Sri Lankan opposition to form all-party government
60 injured in US light-rail collision
World Bank welcomes BRICS development bank
NATO fighters accompany Russian bombers near Alaska
Vietnam, US to hold high-level defence talks
US levies fines on airlines who stranded passengers
Italian PM Prodi announces retirement from politics
Russian bombers ‘intercepted near U.S. aircraft carrier’
Lankan troops consolidate position in Mullaitivu
Americans express solidarity with India after Mumbai attacks
Japan demands explanation over journalist killed in Myanmar
China decries McCain’s meeting with Dalai Lama
Fresh EU sanction hinders international security cooperation: Russia
UN begins probe as nine die in Nepal pre-poll violence
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Russia to supply oil to China via Kazakhstan
New Indian initiative for art looted during British rule
US warns of terror attack at Uganda airport
Another British solider killed in Sangin
Canada: Today Kosovo, Tomorrow Quebec?
Five errors that cost Gyanendra his crown
Flood may cost Thai economy nearly $2 bn
Obama acknowledges Greece”s efforts to extend security, stability
Taiwan, China to sign four pacts on expanding ties
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Australian Govt Acts Against Drought
Chad president wants quickly a planned European force
China denies plans for Microsoft monopoly investigation
Archer military exercise begins in Georgia
Tbilisi : A multinational military exercise under NATO's Partnership for Peace Program (PPP) opened Monday in Georgia, Georgia's Defence Ministry said.
Russia says UN Abkhazian refugee resolution counterproductive
London mayor’s advisor quits after ‘go home’ race row
One policeman killed in Chechnya shootout
French president urged to confront Chavez on press freedom
Japanese finance minister pulls out of LDP presidential race
McCain struggles for headlines as Obama trots globe
America for sale: Boost or bust for US economy?
US court agrees to partial sale of Lehman Brothers
Chinese lawyers sue CNN for damages over comments
Thousands of rare dolphins sighted in Bay of Bengal
Leading rights activists rally against Kremlin laws
Turkish parliament fails to elect new president in first round voting
Tripartite core group releases preliminary cyclone impact assessment report
ISI behind Afghanistan war, says Afghan vice president
CNN pitches newspaper wire to US editors
Deadly gun rampage in US church
North Korea starts to disable nuclear facility
Suu Kyi appeals against prolonged detention
Obama condemns attack on Jerusalem synagogue
Resentment brews among ticket seekers in Bhutan
Thimphu : A large number of civil servants who resigned from their jobs in the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan to contest the historic parliamentary elections next year are now in a quandary after being sidelined by political parties.
UN suspends operations in Somalia after attacks
Kidnapped US journalist’s mother pleads IS to release son
Russia Rules out Military Step on NATO Move
Boeing delivers 200th transport aircraft to US Air Force
Russia shuts down last weapons-grade plutonium reactor
Security Council fails to reach agreement on Kosovo
Bush condemns Iran’s detention of Americans
Washington : US President George W. Bush condemned Iran's detention of at least four American citizens, including a radio correspondent and a top Middle East analyst.
Obama supports strategic ties with India, not outsourcing
Doctors worked an hour to resuscitate him: Jackson’s brother
US House endorses new defence bill after Bush veto
After steamy scenes, world’s ‘third hottest’ MP now in nanny row
Kenya uses helicopters to airlift terror attack victims
UN grants $15 mln for election in Indonesia
Dozens dead in Congo plane crash
Labour unrest hits Unilever Nepal
Kathmandu : After Coke, Pepsi and Dabur Nepal, consumer giant Unilever Nepal now finds itself at the receiving end of a labour dispute.
Though apparently the dispute is between third parties - Unilever Nepal's third-party service provider, a Nepali company called Unique, and the workers hired by the latter - it could be more complex, going by the trend of current labour unrest in Nepal.
Premier Wen calls for closer relations between army, gov’t, people
Bush seeks global warming goal with India and China
Washington : US President George W. Bush said the United States might agree to a broad international goal for cutting greenhouse gas emissions if energy-hungry nations like India and China join in the commitment.
EU looks to closer ties with Russia under Medvedev – Solana
Pakistani FM returns home from India
Israel forces on alert after Palestinian teen dies
Jet Airways flies bigger plane on Malaysia route
Former UN Official Jailed for Corruption
Medvedev praises development of internet
Afghan man wins battle for Australian citizenship
Peru’s president accepts resignation of entire cabinet
Russian Troops to Provide Security
Urumqi riots toll rises to 184
Online shopping brings about more ‘phishing’ in China
Half of Chinese plaintiffs win cases against government
Russian president joins Twitter
Depardieu happy to get Russian citizenship
EU urges Russia to keep moratorium on death penalty
German FM warns of new Cold War over Georgian conflict
British polls: Labour party leader Ed Miliband resigns
Russia-China trade up 55.8 percent in May
More Vietnam Typhoon Victims
Briton dies as metal door falls on him
Bush Military Overspending Exposed
Thai parliament votes in Thaksin’s relative as premier
South-Asian community held protest outside White House in solidarity with Rohingya Muslims
Plane attack angers Detroit Islamic leader
Exit poll shows Lee Myung-bak advanced in S.Korea’s presidential elections
Powerful earthquake jolts remote area of Tibet
Bush to Announce Cuts in Congressional Earmark Spending
22 die in Zimbabwe measles outbreak
UN chief urges G8 nations to honor commitments to aid Africa
Kosovo Declaration of Independence Worries China
Europe: No More Expired Visas
Gaddafi’s $25 mn Italian hotel complex seized
South Korean team arrives in Pyongyang for summit preparation
Nepal keenly watching Indian polls
EU imposes ban on meat, milk export from Britain
Hillary slams Canada, leaves Arctic summit
White is not right for young British Asians
North Korea successfully tests short-range missile
Tokyo : North Korea successfully launched advanced short-range missiles last week, South Korea's Yonhap news agency Monday said.
More would-be immigrants rescued off Malta
Obama may drop missile shield bases in Eastern Europe
Tunisian president pelted with stones
Airline with detained plane was Obama’s carrier during campaign
Myanmar warns against more blasts
Nepali political parties trading accusations for impasse
UN chief calls for continuing North Korea nuclear talks
U.S. House resolution demands Japan’s apology on “comfort women”
By Xinhua
Washington : In a move viewed as a public censure to Japan, the U.S. House of Representatives on Monday unanimously passed a bill to demand Japan's apology on the issue of "comfort women."
The resolution, passed the full House by a voice vote without objection, urged the Japanese government to acknowledge formally and accept responsibility for the sexual exploitation of "comfort women" by the Japanese military during World War II.
