3 pak civilians cross into india by ‘mistake’
Islamabad: Three Pakistani civilians crossed into India by “mistake” while cutting shrubs near the loC, Pakistan’s security officials have claimed.
‘China plans Maritime Silk Road with ASEANs’
Beijing: China proposes to build a Maritime Silk Road with Southeast Asia countries where it is locked in a vexed dispute over the South China Sea to boost its foreign trade.
Pak army chief to retire as scheduled
Islamabad: Pakistan’s powerful Army chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani on Sunday declared that he was not seeking any more extension and would retire as scheduled on November 29.
Italy refugee wreck: 32 bodies recovered
lampedusa (Italy): Divers in Italy recovered 32 more bodies today after a shipwreck in which more than 300 African refugees are feared to have died as a government minister called for an easing of immigration rules.
lanka’s 1st Tamil CM to be sworn in today
Colombo: Sri lanka’s first elected Tamil Chief Minister CV Wigneswaran will be sworn in by the President on Monday.
Japan PM seeks help on Fukushima leak
Tokyo: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says Japan is open to receiving overseas help to contain widening radioactive water leaks at the crippled nuclear plant in Fukushima.