Saturday
Beijing: China announced plans to expand seabed mineral explorations weeks after an international authority approved its bid to mine for polymetallic sulphide ore in the Indian Ocean, much to the surprise of India.
Islamabad/Washington: The US has evidence linking the Pakistan government to the Haqqani network, which was behind this week's attack on the American Embassy in Kabul, US Ambassador to Pakistan Cameron Munter has said.
Sunday
Brussels: The US-led NATO has taken a positive view of India's abstention on the UN Security Council vote on military intervention in Libya, saying it showed the world was united in opposing the actions of Muammar Gaddafi.
Islamabad/London: In an embarrassment to Pakistan, two of its government-owned weapons firms were expelled from a major defence exhibition in London after it was discovered that they were openly promoting cluster munitions at their stalls, breaching British compliance laws.
Monday
Washington: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has pressed her Pakistani counterpart Hina Rabbani Khar to take strong action against terrorist groups especially Lashkar-e- Toiba and the Haqqani network, during their 3-1/2 hours of "very candid" meeting.
Colombo/New Delhi: India and Sri Lanka kick-start their largest ever joint naval exercise off the coast off Trincomalee to enhance interoperability between the two navies.
Tuesday
Washington: Despite being invited, India has decided against joining an international effort, led by the US and Brazil, for an open government partnership to root out corruption, to make governance more accountable to citizens and more transparent.
Putrajaya (Malaysia): Malaysia is working with like- minded countries such as India to counter the threat of terrorism, Premier Najib Razak said today, highlighting the need for timely sharing of intelligence to deal with the menace.
Wednesday
New York: Hailing Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's recent visit to Bangladesh as "really successful," Bangladesh Premier Sheikh Hasina has expressed optimism that her country will be able to work out the Teesta water sharing agreement with India.
Washington: India and the US should prepare a plan for exigencies in Pakistan if there is a collapse of the state structure and a threat to the safety of its nuclear weapons, which could fall into the hands of terrorists.
Thursday
Frankfurt: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has called Home Minister P Chidambaram and is understood to have expressed full faith in his integrity, amid a raging controversy over his stand on 2G spectrum allocation.
