China def min dismisses US cyberspying paper
Beijing: A Pentagon report accusing Chinese hackers of accessing US weapons designs contained “misjudgements”, a spokesman for Beijing’s defence ministry said on Thursday, adding China could build weapons on its own.
Aus to host Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2013
Melbourne: The seventh edition of the annual Regional Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, expected to be attended by over a thousand delegates from Asia-Pacific, will be held in the Australian city of Sydney this November.
Britain police charge suspect with murder
london: One of two suspects shot by the UK police at the scene of last week’s terror attack on a london street in which a British soldier was beheaded has been charged with the murder.
Syria: Assad will remain prez until ‘14
Beirut: Syria’s Foreign Minister laid out a hard line, insisting that Bashar Assad will remain Syria’s president at least until elections in 2014 and might run for another term, conditions that will make it difficult for Syria’s Opposition to agree to UN-sponsored talks on ending Syria’s civil war.
US to work with India, China on climate change
Washington: The US, which accounts for 18 per cent of global carbon dioxide emissions, needs to work with India and China to make meaningful improvement on issues related to climate change and resource scarcity, a Congressional report has said.