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Asian markets mostly fell Friday and the euro sat at near-two year lows as weak European data added to pessimism after this week’s disappointing summit on saving Greece from leaving the euro zone. Positive leads from Wall Street and European markets were unable to provide a lift as Asian indexes gave up the gains made […]
There is no basis yet for another round of negotiations with the P5+1 world powers after the current talks in Baghdad, an Iranian official said on Thursday as the final session here got underway. EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton “didn’t say anything new this morning” in a bilateral meeting with Iran earlier Thursday, the […]
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has acknowledged the “large unfinished agenda” facing his government after three years in power, and vowed to tackle corruption and fiscal mismanagement. “I will be the first to say we need to do better,” Singh said late Tuesday as he presented his graft-tainted coalition’s annual report card at a function […]
NATO leaders vowed Monday to stand by Afghanistan as it takes control of its own destiny, backing a plan to hand Afghans the lead for security in the war-torn country from mid-2013. In a Chicago summit declaration, US President Barack Obama and his NATO military allies ratified an “irreversible” roadmap to “gradually and responsibly” withdraw […]
President Vladimir Putin was due on Monday to unveil his new government after winning a third term that sparked fears for the fate of Russian reforms and its future relations with the West. The cabinet is expected to cement the standing of allies in key financial and security posts while giving a nudge to reforms […]
Fierce fighting between regime troops and armed rebels rocked parts of Damascus overnight, monitors said on Sunday, as the G8 called for a “political transition” to end relentless violence sweeping Syria. The clashes in the Syrian capital came hours after a suicide bomber detonated a car bomb in Deir Ezzor, eastern Syria’s biggest city, killing […]
India is considering wheat exports to Iran, as New Delhi hopes to boost exports to the sanctions-hit nation to help settle part of its oil imports bill through a bilateral mechanism. An Iranian trade delegation will come to India next week to discuss wheat exports, the source added, without elaborating on the likely payment mechanism […]
Iran rejects Western pressures over its nuclear activities and will never give up its rights, Tehran’s chief nuclear negotiator said Thursday ahead of crunch talks with world powers in Baghdad next week. “If we participate in the negotiations… it is because of our resistance (to Western powers). Thanks to our resistance, we have defended the […]
The euro was stuck at four-month lows against the dollar in Asian trade Wednesday amid fears over political uncertainty in debt-ridden Greece and its wider impact across the 17-nation euro zone. The euro bought $1.2715 in Tokyo afternoon trade, compared with $1.2728 in New York late Tuesday, and treading its lowest levels since mid-January. The […]
India said Tuesday it would cut purchases of Iranian oil by 11 per cent following pressure from the United States to join a drive to isolate the Islamic republic over its disputed nuclear programme. Indian refiners expect to import 15.5 million metric tons of crude from Iran in the fiscal year that began April 1, […]
Fierce clashes between Syrian regime forces and armed rebels in the central city of Rastan on Monday left at least 23 soldiers dead and dozens wounded, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. The Britain-based monitoring group said initial reports indicated that three troop carriers were destroyed in the clashes that began at dawn on […]
A high-level meeting between top leaders of the American and Pakistani armed forces was held at the Army’s General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi on Saturday. A delegation of the Nato-led International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) led by its commander General John Allen, which arrived in the Pakistani garrison town earlier today, met with the Pakistani […]
