 "Digest of international news for the week")
Saturday
Jeddah: In a bid to allay India's concerns over the controversial 'Nitaqat' labour law, Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal says "procedures" are being taken in the "best interest of Indian workers".
Lahore: In a tragic accident, 16 children and a teacher were charred to death in Pakistan's Punjab province when a leaking gas cylinder triggered a fire in the bus taking them to school, police says.
Sunday
Islamabad: The outlawed Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan have issued a fresh threat to assassinate former President Pervez Musharraf, currently detained in his palatial farmhouse over a string of high-profile cases.
Jeddah: India and Saudi Arabia have decided to further strengthen and deepen their counter-terrorism cooperation, nearly a year after Riyadh deported Abu Jundal, wanted in the 26/11 Mumbai terrorist attack.
Lahore: PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif's dream of being elected as premier unopposed has been shattered with Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf announcing that it will field veteran politician Javed Hashmi as a prime ministerial nominee.
Monday
London: Two British Pakistani men charged with threatening to blow up a PIA aircraft remanded in custody till August 5 by a court.
Islamabad: PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif is set to become Pakistan's prime minister for an unprecedented third term on June 5 with his party nominating him for the top post.
London: A 20-year-old man has been stabbed in Woolwich here, days after British Drummer Lee Rigby was butchered and beheaded near the same spot, police says.
Tuesday
London/New Delhi: Britain has ordered extradition of one of the main Naval war room leak accused Ravi Shankaran to India to face trial, a move that may expedite court proceedings pending for several months.
Tokyo: Warning against "continuing threats" in the Indo-Pacific region
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh says India sees Japan as a "natural and indispensable partner" in its quest for stability and peace in Asia that is washed by the Pacific and Indian Oceans.
Lahore: A Pakistani court has adjourned for nearly four months the hearing of a petition filed by Lashkar-e-Taiba founder Hafiz Mohammad Saeed seeking legal aid from the government to defend himself in a US lawsuit over the 2008 Mumbai attacks.
Wednesday
Washington: The death of Waliur Rehman, the second-in- command of the Pakistani Taliban in a drone strike if confirmed to be true would be a big blow to the outfit, the White House says, adding the US would continue to use the CIA-operated spy planes in the Afghan war till 2014.
Tokyo: Japan moved a step closer to signing a landmark agreement on the supply of amphibious planes to India, as the two sides decided to establish a Joint Working Group to explore the modality for the cooperation.
Tokyo: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe decided to accelerate talks on a civil nuclear deal to allow Japan to export nuclear reactors to India and to bolster maritime security cooperation at a time when China's postures in the seas of the region have caused concerns.
Thursday
Islamabad: A "shocked" Pakistani Taliban confirmed the death of its deputy chief Waliur Rehman in a US drone strike and announced it was withdrawing its offer of talks with the incoming PML-N government over the killing.
Bangkok: In a "major boost" to bilateral security cooperation, India and Thailand signed the much awaited extradition treaty after 20 years of intense negotiations, with New Delhi eyeing to bring back a key aide of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim.
Friday
London: The British soldier killed by suspected Islamist terrorists on a south-east London street last week was first run over by them before being attacked with a cleaver and a knife, a British court heard.
Onboard PM's Special Aircraft: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh expressed confidence that India will soon conclude a civil nuclear deal with Japan that will allow Tokyo to export nuclear reactors to the country.
Jeddah: In a bid to allay India's concerns over the controversial 'Nitaqat' labour law, Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal says "procedures" are being taken in the "best interest of Indian workers".
Lahore: In a tragic accident, 16 children and a teacher were charred to death in Pakistan's Punjab province when a leaking gas cylinder triggered a fire in the bus taking them to school, police says.
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Sunday
Islamabad: The outlawed Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan have issued a fresh threat to assassinate former President Pervez Musharraf, currently detained in his palatial farmhouse over a string of high-profile cases.
Jeddah: India and Saudi Arabia have decided to further strengthen and deepen their counter-terrorism cooperation, nearly a year after Riyadh deported Abu Jundal, wanted in the 26/11 Mumbai terrorist attack.
Lahore: PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif's dream of being elected as premier unopposed has been shattered with Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf announcing that it will field veteran politician Javed Hashmi as a prime ministerial nominee.
Monday
London: Two British Pakistani men charged with threatening to blow up a PIA aircraft remanded in custody till August 5 by a court.
Islamabad: PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif is set to become Pakistan's prime minister for an unprecedented third term on June 5 with his party nominating him for the top post.
London: A 20-year-old man has been stabbed in Woolwich here, days after British Drummer Lee Rigby was butchered and beheaded near the same spot, police says.
Tuesday
London/New Delhi: Britain has ordered extradition of one of the main Naval war room leak accused Ravi Shankaran to India to face trial, a move that may expedite court proceedings pending for several months.
Tokyo: Warning against "continuing threats" in the Indo-Pacific region
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh says India sees Japan as a "natural and indispensable partner" in its quest for stability and peace in Asia that is washed by the Pacific and Indian Oceans.
Lahore: A Pakistani court has adjourned for nearly four months the hearing of a petition filed by Lashkar-e-Taiba founder Hafiz Mohammad Saeed seeking legal aid from the government to defend himself in a US lawsuit over the 2008 Mumbai attacks.
Wednesday
Washington: The death of Waliur Rehman, the second-in- command of the Pakistani Taliban in a drone strike if confirmed to be true would be a big blow to the outfit, the White House says, adding the US would continue to use the CIA-operated spy planes in the Afghan war till 2014.
Tokyo: Japan moved a step closer to signing a landmark agreement on the supply of amphibious planes to India, as the two sides decided to establish a Joint Working Group to explore the modality for the cooperation.
Tokyo: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe decided to accelerate talks on a civil nuclear deal to allow Japan to export nuclear reactors to India and to bolster maritime security cooperation at a time when China's postures in the seas of the region have caused concerns.
Thursday
Islamabad: A "shocked" Pakistani Taliban confirmed the death of its deputy chief Waliur Rehman in a US drone strike and announced it was withdrawing its offer of talks with the incoming PML-N government over the killing.
Bangkok: In a "major boost" to bilateral security cooperation, India and Thailand signed the much awaited extradition treaty after 20 years of intense negotiations, with New Delhi eyeing to bring back a key aide of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim.
Friday
London: The British soldier killed by suspected Islamist terrorists on a south-east London street last week was first run over by them before being attacked with a cleaver and a knife, a British court heard.
Onboard PM's Special Aircraft: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh expressed confidence that India will soon conclude a civil nuclear deal with Japan that will allow Tokyo to export nuclear reactors to the country.