The Swedish Foreign Minister said he hoped to visit Yerevan before Sweden takes over the six-month rotating presidency of the European Union in July 2009.
On November 6 the ruling Nur Otan party held an anti-corruption forum in Astana. As corruption poses serious challenges to this post-Soviet state, its officials are likely to be concerned with it rather on personal level than formal one. Making
MNS chief Raj Thackeray, who was granted bail by a magistrate s court in neighbouring Kalyan in a case relating to the attacks on north Indians, today presented himself before the Kalyan railway police station in line with the court
In view of state government's orders on ban of cattle rearing, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has asked the state Animal Husbandary department not to issue license permitting cattle shed owners to bring buffaloes from outside to the city. "In
Security forces today recovered an improvised explosive device (IED), concealed in a tiffin box, from a goods truck in Batamaloo area of the city, official sources said here. A team of special operations group of police got a tip off
Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) has organised a three-day training camp in Ladakh, the frontier region of Jammu and Kashmir, to teach its officials about criminal investigation of poaching and hunting cases. Experts from WTI have taught local officials, including
The CPI(M) today announced a list of five candidates for the upcoming seven-phase assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir beginning November 17. The party, which had two MLAs in the dissolved assembly, has fielded sitting MLA from Wachi in Shopian
Hyderabad will host the Asian Seed Congress 2008 , one of the biggest international seed industry events in Asia and Pacific region from November 9-13. The National Seed Association of India in collaboration with the Asia Pacific Seed Association (APSA)
Locked in a war of words with the Home Minister on the issue of legalising homosexuality, Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss today said his discussions with Shivraj Patil have "not been fruitful" and he would approach the Prime Minister for
The CEO of Pakistan s largest foreign exchange company was arrested today along with three other persons for allegedly laundering of billions of dollars out of the country. Munaf Kalia, CEO of Khanani and Kalia International, and three other foreign
The pursuit of harmony is a basic value and the fundamental spirit of Chinese culture, State Councilor Liu Yandong told representatives of the 2008 Beijing Forum on Friday. More than 300 scholars from more than 40 countries participated in the
China's top legislator Wu Bangguo is to pay an official visit to Ethiopia Saturday as part of his five-nation African tour which includes Algeria, Gabon, Ethiopia, Madagascar and Seychelles. The following are some basic facts about the country: Located in
The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) set up an expert committee on Thursday that will offer meteorological advice and technical support to the PLA when it undertakes combat training and disaster prevention and relief work. An official with the PLA
Vice Premier Zhang Dejiang has called for a greater effort and more investment to improve "the social security system with Chinese characteristics". Zhang made the remarks during a social security forum here on Thursday, saying more attention should be given
China is willing to help South Africa in hosting the 2010 FIFA World Cup, a senior Communist Party of China (CPC) official said here on Friday. Liu Qi, a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, made
The Communist Party of China's (CPC) top anti-graft official on Friday called for improvement of anti-corruption laws and regulations. He Guoqiang, secretary of the CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, told a national conference that efforts should be exerted to
