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Liberal tech transfer, nuke cooperation on PM agenda in US

India will seek a “liberal” regime of technology transfer from the US and an early operationalisation of the civil nuclear deal, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said ahead of his visit to Washington next week. Briefing media in New Delhi on Friday Foreign secretary Nirupama Rao said that both the countries are currently engaged in [...]

India, China ‘very important’ global players: US

The Obama admin has described India and China as “very important” global players and said it is engaged in intensive dialogue with the two countries, amid New Delhi’s unease over the reference to Indo-Pak ties in a Sino-US joint statement. “India and China are two rising powers, very important players on the global scene,” State [...]

11 dead, 118 trapped in China mine explosion

A gas explosion ripped through a coal mine in a northeastern Chinese city on Saturday, killing at least 11 workers and leaving 118 trapped. The incident occurred around 2.30 am local time at the mine situated in Hegang city in China’s Heilongjiang province, when 528 miners were working under it, the official Xinhua news agency [...]

No ‘final answer’ from Iran on nuclear offer: IAEA chief

Iran has not yet provided a “final answer” to a “unique” international nuclear fuel offer, Mohamed ElBaradei, the outgoing head of the UN nuclear watchdog, said on Friday. “I do not consider that I have received a final answer,” ElBaradei, chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said in Berlin. “We have not received [...]

Afghan aid must not fuel corruption: Gates

The international community must ensure that aid and development projects in Afghanistan do not fuel corruption there, US Secretary of Defence Robert Gates has said. “The reality is that the international presence in Afghanistan has provided a significant influx of assistance dollars and contracts and so on,” Gates told reporters ahead of an international defence [...]

Ahmadinejad welcomes Brazil’s nuclear support

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad defended closer ties with Brazil, hinting at a bilateral nuclear cooperation ahead of a state visit. Ahmadinejad stressed the “need for cooperation between the two countries in various fields,” according to a statement distributed in Brasilia by the Iranian embassy. “While there is an unfair polemic in Western countries against Iran’s [...]

Brazil’s Lula calls for Israel settlement freeze

Israeli settlement expansion on Palestinian territory must stop immediately, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said as he seeks to position Brazil as a player in the Middle East. “The expansion of West Bank settlements must be frozen,” Lula said after meeting for two hours with Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas on Friday. “The borders of [...]

Belgian PM takes over as new president of EU

In a surprisingly quick compromise, European Union leaders have named Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy and Britain’s Catherine Ashton as EU President and foreign policy chief. EU leaders met in Brussels especially to select their first full time president and the High Representative for Foreign Affairs, new posts created by the Lisbon Treaty, which [...]

US issues travel advisory on Nepal

Expressing concerns over the prevailing security situation in Nepal, the US has asked its nationals to be cautious while travelling to that country. “The Department of State warns US citizens of the risks of travelling to Nepal, and urges caution when travelling in that country,” the State Department said in its travel advisory issued on [...]

Cross recognized cross-border fertilization in Pak dangerous

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said there is cross border fertilization of terrorism in Pakistan from Afghanistan and the US would continue to press Islamabad to go after extremism in the country. “We know that there is a cross-border fertilization of extremism and terrorism. Afghanistan cannot get control over its territory and defeat the [...]

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