BBC Monitoring International Reports articles from May 2010, page 2

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Pakistan TV show discusses main issues affecting country.
May 31, 2010... Karachi Geo News television in Urdu at 1500 gmt on 27 May carries live regularly scheduled "Capital Talk" program relayed from channel's Islamabad studio. Prominent Pakistani journalist Hamid Mir is the host of the popular talk show in Pakistan....

Truck drivers rally in Kyrgyz capital over high levies.
May 31, 2010... Text of report by privately-owned Kyrgyz AKIpress news agency website Bishkek, 31 May: A rally of truck drivers is being held in the Old Square near the Kyrgyz parliament. About 60 Kamaz trucks lined up in the square, an AKIpress...

Pakistan's Lahore High Court lifts ban on Facebook - website.
May 31, 2010... Text of report by leading private Pakistani satellite TV channel Geo News website on 31 May Lahore: A Pakistani court on Monday [31 May] ordered authorities to restore access to Facebook, nearly two weeks after the popular social networking...

Planners of Kenyan 2002 terror attack had capacity to print identity cards - UN.
May 31, 2010... Text of report by Patrick Mayoyo entitled ''Terrorists equipped to make Kenyan Ids'' published by Kenyan privately-owned newspaper Daily Nation website on 31 May; subheadings inserted editorially Terrorists behind the 2002 attack at the...

Israeli strike on Gaza aid flotilla kills 20 activists, injures 60 - Egyptian TV.
May 31, 2010... Egyptian TV's Nile News carried an urgent caption on 31 May, saying that "20 activists are killed and 60 others injured in Israeli air strike on Gaza aid flotilla". Source: Nile News TV, Cairo, in Arabic 0415gmt 31 May 10 BBC Monitoring

Kfor stops clashes in Kosovo.
May 31, 2010... Text of report in English by Serbian pro-western Belgrade-based Radio B92 website, on 30 May KOSOVSKA MITROVICA -- Stones were being thrown between Serbs and Albanians across the bridge that separates northern and southern Kosovska Mitrovica....

Protests against salary, pension cuts to start in Romania.
May 31, 2010... Text of report in English by Romanian government news agency Agerpres ["Protest Week Begins on Monday With Teachers and Public Servants Going on Strike" - Agerpres headline] Bucharest, May 31 (Agerpres) - The trade unions in education and...

Pakistan paper urges "transparency" in US aid utilization.
May 31, 2010... Text of editorial headlined "John Kerry' Apprehensions" published by Pakistan newspaper Daily Times website on 30 May Senator John Kerry has urged the US State Department to tighten controls over the use of the five-year $ 7.5 billion...

Premier Wen says China's growth no threat to Japan.
May 31, 2010... Text of report in English by Japan's largest news agency Kyodo Tokyo, May 31 Kyodo - Visiting Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said Monday China's economic development will pose no threat to Japan or other countries, noting that Beijing's growth is...

Police commander escapes bomb blast in Afghan west.
May 31, 2010... Text of report by Afghan independent Tolo TV on 31 May The Herat Province [in western Afghanistan] police commander has escaped a bomb explosion. The Interior Ministry says in a statement that the incident took place in Enjil District of...

Two French journalists jailed in Pakistan's Peshawar - police.
May 31, 2010... Text of report by Javed Aziz Khan headlined "French journalists sent to Peshawar jail" published by Pakistan newspaper The News website on 30 May Peshawar: Two French journalists detained on Friday [28 May] were sent to the Peshawar Central...

Clash between police, Taleban in Afghan north causes casualties.
May 31, 2010... Text of report by private Pakistan-based Afghan Islamic Press news agency Konduz, 31 May: Contradictory claims have been made about a clash in Badakhshan Province [in northern Afghanistan]. The Taleban and the government have been making...

Pakistan ex-PM Sharif stresses need to win war against terror.
May 31, 2010... Text of report by staff correspondent headlined "War against terror needs to be won: Nawaz" published by Pakistan newspaper Daily Times website on 30 May Lahore: We have to win the war against terrorism at all costs and the entire nation...

Bangladesh PM "laments slow progress" of climate negotiation.
May 31, 2010... Text of unattributed report headlined "Disburse Climate Funds Quickly, PM Urges Developed Nations" published by Bangladeshi newspaper The Daily Star website on 31 May Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday lamented slow progress of climate...

Slovene daily doubts success of EU-Balkans conference.(Conference news)
May 31, 2010... Text of report in English by Slovene news agency STA Ljubljana, 31 May (STA) - Daily Delo predicts on Monday that this week's EU-Western Balkans conference in Sarajevo will not bring a breakthrough for the region, although it could make a...

Aide to late Indonesia bomber Top gets eight years.
May 31, 2010... Text of report in English by influential Indonesian newspaper The Jakarta Post English-language website on 31 May The South Jakarta District Court sentenced on Monday [31 May] Aris Susanto to eight years in jail for his terrorism activity...

Slovene, Croatian ministers call for dialogue and respect in Balkans.
May 31, 2010... Text of report in English by Slovene news agency STA Ljubljana, 29 May (STA) - The foreign ministers of Slovenia and Croatia, Samuel Zbogar and Gordan Jandrokovic, have addressed a joint letter to the people of the Western Balkans in which...

Nepal Maoists call last-minute deal between political parties "historic".
May 31, 2010... Text of report by privately-owned Nepalese newspaper Kathmandu Post via eKantipur website on 31 May Standing Committee meeting of the UCPN (Maoist) on Monday concluded that the three-point agreement signed between the big three parties on...

Kurd guerillas reported killed in Turkish air raid in northern Iraq.
May 31, 2010... Text of report by Turkish semi-official news agency Anatolia [Unattributed report: "Terrorist Organization Suffers Heavy Casualties"] Ankara, 27 May (AA) - The PKK has been dealt a heavy blow during an air attack carried out by the Turkish...

Deputy PM says Macedonia's economy "stable".
May 31, 2010... Text of report in English by Macedonian state news agency MIA ["Macedonia's Economy Stable, Says Vice-Premier" - MIA headline] Skopje, 30 May 2010 (MIA) - Macedonia's economy is stable in general, despite the fact that the crisis' effects...

Macedonian, Croatian defence ministers satisfied with "excellent" ties.
May 31, 2010... Text of report in English by Macedonian state news agency MIA ["DM Konjanovski Meets Croatian Counterpart in Ohrid" - MIA headline] Ohrid, 30 May 2010 (MIA) - Macedonian, Croatian Defence Ministers Zoran Konjanovski and Branko Vukelic...

Kyrgyz truckers enter TV building demanding live coverage of their rally.
May 31, 2010... Text of report by corporate-owned Russian news agency Interfax Bishkek, 31 May: Lorry drivers, who are holding a rally in the Kyrgyz capital, have entered the building of the state TV and are demanding to give them live air time. Lorry...

Pakistan analyst underscores need to fight "religious intolerance".
May 31, 2010... Text of article by Huma Yusuf headlined "A Murderous Mindset" published by Pakistan newspaper Dawn website on 30 May As soon as I heard that gunmen had attacked two Ahmadi houses of worship in Lahore, I posted a despairing comment on my...

Macedonia government to invest over 500m euros in energy projects by 2020.
May 31, 2010... Text of report in English by Macedonian state news agency MIA ["Macedonian Government To Invest Over EUR 500 Million in Next 10 Years - PM" - MIA headline] Skopje, 29 May 2010 (MIA) - In the next 10 years Macedonian Government intends to...

Juba alliance says Sudan's unity requires new bases.
May 31, 2010... Text of report in English by Paris-based Sudanese newspaper Sudan Tribune website on 31 May Khartoum, 31 May: Juba alliance political forces agreed today that Sudan's unity could only be maintained if the country is reshaped on new bases. ...

President pleased with Croatian-Montenegrin relations.
May 31, 2010... Text of report in English by Croatian state news agency HINA PODGORICA, May 31 (Hina) - Croatian President Ivo Josipovic has said in an interview with the Podgorica-based daily "Pobjeda" that the Croatian-Montenegrin relations are very good,...

Indian policemen arrested with contraband drugs in Nepal - paper.
May 31, 2010... Text of report by privately-owned Nepalese newspaper Kathmandu Post via eKantipur website on 31 May Kapilvastu - Two Indian police have been held with contraband drugs at the bordering town of Krishnanagar in Kapilvastu district on Monday. ...

Kenya enlists volunteers, government administrators to monitor hate speech.
May 31, 2010... Text of report by Patrick Mayoyo, John Ngirachu and Lucas Barasa entitled ''Referendum hate-mongers put on notice'' published by Kenyan privately-owned newspaper Daily Nation website on 31 May An elaborate security plan has been put in place...

Pakistan: Political leaders condemn "propaganda campaign" against journalist.
May 31, 2010... Text of report by staff correspondent headlined "Five political parties condemn conspiracy against Hamid Mir" published by Pakistani newspaper The News website on 30 May Islamabad: Leaders of five different political parties have condemned a...

Rwandan president leaves to attend France-Africa summit.
May 31, 2010... Text of report by Edmund Kagire entitled "Kagame in France for summit" published in English by Rwandan newspaper The New Times website on 31 May Kigali - President Paul Kagame, yesterday, departed Kigali for Nice, France where he will...

Arab emergency meeting on 1 June to tackle Israeli attack on convoy - Egypt's TV.
May 31, 2010... Egyptian TV's Nile News at 0800 gmt on 31 May carried an urgent caption, saying that "the Arab League will hold an emergency meeting tomorrow [1 June] to discuss the Israeli attack on Gaza aid flotilla". Arab League to hold emergency meeting...

Croatian president sees visit to Bosnian Serb entity as "good start".
May 31, 2010... Text of report by Croatian public broadcaster HRT1 TV, on 31 May [Presenter] President Ivo Josipovic has finished his two-day visit to [Bosnian] Serb Republic. This was a working, not an official visit. According to many, a big step forward...

Iranian MP says Israel "war criminal".
May 31, 2010... Text of report in English by Iranian official government news agency IRNA website Tehran, 31 May: A senior parliamentarian said here on Monday [31 May] that the Zionist regime is a war criminal and the root cause of threats against the global...

Yemeni government said forced to accept "tribal arbitration".
May 31, 2010... Text of report by London-based independent newspaper Al-Quds al-Arabi website on 29 May [Report by Khalid al-Hammadi in Sanaa: "Yemen: The State Accepts Tribal Arbitration In Ma'rib Governorate To Avoid Possible Bloodshed Between Tribes and...

One security guard killed, three injured in suicide attack in Afghan east.
May 31, 2010... Text of report by Afghan independent Tolo TV on 31 May One guard of a private security company was killed and three others injured in a suicide bomb attack in Ghazni Province [in eastern Afghanistan] this morning. An Afghan Interior...

Bangladesh High Court quashes another graft case against PM Hasina.
May 31, 2010... Text of unattributed report headlined "Bepza Case Against Hasina Quashed" published by Bnagladeshi newspaper The Daily Star website on 31 May The High Court yesterday quashed all the proceedings of a graft case filed against Prime Minister...

Philippine military says Sayyaf kidnappers in Basilan encircled.
May 31, 2010... Text of report in English by Philippine newspaper The Daily Tribune website on 31 May [Report by Mario J. Mallari] The police and the military are jointly conducting containment operations against the Abu Sayyaf terror group in the southern...

Russian Military Transport Aviation to get new aircraft as of 2011 - commander.
May 31, 2010... Russia's Military Transport Aviation will be re-equipped with new aircraft from 2011, the commander of Russian Military Transport Aviation, Lt-Gen Viktor Kachalkin, said on 31 May, according to an ITAR-TASS news agency report on the same day. ...

Pakistan article urges government to invest in nuclear energy.
May 31, 2010... Text of article by Asif Ezdi headlined "Dismantling the Nuclear Embargo" published by Pakistan newspaper The News website on 30 May The progressive depletion of the world's fossil fuel resources, combined with concerns about the harmful...

Al-Jazeera TV reports on Israeli attack aid flotilla.
May 31, 2010... Footage of Israeli soldiers on board of aid ships Between 0400 and 0600 gmt on 31 May, Doha Al-Jazeera Satellite Channel Television in Arabic was observed to carry continuous coverage of the "Israeli attack against the international aid...

Russia: Left-wing opposition to set up political party.
May 31, 2010... Excerpt from report by corporate-owned Russian news agency Interfax Moscow, 31 May: The leaders of the Left Front movement and of several other opposition and human rights organizations have decided to set up a political party. "Our...

Iraqi figures interviewed on delay in ratifying election results.
May 31, 2010... Dubai Al-Sharqiyah Television in Arabic, an independent, private news and entertainment channel focusing on Iraq, run by Sa'd al-Bazzaz, publisher of the Arabic-language daily Al-Zaman, conducts within its 1900 gmt news programme on 27 May two...

Al-Arabiyah on call for Egyptian Islamist party's government participation.
May 31, 2010... Dubai Al-Arabiya Television in Arabic carries in its "Panorama" programme at 1907 gmt on 25 May a discussion on the call by Egypt's Elbaradei for the participation of the Muslim Brotherhood in the government. Anchorwoman Khadijah Bin-Qinnah...

Indonesia offers funds to build Gaza hospital.
May 31, 2010... Text of report in English by influential Indonesian newspaper The Jakarta Post English-language website on 29 May Indonesia has agreed to allocate 20bn rupiah (2.15m US dollars) for construction of a hospital in Gaza while maintaining its...

Al-Iraqiyah talk show on housing, investment projects in Iraqi capital.
May 31, 2010... Baghdad Al-Iraqiyah Television in Arabic - government-sponsored television station, run by the Iraqi Media Network - at 1810 gmt on 25 May carries live a new episode of its daily "Al-Iraqiyah and the Events" talk show programme. Anchorman Nasir...

Kenya government ''divided'' over ICC's investigations in country.
May 31, 2010... Text of report by Patrick Mathangani entitled ''ODM-PNU secret quarrels over ICC'' published by Kenyan privately-owned daily newspaper The Standard website on 31 May; subheadings inserted editorially State parties to the Rome Statute are...

Locals say real people's representatives not invited to Afghan peace jerga.
May 31, 2010... Text of report "Complaints of Ghazni residents about the nature of selecting the participants of consultative peace jerga" by Afghan independent secular daily newspaper Hasht-e Sobh on 30 May With the approach of the consultative peace jerga,...

Djibouti leader leaves for France to attend summit.
May 31, 2010... Excerpt from report by state-owned Djibouti news agency ADI website The head of state, Mr Ismail Omar Guelleh, today [30 May] left for France to take part in the 25th France-Africa summit which opens on 31 May in Nice. The summit in which...

New "terrorism insurance" package launched for Thai businesses.
May 31, 2010... Text of report in English by Thai newspaper Bangkok Post website on 31 May Thai Reinsurance, the country's leading reinsurer, is preparing to launch a repackaged terrorism insurance policy for local businesses. The new package to be...

Albanian, Serb protesters clash in Kosovo's divided town Mitrovica.
May 31, 2010... Text of report by public Radio-Television Kosovo TV on 30 May [Announcer] Serbia is holding elections in the Republic of Kosovo after all, directly violating the state's sovereignty. There were no incidents in Kosovo on the election day [as...

Official says Sudan's foreign debts hindering development projects in south, Darfur.
May 31, 2010... Text of report in English by state-owned Sudanese news agency Suna website Nice, 30 May: Member of Sudan delegation for participation of the 25th session of the France-Africa summit in Nice, France, Dr Lual Deng, said the indebtedness of...

Iran commander elaborates on "Sadaf listening aircraft".
May 31, 2010... Text of report by Iranian conservative, privately-owned Fars News Agency website Tehran, 31 May: In an interview with a Fars News Agency reporter for defence affairs, Brig-Gen Pilot Aziz Nasirzadeh, deputy commander of the Air Force of the...

Afghan poll body to vet candidates for connections with armed groups.
May 31, 2010... Text of report by state-owned National Afghanistan TV on 30 May [Presenter] Officials of the Electoral Complaints Commission [ECC] today announced at a press conference that 85 candidates for the parliamentary elections, who are accused of...

Serbian official says Kosovo Serbs must elect their representatives.
May 31, 2010... Text of report by public Radio-Television Kosovo TV on 30 May [Announcer] In an exclusive interview for RTK, Serbian State Secretary for Kosovo, Oliver Ivanovic, has said that he does not care that the Kosovo institutions and the...

Japan's Hatoyama, China's Wen Jiabao agree on food-safety cooperation.
May 31, 2010... Text of report in English by Japan's largest news agency Kyodo Tokyo, May 31 Kyodo - Japan and China agreed Monday to a range of cooperative measures between the two countries to ensure the safety of foods and other products. The agreement...

Spain condemns Israeli attack on Gaza flotilla.
May 31, 2010... Excerpt from report by Spanish national public RNE Radio 1, on 31 May [Presenter] The Spanish government has summoned the Israeli ambassador to ask him for explanations of the attack on the solidarity flotilla in the Mediterranean Sea which...

Japan, China set up framework to enhance cooperation in E-commerce.
May 31, 2010... Text of report in English by Japan's largest news agency Kyodo Tokyo, May 31 Kyodo - Japan and China have agreed to set up a panel to enhance their cooperation in the area of electronic commerce amid rapid expansion of the Chinese e-commerce...

Japan PM says Social Democratic Party's exit from coalition "disappointing".
May 31, 2010... Text of report in English by Japan's largest news agency Kyodo Tokyo, May 31 Kyodo - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama on Monday described the decision by the Social Democratic Party a day earlier to quit his coalition government as "really...

New Zealand anti-whaling activist denies injuring Japan crew member.
May 31, 2010... Text of report in English by Japan's largest news agency Kyodo Tokyo, May 31 Kyodo - An antiwhaling activist from New Zealand on trial in Japan tearfully denied Monday injuring a crew member on a Japanese whaling fleet, but said he would...

Iran opens agricultural expo 2010.
May 31, 2010... Text of report in English by Iranian news channel Press TV website on 31 May 31 May: Iran has launched its 17th International Agricultural Trade Fair to provide a platform for domestic and foreign businesses to put their products on display....

Afghan ministry, Iranian company sign irrigation project agreement.
May 31, 2010... Text of report by state-owned National Afghanistan TV on 30 May [Presenter] Ministry of Water and Energy today signed an agreement with an Iranian company, Tusaab, in Kabul on designing an irrigation and power project in the Ganderi area of...

(Corr) Russia: North Ossetian bloggers have mixed feelings about imam's resignation.
May 31, 2010... (Correcting the source and the broadcast date in the sourceline. A corrected version of the item follows:) Bloggers in Russia's North Ossetia have mixed feelings about the recent resignation of the mufti. Bloggers of kavkaz-uzel.ru website...

Vietnam to host Asian Development Bank annual meeting May 2011.
May 31, 2010... Excerpt from report in English by state-run Vietnamese news agency VNA website Hanoi 30 May (VNA) -The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will hold its 44th annual meeting in Vietnam for the first time, in Hanoi from May 3-6, 2011. The meeting...

Iran students to protest against Israeli attack on Gaza aid convoy.
May 31, 2010... Text of report by Iranian conservative, privately-owned Fars News Agency website Tehran, 31 May: According to a Fars News Agency reporter for university affairs, Tehran University students will hold a gathering outside the UN office in Tehran...

Uganda to hire 16,000 security personnel to man 2011 poll.
May 31, 2010... Excerpt from report by Anne Mugisa entitled ''Government to recruit 16,000 poll force'' published by state-owned, mass-circulation Ugandan daily The New Vision website on 31 May The government will recruit 16,000 temporary security personnel...

Japan, Iran foreign ministers discuss Iran's nuclear programme in Tokyo.
May 31, 2010... Text of report in English by Japan's largest news agency Kyodo Tokyo, May 31 Kyodo - Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada met with his Iranian counterpart Manuchehr Mottaki on Monday in Tokyo to urge that Tehran halt its controversial...

(Corr) Iranian MP condemns Israeli attack on Gaza aid convoy.
May 31, 2010... (Correcting "Jalili" to "Jalali" throughout the item. A corrected version of the item follows:) Senior Iranian MP Kazem Jalali has described as "atrocity" the Israeli attack on vessels carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza, the Iranian official...

Insecurity, corruption delay Afghan ring road project - paper.
May 31, 2010... The completion of the Afghanistan's ring road project has been delayed because of a halt of construction work n Badghis Province due to security issues, the Saudi Arabia's refusal to provide funding because of an Iranian company's involvement in...

Rwandan, DRCongo MPs agree to start regional campaign against "negationism".
May 31, 2010... Text of unattributed report entitled "Congo parliament commits to battle Genocide ideology, FDLR" published in English by Rwandan news agency RNA website No more FDLR whatever it takes: Despite massive joint Rwandan-Congolese-UN military...

Iran security chief blasts Israeli raid on aid convoy - TV website.
May 31, 2010... Text of report in English by Iranian news channel Press TV website on 31 May 31 May: The Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council has vehemently condemned Israel's brutal attack on an aid convoy headed for Gaza, saying it shows...

Brazilian leader calls for "sensitivity" from UN body over Iran nuclear deal.
May 31, 2010... Text of report by Brazilian news agency Estado ["Nuclear Agreement With Iran Should Not Be Wasted" - Agencia Estado headline] Brasilia - An agreement with Iran on the exchange of fuel which has been mediated by Brazil and Turkey with the...

Brunei donates two guided missile patrol boats to Indonesia.
May 31, 2010... Text of report by Indonesian newspaper Kompas Cyber Media website (www.kompas.com) on 27 May The Brunei government has donated two patrol boats to the Indonesian Navy (TNI AL) and will also seriously consider buying Indonesian defence...

Information sought on clandestine flights to Falklands from South America.
May 31, 2010... Text of report by Argentine newspaper Ambito Financiero website on 28 May [Unattributed report: "Serious: Clandestine Flights To Malvinas Reported] In the midst of the tension with the United Kingdom over the demand for sovereignty of the...

Somali Islamists "cut ties" with TV over Muhammad cartoon report.
May 31, 2010... Text of report by Somali website Somaaljecel on 30 May Al-Shabab Mujahidin Movement today said it has cut ties with the Somali-language Universal TV after the stationed aired blasphemous cartoons of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). ...

No decision yet on fielding army to fight Maoists - Indian minister.
May 31, 2010... Text of report published by Indian news agency PTI Pune: Defence Minister of India A K Antony Monday said the government was "examining all pros and cons of various aspects" of deploying army in anti-Maoists operations in the country. ...

Israel's attack on Freedom Fleet means war against world - Iran MP.
May 31, 2010... Text of report in English by Iranian official government news agency IRNA website Tehran, May 31, IRNA - Head of Iranian Parliament's Commission for National Security and Foreign Policies Ala'eddin Borujerdi said Israel's attack on the...

Landslide in Afghan north kills four.
May 31, 2010... Text of report by private Pakistan-based Afghan Islamic Press news agency Sheberghan, 31 May: Four members of a family have been killed as a result of landslide. Sar-e Pol Province officials report that four members of one family died as a...

Israeli attack on convoy of aid ships "a disgrace" - Iran MP.
May 31, 2010... Text of report in English by Iranian official government news agency IRNA website Tehran, 31 May: A parliamentarian said here on Monday [31 May] that the recent Zionist attack on a convoy of aid ships is an indication of disgrace of the...

Taleban determined to defend area they captured in Afghan north.
May 31, 2010... Excerpt from report by private Pakistan-based Afghan Islamic Press news agency Jalalabad, 31 May: The Taleban are ready for strong resistance in Barg-e Matal [district of northern Nurestan Province]. A Taleban spokesman, Zabihollah...

Chinese premier calls for deepened friendship with Japan 30 May.
May 31, 2010... Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) TOKYO, May 30 (Xinhua) - Visiting Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao Sunday evening called for both sides to deepen China-Japan friendship, playing down problems...

Chinese agency highlights of premier's visit to South Korea, Japan.
May 31, 2010... Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) BEIJING, May 31 (Xinhua) - The following are the highlights of Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's Sunday-ended tour to South Korea and his ongoing visit to...

Taleban claim destroying British tank in Sangin in Afghan south.
May 31, 2010... Text of report "British tank blown up in powerful mine explosion" by Afghan Taleban Voice of Jihad website on 31 May [Taleban spokesman] Qari Yusof Ahmadi: According to the latest report, a powerful explosion has been carried out on an...

Azeri defence minister, US military official discuss ties.
May 31, 2010... Text of report by private Azerbaijani news agency Turan Baku, 31 May: [Azerbaijani] Defence Minister Safar Abiyev received US Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defence Celeste Wallander on 31 May. At the meeting, they discussed military...

Defence minister says no increase of troops in Indian Kashmir.
May 31, 2010... Text of report published by Indian news agency PTI Pune: Indian government has no plans to increase deployment of armed forces in the Kashmir valley, Defence Minister AK Antony said on Monday. "Government had a policy of zero tolerance on...