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US Pakistan thaw swiftly becomes debacle

in International - Wed May 23, 2012

WASHINGTON: A summit meant to symbolize a thaw between the United States and Pakistan has only worsened the bad blood, with the troubled relationship casting a pall over

Myanmar thaw

in International - Tue April 03, 2012

The last timeMyanmar\'sAung San Suu Kyi achieved an electoral victory, back in 1991, it was a short-lived feat: The results were annulled and she spent most of the next t

Taliban US negotiators meet in Qatar

in International - Mon January 30, 2012

KABUL: Taliban negotiators have begun holding preliminary talks with US officials in Qatar on plans for peace negotiations aimed at ending the decade-long war in Afghanistan

Sanctions not to affect plan for Iran gas FO

in National - Fri January 27, 2012

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan made it clear on Thursday that US sanctions against Iran would not affect its stance on the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project

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Suu Kyi seeks unity on political trip

in International - Mon August 15, 2011

BAGO, Myanmar (AFP) - Aung San Suu Kyi called for unity in Myanmar as she was feted by thousands of supporters on Sunday during her first political trip outside her home cit

Suu Kyi holds rare talks with minister

in International - Tue July 26, 2011

YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi held a rare meeting with a government minister on Monday, raising the prospect of a thaw in relations between t

Muslim-Western tensions persist: Poll

in International - Sat July 23, 2011

WASHINGTON - Muslim and Western publics continue to see relations between them as generally bad, with both sides holding negative stereotypes of the other, according to a ne

Algeria says no plans to open border with Morocco

in International - Mon May 30, 2011

Reopening Algeria s border with Morocco is not on the agenda, Algerian Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahia said on Sunday, dismissing media reports that a thaw over the issue was i

India expresses concern

in National - Tue May 03, 2011

NEW DELHI : India seized on the killing of Osama bin Laden deep inside Pakistan on Monday, saying it showed once again that its long-standing rival remained a haven for mili

Clinton urges Arab leaders to move faster on reform

in International - Thu April 14, 2011

WASHINGTON  : US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Tuesday pushed for Arab leaders to embrace a spirit of reform that has swept the region and move swiftly to respo

Nato general warns of more bloodshed in Afghanistan

in International - Thu February 10, 2011

BRUSSELS  : Nato-led forces have dealt significant losses to the Taliban in Afghanistan but the rebels are spoiling for a tough fight in the spring to regain their sanc

Turkish Prime Minister tough on Israel..

in International - Wed December 08, 2010

ANKARA  : Turkey s prime minister on Tuesday urged Israel to end the blockade of the Gaza Strip as he insisted on apology and compensation over a deadly Israeli raid on

Barack Obama calls on Senate to ratify START

in International - Mon November 15, 2010

YOKOHAMA: US President Barack Obama assured Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in talks on Sunday that he would press the US Senate to ratify a major nuclear arms reduction p

Russia urged to expand Afghan cooperation

in International - Thu November 11, 2010

BRUSSELS: Nato wants Russia to allow the alliance to transport armoured vehicles to Afghanistan through its territory as part of an expanded transit deal, Nato s spokesman s

Koreas exchange gunfire at land border, cause unclear

in International - Sat October 30, 2010

SEOUL  : North and South Korea exchanged gunfire across their heavily armed land border on Friday, the South s military said, despite an apparent thaw in tensions on th

Nato chief urges Russia s inclusion under security tent

in International - Sat September 18, 2010

ROME  : Nato chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen warned Friday against leaving Russia outside the tent looking in as the Atlantic Alliance goes ahead with plans to deploy a mis

Rare North Korea meet delayed due to leader s health: TV

in International - Tue September 14, 2010

SEOUL  : North Korea s ruling party has delayed the start of a rare conference due to leader Kim Jong-il s health, but his condition is not serious enough to cancel the

Hillary may seek to ease worry about US-Russia ties

in International - Fri July 02, 2010

WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visits five countries once firmly in the Soviet Union s grip this weekend in part to try to allay fears that better US-Russ

Seabed map shifts as coastal states extend control

in International - Thu May 13, 2010

OSLO: Coastal nations have quietly taken over areas of seabed totalling almost the size of Australia since 2002 and far more is up for grabs in one of the biggest redrawings

Should Pakistan be aboard on quizzing David Headley

in National - Mon May 10, 2010

The Mumbai 26/11 terror incident would remain as the world s largest unresolved mystery wherein 10 terrorists so effortlessly navigated through the bustling city of Mumbai w

Armenia-Turkey peace collapse fans Caucasus tension

in International - Fri April 30, 2010

The collapse of a plan to end a century of hostility between Armenia and Turkey may have its biggest repercussions in the dispute over Nagorno-Karabakh, a flashpoint near a

Iran bars Khatami from leaving country: website

in International - Fri April 16, 2010

MANAMA/NEW YORK: A senior Iranian official said on Thursday that world powers oppose new sanctions on Tehran over its controversial nuclear programme, and that they will not

Russia blasts US

in International - Wed February 10, 2010

MOSCOW: Russia on Tuesday blasted US security moves in Europe, saying even toned-down missile defence plans were intended to weaken Russia and that the US-led NATO alliance

Expect modest US gains from thaw with Syria

in International - Tue February 09, 2010

WASHINGTON: The Obama team may get modest benefits from ending a five-year chill with Damascus but will find it hard, if not impossible to peel Syria way from hardline ally