India-EU summit very successful: EU commissioner

The just-concluded India-European Union Summit was a "success" as it implemented the strategic partnership launched last year and drafted a new action plan and political declaration, a top European......

Talks with LTTE soon: Kumaratunga

Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga has said she was hopeful that talks with Tamil Tigers will start soon and was also optimistic about a deal with the rebels on joint tsunami relief......

Tears and jubiliation in Sofia

The six Bulgarians -- five nurses and one doctor -- who were held for eight years in a Libyan prison, and sentenced to death,joyously celebrate their freedom, amidst tears and hugs,as they arrive......

North Korea conducts second nuclear test

Unmindful of international pressure, a defiant North Korea on Monday conducted a second 'successful' and 'more powerful' nuclear test, a move that could invite fresh sanctions and punitive action......