| Kosovo starts voting, some Serbs boycott election Posted: 12 Dec 2010 12:09 AM PST Kosovars began voting in their first parliamentary elections as citizens of an independent country on Sunday eager to see the new leaders pull them out of poverty.   |
| Holbrooke 'a towering figure' in US foreign policy: Obama Posted: 11 Dec 2010 11:09 PM PST Barack Obama has described critically ill Richard Holbrooke as "a towering figure" in American foreign policy and said that he was praying for the recovery of the "tireless public servant", who is a key member of his Af-Pak team.   |
| Madoff's eldest son hangs himself in NYC apartment Posted: 11 Dec 2010 10:13 PM PST Every day for two years, he carried the toxic burden of a name that meant fraud to the world. On Saturday, the eldest son of disgraced financier Bernard Madoff hanged himself in his Manhattan apartment.   |
| Sweden calls Stockholm blasts 'terrorist attack' Posted: 11 Dec 2010 09:23 PM PST Two blasts rocked the centre of Stockholm on Saturday night in what Sweden's foreign minister called "a terrorist attack", killing one person and wounding two.   |
| Visa-on-arrival for Buddhist pilgrims from 5 more countries Posted: 11 Dec 2010 08:43 PM PST As a New Year gift to Buddhist pilgrims, the government has decided to extend Visa-on-arrival facility to five ASEAN countries from January 1.   |
| US, New Zealand secretly resume intelligence ties: Report Posted: 11 Dec 2010 07:44 PM PST The US and New Zealand ended a near 25-year break in intelligence collaboration last year but kept the news secret, according to a leaked cable published on Sunday.   |
| Two blasts hit Stockholm, linked to Afghanistan Posted: 11 Dec 2010 04:36 PM PST Two blasts rocked the centre of Stockholm on Saturday in a possible attack inspired by Sweden's presence in Afghanistan, killing the bomber and wounding two other people, police and media said.   |
| Russia said UK stopped it tracking former KGB agent Litvinenko's killers Posted: 11 Dec 2010 04:18 PM PST Russia told a US diplomat that it had been tracking the suspected killers of a former KGB agent before his murder in London four years ago, but had been warned off by Britain, according to a U.S. diplomatic cable released by WikiLeaks on Saturday.   |
| President Obama calls leaders, slams 'deplorable' WikiLeaks Posted: 11 Dec 2010 01:38 PM PST US President Barack Obama called Turkey's prime minister and Mexico's president on Saturday to discuss the "deplorable action" by WikiLeaks, and said the cable releases should not harm bilateral ties.   |
| President Obama calls leaders, slams 'deplorable' WikiLeaks Posted: 11 Dec 2010 01:38 PM PST US President Barack Obama called Turkey's prime minister and Mexico's president on Saturday to discuss the "deplorable action" by WikiLeaks, and said the cable releases should not harm bilateral ties.   |
| Bernard Madoff's son commits suicide in New York Posted: 11 Dec 2010 11:08 AM PST The son of disgraced financier Bernard Madoff hanged himself on Saturday in his New York apartment on the second anniversary of his father's arrest for perpetrating Wall Street's biggest ever fraud.  |
| Bernard Madoff's son commits suicide in New York Posted: 11 Dec 2010 11:08 AM PST The son of disgraced financier Bernard Madoff hanged himself on Saturday in his New York apartment on the second anniversary of his father's arrest for perpetrating Wall Street's biggest ever fraud.   |
| I-T department expects to collect Rs 2500 crore in Vodafone case Posted: 11 Dec 2010 09:44 AM PST Mumbai Income Tax authorities expect to collect Rs 2500 crore on accounts of the ongoing Vodafone case.   |
| US envoy Holbrooke in hospital in 'critical' condition Posted: 11 Dec 2010 08:31 AM PST Richard Holbrooke, the US special envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, was critically ill Saturday in hospital where he has been joined by family members, the State Department said   |
| US concern about terrorism in Spain: WikiLeaks Posted: 11 Dec 2010 08:14 AM PST The US grew so concerned about the possibility of an Islamist terror attack in Spain in 2007 that it proposed setting up a counterterrorism center in the country's second-largest city, according to confidential cables.   |
| China's strategic highway to Indian border set for completion Posted: 11 Dec 2010 06:32 AM PST China has inched closer to completing the construction of a strategic highway in a remote Tibetan county close to its border with India, which is likely to boost its capability to move troops and logistics quickly to the borders.   |
| Congress responsible for washout of Winter session: BJP Posted: 11 Dec 2010 04:39 AM PST BJP on Saturday accused Congress of insulting democratic principles by steadfastly rejecting the demand for a JPC into the 2G Spectrum and CWG scams, made by majority members of the Parliament.   |
| PM says he is worried about future of Parliamentary system Posted: 11 Dec 2010 04:05 AM PST PM Manmohan Singh on Saturday said he is 'worried' about the future of the parliamentary system in the wake of a complete washout of the winter session of Parliament on the 2G spectrum issue.  |
| PM says he is worried about future of Parliamentary system Posted: 11 Dec 2010 04:05 AM PST PM Manmohan Singh on Saturday said he is 'worried' about the future of the Parliamentary system in the wake of a complete washout of the winter session of Parliament on the 2G spectrum issue.   |
| MEA summons US diplomat over 'pat-down' search of Shankar Posted: 11 Dec 2010 02:33 AM PST India on Saturday lodged a strong protest with the US for subjecting ambassador Meera Shankar to 'pat-down' security check at an American airport as deputy chief of US embassy here was summoned to the ministry of external affairs.   |
| India to back Ban Ki-Moon's if he seeks second term Posted: 11 Dec 2010 02:16 AM PST India will support UN Secretary-General Ban-Ki Moon if he decides to seek second term in 2012, according to a senior diplomat attached to the Indian mission in the United Nations.   |
| 2G scam: Former telecom minister A Raja meets Karunanidhi Posted: 11 Dec 2010 01:28 AM PST Beleaguered former telecom minister A Raja on Saturday met DMK president M Karunanidhi, three-days after the CBI raided his residence in connection with the 2G spectrum scam.   |
| 'Back channel diplomacy' underway with India on Kashmir: Pakistan Posted: 11 Dec 2010 01:06 AM PST "Back channel diplomacy with India is underway to resolve the Kashmir issue. However, we are stressing India should hold tripartite talks," Pakistan's kashmir affairs minister Manzoor Ahmed Wattoo said.   |
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