Saturday
Islamabad: In the first concrete outcome of Indo-Pak dialogue, the two countries signed agreements to substantially ease travel restrictions and for cultural exchanges but made no headway on India's demand for speedy action against perpetrators of Mumbai terror attacks.
Islamabad: A move by India and Pakistan to ease their decades-old visa regime to benefit tourists, senior citizens and businessmen was hailed today as a milestone in a "nascent" peace process, with the media here calling it the first major outcome of the dialogue that resumed last year.
Sunday
Baghdad: A wave of more than 25 attacks across Iraq killed 71 people and wounded more than 350 in two days, security and medical sources say, with the security forces and markets among the targets.
Lahore: India wished Pakistan peace, progress and stability, with External Affairs Minister S M Krishna expressing satisfaction with his visit and committing to build a relationship of trust with the country.
Monday
Brno (Czech Republic): Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma expressed hope that India's exports will rebound by October as steps taken by EU and the US are likely to yield results.
Kandahar/London: Taliban threatened to kill Britain's Prince Harry, who is serving a fresh deployment in Afghanistan as an Apache attack helicopter pilot, four years after his previous battle stint in the war-torn country was cut short over similar threats.
Tuesday
Washington: The Sikh community in the United States has hailed California Governor Edmund G Brown for signing into law two legislations protecting the rights of the Sikhs and including information about the religion in High School curriculum in the State.
Washington/New York: Hundreds of Americans, including victims' families, gathered at Ground Zero in New York, the Pentagon, Pennsylvania and here to remember nearly 3,000 victims of the worst terrorist attacks in US history that devastated the country 11 years ago.
Wednesday
Cairo/Washington: US ambassador to Libya and three other embassy staff were killed as a mob armed with guns and rockets stormed the American consulate in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi, angry over a film deemed offensive to Islam.
Karachi/Islamabad: A pair of devastating fires engulfed a garment factory in Karachi and a shoe unit in Lahore killing at least 314 people, including women and children, in one of the worst industrial accidents in Pakistan.
Thursday
Washington: The US has launched a massive probe, involving several agencies including the FBI, to find out who was behind the attack on its Consulate in Benghazi that resulted in the killing of the US Ambassador to Libya.
Sanaa: Yemeni police shot dead four protesters and wounded 34 others when they opened fire on a crowd attempting to storm the US embassy in Sanaa to protest an anti-Islam film, a security official say.
Cairo: Angry crowds of protesters clashed with police outside the US embassy, leaving 70 people injured, as Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi appealed for calm and warned against the use of violence to protest an anti-Islam film.
Friday
Khartoum: Anti-US protests by crowds whipped into fury by a film deemed offensive to Islam erupted across the Muslim world, as violence exploded in Sudan, Lebanon, Tunisia and Yemen leaving five dead and dozens injured.
Changzhou (China): Rising Indian shuttler P V Sindhu pulled off the biggest upset of her career when she stunned London Olympics gold medallist Li Xuerui of China to storm into the women's singles semifinals of the Li Ning China Masters Super Series badminton tournament.
