China media: BRICS summit
BBC Online :Media discuss China-Latin America ties as President Xi Jinping visits Brazil, Argentina, Venezuela and Cuba. Xi will attend the BRICS Summit between 15 and...
International
Appointment of PM’s aide: LS passes TRAI amendment bill
PTI, New Delhi :A bill to remove legal hurdles in the appointment of former TRAI chief Nripendra Misra as principal secretary to the Prime Minister...
Tribunal hearing legal challenge over GCHQ surveillance claims
BBC Online :A tribunal is hearing a legal challenge by civil liberty groups against the alleged use of mass surveillance programmes by UK intelligence services.Privacy...
Moscow ‘considering targeted strikes’ on Ukraine
AFP, Moscow :Moscow is considering targeted strikes against Ukraine after a shell reportedly crossed the border and killed a Russian civilian, the Kommersant daily reported...
Paris march against war by Israel
AFP, Paris :Clashes erupted in Paris on Sunday as thousands of people protested against Israel and in support of residents in the Gaza Strip, where...
Israel Navy joins Gaza attack
Reuters, Jerusalem :Israel said it shot down a drone from Gaza a week into its offensive on Monday, the first reported deployment of an unmanned...
GSK China: Corporate investigator charged
BBC Online :Chinese prosecutors have formally filed charges against a British man and his wife linked to the GlaxoSmithKline bribery claims, state media say.Peter Humphrey...
Libyan rival militias clash near Tripoli airport
BBC Online :Fighting has broken out between rival militias near the international airport in the Libyan capital, Tripoli.Anti-Islamist rebels from the Zintan region who control...
Israel hits Gaza security areas
BBC Online :Israel has carried out overnight air strikes against Gaza’s security headquarters and police stations, in the heaviest bombardment since operations began on 8...
US, Iran differ on vital N-issues
Reuters, Vienna :U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday said that there were major differences between Iran and six world powers negotiating on Tehran’s...
Sarkozy`s legal fight may rock French admn
Reuters, Paris :In accusing magistrates of persecuting him, former French president Nicolas Sarkozy is taking on an old enemy in a fight that could hurt...
Afghan presidential candidates agree vote audit
BBC Online :Afghanistan’s two presidential election candidates have agreed to an audit in an attempt to resolve a dispute over the result of last month’s...