Clinton, returning to world stage, defends US demands for wider anti-terror actionMUMBAI, India — Off the injured list and back on the world stage, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Saturday gave an impassioned defense of American demands that India and other countries do more to tackle terrorism and global warming. Sen. Clinton visits India, cites US errors on pollution, urges India to help fight terrorismMUMBAI, India — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton opened a three-day visit to India on Saturday by urging India not to repeat American mistakes in contributing to global pollution, and she passionately defended U.S. demands for help in fighting terrorism. Clinton says US and India are partners in fight against global terrorismMUMBAI, India — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton opened a three-day visit to India on Saturday by urging India not to make the same mistakes the U.S. has on climate change and emphasizing the nations’ mutual interest in fighting global terrorism. Clinton cites US errors on pollution, urges India and others to help US fight terrorismMUMBAI, India — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton opened a three-day visit to India on Saturday by urging India not to repeat American mistakes in contributing to global pollution, and she passionately defended U.S. demands for help in fighting terrorism. Clinton, returning to world stage, opens Asia tour by commemorating Mumbai terrorist attackMUMBAI, India — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton opened a three-day visit to India on Saturday by attending a ceremony commemorating the terrorist attack in this coastal city last November that killed 166 people and raised Indian tensions with Pakistan. Indian scientists improvise to rescue maiden lunar mission from overheating, failureNEW DELHI — India’s only satellite orbiting the moon came close to failure after overheating but scientists improvised to save it and have achieved more than 90 percent of the mission’s objectives, an official said Friday. No identity, no job: India undertakes ambitious identity database to help the poorMUMBAI, India — It’s a problem of mind-boggling complexity: How do you identify 1.2 billion people without documents, who sometimes rely just on word of mouth to establish who they are? Pakistan promises India to do ‘everything’ to bring Mumbai attackers to justice
South Asia’s nuclear powers meet at Non-Aligned Summit to defuse tensions and restart talksSHARM EL-SHEIK, Egypt — The prime ministers of India and Pakistan had a rare encounter Thursday on the sidelines of a Non-Aligned Movement summit in effort to defuse tensions between the two nuclear powers after last year’s terrorist attacks. Leading female politician in India arrested for suggesting rival should be rapedNEW DELHI — It was supposed to be the high point of her speech — to applause from her audience, a leading member of India’s ruling Congress Party suggested that a rival leader be raped so she can understand the plight of rape victims. Non-Aligned summit in Egypt focuses on global economic meltdown, calls for new financial orderSHARM EL-SHEIK, Egypt — Cuba’s president on Wednesday called for an international financial system that better takes into account developing countries’ interests, as the global recession captured the spotlight at a summit of non-aligned nations. US and India biggest investors in London: says Think London
Summit of Non-Aligned Movement in Egypt opens with Castro call for new world financial orderSHARM EL-SHEIK, Egypt — A summit of the Non-Aligned Movement opened at this Egyptian Red Sea resort town Wednesday with a call from Cuban President Raul Castro for a new international financial system to shield developing nations from the global recession. Summit of Non-Aligned Movement in Egypt expected to focus on economy, India-Pakistan meetingSHARM EL-SHEIK, Egypt — World leaders gathered Wednesday at an Egyptian Red Sea resort town for a summit of the Non-Aligned Movement, a 118-nation group that was born during the Cold War but is now struggling to stay relevant. NY counties plan appeal of court ruling allowing Cayugas to again sell untaxed cigarettesAUBURN, N.Y. — Local officials said they will file a notice of appeal following a court decision that allows the Cayuga Indian Nation to resume selling untaxed cigarettes at two tribal stores in central New York. 3 cranes crash at New Delhi’s metro accident site in fresh setback to landmark projectNEW DELHI — Three cranes crashed Monday while trying to lift a steel girder that fell at a New Delhi metro rail construction site, a new setback for the landmark project a day after another accident killed six people there. 3 cranes crash at New Delhi’s metro accident site in fresh blow to projectNEW DELHI — Three cranes crashed Monday while trying to lift a steel girder that had fallen at New Delhi’s metro rail construction site, a new blow to the project a day after the first accident left six people dead. 6 killed in New Delhi metro bridge collapse, setback before 2010 Commonwealth GamesNEW DELHI — A sixth person has died in the collapse of a bridge being built for the Indian capital’s metro rail, police said Monday, as the government prepared to investigate the prestigious project’s worst-ever accident. Police say at least 26 women drown after 2 boats capsize in western IndiaMUMBAI, India — Two boats capsized in western India when the passengers panicked after seeing a bolt of lightning, police said Sunday. Twenty-six women drowned. 5 killed, 13 injured when New Delhi metro bridge under construction collapsesNEW DELHI — One section of a bridge being built for the Indian capital’s metro rail system collapsed Sunday, crushing to death five workers and injuring 13 in a major setback to the project that officials hope to complete before the 2010 Commonwealth Games. Police say bridge under construction in New Delhi collapses, 3 killed, 16 injuredNEW DELHI — A concrete slab slipped and crushed the metal beams of a bridge under construction in New Delhi on Sunday, killing three people and injuring 16, police said. Religion, love and fighting City Hall: Indian life unfurls at a Delhi kebab standNEW DELHI — While the grill man stirred the glowing coals and the bread man rolled balls of dough, Akram Khan, the waiter, watched the traffic rumble down the pocked road. Pakistan says trial of 5 men accused in Mumbai attacks likely to start next weekISLAMABAD — The trial of five men accused in the Mumbai attacks that killed 166 people is likely to start next week, Pakistan’s interior minister says, calling it proof of Islamabad’s commitment to punishing those responsible for the assault. Lackluster G-8 summit brings fresh pressure for expanding too-exclusive world leaders ‘club’L’AQUILA, Italy — For all the smiles and upbeat talk, the just-ended Group of Eight summit showed how unwieldy the forum has become, run by Cold War-vintage powers while relegating the world’s fastest growing economies — China, India and Brazil — to observers. Opposition accuses police of abetting bootlegging in west India; 112 die from toxic homebrewAHMADABAD, India — Opposition leaders accused police of abetting bootlegging in western India, saying they were partly responsible for the recent deaths from illegally brewed poisonous liquor. The death toll rose to 112 on Friday. Opposition accuses police of abetting bootlegging in west India; 107 die from toxic homebrewAHMADABAD, India — Opposition leaders accused police of abetting bootlegging in western India, saying they were partly responsible for the recent deaths from illegally brewed poisonous liquor. The death toll rose to 107 on Friday. India’s industrial production rose 2.7 pct in May, best growth in 8 monthsMUMBAI, India — India’s industrial production rose 2.7 percent in May, the government said Friday, the largest gain since October, fueling hopes that Asia’s third-largest economy may be on the road to recovery. Rich and poor divide at G-8 climate talks shows tough road to cut carbon emissionsL’AQUILA, Italy — The chasm between rich and poor on how to address climate change burst into the open at the G-8 summit Thursday, showing how difficult it will be to persuade the world to make lifestyle and economic sacrifices needed to save the planet from global warming. Analysis: Obama advancing agenda but finding his global reach only goes so farL’AQUILA, Italy — Barack Obama is finding that even the reach of a globally popular president goes only so far, leaving him to snatch partial victories as he can. For all his effort, his strategy also banks heavily on the commodity that helped get him elected: hope. Police say 86 have died from drinking toxic home-brewed liquorAHMADABAD, India — At least 86 people, mostly poor workers living in slums, have died over the past few days after drinking tainted home-brewed liquor in western India, an official said Thursday. |
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SHARM EL-SHEIK, Egypt — Pakistan has promised India it will do everything in its power to bring the Mumbai terror attackers to justice, a key demand by New Delhi to improve relations.
LONDON - The US and India once again topped the list of countries that invested in London last year, helping create or save more than 6,000 jobs in a recession.
