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Runacres is new Deputy High Commissioner for UK
London: Mark Runacres, an old India hand, has been appointed as the new Minister and Deputy High Commissioner for UK in New Delhi.
'71 war memories to haunt Musharraf' Bangla visit
Dhaka: As the government of Prime Minister Khaleda Zia prepares to roll out the red carpet to Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf who arrives to Dhaka on July 29, there is growing opposition to his visit to Bangladesh from Left parties and their students' outfits.
Pakistani among 7 al-Qaida activists arrested
Islamabad: Pakistani police have detained seven suspected members of Osama bin
Laden's al-Qaida network, including a Pakistani, in a series of raids in Peshawar.
PAF plane crash leaves one dead near Islamabad
Islamabad: A Pakistan Air Force (PAF) fighter plane on a routine flying mission
crashed near a PAF base in Punjab province on July 19, killing the pilot, officials said.
'Pak govt making backdoor bids to stifle media'
Islamabad: An apex body of Pakistan newspapers has accused the Musharraf government of making "backdoor attempts" to stifle the media by amending the relevant sections of the Constitution that guaranteed freedom of press and resolved to campaign "aggressively and affirmatively" against it.
Lankan Tamil parties flay Jaya for Vaiko's arrest
Colombo: Sri Lanka's Tamil parties have attacked Tamil Nadu Chief Minister
Jayalalithaa for arresting Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) chief Vaiko under Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA), saying the action was aimed at subverting the ongoing peace process in the island nation.
Christian sentenced to death for blasphemy in Pak
Islamabad: A court found a Christian in Pakistan guilty of making derogatory remarks about Islam, has been sentenced to death.
Musharraf bows, may withdraw some amendments
Islamabad: Faced with intense opposition by mainstream political and religious
parties, the military regime in Pakistan might withdraw some of the proposed
Constitutional amendments but principal amendments would not be touched.
Unruffled Bush vows to pursue Mid East peace talks
Washington: Vowing to pursue efforts to bring peace between Israelis and
Palestinians, US President George W Bush has said, "we refuse to be discouraged" by the increase in violence in the Middle East.
Pearl-killer Sheikh files appeal against verdict
Karachi: British-born Islamic militant sentenced to death for the kidnap and murder of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl has filed an appeal against his sentence on July 19.
WorldCom to soon file for bankruptcy protection
New York: Scandal-ridden WorldCom, the United States' number two long distance telephone provider, is expected to file for bankruptcy protection shortly, a media report said on July 19.
AOL defends accounting practices, COO quits
San Francisco: Troubled AOL-Time-Warner, the world's largest media conglomerate, faced further turmoil on July 17 as its number two executive stepped down and it was forced to defend its accounting practices.
J&K infiltration has come down, says Boucher
Washington: As India continues to demand a permanent end to cross-border terrorism, the United States said it has assessed that terrorists' infiltration into Jammu and Kashmir from Pakistan has come down.
US rejects Pak call for plebiscite in Jammu & Kashmir
Washington: Rejecting Islamabad's persistent demand for a plebiscite in Kashmir in accordance to the UN resolution, the US on July 19 said it favoured the settlement of the problem bilaterally between India and Pakistan in accordance with the Shimla accord and hoped the coming Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir would lead to the resolution of the issue.
Indo-US relations all-encompassing, dynamic: Rocca
Washington: Terming India as an important player in world affairs, Assistant Secretary of State for South Asia Christina Rocca said United States has an all-encompassing and dynamic co-operation with India.
'More than Indo-Pak conflict on S Asia agenda'
Washington: US Secretary of State Colin Powell on July 18 said he had much more on his agenda with Pakistan and India than just the current crisis between the two nuclear rivals.
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