Zardari may propose intelligence sharing mechanism to Manmomah Singh

YEKATERINBURG - Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari is likely to suggest an intelligence-sharing mechanism between Islamabad and New Delhi to the Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh during their first meeting after 26/11 in Russia.

Manmohan, Zardari face to face in Russia

YEKATERINBURG - Marking their first encounter since the 26/11 Mumbai carnage, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari Tuesday shook hands and posed for cameras ahead of their talks in this Russian industrial city.

Kremlin adviser: Russia may put part of its currency reserves in bonds of China, Brazil, India

YEKATERINBURG, Russia — The Kremlin’s top economic adviser says Russia may put part of its currency reserves in bonds issued by Brazil, China and India.

China to loan regional group including Russia, Central Asia $10 billion to help economies

YEKATERINBURG, Russia — Chinese leader Hu Jintao says China will extend a $10 billion loan to a regional group that also includes Russia and four Central Asian states.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev calls for new reserve currencies beyond the dollar

YEKATERINBURG, Russia — Russian President Dmitry Medvedev says the world needs new reserve currencies.

Manmohan Singh to meet Zardari in Russia today

YEKATERINBURG - Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh will meet Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit build here today.

Ahmadinejad attends security summit in Russia amid turmoil over election at home

YEKATERINBURG, Russia — Russia welcomed Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Tuesday on his first trip abroad since his bitterly disputed re-election, a show of support for a leader facing massive protests at home and questions from the West about the legitimacy of the vote count

Manmohan meets Hu, boundary talks set for Aug 7-8 (Lead)

YEKATERINBURG - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh began his visit to Russia with bilateral talks with Chinese President Hu Jintao here Monday night. The meeting comes weeks before the special representatives of the two countries hold their next round of negotiations on their decades-old boundary dispute Aug 7-8 in New Delhi.

Take credible action against terror, Manmohan to tell Zardari (Lead)

YEKATERINBURG - In the first formal contact between India and Pakistan since the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will hold talks with Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari here Tuesday with a clear message that the resumption of dialogue will depend on Islamabad’s “credible action” against terrorism.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrives in Yekaterinburg city

YEKATERINBURG - Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has arrived here in the Yekaterinburg city of Russia on a three-day visit to attend two multilateral summits-BRIC and SCO.

Indian officials downplay former Air Chief’s remarks on China

YEKATERINBURG - Just hours ahead of the Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh’s meeting with Chinese President Hu Jintao in Russian Industrial city of Yeketerinberg, senior officials in the Indian delegation on Monday chose to downplay former Indian Air Force (IAF) chief Air Chief Marshal Fali Homi Major’ recent comments about China as being “his independent position and not the policy statement.”

Manmohan-Zardari meet to be official but it’s not ‘resumption of dialogue’: Sources

YEKATERINBURG - The much-awaited meet between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari will be an “official and structured” half-and-an-hour meeting instead of being a mere handshake-meet as being widely believed, said top Government sources on Monday.

Manmohan to meet Chinese, Pakistan presidents (Lead)

YEKATERINBURG - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who arrived in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg Monday night, will be meeting four heads of state, including Chinese President Hu Jintao and Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari, on the sidelines of the two multilateral summits here.

Manmohan arrives in Russia, set for Zardari meeting Tuesday

YEKATERINBURG - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg Monday night to attend the first BRIC summit of Brazil, Russia, India and China and the summit of the six-nation Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO).

Russia’s Medvedev in regional summit talks with China’s Hu, Central Asian leaders

YEKATERINBURG, Russia — Russia played regional power broker Monday, hosting China and Central Asian nations for a summit that highlights the Kremlin’s efforts to maintain clout in former Soviet territory and raise its profile in Afghanistan.

Pakistan, China vow to enhance strategic partnership

YEKATERINBURG - Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari and Chinese President Hu Jintao Monday reiterated they would enhance cooperation in all areas and vowed to make progress on strategic partnership, the Online news agency reported.

Four killed in Russian discotheque stampede

MOSCOW/YEKATERINBURG - Four people died and eight were injured in a stampede at a discotheque in a Russian town, the country’s main investigative body said Monday.

Russian woman charged with biting son to death

YEKATERINBURG - A Russian woman has been charged with biting her three-year-old son 50 times and striking him 80 blows that led to his death, prosecutors said.