Saturday
Istanbul: World powers fail to persuade Iran to take steps to ease suspicions over its nuclear programme as the defiant Islamic republic insists on uranium enrichment.
Islamabad: A Pakistani anti-terrorism court adjourns to February four the trial of LeT's Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi and six other suspects in the Mumbai attack case as prosecutors seek more time in the wake of a related petition before a High Court which is yet to decide the matter.
Sunday
United Nations: India underlines the need for the UN to focus on the humanitarian and infrastructural work in Haiti, which was rocked by a massive earthquake last year, saying the world body should not get too deeply embroiled in the country's internal politics.
Colombo: Sri Lanka rejects as "baseless" the allegation that its military had killed an Indian fisherman and wounded two others.
Monday
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Moscow: A suspected suicide bomber triggers explosives at Moscow's busiest international airport killing at least 35 people and leaving 130 injured, in the first major terror attack in less than a year.
Baghdad: Two car bombs strike Shiite pilgrims in an Iraqi holy city, killing at least 18 people as crowds massed for religious rituals marking the end of a 40-day mourning period for the Islamic sect's most beloved saint.
Tuesday
Washington: The US removes nine Indian space and defence related companies including those from ISRO and DRDO from its export control 'Entity List' in an attempt to expand high technology trade and strategic cooperation with India.
Lahore/Karachi: Suicide bombers carry out attacks targeting Shia Muslims in the Pakistani cities of Lahore and Karachi, killing 16 people and injuring nearly 80 others in the latest in a series of terrorist strikes against religious minorities.
Wednesday
Islamabad: India is looking forward to receiving Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi for talks in the next couple of months and is "serious" about dialogue but wants Pakistan to take action against perpetrators of the Mumbai attacks, Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao says.
New York: Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani,al-Qaeda terrorist Osama bin Laden's bodyguard has been sentenced to life imprisonment for his role in the 1998 bombings of two US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, which killed 224 people.
Thursday
Johannesburg: Former South African President Nelson Mandela has been admitted to a hospital for a medical checkup, amid growing speculation over the health of the anti-apartheid hero.
Washington: The US expresses concern over any activity involving visa fraud, as several Indian students of a California-based University shut down by authorities on charges of illegal immigration were interrogated.
Friday
Cairo: Tens of thousands of anti-government protesters rampaged through the streets of major cities in Egypt as a nationwide movement for the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak gains momentum forcing the embattled leader to call out the army.
Yangon: Myanmar's highest court declines to hear a case filed by pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi seeking to overturn the government's dissolution of her political party.