Some 200 Thai troops stationed at border area with Cambodia
Russia successfully launches two European satellites
Tamil-Army Clashes Leave 15 Dead
Russia ready to start talks on CFE Treaty this autumn
By RIA Novosti
Moscow : Russia is ready to start talks on an amended Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) Treaty this autumn, and will continue to honour its provisions until the deadline set by a presidential decree, a Russian diplomat said Friday.
Late last week, President Vladimir Putin signed a document suspending Russia's observance of the CFE Treaty and related agreements, citing the "extraordinary circumstances concerning Russia's security that require emergency measures," and set a 150-day deadline for the West to ratify it.
Russia proposes Middle East meet in Moscow
Haze continues to worry Beijing on eve of opening ceremony
Pope Benedict on first outing after attack
Italy quake: 98-year-old woman rescued after 30 hours
Russia’s Medvedev focuses on social themes
Former US president Clinton meets Kim Jong Il
Schedule of events for Obama’s inauguration
European business climate deteriorates again – INSEE
Ready to discuss Cuba blockade with Obama, says Raul Castro
Syrian military police chief defects
Italian business confidence falls
Cuba releases images of Fidel Castro after six months
New conflict with Ugandan rebels looms on horizon
Colombia names Silva as defence minister
N. Korea developing new devices to jam GPS signals
Sri Lanka calls Pakistan ‘true friend’
Ukrainian president, opposition sign deal to end crisis
No diesel, no cremation in Chinese city
Flooded Chinese mine’s toll rises to 21
Tibet’s major Buddhist monastery reopens after March riot
Nepal government gets king’s crown, palace but not throne
Key UN climate change summit opens
World’s biggest diamond found in South African mine
Somali exodus surges as insecurity grows
Exit polls show President Morales wins recall referendum in Bolivia
Two Indians among 14 terror suspects held in Spain
Latest quake kills woman in Tibet
Now, gas from human waste for Canadian homes
Thirty-three countries facing grave food crisis: Report
Prince William may delay taking up royal duties
Kremlin calls on voters to go to the polls
Somali government, opposition sign power-sharing deal
Military agents secure release of Colombia’s Betancourt
Indian-American programmes robots to follow the leader better
Lights off in Indonesian red-light district during Ramadan
Mozambique Ices Human Trafficking
US renovates schools in former LTTE area
Pirates seize gas tanker off Kenyan, 17 crew on board
$9.7-bn Sandy relief approved by US House of Representatives
Sarkozy’s former wife to marry boyfriend
Post-quake rebuilding will take three years: China
Sinking global economy looks to China
Job creation, economic growth Obama’s top priority
Earthquake hits Solomon Islands
College women drink excessively to hook men
India contributes $1 mn to tsunami trust fund
IS releases new video of massacre at Iraq’s Air Academy
Georgian president to address NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Spain
200 prisoners escape in Liberian jail break
Former fighter pilot named Canadian military chief
Russia sends 25 tonnes of aid for Syrian refugees
Albanian parliament elects new president
By Xinhua
Tirana : The Albanian parliament has elected Bamir Topi to be the country's new president, local media reported.
Bamir Topi, the deputy leader of the ruling Democratic coalition, was elected as the president Friday night after he won 85 votes, while his rival got 55 votes.
A candidate needs at least 84 votes, or three-fifths of the 140-seat parliament, to secure the post of the presidency, which has powers over the country's judiciary and armed forces.
Russia warns Poland of US missile defence plans
Philippines stops issuing haj passports to Muslim pilgrims
NY Times names BBC head as CEO
Vice President urges local gov’ts to “offer whatever” to help quake victims
Kosovo’s parliament approves constitution
Ferrari start court action against Stepney
Maranello (Italy) : Ferrari have started court proceedings against their performance development chief Nigel Stepney, accusing the British technician of attempted sabotage.
Chinese charity takes care of jailed parents’ kids
Russia pushes for own peace plan in Georgia, US opposes
US to push for more UN sanctions on Iran: Obama adviser
G8 rejects Mugabe’s election in violence-torn Zimbabwe
New Obama strategy to beat terrorists in Afghanistan, Pakistan
IPI condemns Marxists for newspaper blockade
Sri Lanka Navy destroys rebel ship
Rice arrives in Tokyo for N.Korean nuke talks, ties
Six found decapitated in Mexico
Spending cuts to push unemployment to three million in Britain
EU ‘well on track’ to Kyoto goals: officials
Germany to launch probe into US spying on Merkel
Let Sikhs join military: US lawmakers
Tunisia to hold legislative, presidential polls separately
Syrian refugees could double or triple in 2013: UNHCR
Orbiting cosmonauts vote in Russian polls
‘Monk in Lhasa monastery died of starvation’
Marcel Siem leads Avantha Masters, Gangjee tied third
Rain, flooding leave 54 dead in Nicaragua
11 sentenced to death in Egypt
9/11 terrorists came from Canada: John McCain
Thai PM: 40 Thai Medical Teams May Enter Myanmar
Holding a balloon on an Arctic ice floe
19 crew rescued in another ship sinking in Philippines
‘FARC leader’s death won’t hasten hostage release’
Bush poster pelted with shoes in Canada
17 killed in Moscow fire
Imam vows to go ahead with Ground Zero mosque
Local elections result, setback for Sarkozy’s party
At least 19 killed in US floods
Nepal dismisses 14 hydro-electricity licences
Malaysian jet search concludes
Three out of four Americans think Obama will do a good job
Rescue work continues in China, nearly 20,000 dead or missing
US says it will move on domestic subsidies
Clinton replaces campaign manager
Philippines, Muslim rebels reach breakthrough in peace talks
Woman linked to Moscow twin blasts detained
Olympics disappoint Beijing landlords
France formally begins probe into Air France disaster
Energy tops agenda as Black Sea summit convenes in Istanbul
Istanbul : The leaders of 12 countries have wrapped up a summit of Black Sea region countries pledging to increase cooperation in trade, energy and transport ties.
Al Qaeda still determined to attack US: Report
China, India top over-performers in improving trade logistics
Bank of China to open Taiwan branch
OSCE warns Russia against jeopardizing Georgia sovereignty
Paris haute couture season opens with optimism
Long-term truce with Hamas impossible: Israel
Indian-origin journalist honoured in Canada
Rabbi calls German military support for Israel a “tragedy”
Southeast Asia heads for property slowdown but no bust
Germany fights dreaded Chinese beetle
UAE carrier to start Nepal flights
Kathmandu : With the signing of a bilateral labour agreement between Nepal and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Etihad Airways of the UAE will start flights to Nepal this autumn.
Chinese military withdraws from Lhasa
New York Times endorses Barack Obama
More South Asians making Washington DC their home
Sri Lankan government rejects rebels’ truce offer
Myanmar survivors emerge desperate for help
Nepal Maoist chief skips statute meet for resort rest
Protect our nationals on your territory, China tells Pakistan
By IANS
Beijing : China has asked Pakistan to ensure security of Chinese nationals working on various projects in that country in the wake of recent attacks on them.
China's Defence Minister Cao Gangchuan conveyed this to visiting Pakistani Secretary of Defence Kamran Rasool during their meeting here, Online news agency reported Thursday.
