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Mugabe, Tsvangirai agree to hold talks after first meeting in decade
HARARE, July 21: Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai on Monday signed a deal laying down the framework for formal talks on forming a power sharing government to end a deep political crisis....
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Brown warns Iran in nuclear standoff
JERUSALEM, July 21: British Prime Minister Gordon Brown warned Iran on Monday it faced growing isolation if it rejected an offer from major powers on its disputed nuclear programme....
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US to send 11,000 more troops to Afghanistan
WASHINGTON, July 21: The United States plans to send 11,000 additional troops to Afghanistan during the next fiscal year which begins on Oct 1, says the Pentagon....
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Rich nations pressure poor on WTO deal
GENEVA, July 21: The United States and European Union turned up the heat on emerging economies at crucial WTO trade talks on Monday, warning that a global deal could only be done if they opened up their markets....
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China, Russia sign border demarcation pact
BEIJING, July 21: China and Russia signed an agreement on Monday that ended a decades-long territorial dispute and finally determined their borders, in the latest sign of warming ties between the former Cold War foes....
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Thai-Cambodia talks fail to end standoff
ARANYAPRATHET, July 21: Talks between Cambodia and Thailand to resolve a military stand-off on their joint border ended on Monday without a solution, defence officials from the two nations said....
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Iran likely to reject N-offer: US
WASHINGTON: The White House on Monday signalled that it expected Iran to reject a US-backed incentives package to end sensitive nuclear work and warned Tehran may therefore face additional sanctions....
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Poland, US ‘draw closer’ on missile shield
WARSAW, July 21: Poland and the United States made some progress on Monday in their efforts to forge a deal on stationing part of an anti-missile defence shield on Polish soil, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said....
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Call for creating People’s Union of South Asia
COLOMBO, July 21: A three-day gathering of people of South Asian countries has called for creating a People’s Union of South Asia and urged the governments of the member countries to stop militarisation, sign no-war pacts and ensure visa-free movement....
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Distrust main obstacle in Zimbabwe negotiations
HARARE: Deep mistrust between President Robert Mugabe and arch rival Morgan Tsvangirai will remain a major obstacle to rapid progress in ending Zimbabwe’s crisis, despite an agreement to sit down and talk....
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Asean calls for action on soaring prices
SINGAPORE: Southeast Asian foreign ministers called for action on Monday to reduce soaring commodity prices and urged Myanmar’s junta to immediately release democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi....
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Beach party kicks off in Paris
PARIS: A three-kilometre stretch of the banks of the river Seine on Monday turned into a palm-lined sandy beach for a few weeks as the seventh annual Paris Plage kicked off....
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Squandered wealth leaves Nigeria in dark age
LAGOS: With oil prices at record highs, government coffers in the world’s eighth biggest oil exporter are swollen to unprecedented levels....
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Half of Philippines fauna nearly extinct
MANILA: More than half the birds, amphibians and mammals found only in the Philippines are either threatened or nearly extinct, the environment and natural resources department said on Monday....
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Sarkozy faces protests as Dubliners let off steam
DUBLIN: French President Nicolas Sarkozy faced protests on Monday as he arrived in Dublin to discuss the way forward after Ireland’s shock rejection of a key European Union treaty....
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Bangladesh may escape flooding this year: experts
DHAKA: Bangladesh is likely to escape major flooding this year despite higher than average rainfall since the beginning of the current monsoon season, weather experts said on Monday....
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Syria hopes for new chapter in ties with Lebanon
BEIRUT: Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem said on Monday that Damascus was keen to open a new chapter in its relations with Lebanon and to delineate the border between both countries....
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