The two Houses of Parliament were not allowed to function for more than 45 minutes each on Wednesday, after being rocked by repeated interruptions on the alleged inconsistencies in the statement by Defence Minister A K Antony on Tuesday about the India-Pakistan clash on the Line of Control (LoC) in …
Read More »Indian PM would meet Pakistani counterpart for dialogue
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is keen to go ahead with the Indo-Pak dialogue and meet his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif in New York in September-end on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly session.
Read More »Pakistan summons Indian envoy over New Delhi embassy protest
Pakistan summoned a senior Indian diplomat and asked him to ensure security of its diplomatic mission in New Delhi following a protest demonstration outside the Pakistani High Commission. Indian media has reported that a group of youth belonging to the Indian ruling Congress
Read More »Mali’s political party RPM calls for proper conduct in presidential runoff
Mali’s second largest political party Rally for Mali (RPM) Wednesday called on the transition authorities to ensure proper conduct in Sunday’s presidential runoff.
Read More »Mali’s top court rejects electoral fraud allegations
Mali’s Constitutional Court has rejected allegations of fraud in the country’s first round of presidential elections. The ruling paves the way for a second round vote on Sunday.
Read More »Mali former prime minister ahead in the first round of voting
Mali’s constitutional court has confirmed the country’s former prime minister was ahead in the first round of voting in closely watched presidential elections and dismissed complaints of irregularities.
Read More »Belgrade and Pristina to set up permanent border crossing
Pristina and Belgrade have agreed to set up permanent border checkpoints during the first part of next year as part of their deal to normalise relations. “The establishment of permanent border-crossing buildings will be financed by the European Commission…which plans to
Read More »Egypt presidency says foreign mediation was not successful
Western and Arab efforts to mediate an end to Egypt’s political deadlock have failed, the presidency said Aug.7, signalling a possible crackdown on Islamists that has sparked fears of more carnage.
Read More »Turkish Deputy PM hails relations between Bulgaria and Turkey
Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Bekir Bozdag is paying a three-day unofficial visit to Bulgaria. On the first day of his visit he went
Read More »Most of Mali political leaders back Keita
Most of Mali’s political leaders have come out in support of leading presidential candidate Ibrahim Boubakar Keita following frantic coalition building this week, bolstering his chances of victory on Sunday.
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