Pakistan PM appoints 22 MPs as special envoys to 'fight Kashmir cause'

Stepping up Pakistan's diplomatic offensive on the Kashmir issue, Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Saturday nominated 22 parliamentarians as special envoys to be dispatched to world......

India sends special envoy to West Asia

With hostilities ending in Lebanon, India has sent Special Envoy C R Garekhan to the region to take stock of the situation there and assess how New Delhi can help post-conflict. Garekhan will be......

Britain to send special envoy to India

British Prime Minister Tony Blair will send a special envoy to India next month for an 'informal confidential exchange' of views with National Security Adviser Brajesh Mishra to have a closer......

UNGA: India abstains on Pak's resolution against 'Islamophobia'

India abstained in the United Nations General Assembly on a draft resolution introduced by Pakistan and co-sponsored by China on Islamophobia, asserting that the prevalence of 'religiophobia'......

No 'double track' on Climate Change: UN

Underlining that the UN will lead the climate change negotiations, Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has rejected the possibility of a "double track" approach being adopted on Climate Change where......

Focus on Kyoto protocol: Ramesh

The Kyoto Protocol is the "make or break" issue for UN climate talks in Cancun, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said, as he pointed not only Japan but many other countries are opposed to......

Pak keen on gas deal with Iran, but ...

Following a warning by the US on its gas pipeline project with Iran, Pakistan has said it will not violate international law but hoped the multi-million dollar deal, crucial to its energy needs,......

Bolivia offers alternate climate talks in April

Criticising the Copenhagen Climate Summit for being "limited to a group of countries", Bolivia will organise an alternative international talks in April on the issue. "We are listening to voices......

Queen Elizabeth II honours Angelina Jolie

Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie was made an honourary dame by Queen Elizabeth II for her charitable work in fighting sexual violence and for her services to British foreign policy.......

Jolie, Clint Eastwood, Walken: A day out in Hollywood

Get your lowdown on what your favourite Hollywood stars have been up to. Actress and special envoy of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Angelina Jolie, waves as she arrives at a global......