October, 2013

• 18 October

  India and China to sign border defence pact

  India and China will sign a Border Defence Cooperation Agreement during Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s visit next week under which no tailing of each other’s patrols and no shooting at each other under any conditions by troops have been provided.

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• 18 October

  Syrian jets bombarded eastern city of Deir al-Zor

  Syrian air force jets bombarded the eastern city of Deir al-Zor on Friday after heavy overnight clashes and the killing of one of President Bashar Assad’s top military intelligence officers, activists said. General Jama’a Jama’a was shot dead on Thursday by snipers in the midst of a

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• 18 October

  France to keep 2000 troops in Mali until year end

  France will maintain around 2 000 troops in Mali to help secure the December legislative polls before further scaling down its military presence, the defence minister said  . “We’re going keep a little more than 2 000 men until the end of the year,” Jean-Yves Le Drian said.

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• 18 October

  EU supports documenting crimes committed in Syria for accountability

  The EU Friday said it continues to condemn in the strongest terms the ongoing violence and the widespread and systematic violations of human rights in Syria. A statement released by the office of EU high Representative Catherine Ashton said the EU “remains deeply concerned by the regional effects of the …

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• 18 October

  Pakistan underlines the need of dialogue for reconciliation in Mali

  The Pakistani envoy to United Nations, Masood Khan stressed dialogue aimed at national reconciliation in Mali, said an official press release on Friday. According to the press release, important steps have been taken recently to help restore constitutional order and stability in Mali.

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• 18 October

  Tunisian security forces kills several terrorists

  Tunisian security forces have killed several terrorists in an operation against an armed group suspected of an attack this week in which two policeman died, the interior ministry said Friday. “Special forces from the interior ministry, the National Guard and the army took part in this operation. It began with air

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• 18 October

  Bosnia: 8 war crimes suspects arrested over 1992-95 war

  Police in Bosnia have detained eight Serb men suspected of taking part in looting, expulsions and killing of civilians during the country’s 1992-95 war. The prosecutor’s office in Bosnia said Thursday the men were arrested in the eastern town of

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• 18 October

  Cyprus green lights support base for Syria’s weapons inspectors

  Cyprus said on Friday that it has approved the establishment of a support base on the Mediterranean island for chemical weapons inspectors deployed in war-hit Syria. “The Council of Ministers has ratified the agreement between the Republic of Cyprus and the UN-OPCW (Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons) for the

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• 18 October

  EU integration would change positively the Balkans, says Bulgarian President

  European integration is a major engine of positive change in the Balkan region, said Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev at EU-Balkan Summit. European integration has brought unprecedented peace, friendliness and understanding to the region of Southeast Europe, said Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev on Thursday at a gala-dinner for the opening of EU-

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• 18 October

  Turkey rejects that it builds wall on border with Syria

  Turkish Interior Minister Muammer Guler has denied statements that his country is constructing a wall along its border with Syria. Guler has clarified that fences are being constructed on the Turkish- Syrian border

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