US Ambassador to Afghanistan plans to quit
22. May
US Ambassador to Afghanistan Ryan Crocker, a veteran diplomat who previously served as the US envoy to Iraq, Pakistan and Syria, plans to step down soon, CBS news reported early Tuesday. The surprise news came after the conclusion of a NATO summit in Chicago in which leaders charted a path out of the unpopular war in Afghanistan, where local security forces are to take the lead in combat from mid-2013
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Laden ...UN nuclear chief says deal with Iran reached
22. May
The chief of the U.N.
(Noch keine Bewertungen) Laden ...World’s tallest tower, the Tokyo Sky Tree, opens
22. May
The world s tallest tower and Tokyo s biggest new landmark, the Tokyo Sky Tree, has opened to the public. Nearly 8,000 visitors were expected to take high-speed elevators up to the observation decks of the 634-meter (2,080-foot) tower Tuesday to mark its opening
(Noch keine Bewertungen) Laden ...15 killed in south India train collision
22. May
A passenger train rammed into a freight train before dawn Tuesday in southern India, töteten mindestens 15 people in a fiery wreck, Beamte sagten,.
(Noch keine Bewertungen) Laden ...China stays businesswoman’s execution after outcry
22. May
A 31-year-old Chinese entrepreneur who was once one of the nation s wealthiest women has been spared the death penalty, an official said Tuesday, after her case sparked a rare public outcry.
(Noch keine Bewertungen) Laden ...‘No intention to block NATO supply permanently’
22. May
In an exclusive interview to Dunya News in Chicago, Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar said Pakistan’s sovereignty should be respected. The public reaction comes when sovereignty of the country is violated, Hina said. She said that Pakistan’s Parliament has urged better relations with the world community and it has reviewed relations with the US and ISAF.
(Noch keine Bewertungen) Laden ...Obama snubs Pakistan during NATO address
22. May
In an unmistakable snub, President Barack Obama left Pakistan off a list of nations he thanked Monday for help getting war supplies into Afghanistan. The omission speaks to the prolonged slump in US relations with Pakistan that clouded a NATO summit where nations were eyeing the exits in Afghanistan. Obama readily acknowledged that the tensions raise questions about whether Pakistan will help or hurt the goal of a stable Afghanistan
(Noch keine Bewertungen) Laden ...Asian markets rise ahead of European summit
22. May
Asian markets rose Tuesday following a strong performance on Wall Street and on hopes EU leaders will come to an agreement on dealing with the eurozone debt crisis at an upcoming summit. Tokyo gained 0.98 percent by the break, Hong Kong was 0.81 percent higher, Sydney added 0.79 percent, Shanghai rose 0.59 percent, and Seoul climbed 1.16 percent
(Noch keine Bewertungen) Laden ...Obama, at NATO summit, vows to end Afghan war ‘responsibly’
22. May
CHICAGO: President Barack Obama promised Monday to end the Afghan war “responsibly” as he and other NATO leaders prepared to give formal approval to a plan to shift international forces from a combat to a support role next year. On the final day of the two-day NATO summit, Obama said stabilizing Afghanistan was a vital mission, but he reiterated that the goal of the gathering was to put the U.S. and its allies on a path to terminate their direct involvement in the unpopular conflict even though years of fighting by the Afghans still remain.
(Noch keine Bewertungen) Laden ...Urdagon accepts Sharifs invitation to luncheon
22. May
On the occasion, Muhammad Nawaz Sharif will express his reservations before the Turkish premier for not coming to the dinner party given by Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani in the honor of Turkish premier. Reliable sources told Online Nawaz Sharif pardoned to attend the dinner given by Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani. Meanwhile, he contacted the Turk Prime Minister, Tayyab Urdagon on phone and invited him on lunch in a hotel in Islamabad due on Tuesday, which he cordially accepted, Quellen sagten
(Noch keine Bewertungen) Laden ...Punjab govt announces bounty for 54 criminals
22. May
Online has learnt from reliable source, that Punjab Police has sent Red book of most wanted criminals to the Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa government and FATA secretariat. The Red book comprising of 54 criminals names, including the criminals involved in Benazir Bhutto and Pervez Musharraf’s attack. Provincial Home department of the Punjab government has sent this book to the concerning department of KPK’s government
(Noch keine Bewertungen) Laden ...Zardari puts new list of demands to Obama
22. May
According to international media President Asif Ali Zardari put up a list of new demands for the restoration of NATO supply. During the meeting with US leadership a number of national and international issues, including US-Pakistan ties, were discussed in detail
(Noch keine Bewertungen) Laden ...Turkmenistan to sign gas deal on trans-Afghan pipeline
22. May
Turkmenistan plans this week to sign a long-awaited agreement to supply natural gas to Pakistan and India through an ambitious US-backed pipeline that would cross Afghanistan, a source in the Central Asian country s government told Reuters on Monday. Turkmenistan, which holds more than 4 percent of the world s natural gas reserves, plans to sign the sales and purchase agreement for the TAPI pipeline on Wednesday, during an international gas conference in the Caspian Sea resort of Avaza
(Noch keine Bewertungen) Laden ...Pak curbs on supplies cant hamper NATO operations
22. May
Speaking on the condition of anonymity, the Afghan diplomat informed ONLINE, that NATO was being supplied all its required supplies through Central Asian States, which was slightly inconvenient in extreme winters.
(Noch keine Bewertungen) Laden ...Sri Lanka’s ex-army chief released from jail
22. May
Large crowds gathered outside the prison to greet Fonseka, who was imprisoned in 2010 just days after he lost to President Mahinda Rajapaksa in the presidential election, Xinhua reported.
(Noch keine Bewertungen) Laden ...Anti-NATO protesters march on Boeing’s Chicago HQ
21. May
CHICAGO: Anti-war protesters staged a peaceful march on the headquarters of U.S. defense contractor Boeing in Chicago on Monday after several days of demonstrations during a meeting of NATO leaders.
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