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October 15, 2009 11:57 PM

Sheikh Hasina to visit New Delhi in December

Bangladesh is hopeful of signing an agreement with India by December this year to facilitate connectivity with Nepal and Bhutan via India. Communications minister for Bangladesh Syed Abul Hossain told reporters after a meeting with the Indian High Commissioner in Dhaka that Prime Minister Sheikh Has...

October 15, 2009 11:23 PM

Obama signs into law Kerry-Lugar Bill

President Barack Obama has signed into law the Kerry-Lugar Bill that will provide 7.5 billion US dollar aid to Pakistan in the next five years, a day after the Congress assured Islamabad that the legislation does not seek to compromise its sovereignty and national interests. Obama signed the Enhance...

October 15, 2009 11:23 PM

China's aid to NKorea could hinder efforts to end its nuclear program

China's recent offer of aid to North Korea could undermine UN sanctions against Pyongyang and help feed a cycle of failed negotiations aimed at ending the isolated country's nuclear programme. A former US nuclear negotiator for North Korea said this in Seoul today. Last week, Chinese Prime...

October 15, 2009 11:22 PM

Moderate EQ hits Indonesia

A moderate 5.8-magnitude quake struck Indonesia's Papua province on the island of New Guinea today. The US Geological Survey disclosed this in Jakarta. The quake struck at 1211 GMT, 145 kilometers west of Jayapura at a depth of 103 kilometers, the agency said. A 7.6-magnitude earthquake jolted ...

October 15, 2009 8:58 PM

India willing to provide more assistance for IDPS in Srilanka

India today expressed willingness to provide further humanitarian assistance for the welfare of nearly 2.5 lakhs Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) housed in the refugee camps in the Northern Province of the island nation.<br/>This assurance was conveyed by the visiting Minister of State ...

October 15, 2009 8:52 PM

Partnership with India key to global order and prosperity: Burns

The United States has said that its partnership with India is one of the real keys to global order and prosperity in the 21st century . Speaking briefly to reporters after his talks with the External Affairs Minister Mr S. M Krishna , in the New Delhi today the US Under Secretary of State for Politi...

October 15, 2009 7:38 PM

28 billion dollars EU- Korea trade deal signed

The European Union and South Korea have signed a trade deal that could be worth up to 28 billion dollars to European exporters. The deal will remove most of the trade tariffs between the two partners. EU Trade Commissioner Catherine Ashton said the deal will create opportunities for European compani...

October 15, 2009 7:38 PM

Nepal: common resolution by joint committee to end parliament impasse

In Nepal, three major political parties today decided to form a joint committee with one representative from each party to draft a common resolution to be placed in parliament to end the parliament impasse. This was decided at a meeting of the three major parties - Nepali Congress, CPN(UML) and the ...

October 15, 2009 7:17 PM

India not for destabilising its neighbors: Tharoor

India says, it has no role in insurgency in Pakistan's Balochistan province, saying it does not follow the policy of destabilising its neighbours. Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor said in New York that there is a great difference to the Indian approach to neighbourhood poli...

October 15, 2009 6:42 PM

Pakistani Taliban chief threatens to dispatch terrorists to India

Pakistani Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud has threatened to dispatch terrorists to fight India, once an Islamic state had been created in Pakistan. As his militants wrought havoc in Pakistan by a series of attacks and suicide blasts, Hakimullah threatened India in footage aired by Britain's Sky...

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