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| Obama names Bombay IIT graduate to key post |
WASHINGTON, Sept 1: President Barack Obama has appointed Romesh Wadhwani, an Indian American founder of several software and IT companies, on board of trustees of the John F Kennedy Centre for the Performing Arts.
Announcing his intent to appoint Wadhwani and nine other general trustees of the centre, Obama said, “These dedicated men and women bring a wealth of experience and tale... |
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| No classified information leak in Osama book: Ex-Navy Seal |
WASHINGTON, Sept 1: A former US Navy Seal who gave a first-hand account of the Osama bin Laden raid in a new book has denied leaking any classified information.
Robert Luskin, an attorney representing the author with the pen name Mark Owen, said his client “has faithfully fulfilled his duty” and didn’t violate any non-disclosure agreements with the Pentagon, reported X... |
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| Russia disagrees with West on Syrian crisis solutions: Lavrov |
MOSCOW, Sept 1: Though everyone wants to see a Syria free of turmoil, Russia and Western countries have different views on how to solve the prolonged crisis, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Saturday. During a meeting with students from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations, Lavrov said the Western approach of demanding external interference and the resignation of Pre... |
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| Badal tells US court summons not properly served |
NEW YORK, Sept 1: Responding to a US court’s summons, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal has sought additional 90 days to defend charges of human rights violations filed against him by a Sikh group. In its lawsuit, Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) has accused Badal shielding the police officers responsible for torture, extra judicial killings and continuous human rights violations against the ... |
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| Jindal defends Romney visit to Louisiana |
WASHINGTON, Sept 1: As Mitt Romney visited Louisiana’s storm-ravaged coast, the state’s Indian-American governor Bobby Jindal said he had invited both the Republican presidential nominee and President Barack Obama and there was nothing political about it.
The newly minted Republican presidential candidate had called to express concern about the damage Hurricane Isaac caused ... |
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| Over six mn Latin American, Caribbean kids not in school |
BOGOTA, Sept 1: Around 6.5 million of the 117 million children and adolescents in Latin America and the Caribbean do not attend school, the regional office of Unicef said on Friday. Another 15.6 million youngsters currently in school may find themselves forced to drop out, according to the Unicef report, “Completing School: A Right to Grow, a Shared Duty”. Kids who start school late an... |
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| 'Free Pussy Riot' murder suspect held |
MOSCOW, Sept 1: Russian police have arrested a man suspected of murdering two women whose bodies were found beneath a scrawled message, demanding the release of three jailed members of the anti-Putin punk group Pussy Riot. According to investigators, the two victims – a 76-year-old and her 38-year-old daughter – were found in their apartment on Wednesday. And, the slogan written on a w... |
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| UN chief calls for diplomatic solution to Iranian n-issue |
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 1: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has regretted that Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) are yet to reach agreement on resolving Iran’s nuclear issue, and pressed for a “diplomatic and negotiated solution” to the prolonged problem. “It is regrettable that Iran has (is) yet to reach agreement with the IAEA on a plan to resolve all ou... |
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