Washington, June 16 (DPA) US President Barack Obama said Monday there was some "positive movement" towards peace after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recognised the Palestinians' right to an independent state.
By Gurmukh Singh, Toronto, June 16 (IANS) Despite Colombo's refusal to give visa to its parliamentary secretary Deepak Obhral, Canada said Monday it will continue to engage Sri Lanka on the Tamil issue and work to rehabilitate Tamils displaced by the conflict. ...
Chicago, June 16 (IANS) President Barack Obama is lobbying hard for universal coverage and end of medical red tape, calling an overhaul of America's ailing health care system the most important issue for the nation's long-term economic stability....
Yekaterinburg (Russia), June 16 (RIA Novosti) Russia Tuesday said that no country has any business with Iran's recent elections which were accused of voting fraud and sparked mass demonstration....
London, June 13 (IANS) England striker Wayne Rooney will benefit the most following Manchester United's decision to sell Cristiano Ronaldo to Real Madrid for a world-record fee....
London, June 13 (IANS) Unlike his predecessors who tried to syrup coat the defeats, England cricket coach Andy Flower does not mince words in stating that his team is playing the game in accordance with their world ranking....
Kabul, June 13 (DPA) A suicide attack against a convoy of fuel tankers bound for NATO forces in southern Afghanistan killed eight drivers and wounded 21 others, while a NATO soldier was killed in a roadside attack in the same region, officials said Saturday....
Melbourne, June 13 (IANS) Australia's image in India has been damaged after attacks on Indian students, Canberra's envoy to New Delhi John McCarthy has said, adding that "India's voracious 24-hour cable news channels helped stoke the wave of fear and outrage among Indians in both countries"....
By M.R. Narayan Swamy, New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa is committed to sharing power with the minorities, now that he has crushed the Tamil Tigers. This is the feeling of Japan, whose Special Envoy Yasushi Akashi held extensive discussions with the president this week....
Islamabad, June 13 (IANS) Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari Saturday said his country was fighting for its "survival" and promised that the ongoing offensive against the Taliban would continue "until the end"....
