Saturday
Seoul: Seeking a weapons free world, leaders from 58 countries will discuss measures to secure all fissile material across the globe at the Nuclear Security Summit here next week, with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh set to share steps conceived by India to tackle the challenge of nuclear terrorism.
Seoul: Ahead of the Nuclear Security Summit here next week, India voiced concerns over Pakistan's nuclear programme saying it has "very little confidence" on the capabilities of its western neighbour on securing its atomic assets.
Sunday
Seoul: Seeking to expand their strategic ties, India and South Korea agree to step up political and security cooperation, as they vowed to double the bilateral trade to an ambitious $40 billion by 2015.
Islamabad: Human rights activists and the mother of a teenage Hindu girl who was allegedly abducted and forced to convert to Islam today demanded that Pakistan's Supreme Court set up a judicial panel to probe the issue.
Colombo: Former Maldivian president Mohamed Nasheed has said that he was "shocked" at the Indian and US government's rapid decision to recognise the new regime after he was ousted in the February 7 "coup".
Monday
Beijing: Days after India and China agreed to have maritime cooperation, Beijing favours greater military ties with New Delhi, saying such exchanges would help build more "confidence and trust" between the two countries.
Karachi: Nearly a year after the Taliban attack on a key Pakistani naval base, the bodies of four terrorists involved in the brazen strike to avenge Osama bin Laden's killing have been buried in unmarked graves here after intelligence agencies failed to establish their identity.
Tuesday
Seoul: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani have expressed their desire to intensify the bilateral dialogue process for further engagements as they had an informal chat here, their second in two days at the Nuclear Security Summit.
Beijing: China has accused the Dalai Lama of "masterminding" the self-immolation bid by a Tibetan activist in New Delhi ahead of the visit of President Hu Jintao to attract world attention on Tibet independence.
Wednesday
Washington: In a move that is expected to hit Indian IT companies majorly, the US government has decided to hike H-1B visa fee from next fiscal.
New York: In a blow to former Goldman Sachs director Rajat Gupta in insider trading case, a US court has rejected his bid and motion to suppress wiretap evidence at his trial and dismiss some criminal counts.
Islamabad: The United States and Pakistan are set to resume high-level military contacts for the first time since a cross-border Nato air strike in the country's tribal belt killed 24 Pakistani soldiers last year.
Thursday
Damascus: President Bashar al-Assad has vowed to work to make a success of envoy Kofi Annan's peace plan, state news agency SANA said today, as Arab leaders urged dialogue and an end to Syria's bloody crackdown on dissent.
Oslo: After being kept in foster care for nearly ten months, NRI children Abhigyan and Aishwariya will be handed to their patenral uncle, Norway's Child Welfare Service (CWS).
Beijing: India asks China to allow two Indian traders facing legal proceedings in this country to return home pending resolution of their case, but Beijing said they cannot leave without paying dues to local businessmen.
Friday
Washington: Separatist Kashmiri leader and Chairman of the moderate Hurriyat Conference Mirwaiz Umer Farooq is "supported and controlled" by ISI, a US Attorney has claimed before a court.
Colombo: More than a week after the UN's top rights body censured it for alleged war crimes in the conflict with LTTE, Sri Lanka said it had turned down a request by India and the US to amend the American-sponsored resolution against it at the Geneva-based Human Rights Council.
Kathmandu: With the May 27 deadline for promulgation of the new constitution fast approaching, leaders of major political parties in Nepal have reached an agreement to accomplish the twin tasks of concluding the peace process and drafting a new statute within the stipulated time.
