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.

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

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.