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Obama visits West Bank for talks with Mahmoud Abbas

YoopyaMar 21, 20130

US President Barack Obama has arrived in the West Bank city of Ramallah for talks with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. Meeting Mr Obama off

Sanjay Dutt: Bollywood actor sent back to jail for 1993 Mumbai blasts

YoopyaMar 21, 20130

India’s Supreme Court has ruled that Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt must return to prison for his role in the 1993 Mumbai blasts. The actor has

Damascus, rebels trade charges on “chemical attack”

YoopyaMar 19, 20130

(Reuters) – Syria’s government and rebels accused each other of launching a deadly chemical attack near the northern city of Aleppo on Tuesday in what

Bombs kill at least 50 on anniversary of Iraq invasion

YoopyaMar 19, 20130

(Reuters) – Car bombs and a suicide blast hit Shi’ite districts of Baghdad and south of Iraq’s capital on Tuesday, killing at least 50 people

Six held over India rape of Swiss woman

YoopyaMar 18, 20130

Police in India’s Madhya Pradesh state say they have arrested six people in connection with the gang rape of a Swiss tourist. The accused will

India-Italy marines row: ‘No legal immunity’ for envoy Daniele Mancini

YoopyaMar 18, 20130

India’s Supreme Court has said Italy’s envoy does not have legal immunity, in an escalating row over Rome’s refusal to return two marines charged with

North Korea says US ‘behind hack attack’

YoopyaMar 15, 20130

North Korea has accused the US and its allies of attacks on its internet servers, amid tension on the peninsula. KCNA news agency said the

China confirms Li Keqiang as premier

YoopyaMar 15, 20130

China’s leaders have named Li Keqiang premier, placing him at the helm of the world’s second-largest economy. Mr Li, who already holds the number two

UN: Pakistan ‘does not sanction’ US drone strikes

YoopyaMar 15, 20130

The head of a UN team investigating US drone strikes in Pakistan has said that Islamabad does not consent to them and sees them as

South Korea’s new president demands North drop nuclear ambitions

YoopyaFeb 25, 20130

(Reuters) – South Korea’s new president Park Geun-hye urged North Korea on Monday to abandon its nuclear ambitions, and to stop wasting its scarce resources