 "Digest of international news for week")
Saturday
Almaty: Iran and six world powers fail to reach agreement on an approach to reduce fears that Tehran might use its nuclear technology to make weapons, with the EU's foreign policy chief declaring that the two sides "remain far apart on substance."
Rome: Italy, which has pardoned a US air force officer, convicted in absentia last year for his role in CIA abduction of an Egyptian terror suspect, hopes that India will follow the same principle for two Italian marines facing murder charges for shooting two fishermen in India.
London: An Indian couple from Oxford is fighting to regain custody of their five-year-old son after he was taken away by social services over allegations of abuse.
Monday
London: The husband of Indian dentist Savita Halappanavar, who died after being denied an abortion in Ireland, breaks down in tears as he recounts the incidents leading up to his wife's death during an inquest.
London: Britain's first and only woman Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, referred to as Iron Lady, dies of a stroke here at the age of 87, leaving an iconic stamp on world politics as one of most influential figures in the 20th century.
Tuesday
Tehran: A 6.1 magnitude earthquake kills at least 37 and injures hundreds more in a sparsely populated area in southern Iran today, Iranian officials said, adding that it did not damage a nuclear plant in the region.
Washington: Noting that India wants upgrade its military technology by not just buying but through close technology cooperation and co-production, a top Pentagon official has said the country is destined to be a close partner of the US.
Wednesday
Washington: US President Barack Obama presents $377 trillion annual budget which he said will not only reduce the budget deficit but will also make America "a magnet for good jobs" and put the country on the path of economic prosperity.
Berlin: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrives here on a three-day visit to promote India as a lucrative business destination as it continues to take steps to boost domestic investments, attract foreign investors and spur the economy back to its long term growth potential of 8%.
Thursday
Washington: Indo-Pak ties have made "modest progress" after the two countries took calculated decisions to improve relations but this could easily be undone by a terrorist attack against India linked to Pakistan, says a top US intelligence official.
Berlin: India and Germany begin 2nd round of Inter-Governmental Consultations during which crucial bilateral, international and regional issues like the long pending India-EU Free Trade Agreement and the situation in Afghanistan would be discussed.
Friday
Washington: The World Bank has come out with a multi-billion ($12-20 billion) four-year plan aimed at bringing down poverty levels in seven low-income Indian states, where majority of India's poor live, to just 5.5% in 2030 against 29.8% in 2010.
Berlin: India and Germany agree to broaden their cooperation and "shape the future" with focus on trade, bilateral investment, energy, hi-tech and defence even as both sides committed themselves to EU-India negotiations for a "broad based, ambitious and balanced" FTA.
Almaty: Iran and six world powers fail to reach agreement on an approach to reduce fears that Tehran might use its nuclear technology to make weapons, with the EU's foreign policy chief declaring that the two sides "remain far apart on substance."
Rome: Italy, which has pardoned a US air force officer, convicted in absentia last year for his role in CIA abduction of an Egyptian terror suspect, hopes that India will follow the same principle for two Italian marines facing murder charges for shooting two fishermen in India.
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Sunday
London: An Indian couple from Oxford is fighting to regain custody of their five-year-old son after he was taken away by social services over allegations of abuse.
Monday
London: The husband of Indian dentist Savita Halappanavar, who died after being denied an abortion in Ireland, breaks down in tears as he recounts the incidents leading up to his wife's death during an inquest.
London: Britain's first and only woman Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, referred to as Iron Lady, dies of a stroke here at the age of 87, leaving an iconic stamp on world politics as one of most influential figures in the 20th century.
Tuesday
Tehran: A 6.1 magnitude earthquake kills at least 37 and injures hundreds more in a sparsely populated area in southern Iran today, Iranian officials said, adding that it did not damage a nuclear plant in the region.
Washington: Noting that India wants upgrade its military technology by not just buying but through close technology cooperation and co-production, a top Pentagon official has said the country is destined to be a close partner of the US.
Wednesday
Washington: US President Barack Obama presents $377 trillion annual budget which he said will not only reduce the budget deficit but will also make America "a magnet for good jobs" and put the country on the path of economic prosperity.
Berlin: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrives here on a three-day visit to promote India as a lucrative business destination as it continues to take steps to boost domestic investments, attract foreign investors and spur the economy back to its long term growth potential of 8%.
Thursday
Washington: Indo-Pak ties have made "modest progress" after the two countries took calculated decisions to improve relations but this could easily be undone by a terrorist attack against India linked to Pakistan, says a top US intelligence official.
Berlin: India and Germany begin 2nd round of Inter-Governmental Consultations during which crucial bilateral, international and regional issues like the long pending India-EU Free Trade Agreement and the situation in Afghanistan would be discussed.
Friday
Washington: The World Bank has come out with a multi-billion ($12-20 billion) four-year plan aimed at bringing down poverty levels in seven low-income Indian states, where majority of India's poor live, to just 5.5% in 2030 against 29.8% in 2010.
Berlin: India and Germany agree to broaden their cooperation and "shape the future" with focus on trade, bilateral investment, energy, hi-tech and defence even as both sides committed themselves to EU-India negotiations for a "broad based, ambitious and balanced" FTA.
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