Colombo: 'India is a loser', the Sri Lankan media on Friday proclaimed in comments, a day after Colombo faced censure at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, saying New Delhi had failed to carry other South Asian nations with it on the issue.

Beijing: China has apparently acknowledged that it has discontinued its policy of issuing stapled visas to people from Jammu and Kashmir, suggesting that there have been no such cases in recent times.

Bamako, Mar 23: Coup leaders in Mali on Thursday ordered all borders closed after taking over key buildings in Bamako and ousting President Amadou Toumani Toure overnight, sparking international concern and condemnation.

Oslo: In a huge setback to an Indian couple battling for custody of their children, Norwegian authorities today said they are not going ahead with a deal to hand over the kids to their uncle in view of “conflicts” in the family.

Geneva: Sri Lanka today faced a major embarrassment as the UN’s top human rights body adopted a resolution censuring it for alleged war crimes in the conflict with LTTE as India joined the West in backing the US-sponsored move.

MOSCOW: Scores of people have demonstrated against Norway demanding the release of 15 Russians children , who like the two Indian kids were taken into protective custody by the Scandinavian nation's child services.

United Nations, Mar 22: India on Wednesday said Iran should fully cooperate with the International Atomic Energy Agency with a view to restoring confidence of the international community that its nuclear programme is peaceful in nature.

Washington, Mar 22: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday said that the door was still open to peace talks with Afghanistan’s Taliban so long as it renounces violence and distances itself from international terrorism. 

Islamabad, Mar 22: After having invested “great deals” of energy and money in generating hostility against each other, India and Pakistan should now build trust to a level that allows them to resolve disputes and the “core issue” of Kashmir, Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar said on Wednesday.

Mexico City: A strong 7.6-magnitude earthquake hit Mexico on Tuesday, shaking central and southern parts of the country and swaying buildings in Mexico City. Plaster fell from ceilings and windows broke in the center of the capital, but Mexican President Felipe Calderon said there were no immediate reports of major damage.