Digest of international news for the week

Sunday:

London: Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, India-born US citizen whose pioneering work in molecular biology won him the 2009 Nobel Prize in chemistry, has been honoured with a knighthood by the royal establishment here in a rare recognition of achievements by foreigners based in Britain.

London: Furious over controversial BBC presenter Jeremy Clarkson mocking Indian culture during a Christmas special programme while driving in India, senior Labour MP Keith Vaz demands an apology.

Toronto: An Indian student, working part time at a convenience store, was shot dead in the western Canadian city of Surrey, in a shocking Christmas Day attack.

Monday:

Washington: US President Barack Obama has signed into law a massive 662-billion defence spending bill that also seeks to suspend a big chunk of $1.1 billion military aid to Pakistan, despite his "serious reservations" about provisions regulating detention and prosecution of suspected terrorists.

Islamabad: India and Pakistan exchange lists of their nuclear installations and facilities under a two-decade-old pact prohibiting attacks on atomic assets, days after senior officials of the two sides held talks here on nuclear and conventional CBMs.

Tuesday:

London: A 20-year-old British youth, charged for the cold-blooded murder of Indian student Anuj Bidve, shocked everyone by calling himself a "psycho" in court before being remanded to custody.

New York: New York private detective has been sentenced to 32 years in prison for raping his Indian-origin girlfriend and then implicating her in one of the most elaborate frame-ups in US history for which she was wrongly jailed for seven months.

Washington: The US State Department has posted on its website a new map of India reflecting its long-standing position on the country's geographical boundaries, acknowledging that it had earlier made a "goof up" that triggered strong protest from New Delhi.

Wednesday:

London: The grief-stricken parents of Anuj Bidve makes a tearful visit to the spot where the Indian student was shot dead in an apparent hate crime, as Prime Minister David Cameron gave a personal reassurance that those behind the "horrific" crime would be brought to justice.

Damascus: A suicide bombing hit Syria's capital, killing 26 and wounding dozens of mostly civilians, state media said, blaming "terrorists" for the second such attack on the city in two weeks.

Washington: For the second time in less than two months, US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has said that the country is facing challenges from rising powers in Asia - China in particular and also includes India in 21st century.

New York: Rajat Gupta, former director of Goldman Sachs is likely to face "expanded charges" of insider trading even as his lawyers claimed that the US government allegations were merely "mumbo jumbo". PTI

Thursday 

 New York: New York private detective has been sentenced to 32 years in prison for raping his Indian-origin girlfriend and then implicating her in one of the most elaborate frame-ups in US history for which she was wrongly jailed for seven months.

Washington: The US State Department has posted on its website a new map of India reflecting its long-standing position on the country's geographical boundaries, acknowledging that it had earlier made a "goof up" that triggered strong protest from New Delhi.

Friday:

London: The grief-stricken parents of Anuj Bidve makes a tearful visit to the spot where the Indian student was shot dead in an apparent hate crime, as Prime Minister David Cameron gave a personal reassurance that those behind the "horrific" crime would be brought to justice.

Damascus: A suicide bombing hit Syria's capital, killing 26 and wounding dozens of mostly civilians, state media said, blaming "terrorists" for the second such attack on the city in two weeks.

Washington: For the second time in less than two months, US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has said that the country is facing challenges from rising powers in Asia - China in particular and also includes India � in 21st century.

New York: Rajat Gupta, former director of Goldman Sachs is likely to face "expanded charges" of insider trading even as his lawyers claimed that the US government allegations were merely "mumbo jumbo".