Russia Not Ready To Support UN Resolution On Syria...
Moscow, Feb 4: A Russian deputy foreign minister says Moscow is not ready to support a new UN Security Council resolution on Syria, but expressed optimism that an agreement on the wording could be reached. Gennady Gatilov spoke after a ...
Iran Says, It's Not Planning Attacks On US Soil...
Tehran, Feb 4: Iran on Friday rejected allegations by the US director of national intelligence James Clapper that the Islamic republic was more willing now to carry out attacks on American soil."Iran categorically denies James Clapper's unfounded allegations," foreign ministry ...
Sanctions Against Iran Won't Hurt Allies, Says US...
Washington, Feb 4: The US is trying to implement its tough economic sanctions against Iran in a way that does not put undue pressure on its partners, the Obama Administration said today, ahead of a key visit of Indian Foreign ...
4 Killed In Egypt's Anti-Military Violence...
Cairo, Feb 4: Riot police clashed with anti-military protesters in different parts of Egypt on Friday for the second straight day, leaving at least four people dead and over 1,000 injured in the latest unrest sparked by the worst soccer ...
Activists Say 20 Dead In Syria Violence...
Beirut, Feb 4: Deadly clashes erupted between government troops and rebels in suburbs of the Syrian capital and villages in the country’s south today in fresh violence that killed at least 20 people, including nine soldiers, activists said.President Bashar Assad ...
Over 100 Feared Killed In PNG Ship Tragedy...
Melbourne, Feb 3: Rescuers stepped up efforts to save the lives of over 100 people feared dead, including large number of students, a day after a ship with over 350 on board sank off the coast of Papua New Guinea.Helicopters ...
Threatening Us Will Harm America, Warns Iran...
Tehran, Feb 3: Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Friday Iran would retaliate over Western-backed oil sanctions and any threat of attack, after US defense secretary Leon Panetta was cited as saying he feared a possible Israeli strike ...
Pak Army Trying To Bring Hafeez Into Political Mainstream...
New Delhi, Feb 3: As speculation mounts in Pakistan over the entry of 26/11 mastermind Hafeez Saeed into politics, India feels that it is the Army which is trying to “mainstream” him and sees no possibility of engaging with him.Sources ...
Egyptians Demand End To Military Rule, 3 Killed In Violence...
Cairo, Feb 3: Egyptian pro-democracy protesters today demanded the ouster of military rulers over the deaths of 74 football fans in the country’s worst soccer violence, even as three people were killed and hundreds injured in fresh clashes with the ...
8 Pak Securitymen, 18 Taliban Killed In Fierce Clash...
Islamabad, Feb 3: In a pre-dawn strike, Taliban militants today attacked a strategic check post in Pakistan’s restive tribal belt along the Afghan border, triggering fierce clashes in which at least eight security personnel and 18 terrorists were killed.Militants also ...
New York Police Dept Infiltrated Mosques, Spied On Muslims...
New York, Feb 3 : The New York Police Department recommended increasing surveillance of thousands of Shiite Muslims and their mosques, based solely on their religion, as a way to sweep the Northeast for signs of Iranian terrorists, according to ...
Will Appear Before SC, Gilani Tells Parliament...
Islamabad, Feb 3 : Pakistan’s embattled Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani told the parliament on Thursday that he would appear before the Supreme Court that has summoned him next week to frame contempt charges for refusing to revive graft cases ...