14 day police remand for Telegu Dipak
Maoist leader Venkateswar Reddy alias Telegu Dipak was today remanded in police custody for another 14 days by a city court.

Egypt summons Israeli diplomat over Jerusalem clashes
Egypt`s foreign ministry summoned Israel`s charge d`affaires on Wednesday in protest at its "provocative measures" in east Jerusalem, a day after hundreds of Palestinians clashed with Israeli police.

Israel moves to ease diplomatic dispute with US
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised President Barack Obama on Wednesday and spoke by telephone with his vice president as a vocal feud over Jewish settlements took on softer tones.

`Attack on US diplomats in Pak might have alarming effects`
US Ambassador to Pakistan Anne Patterson has expressed concern over security threats to American personnel in the country and said any attack on its diplomats in Lahore might have "alarming" effects on bilateral relations.

China alleges diplomatic snub at Copenhagen summit
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said he was snubbed at last year`s Copenhagen climate change conference and fired back on Sunday at critics who accuse China of arrogance.

India to test-fire Advanced Air Defence missile today
At least 3,000 people from six villages near a defence base in Orissa have been shifted to temporary camps as India plans to conduct an interceptor missile test Sunday.

Maoists had no intention of killing Bengal CM in 2008: Dipak
The Maoists had no intention of killing West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee when they ambushed his convoy in 2008, a top arrested naxalite has said.

Libya accepts US apology over diplomatic row
Libya signaled the end of a diplomatic row with the United States Wednesday, saying it accepted an apology for acerbic comments made by a US official and wanted to deepen relations in all areas.

Ban on traffic in Bandipur forest area upheld
The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday upheld a ban on movement of transport vehicles in Bandipur Forest area.

West Bengal CID wants access to Kobad Ghandy
The West Bengal CID is trying to bring in top Maoist ideologue Kobad Ghandy, who is under arrest in Delhi, to Kolkata so that he can be grilled along another Maoist leader Venkateswar Reddy alias Telugu Dipak.