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  Germany urges Israel, Palestinians to ease tensions

  World | November 16, 2014 6:13 IST

  Ramallah: German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Saturday warned of turning the Israeli-Palestinian conflict from political into religious due to the growing tension in Jerusalem.Steinmeier's warning came in a joint press conference with Palestinian Minister

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  Czech Republic ready to support Syrian refugees in Lebanon

  World | November 13, 2014 6:15 IST

  Beirut: Czech Republic Foreign Minister Lubomir Zaoralek said on Wednesday that his country is willing to help Lebanon to offer assistance to the Syrian refugees that are taking shelters in the country.Following a meeting with

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  Australia to join airstrikes against IS in Iraq

  World | September 28, 2014 11:50 IST

  Sydney: Australia will soon join the airstrikes against Islamic State (IS) militants in Iraq."The national security committee and the cabinet will meet this week to discuss the action," Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said on Sunday."It

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  Australia welcomes release of Fijian peacekeepers

  World | September 12, 2014 8:48 IST

  Sydney: Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has welcomed the unconditional release on Thursday of 45 Fijian peacekeepers held in Syria.The peacekeepers have been serving with the UN Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF), monitoring a 1974 ceasefire

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  Oman Foreign Minister on 2-day visit from tomorrow

  India | June 02, 2014 20:11 IST

  New Delhi: Reaching out to the new government, Oman's Minister for Foreign Affairs Yousuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah will arrive here tomorrow, in the first visit by any foreign dignitary to India after the Narendra

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  Chinese Foreign Minister to visit India next month

  India | May 28, 2014 21:31 IST

  New Delhi: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will come here on June 8 as his government's special envoy to establish connection with the new dispensation at the Centre.  According to sources, Wang's visit reflects the

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  Russia to hit back at Western sanctions: Minister

  World | May 14, 2014 23:12 IST

  Moscow: Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Wednesday Moscow may retaliate against Western sanctions if those countries continue confrontation, indicating possible blow to such payment systems as Visa and MasterCard."We don't want confrontation. But if the

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  Nokia will have to clear Rs 6,500 crore tax liability: Finance Ministry

  December 05, 2013 23:30 IST

  New Delhi: Unfazed by threats of closure of Nokia's Chennai plant, a top Finance Ministry official today asserted that the Finnish company, which is being acquired by Microsoft, will have to clear a total tax

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  Will not give in even if there is World War III: Syria

  World | September 04, 2013 23:38 IST

  Damascus: Syria's deputy foreign minister has said his country would never give in, even if World War III erupts.  In an interview to a French news agency, deputy foreign minister Faisal Muqdad  said his country

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  Sri Lankan foreign minister arriving Sunday, to meet PM

  India | August 17, 2013 21:01 IST

  New Delhi: Sri Lankan Foreign Minister G.L. Peiris is arriving here on Sunday to invite Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Colombo in November.Peiris, who arrives Sunday evening,

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  Italy foreign minister resigns over decision to send back marines to India for trial

  World | March 26, 2013 21:06 IST

  Rome, Mar 26: Italian Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi today resigned following criticism of the government's decision to send back to India the two Italian marines accused of killing Indian fishermen.Terzi announced his resignation in Parliament,

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  Khar offers talks to deescalate tensions along LoC

  World | January 17, 2013 8:29 IST

  Islamabad, Jan 17: As India and Pakistan agreed to deescalate the situation along the border, Islamabad tonight offered to hold talks with New Delhi to address concerns related to the LoC and to reinforce a

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  Foreign Minister Khurshid backs visa to Javed Miandad

  Cricket | January 03, 2013 20:39 IST

  Bangalore, Jan 3: Indian External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid Thursday said the government followed proper procedures in giving a visa to former Pakistan cricket captain Javed Miandad, whose visit has sparked off a political controversy.Miandad,

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  Iran says it wants 'win-win' in nuclear talks

  World | July 02, 2012 22:44 IST

  Iran, Jul 2: Iran wants a “win-win” outcome in its talks with world powers over Tehran's disputed nuclear program, the country's foreign minister said Monday, warning that the only other choice is confrontation.Three rounds of

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  Indo-Pak Foreign Minister-level talks postponed

  India | June 26, 2012 17:54 IST

  New Delhi, Jun 26: The Indo-Pak Foreign Ministers' meeting, which was scheduled in July, has been postponed since the dates were clashing with the Presidential poll here.  According to official sources, Pakistan wanted to hold

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  Italy Moves Kerala High Court, Italian Foreign Minister Coming

  India | February 22, 2012 15:58 IST

  New Delhi/Kochi, Feb 22: Italy today raised the pitch over the killing of two Indian fishermen by its marines escalated by moving the Kerala High Court seeking quashing of murder charges against them and its

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  India-Pak Dialogue Should Continue, Says Hina Rabbani Khar

  World | January 24, 2012 20:40 IST

  Islamabad, Jan 24: Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar today called for continuing the India-Pakistan dialogue process in a “sustained, time-bound and result-oriented manner” to decrease “mistrust” between the two neighbours.Khar made the remarks during a

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  US Would Be Responsible If Pak Fails In War On Terror : Khar

  World | December 15, 2011 17:00 IST

  Islamabad, Dec 15: Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar today warned that the US would be responsible if Pakistan failed in the war on terrorism, a remark that comes in the backdrop of a move by

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  Khar Blames Afghan Refugees For Rabbani Killing

  World | December 14, 2011 23:09 IST

  Islamabad, Dec 14: Pakistan has blamed Afghan refugees living in the country for the assassination of former Afghan President Burhanuddin Rabbani and warned Kabul against making it a “scapegoat” for all the ills happening in

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  Will Retaliate Against All Future Attacks : Khar

  World | December 13, 2011 16:29 IST

  Islamabad, Dec 13: As Pakistan brainstorms to revamp its foreign policy after last month's deadly NATO strike, Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar said the country will retaliate against all future attacks but also made it