Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will pay an official visit to China from October 22 to 24 as guest of his Chinese counterpart Li Keqiang. “Chinese leaders will meet Singh and exchange views on issues of common concern,” Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying was quoted as saying. Singh will deliver …

The Indian army on Tuesday accused Pakistani troops of violating the ceasefire along the de-facto border, Line of Control (LoC), in the disputed Kashmir region. The defence spokesman, Col RK Palta said that the Pakistani army opened unprovoked fire Tuesday morning on Indian positions in Hamirpur area of the Line …

A blast ripped through a pickup truck Wednesday in southern Syria, killing 21 people in the latest attack on civilians in the country’s raging war, adding urgency to international efforts to convene peace talks. Washington pressed the Syrian opposition National Coalition to agree to a peace conference that would bring …