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December 2006

• IT Sector to be Encouraged: Reddy

• 'Ind, Russia plan to spread trade turnover to $ 10 bn'

• India looks to Turkmenistan as a trusted friend : Soz

• India and China for Establishment of Cultural Centres

• Agriculture Needs Attention to Control Inflation: CII

• Dy. PM of Singapore to be Chief Guest for PBD-2007

• Govt. urges Cooperatives to look at Services Sector

• HIV infections reduce household income 10%: study

• 800,000-MegaWatt capacity by 2032: R V Shahi

• Chairman, Senate of Pak meets Vice President

• Crown Prince of Bhutan becomes the New King

• India-China inks MoU for co-op in E&P activities

• Uzbekistan declares 2007 Year of Social Protection

• India and UAE Sign Landmark MOU on Manpower

• 4 lac students participate in competition organised by BEE

• President Kalam to Inaugurate India Telecom 2006

• CII Upgrades GDP Growth Forecast to 8.6% for FY' 07

• Nuke Bill reflects Global confidence in India : CII

• Action needed to limit global warming: Nicholas

• RBH to be created in North-East States of India

• Partnership critical to make infrastructure world-class: P. Raju

• Botswana to open trade facilitation office in Delhi

• Asia Pacific Ministerial Conference to focus on Infrastructure

• Public-private partnership can solve water crisis

• FTA to be the key point in PM’s Japan agenda

• India-Romania targeting trade at US $1 billion

• Defence Minister Flags Off Indo-Myanmar Car Rally

• Ashwani Kumar to Represent India at IIC Conference

• India-Israel for Closer Cooperation in trade & Inv.

• President of the Republic of Botswana to Visit India

• Indo-French Business Meet 2006 Begins in Delhi

• India's Defence-Aerospace Market Worth US $ 8 bn

• CII for market determined oil price mechanism

November 2006

• Customs Duty Needs Rationalisation: CII
• India’s Supply Chain gets paced up with tools of IT

• Education is the Basis for Tomorrow's Future

• India has become a destination for international cooperation

• Overseas Acquisitions Demonstrate India INC's Confidence

• India, Vietnam trade touches US $ 817.68 mn

• India ready to share expertise with Egypt  in IT

• Kazakhstan denies destruction of ISKCON Temple

• India-EU explore possibilities of Joint Cooperation in ICT

• India-EU Flag-Off First Aviation Summit

• PM's Next Voyage Set for Japan

• Delhi Metro Will Now Cover National Capital Region

• CII enlist agenda for boosting Sino-Indian Trade

• INDO-EU SUMMIT to discuss Civil Aviation Sector

• Indo-China Trade will touch $40 billion by 2010

• India and Mozambique Sign Agri Work Plan

• India, Peru Bilateral trade Touches $190 mn

• India-US to Cooperate in Agricultural Sector

• "India committed to revitalizing Afghan Ecnonomy" : PM

• BPO'S Adopt New Data Safety & Security Measures

• Indo-China Ties: Cooperation is the key

• New Guidelines for business visas to Chinese

• India is a very important market : "Societe General"

• Ind-US agreed on agricultural collaborative research projects

• India-Iran review the Tentes of Bilateral Relationship

• Indo-Swiss sign POC for Joint Cooperation

• Nuke Bill : India looking forward to its aspiration

• India & Iran lend a Fresh Eye to LNG Contract

• SEZs future vehicle of eco. activity : Kamal Nath

• CII calls for reviving India's Maritime Sector

• Dominican Republic woos India for trade partnership

• CII welcomes e-governance initiatives by Govt

• PM Manmohan Singh talks to President Bush

• Doha Round may soon see the Day of Light

• Laos invites FDI in Key Sectors from India

• India-Italy ink MoU in Defence, Technology Sector

• Ethiopia's Economic Progress on Track' -World Bank

• Regulations against Radio need a Fresh Look

• Delhi to Host 10th Fortune Global Forum in Oct 2007

• Indo-French BT marks a growth of 24% every year

• Information sharing can bring US-India closer

• Agriculture will be the prime focus of Eleventh Five year Plans

• Labour Awards for Overseas Indian workers announced

• India, Nepal Keen to Develop Hydel Potential

• Foreign Tourist Arrivals in the Country

• Inspired French Designer writes a book on Indian Craft

• PM Lays Foundation Stone for New Airport Terminal

• State of India's Republic, Kerala Marks a Golden Jubilee

• European Comm. to donate Euro 4 million for flood victims

October 2006

• Uttaranchal takes a leap in Women Empowerment

• Tourism contributes US $ 120 mn to Kazakh Economy

• Ethiopia’s Business with India touches US $ 83 mn

• France seeks cooperation with India on Education

• U.S. Embassy in India Opens New Visa Appointments

• Brunei-India Think Tourism & Trade Need Joint Synergy

• President Bush calls PM Manmohan Singh

• KAZAKHSTAN plans to increase oil output by 5 folds

• Colombo: Heavy shelling in Jaffna after talks fail

• Baghdad: Gunmen kill 7 militants

• Afghanistan: NATO troops kill 60 civilians

• 5.7 magnitude underwater quake hits Southern Italy

• S. Korea bans entry of N. Korean officials

• France seeks cooperation with India on Education, Technology

• Vayalar Ravi Expresses Concern over Student Suicides

• PM Reviews Space and Atomic Energy Programmes

• President Bush calls PM Manmohan Singh

• Vayalar Ravi on 3 nation tour of Asia-Pacific

• Indian Service Sector transforms global economic order

• Indian Diaspora to traverse boundaries with 5th PBD-2007

• Meeting in Havana; A New Milestone for India

• Indo-Pak clear the Haze in Havana

• Danish paper wins Prophet Cartoon libel case

• Russia opposes draft resolution on sanctions against Iran

• Five US troops killed in Iraq

• N Korea not planning 2nd nuke test: China

• NASA to launch 3-D mission to study Sun

• Israeli troops kill seven Palestinians, wound 14 in Gaza

• Taiwan revs up for a Photo Publicity of its beauty

• Earthquake of magnitude 5.7 hits Central Phillipines

• N Korea's Kim 'makes anti-nuclear pledge': reports

• Eleventh clown convention takes place in Mexico

• Bulgaria set to elect new President

• Prince Philip visits troops in Iraq

• Seven Foreign hostages freed in Nigeria

• Gaza; Gunmen kill senior Fatah Militant

• Market bomb attack kills 11 in Iraq

• Finnish Parliament celebrates 100 Years

• Bush warns North Korea for selling nukes

• 15 killed in Uzbek plane crash

• Afghan clashes: 44 Talibans killed

• India and Ethiopia to Cooperate in Agri-Sector

• French banks eyes in India, Brazil for new business

• 103 Lankan soldiers killed in LTTE suicide bombing

• India should contribute at least 5% of EU trade till 2011-CII

• U.S. Embassy in India Opens New Visa Appointments

• UN sanctions against N.Korea pose threat for Iran

• Earthquake of magnitude 5.8 hits Hawaii Island

• Musharraf's book to be launched with an Urdu version next week

• EU-India bilateral trade to reach Euro 70 billion in 2 years :CII

• Brunei-India Think Tourism & Trade Need Joint Synergy

• INDIA-EU gives final touches to a 'Bilateral' Agreement

• CII signs MoU with VTT Centre, Finland for Hi-end research

• Kazakhstan-India contemplate signing a Protocol

• Taiwan account for 75% of world computer peripherals

• EU-India meet in Helsinki to review Relations and Dialogue

• EU condemns Nuclear test by N. Korea

• Indo-Uzbek trade crosses 150 million USD

• US seeks sanctions against N Korea

• North Korea claims it has conducted its first successful N - test

• White House confirms the test

• South Korea: Tremors detected after N.Korea's Nuclear test

• China, Japan oppose N Korea nuke test

• Afghans may switch allegiance to Taliban: NATO

• Ban to be elected new UN Secretary General today

• Series of blasts in Baghdad, 15 killed, 85 injured

• Iraq: Bomb attack outside army headquarters

• Sri Lanka to hold talks with LTTE from Oct 28

• US asks India to talk 7/11 with Pakistan directly

• NATO extends Afghan Mission

• Palestinian President Ahmedinejad says he might dissolve the Hamas-led government

• South Korean FM Ban-Ki-Moon wins fourth straw polls

• Turkish plane hijack: Italy police arrests hijacker

• Former PM of Thailand, Thaksin Shinawatra resigns from party

• Verdict in Saddam's case delayed

• N.Korea to conduct nuclear test

• Protests staged in Seychelles, protestors clash

• Flash floods in Philippines kills 6

• Turkey café explosion, 7 hurt

• France Renovates its Nuclear Surveillance System

• S.Korean Minister wins 3rd Straw poll to UN Secy Gen Post

• Nigeria Vice President suspended over corruption charges

• NATO to expand Afghan operations

September 2006

• US Senate gives final approval to 'detainee bill'

• Foreign Minister refuses comments on Musharraf's book

• Virgin launches prototype of spaceship

• French surgeons perform first human operation at zero gravity

• Afghanistan: Clash kills 25 insurgents

• Myanmar: 3 pro-democratic activists killed

• Belgian troops arrive in Lebanon

• US warns against N.Korea nuclear test

• 108 Tiger skins found in a Buddhist temple in Tibet

• Tony Blair:War against terrorism is not war against Islam

• Former WTO Chief likely to become Thai PM

• LTTE deny forcing Muslims out of Srilanka

• Shinzo Abe elected Japan PM

• Al Arabia TV: Taliban says Osama Bin Laden alive

• Afghanistan: 18 killed by a suicide bomber

• N Korea, blaming US, rejects new six-nation talks

• Salman Rushdie 'feels sorry' for Pope

• Musharraf's memoirs launched in New York

• Pope meets Muslim Envoys

• Japan PM Junichiro Koizumi to step down today

• Somalia's interim PM warns of terror threat in country

• Saddam thrown out of court for 2nd time in a week

• Nepal: Wreckage of helicopters found, all 24 dead

• Pope: Our future depends on Christian-Muslim dialogue

• Ecuador bus wreck kills 47

• 70 killed in Lankan Navy and LTTE clashes

• Karzai: Osama is probably hiding in Pakistan

• Sri Lankan Navy attacks Tamil Tiger rebels, 70 killed

• Un Secy Gen Kofi Annan to release Musharraf's "In the line of Fire"- A memoir

• Bush: US to send troops to Pak to look for Osama

• Pakistan not to allow foreign troops on its soil

• Musharraf meets Bush in Capitol Hill, Washington

• Thai Coup leader ban Pol Parties action

• Ousted Thai PM calls for immediate elections

• Space Shuttle Atlantis returns home safely

• Mine blast kills 43 in Kazakhstan

• US threatened to bomb Pakistan after 9/11 :Musharraf

• Suicide bomber faces death penalty for Jorden attack

• Gaza: Israel attack kills 5 palestinians

• Musharraf asks Bush to back Peace Process

• Thai Coup Leader- Military rule will be temporary

• Thai Coup leader to appoint new PM in 2 weeks

• Afghanistan: 10 insurgents killed

• 2 MQM activists shot dead in Pakistan

• Lebanon: Israel plans full withdrawl this weekend

• France introduces a new law on immigration and integration

• Quota Reforms discussed in IMF Meeting

• Thailand under martial law; army statement due

• PM Shinawarta declares emergency in Thailand

• White House urges peaceful resolution to Thailand crisis

• Egypt to host next NAM Summit in 2009

• Srilanka war plane bombs Tamil Tiger rebel positions

• Bush: Iran must abandon all nuclear aims

• India meets WI in DLF Cup series today

• Central Asian countries signed Nuclear Free Zone Treaty

• Iran rejects accelerated UN talks on its nuclear programme

• US,Denmark call for UNSC meeting in Sudan

• 61st UN General Assembly to kick off today

• Kofi Annan warns of Iraq War

• Pranab Mukherjee to attend the UNGA

• 'Atlantis' shuttle undocks from Int Space Station

• Swedish PM concedes defeat in polls, steps down as party leader

• India and Venezuela sign Bilateral Agreement

• Military Plane carrying 12 crashes in Nigeria

• Pak Journalists beaten by DSP of Lahore

• PM meets Musharraf on Saturday in Havana

• India, Pakistan foreign secy talks to resume

• Musharraf says 'very good talks', PM to visit Pak

• Five envoys present their credentials to the President of India

• PM signs football agreement with Brazil

• Musharraf: Neither Taliban nor Al-Qaeda were the creation of Pak

• Musharraf wants India to make concessions on Kashmir issue

• PM wants tough talks on cross-border terrorism

• Damascus: Attack on US Embassy, diplomats safe

• Yemen: 50 killed in stampede at an election rally

• Bomb Blast in Southern Turkey kills 7

• Srilankan Govt, LTTE ready for peace talks

• Bush on 9/11: US will find Osama no matter how long it takes

• PM likely to meet Musharraf on the sidelines of NAM Summit

• Shuttle 'Atlantis' docks with Space International Station

• New Osama tape indicates fresh terror threats

• Saddam faces a possible Death Penalty on charges of genocide

• Tonga King passes away

• PM attends NAM Summit in Cuba

• Suicide Bomber kills Afghan Provincial Governor

• Clash b/w Army & LTTE rebel kills around 130 in Jaffna

• Montenegro PM held for poll win

• 10 people wounded in a restaurant outside Quetta, Pak

• Palestine say it is ready for talks with Israel

• Al-Jaseera airs new threatening tapes of Osama

• Bush says catching bin Laden still matters - CBS

• Tony Blair to quit in One Year

• PM to meet Musharraf in Havana

• NATO forces kill 21 Militants in S.Afghanistan

• Six world powers meet over nuclear defiant Iran

• India to bring Pak terror role in UNGA meet in New York

• Ivory coast Govt. resigns over scandal

• NASA postpones launch of 'Atlantis' till thursday

• Seven members of blair Govt. resign

• Sharif blames Musharraf for Bugti killing

• Kamal Nath discusses Visa with Dutch Minister

• Gaza: Israel airstrike kills 3 Hamas militants

• Signing of Indo- French missile pact called off

• NASA hopeful to launch of 'Atlantis' today

• Taliban militants agree to stop attack on Pak & Afghanistan

• Pak signs a deal with Pro-Taliban militants

• US Open: Day 9 matches suspended due to rain

• Five dead, 30 injured in Egypt Train collision

• 10 killed in Argentine bus carrying foreign tourists

• Hezbollah, Israel accept UN mediation on prisoners- Annan

• Iraqi Soldiers, Gunmen clash near Karbala, 15 killed

• NATO Afghan forces kill 200 Taliban rebels

• Inzi's Ball Tampering hearing in London on Sept 27&28

• Israel launches airstrike in Palestinian Home of Gaza Strip

• Iran:No UN progress on Iran Nuclear isssue

• Lahore Protests Bugti Killing after Quetta, Karachi

• Iran offers to support ceasefire in Lebanon
• NASA starts countdown to Sept 6 launch of Atlantis

• SL and Maldives to jointly host 2007 SAAF in Oct

• UN inspectors find no proof of Iran’s prog being military

• Israel says arms used in Lebanon confirm to International Law

• Insurgents kill 74 in Iraq as bloodshed mounts

• Bugti`s body found by Pak Army searching cave: report

• NASA 'Atlantis' reversed after threat of storm

August 2006

• Baghdad Market Blast killed 40, 56 injured

• Bugti's Killing: Roads and Highways closed in Quetta

• UK Terror-3 ppl charged for foiled plot

• Two Undersea Earthquakes in Southeast Indonesia

• LeT founder detained back by Pak authorities

• Protests continue in Quetta and Karachi

• NASA postpones launch of Atlantis

• Ariel Sharon shifted out of ICU

• Blasts in Afghanistan, 17 killed by suicide bomber

• Tension in Quetta after mobs burn Buses, Shops, Banks

• Srilankan troops launch a fresh offensive against Tamil Tigers

• US pledges 32.8 Million Dollar assistance for Nepal

• Lanka fighting kills 35

• Annan visits Lebanon

• 2 kidnapped Fox journalists freed in Gaza

• Bugti killed in Gun battle with Pak forces

• Curfew in Quetta after tribal leader Bugti killed

• Bomblast In Turkey, atleast 22 injured

• SAF Games: 5 Gold medals for Indian Judakos

• US plane crashes, 49 dead

• Dutch Govt. to release 12 detainees of Indian Origin soon

• Amsterdam: Suspects free of terror charges

• Pluto no longer a part of Family of Planets

• Kofi Annan to meet UN on Iran Issue next week

• Clashes kill 36 Taliban in Afghanistan

• U.S. Delegation Provides India an Antidote on Energy and Env.

• Russia, China urge talks on Iran issue

• Clashes kill 36 Taliban in Afghanistan

• Britain bans smoking in Tom & Jerry cartoons

• Pak all rounder Wasim Raja dead

• NW flight bound for Mumbai turned back to Schiphol- 2 arrestad

• Russian plane crashes in Ukraine, 70 killed

• Pak Nuke Scientist A.Q Khan diagnosed with Cancer

• Earthquake of Magnitude 5.1 hits Japan, no injury reported

• Iran ready for negotiations with world powers

• UK terror plot: Suspects produced in court

• 80 people die in a train collision in Egypt

• 10 killed, 16 injured in a blast in Moscow

• Terrorists may attack hotels in Pak: Aus

• Israeli Army kills 3 Hezbollah militants

• Germany warns terror threat, detains the suspect

• Iran test-fires short-range missile

• S Korea pledges $230 mn aid to North

• Natural gas pipeline explodes in Turkey

• Pak, China sign key defence agreements

• Terror threat: Passengers evacuated in Sydney

• Car bombs kill 13, injure 55 in Iraq

• Senior Hezbollah leader killed: Israel

• US, Afghan forces raid al-Qaida shelters

• UN opens office in south Afghanistan

• UK terror plot financed by Jammat-Ud-Dawa: Reports

• Philippines floods kill 24

• Pak arrests 29 Taliban suspects

• US, Afghan forces kill al-Qaida suspect

• Afghan violence kills 18

• Lebanon ceasefire comes into effect

• Canadian PM skips AIDS conference

• Former Israel Sharon's condition deteriorates further

• South Korea to give $103,000 aid to Lebanon

• Lanka blast: Pak envoy safe, 7 killed

• Lankan govt accepts LTTE offer

• China's toll from typhoon rises to 134

• UK terror plot: Pak hunts for militant

• Israel continues offensive despite UN resolution

• Quake measuring 5.7 strikes Taiwan

• UN membership: China opposes Taiwan bid

• UK police questions terror suspects

• Terror ploy has Al-Qaida imprint: US

• Suicide bomber kills 30 in Iraq

• Lebanon crisis: US, France talks on UN resolution fail

• Five killed in Lanka blast

• Typhoon Maria hits central Japan

• Blast in China bus kills 8

• US, France agree on UN draft resolution

• Pope urges mobilisation against war

• Suicide bomber killed in Pak

• Indonesia protests Israel attack on Lebanon

• Tropical storm kills 55 in China

• Six N Korean missiles test successful, Japan, US

• Israeli air strikes kill four in Gaza

• US Sikh group wins right to build gurudwara

• Israel renews attacks on Beirut

• Forty rebels killed in Lanka firing

• 'Myanmar mulls Suu Kyi's release'

• India, Bhutan Sign Agreements on Trade, Commerce & Power

July 2006

• Hezbollah fired over 230 rockets: Israel

• Blast in Bangladesh market, 15 hurt

• Rome talks call for a ceasefire

• Ships with aid to be allowed entry: Israel

• Seven wounded in Gaza attacks

• Israeli troops and Hezbollah in fierce fighting

• Saddam on hunger strike, hospitalised

• US lawyers' group criticises Bush

• Suicide bomber kills 33 in Baghdad

• Attacks on Lebanon to continue: Olmert

• China rainstorms kill 198

• Australian prime minister visits East Timor

• Discovery returns to Earth

• Israel continues Gaza air raid

• Hezbollah launches rocket attacks on Haifa

• Al-Qaida suspects killed in Afghanistan

• Torrential rains in S Korea kill 15

• Annan sends Nambiar to West Asia to defuse crisis

• Japan pressing for UNSC vote on N Korea

• WHO confirms Bird flu death in Indonesia

• Bank of Japan increases call rate by0.25%

• Israeli jets pound Lebanon, 50 killed

• Russia wants to store N-waste

• Afghan police kill 19 Taliban rebels

• Israel airstrike kills six in Gaza

• Gunmen kill 20 people in Iraq

• Pak flash floods kill 13, Army

• 45 killed as Pak plane crashes near Multan

• Israeli missile strike kills one

• Egyptians held hostage in Iraq released

• Violence leaves 24 dead in Mogadishu

• G-8 decision could harm negotiations: Iran

• Coalition forces kill 15 militants in Afghanistan

• Sectarian clashes leave at least 41 dead in Iraq

• US soldiers charged in Iraq rape-slaying

• Pak troops kill 21 rebels in Baluchistan

• N Korea threatens war

• Bush celebrates 60th with Indian reporter

• Israel kills 22 Palestinians in Gaza

• Missile tests have isolated N Korea: Bush

• Astronauts inspect Discovery for damage

• Car bomb near mosque in Iraq kills 12

• North Korea confirms missile tests

June 2006

• UN seeks relief funds for Indonesia
• Kabul explosion kills one
• Britain to mark first London bomb anniversary
• N Korea sparks crisis by firing missiles
• Remove ambiguities in proposal: Iran to EU
• Shuttle Discovery launched
• Train mishap kills 41 in Spain
• NASA to go ahead with Discovery launch
• South Africa culls 60 ostriches
• Six killed in Lanka blast
• Stalemate in Mexico presidential election
• Israeli force enters northern Gaza
• Fire at Amman's international airport
• Quake rattles Turkey
• Russian-made SU-30s arrive in Venezuela
• Bad weather delays Discovery launch
• Pak Opposition takes on Musharraf
• Osama praises al-Zarqawi
• US, Japan warn N Korea
• Iraq suicide blast kills four
• Northeast US grapples with floods
• Twelve rebels killed in Afghanistan
• Japanese PM to meet Bush
• Taliban chief hiding in Afghanistan: Pakistan
• Kuwait polls: Women to vote for first time
• Seven die in Brazil building collapse
• Brazillian defence minister meets troops in Haiti
• Middle East: Tensions rise as Israel intensifies operation
• Israel attack power station and bridges in Gaza
• World expects elections in Pak: Rice
• Twin bomb attacks kill 40 people in Iraq
• Israel PM calls for military operation
• Blast rocks Russia, no casualties
• US Navy fighter jets collide
• Lankan army general killed in blast
• Flash floods kills 11 in China
• Taiwan political parties plan protests
• FBI arrests 7 for terror plot
• Two Tamils killed in Lanka
• Blast kills 5 in Philippines
• Japan SC rejects suit against PM's shrine visits
• Malaysia to send more help to East Timor
• Philippine President Arroyo hospitalised with infection
• Karzai slams anti-terror campaign
• 56 arrested in heroin smuggling racket
• Bush meets EU officials in Austria
• Saddam Hussein's lawyer killed
• Migration issue to dominate Mexico polls
• American waves damage homes in EL Salvador
• N Korea: Not bound by missile testing pact
• One killed in Afghanistan blast
• Car bomb kills 5 in Iraq
• Karzai meets Hu Jintao
• Australia warns N Korea on missile test
• Death penalty sought for Saddam
• US soldiers captured in Iraq
• Two killed in volcano relief operations
• Over 60 killed in Sri Lanka bus explosion
• Fatah stalwart slams Hamas
• Freed cleric warns US
• Japanese N-reactor shuts down
• Bush rejects Iraq troop withdrawal
• Israel denies any role in Gaza blast
• Canadian terror policy challenged in court
• Jailed Islamic cleric released in Indonesia
• Al Qaida names new Iraq head
• Iraq attacks kill 10
• Egypt arrests members of banned outfit
• US reviews Guantanamo operations
• Streetcars collide in Tokyo, 15 hurt
• Zarqawi's death not end of war: Bush
• One killed in attack in Sri Lanka
• Strong earthquake jolts Japan
• Tokyo welcomes possible visit by Hu
• Nepal minister meets rebel leaders
• Robbers take off with $850,000 in Malaysia
• Jordanian MPs arrested for attending Zarqawi's wake
• Car bomb kills five in Baghdad
• Merapi shoots out lava
• Blast hits police station near Manila
• Video helps nail Zarqawi
• Explosion kills 10 in China
• Bush goes soft on immigrants
• Lanka violence: Norway reconsider role
• China floods: Worst in three decades
• Al-Zarqawi death: A blow to al-Qaida
• Two indicted in US military secrets case
• Israeli forces kill Palestinian policeman
• UN confirms 16 cases of sexual misconduct
• China storms kill 46
• Israel launches missile attacks on Gaza
• US Senate to hold Haditha hearings
• Brazil workers demand agrarian reforms
• South Korean workers kidnapped in Nigeria
• US rules allow Guantanamo force-feeding
• Nuke issue: EU offers incentives to TehranG

May 2006

• renade attack in Gaza security compound
• Lion mauls one to death in a zoo
• Wedding blast kills nine in China
• Javier Solana arrives in Tehran
• Violence and looting continue in Dili
• Canada terror case: More arrests likely
• Japan to resume aid loans to China
• Serbia declares sovereignty
• Thai highway crash kills 16
• SL soldiers kills 2 rebels
• Five cops wounded in Chechnya blast
• World Bank: Less spent on bird flu fight
• London bombings: Report highlights flaws
• Gunmen kill 21 in Iraq
• 17 held in anti-terror raids in Canada
• Abbas for talks with Israel
• Study urges outlawing nuke weapons
• Chile students clash with cops
• Dog handler convicted of abuse at Abu Ghraib
• Women take lead in US colleges: Report
• Coal mine collapses in Turkey, 9 killed
• Indonesia battles bird flu
• Bomb explodes near convoy in Iraq
• Hayden sworn in as new CIA chief
• US gears up for hurricane season
• Barroso meets President Lula
• Pak to get Harpoon Block II missiles: US
• Mild quake in Chittagong
• East Timor President takes over military
• Lankan govt urges peace talks
• Estrada resumes testimony
• Aid efforts gather steam in Indonesia
• Aus troops to be in E Timor for six months
• Pak blocks NAM efforts against Taliban
• 12 workers shot dead in Lanka
• Two CBS scribes killed in Iraq
• Indonesia quake survivors receive aid
• East Timor violence continues
• European Union bans LTTE
• Baghdad violence kills 36
• Indonesia quake: Govt declares emergency
• Rain hampers relief work in Indonesia
• Strong quake strikes near Tonga
• Pope Benedict XVI visits Poland
• Indonesia: Rescue teams race against time
• Strong quake strikes near Tonga
• Pope Benedict XVI visits Poland
• ADB offers aid to Indonesia
• Aus to send more help to East Timor
• Japan sends medical team to Indonesia
• Peace talks held in Nepal
• Capitol office building reopens
• US sniper chooses not to testify
• Portman to head White House budget office
• Marines kill Iraqi civilians: report
• EU concerned over unrest in Myanmar
• India to extend financial aid to Nepal
• Indo-US nuke deal: Saran to meet Burns
• Norwegian peace envoys to visit Lanka
• Pakistan, China to launch bus services
• Indonesian President Suharto's condition serious
• Nepal Govt. curtails power of king Gyanendra
• Mittal boosts Arcelor bid to $33 billion
• Former Peru president Fujimori released on bail
• Quake hits Tonga during tsunami drill
• Russia inks aircraft deal with China
• UAE diplomat kidnapped in Baghdad
• Senegal President Abdoulaye Wade receives UN peace prize
• UN launches aid programme in Pak
• Lanka on the brink of civil war, says US

April 2006

• India elected to Human Rights Council
• 75 killed in Somalia fighting
• Haiti's parliament installed
• 17 killed in suicide attack in Iraq
• Iran flays UN resolution
• Olmert sworn-in as Israel PM
• Footage of al-Zarqawi released
• Rumsfeld heckled over Iraq war
• UK eases travel restrictions for Nepal
• Roadside bomb explodes in Baghdad
• Security to be spruced up ahead of World Cup
• Turkey explosion injures 21
• Moussaoui spared death penalty
• Iran nukes: UK, France move resolution
• Jordan admits abuse of foreign workers
• Russia launches military satellite
• Warehouse blaze injures 14 firefighters
• Armenian jet crash kills 113
• German hostages released in Iraq
• Massive earthquake hits Tonga
• Armenian jet crash kills 113
• German hostages released in Iraq
• Mild quake felt in Pak
• Koirala forms cabinet
• Bird flu pandemic preventable: WHO
• Toll in China coalmine blast rises
• Talabani meets insurgent groups
• Five killed in Sri Lanka mine explosion
• Nepal Parliament backs draft
• Peru recalls ambassador from Venezuela
• Darfur crisis: Protest rally held in Washington
• Dalai Lama visits Buenos Aires
• Koirala sworn-in as Nepal PM
• China mine blast kills 24
• Strong quake shakes Russia
• Lanka-LTTE ceasefire in jeopardy
• Rebel factions clash in Lanka, 18 killed
• Nepal Parliament set to reopen
• Maoists announce ceasefire
• Blast aftermath: Security tightened in Colombo
• Solomon Islands' PM resigns
• Lanka rebels deny attack on Army Chief
• Lanka army chief stable after attack
• Nepal calm after democracy protests
• Egypt blasts kill 23
• Suicide attack at Lanka Army HQ, 5 killed
• Koirala to take over as Nepal PM
• Suicide attack in Egypt, 23 killed
• Nepal Maoists call King's move a sham
• Bhutto, Sharif seek to return to Pakistan
• Rice urges UNSC to act on Iran
• Nepal King agrees to reinstate Parliament
• Egypt blasts kill 22
• Benazir and Sharif to meet
• Bush praises new Iraq govt
• Violence in Iraq, 27 killed
• Opposition steps up pressure on King Gyanendra
• Israeli forces kill Palestinian militants
• Bomb explodes prematurely in Pak
• Women actively involved in Nepal uprising
• 11 hour long bandh in capital Kathmandu
• Jawad al-Maliki nominated as new Iraqi PM
• Canada calls for return to demorcracy in Nepal
• Nepal anti-King alliance holds talks
• Lankan govt slams rebels for backing out of talks
• LTTE declines talks with peace envoys
• Bird flu: 25,000 chickens culled in Pak
• Swans test positive for bird flu in France
• Nepal King invites political party to elect PM
• India : Move will help in political stability & economic recovery
• Anti-King activists defy curfew again
• Queen Elizabeth turns 80
• Three injured in Lankan landmine attack
• Israel releases Hamas-elected mayor
• Nepal King likely to address nation
• Sri Lanka Tamil rebels call off talks
• Nepal turmoil: Saran, Singh voice concern
• Chirac urges Iran for talks
• Iran ready for attack: Rafsanjani
• Tel Aviv blast kills nine
• Mexican bus crash kills 67
• Gyanendra meets former PMs
• Blasts kill at least seven in Sri Lanka
• Nepalese parties reject King's offer
• Suicide bombing kills 13 in Iraq
• Iran expands uranium facilities
• Storms in China kill 21
• Strong quake hits Taiwan
• Two mild quakes hit Japan
• Afghan battle kills 41 Taliban
• Scientists release new Venus images
• Mild earthquake felt in Turkey
• Nepal King calls for general elections
• Pak to purchase F-16 jets from US
• Iran's uranium enrichment successful
• Venus space probe enters orbit
• N Korea refuses to rejoin nuke talks
• Unrest in Nepal continues
• Karachi blast kills 55
• Sharon declared permanently incapacitated
• Blast kills 12 Lankan sailors
• Anti-monarchy strike continues in Nepal 
• Chavez threatens US ambassador
• Bangladesh Parliament session on Apr 27
• Internet video shows German hostages
• Church roof collapse kills 5 in Colombia
• Israeli troops clash with Palestinians
• Boat capsizes off Djibouti, 69 dead
• 'Libby' testifies against Bush
• Strike hits normal life in Nepal
• Swan tests positive for bird flu in UK
• Heavy rains cause flooding in Argentina
• Karachi Stampede : 26 women & Children die

• US jury awards $4.5 mn in Vioxx case

• Britain confirms bird flu

• Paris students block rail tracks

• 1st EU-India Business Conference on Energy in Delhi

March 2006

• Twenty-eight deaths in China blasts
• Moussaoui eligible for death penalty
• Floods wreak havoc across Europe
• Pak PM meets Annan
• Violent protests in France
• Bahrain boat not licensed, says official
• Freed US scribe retracts statement
• Russia not to send rescuers to Iran
• Japan calls China a military threat
• Thai opposition rejects PM's offer
• Israeli aircraft fire missiles in Gaza City
• Iraqi army centre attack kills 40
• Taylor arrested in Nigeria
• Ferry capsizes off Bahrain coast
• Fire erupts at New York jail
• Russian President Putin on 2 day visit to China
• Pak test-fires cruise missile Babar
• Belarusian police arrest protesters
• China suspects human death from bird flu
• Malaysian authorities test migratory birds
• Cambodia confirms bird flu death
• Cyclone Larry: Thousands feared homeless in Australia
• UNSC may issue statement on Iran soon
• Malaysia reports new bird flu outbreak
• Sharon to shift to long-term care facility
• Cuba, Panama renew diplomatic relations
• Uzbekistan to source large number of products from India
• India and Mozambique sign MoU to boost military cooperation
• India and Australia to expand defence cooperation
• Australia to continue uranium ban
• Deadly bird flu strain reported in Myanmar
• Cricket : South Africa chase record 434 to beat Australia
• Poland identifies first cases of bird flu
• Oscar upset: Crash beats Brokeback!
• Pak expectations high in Bush visit
• EU-Iran nuke talks fail

February 2006

• Floods affect thousands in Australia
• Japan upbeat on Indo-US nuke deal
• Thailand President calls for snap polls
• France confirms H5N1 bird flu outbreak
• Ken Livingstone London mayor suspended
• Cartoon row: Five killed in Pak protests
• UK parliament to vote on anti-terror bill
• Lankan govt, rebels urged to ease tensions
• British Parliament votes for Smoking ban
• Nepal Govt frees ex-PM Deuba
• Malaysia's information minister quits
• India & Serbia & Montenegro sign cooperation agreement
• India made its free choice to vote against Iran: US
• 8 killed in fresh clashes in poll-bound Nepal
• Roadside blast kills 2 civilians in Baghdad
• Blast rocks Afghanistan; casualties feared 
• Danish embassy in Tehran stormed
• IAEA refers Iran to UN Security Council
• Egyptian ship sinks with 1,400 passengers
• Militants kill 17 policemen in Nepal
• IAEA to decide on Iran's nuke programme
• China coalmine blast kills 23
• India & Mexico to work together in SME Sector

January 2006

• Afghanistan to get $10.5 bn aid
• China reports bird flu death
• Lankan peace talks to resume
• Militants blow up Pak rail track
• Iraq troops take over Mosul security
• Counting begins for Palestine polls
• Palestinians vote in historic elections
• Conservative leader Stephen Harper elected Canadian PM
• Protests mark World Social Forum's opening at Cracas
• China reports 70,000 new HIV infections
• Curfew, ban lifted in Kathmandu
• Chinese woman tests positive for bird flu
• Aussie PM John Howard reshuffles Cabinet
• Evo Morales sworn in as Bolivian president 
• Dalai Lama to visit Israel 
• Pipeline blast kills 9 in China
• LTTE chief to meet Norwegian envoy
• Snowfall hits Chinese rail network
• Australian Defence Minister Robert Hill resigns
• Slovak military plane crashes, 44 dead
• US plans UNSC face-off for Iran over nuclear row
• Millions celebrate Eid-ul-Zuha
• Malaysia bans drug with Viagra chemical
• China reports 2 bird flu deaths
• Moderate quake rattles Indonesia's Nias island
• Suicide blasts kill 120 in Iraq
• Sharon in medically induced coma
• 5 U.S. troops among 110 dead in Iraq blasts
• At least 23 killed in Mecca hotel collapse
• Ariel Sharon suffers stroke, rushed into surgery
• Suicide attack in Iraq, 32 killed
• Dubai Emir's body flown back to UAE
• Bird flu: Turkey confirms two human cases