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Li seeks to impress with 'namaste' informal style

2013-05-21T10:30:00

Li said he had "deep respect for the people of India" and had "candid and friendly talks" with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on a wide range of issues

US senators approve 5,000 visas for Tibet refugees

2013-05-21T06:45:00

Citing increasing oppression by Chinese authorities against Tibetans, Senator Dianne Feinstein offered the matter as an amendment to the vast legislation aimed at fixing the US immigration system

Obama to hold talks with Xi Jinping next month

2013-05-21T06:45:00

Obama-Xi summit meeting would be held on June 7-8 in California at Sunnylands, the Walter and Leonore Annenberg Estate

Governments failing to protect minorities, says US

2013-05-21T06:45:00

In the case of India, report said, several educational institutions in Mangalore, Karnataka, reportedly banned Muslim girls from wearing headscarves

Gay marriage law strains UK Cameron's leadership, government

2013-05-21T06:15:00

Almost 40 percent of Cameron's 303 lawmakers voted for an ultimately unsuccessful amendment that would have allowed registrars to refuse to perform gay marriage ceremonies if they objected

Attention shifts to White House in IRS probe

2013-05-21T06:15:00

Obama fired acting IRS Commissioner Steven Miller on Wednesday and called the inspector general's findings outrageous

Tensions over Syria convulse Lebanese city again, 5 killed

2013-05-21T06:15:00

Rocket-propelled grenades and heavy gunfire shook the city on Sunday night but exchanges tapered off into sporadic sniper fire by daytime

Obama urges Myanmar to stop violence against Muslims

2013-05-21T06:15:00

During the first visit to the White House in 47 years by a leader of the Southeast Asian nation, Obama called for an end to the killings of Rohingya Muslims in western Myanmar's Rakhine state

91 killed as powerful tornado slams Oklahoma City

2013-05-21T02:15:00

Footage from local television stations also showed a number of other levelled buildings and a funnel cloud stretching from the sky to the ground, kicking up debris

Obama to deliver major policy speech on counter-terrorism

2013-05-21T04:30:00

In his speech at the National Defence University on May 23, Obama will discuss US’s broad counter-terrorism policy, including its military, diplomatic, intelligence and legal efforts

Medvedev calls for tougher control of migration

2013-05-21T03:15:00

In an interview in the Komsomolskaya Pravda daily, he said the inflow of migrant workers was a trend that is "neither positive nor negative; it’s just life"

Imran Khan's PTI secures victory in Karachi re-poll

2013-05-20T16:45:00

The polling was held amid tight security, as there was tension and fear after the brazen killing of PTI's senior vice-president Zahra Shahid Hussain

Gandhi's blood sample up for auction in London

2013-05-20T16:30:00

Two microscope slides bearing the blood of Mahatma Gandhi were obtained in 1924 when he was recovering from an appendectomy

Indian girl invents device that can charge phone in 20 seconds

2013-05-20T16:30:00

The supercapacitor is flexible and tiny, and is able to handle 10,000 recharge cycles, more than normal batteries by a factor of 10

Saudi authorities refuse to accept new Indian passports

2013-05-20T16:30:00

Saudi authorities say they have not received any official information on modification of Indian passports

Musharraf granted bail in Benazir assassination case

2013-05-20T16:00:00

The acceptance of bail application could see the former military ruler leave Pakistan, despite the fact that the Supreme Court has directed him to stay put

Syria army regains large part of strategic al-Qussair city

2013-05-20T12:30:00

Last week, Syria's air forces dropped leaflets urging people in al-Qussair to leave their homes in anticipation of furious battles in the city

Obama to reveal Guantanamo Bay plans, drones strategy on Thursday

2013-05-20T12:30:00

Obama will discuss the country’s broad counterterrorism policy, including military, diplomatic, intelligence and legal efforts

Chinese hackers resume cyber attacks on U.S. companies, government agencies

2013-05-20T12:15:00

The hackers appear to have resumed their attacks using different techniques, according to computer industry security experts

For the elderly in US, poetry blunts the pain of isolation

2013-05-20T12:15:00

Some senior immigrants refer to their life in the US as living in a "golden cage" attributable to their ignorance of the language, lack of mobility and social contacts

Karzai leaves for state visit to India

2013-05-20T12:00:00

During his two-day visit the Afghanistan President is scheduled to meet Pranab Mukherjee, Manmohan Singh and other officials

Indian embassy starts delivering exit papers in Saudi Arabia

2013-05-20T10:00:00

The schedule currently announced is for the delivery of the first batch of 12,000 emergency certificate applications received at Indian embassy in Riyadh

N. Korea fires fifth missile in three days

2013-05-20T10:00:00

Following the North’s nuclear test in February and subsequent UN sanctions, tensions escalated sharply with Pyongyang issuing near daily threats of retribution against the South and the United States

Mobiles offer financial lifeline to Asian migrants: study

2013-05-20T05:30:00

Asia is the fastest-growing market on the planet for mobile financial services, which now reach almost every town and village, enabling people to send money and transfer funds

Pakistani daily hopes Sharif, Kayani work together

2013-05-20T08:15:00

The editorial noted, "More important will be how the incoming prime minister decides to try and influence two key relationships: with India and Afghanistan"

Cameron faces party rebellion over gay marriage

2013-05-20T08:15:00

Cameron faces a setback in the lower chamber, the House of Commons, if the opposition Labour Party joins forces with Tory rebels

New Zealander fined over Prince Charles manure plan

2013-05-20T08:15:00

When warned against the plan, he reportedly responded: "Royal family? I call them the smell family”

Hamid Karzai: A friend comes calling

2013-05-20T08:00:00

Hamid Karzai is visiting India when his old collaborator in the Afghan jihad in 1980s, Nawaz Sharif, is preparing to become Pakistan's prime minister

China-India's large potential makes West anxious: Daily

2013-05-20T08:00:00

The relationship between China and India has long been plagued by negative news, causing public opinion about the relationship to become more negative

Tornadoes tear through central US

2013-05-20T08:00:00

A large "violent and extremely dangerous" tornado was spotted Sunday night on the southwest side of Wichita, Kansas and a second confirmed one was seen near Edmond, Oklahoma