BBC Monitoring International Reports articles from October 2010

BBC Monitoring International Reports archives from October 2010

Pakistan PM calls for bridging trust deficit with US.
October 31, 2010... Text of report by official news agency Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) Islamabad, 30 October: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gillani has underscored the imperative of bridging the trust deficit and need for positive messaging on...

Pakistan journalists' body condemns reported assault on TV channel team.
October 31, 2010... Text of report by official news agency Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) Islamabad, 30 October: The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has condemned the torture allegedly committed by Lahore Development Authority's (LDA) security...

Pakistan court orders seven terror accused's release due to lack of evidence.
October 31, 2010... Text of report by official news agency Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) Rawalpindi, 30 October: Judge of Special Anti-Terrorism Court Rawalpindi Malik Akram Awan on Saturday [30 October] ordered the release of seven accused arrested in...

Bomb thrown at Bangladeshi newspaper, TV office.
October 31, 2010... Text of report by Bangladeshi privately-owned English-language newspaper New Age website on 29 Oct [Report by staff correspondent] Unnamed assailants on Thursday evening hurled a bomb at the gate of private television channel Desh TV, daily...

India, US want "qualitative change" in ties - PM.
October 31, 2010... Text of report by Indian news agency PTI On Board PM's Special Aircraft, 30 October: Keenly looking forward to US President Barack Obama's visit, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday [30 October] said the two countries had a common...

India, China have resolved to remove "misunderstandings" - PM.
October 31, 2010... Text of report by Indian news agency PTI On Board PM's Special Aircraft, 30 October: A day after meeting his Chinese counterpart Wen Jiabao, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday [30 October] said they had resolved to find "pragmatic...

Bangladesh, India to discuss border killings 31 Oct.
October 31, 2010... Text of report by Bangladeshi privately-owned English-language newspaper New Age website on 31 Oct [Report by staff correspondent] The border forces of Bangladesh and India begin a five-day conference in Kolkata today amid persistent killing...

Ivorian army issues communique to announce closure of land borders.
October 31, 2010... Text of report by state-run Ivorian TV on 30 October [Communique read in the studio by Defence and Security Forces Spokesman Babri Gohourou on the closure of Cote d'Ivoire's land borders on 30 October] Due to the presidential election of...

Dhaka urges Saudi Arabia to legalize overstaying Bangladeshis.
October 31, 2010... Text of report by Bangladeshi privately-owned English-language newspaper New Age website on 31 Oct [Report by Shahidul Islam Chowdhury] The government has requested the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) to regularise Bangladeshis who have been...

Indian border force raises militants' infiltration, firing issue with Pakistan.
October 31, 2010... Text of report by Indian news agency PTI Attari, 30 October: The Border Security Force [BSF] raised key issues like unprovoked firing and infiltration from across the border during the five-day bi-annual meeting of Indian and Pakistani border...

Pakistan TV show discusses country's "potential".
October 31, 2010... Karachi Geo News television in Urdu at 1500 gmt on 28 October 2010 carries live regularly scheduled "Capital Talk" programme relayed from channel's Islamabad studio. Prominent Pakistani journalist Hamid Mir is host of the popular talk show in...

Bangladesh marchers want ban on coal, gas export.
October 31, 2010... Text of report by Bangladeshi privately-owned English-language newspaper New Age website on 31 Oct [Report by Moloy Saha and Mokshedul Sarker Mukul] The Dhaka-Phulbari long march ended at Phulbari in Dinajpur on Saturday putting out a call...

Indian, Pakistani forces to tone down flag-lowering ceremony at border.
October 31, 2010... Excerpt from report by Indian news agency PTI Islamabad, 30 October: Indian and Pakistani border officials Saturday [30 October] decided to tone down the flag-lowering ceremony at the Wagah land border post - an event marked by displays of...

Burmese citizens arrested in Bangladesh - website.
October 31, 2010... Text of report by Bangladesh-based Burmese website Narinajara News on 27 Oct [Report by Mg Sen Ching] Fifty-eight Burmese citizens were arrested on Monday 25 October] at a checkpoint on the Bangladesh border near Burma when they entered...

Analysts say Afghanistan needs long-term US presence to stand on own feet.
October 31, 2010... Text of report by Afghan privately-owned Shamshad TV on 29 October [Presenter] Some political analysts term the presence of the US and international forces in Afghanistan crucial for the implementation of development projects and economic...

Afghan daily backs disbandment of private security firms.
October 31, 2010... Text of an editorial in Pashto entitled: "Hamed Karzai's stance on disbandment of private security firms is successful, based on supreme national interests", published by state-owned Afghan newspaper Hewad on 28 October President Hamed Karzai...

Voting starts in Tanzania general election.
October 31, 2010... Queues have formed in parts of Tanzania where millions are going to the polls on 31 October to elect a new president, parliament and local leaders, the state television, Tanzania Broadcasting Corporation (TBC1) reported at 0500 gmt. The...

Sudan's Kiir denies reports of "rift" within southern leadership.
October 31, 2010... Text of report in English by Paris-based Sudanese newspaper Sudan Tribune website on 31 October Juba, 30 October 2010 - The first vice-president of Sudan and President of the semi-autonomous Southern Sudan, Salva Kiir Mayardit, has refuted...

Over 100 Taleban killed in coalition operation in Afghan north - TV.
October 31, 2010... Text of report by Afghan independent Tolo TV on 31 October In all, 108 Taleban have been killed and four others detained in a mopping-up operation in Takhar Province [in northern Afghanistan]. The Takhar Province governor's spokesman says...

Rwandan leader stresses need for strong families.
October 31, 2010... Text of report in English by Edmund Kagire entitled "Strong families form strong Nations-Kagame" published by Rwandan newspaper The New Times website on 31 October Kigali - President Paul Kagame on Friday evening [29 October] said that...

Al-Bashir urges strengthening of Sudan-Turkey relations.
October 31, 2010... Text of report by state-owned Sudanese news agency Suna website Khartoum, 30 October: President of the Republic Field Marshal Umar al-Bashir has sent a congratulatory message to his Turkish counterpart President Abdullah Gul congratulating...

At least 60,000 police officers to safeguard upcoming Southern Sudan referendum.
October 31, 2010... Text of report in English by UN sponsored Radio Miraya FM website, Juba on 30 October Saturday, 30 October 2010: The minister of interior in the Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS), Gier Chuang Aluang, said that it is the sole responsibility...

Somalia: UN says latest fighting in Somalia displaced 7000 people.
October 31, 2010... Text of report by privately-owned Somali Radio Simba on 30 October A statement issued by the UNHCR says that about 7000 people have been displaced in the latest fighting in Somalia. The displaced are said to have crossed the border as they...

Tanzania electoral commission urges large turnout in poll.
October 31, 2010... Text of report by state-owned TBC (Tanzania Broadcasting Corporation) radio on 31 October [Presenter] The long awaited time for voting has arrived. Tanzanian registered voters are expected to come out to vote in over 50,000 polling stations...

Afghan paper slams duplication of peace efforts in government bodies.
October 31, 2010... Text of an editorial in Dari entitled: "Which door should the stubborn Taleban knock on, the peace commission or the High Peace Council?" published by private Afghan newspaper Arman-e Melli on 12 October Now that the heterogeneous composition...

Russia, Vietnam strike deal on country's first nuclear plant.
October 31, 2010... Russia and Vietnam have signed an agreement to build Vietnam's first nuclear power plant, Interfax reported on 31 October. The deal was inked during Russian President Dmitriy Medvedev's official visit to Hanoi. The Ninh Thuan plant with two...

USA denies reports saying it is pushing for Sudan referendum's delay.
October 31, 2010... Text of report in English by Paris-based Sudanese newspaper Sudan Tribune website on 31 October Khartoum, 30 October 2010 - The United States denied media reports in Khartoum that it has tables a proposal by which the South Sudan referendum...

At least 180 Sudan troops defect in Darfur, rebels claim.
October 31, 2010... Text of report in English by UN sponsored Radio Miraya FM website, Juba on 30 October Saturday, 30 October 2010: The Justice and Equality Movement has said that it is holding talks with armed Arab tribes in order to include them in the...

Pakistan minister says covert operation launched against criminals in Karachi.
October 31, 2010... Text of report by official news agency Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) Islamabad, 31 October: Interior Minister Rehman Malik said that a covert operation has been launched against criminals in the aftermath of latest killing spree in...

Pakistan TV show discusses unrest in Indian Kashmir.(Conference news)
October 31, 2010... PTV News in Urdu at 0308 gmt on 27 October broadcasts the regularly scheduled current affairs program, "Good Morning Pakistan", hosted by anchor Sultana Kaukab. This programme, aired 5 days a week from Monday to Friday, takes up for review...

Afghan paper concerned about growing corruption at government bodies.
October 31, 2010... Excerpt from an editorial entitled: "Thanks a lot: The first in opium, the second in corruption", published by private Afghan newspaper Arman-e Melli on 28 October So far, Transparency International has called Afghanistan the second most...

Worsening ties with Lithuania due to anti-Polish patriotism - paper.
October 31, 2010... Text of report by Polish newspaper Rzeczpospolita on 26 October [Commentary by Maja Narbutt: "Not a Trace Left of Brotherhood"] Polish politicians have for some time been bitterly aware that the bond between Poland and Lithuania was a...

Iran blames US for pursuing own agenda.
October 31, 2010... Text of report in English by Iranian news channel Press TV website on 30 October 30 October: As Tehran mulls a proposal for restarting negotiations with the six world powers, an Iranian lawmaker says US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is...

Pakistan province chief, army chief discuss terrorism, flood relief.
October 31, 2010... Text of report by Muhammad Anis headlined "Punjab CM meets COAS" published by Pakistan newspaper The News website on 31 October Rawalpindi: Punjab Chief Minister and PML-N [Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz faction] leader Mian Shahbaz Sharif...

Iran jails rights activist to 6 years in prison.
October 31, 2010... Text of report by Iranian news website Rahana on 28 October 28 October: The 26th branch of the Revolutionary Court, presided over by judge Pirabbasi, has sentenced human rights activist Parisa Kaka'i to six years in prison. Parisa Kaka'i...

Germany grants Ghana loan of 107m euros to support economic growth.
October 31, 2010... Text of report by Ghanaian Joy FM radio website owned by the Multimedia Broadcasting Corporation on 29 October Government today secured a 107.5m euro loan facility from Germany to support the country's economic development agenda. The...

Sudan industry minister discusses cooperation with Chinese counterpart.
October 31, 2010... Text of report by state-owned Sudanese radio on 31 October Minister of Industry Dr Awad Al-Jaz, will today continue with his visit to China. Sudan TV correspondent in China reported that Al-Jaz met with a number company officials in the...

Hungarian ruling party expects major conflicts in government - sources.
October 31, 2010... Text of report by Hungarian privately-owned newspaper Nepszabadsag website, on 29 October [Report by Ildiko Csuhaj: "The Euphoria Is Gone: Orban and His Team Are Playing for Survival"] Fidesz [-Hungarian Civic Alliance] is subordinating...

Pakistan top court bar council chief urges judges' selection on merit.
October 31, 2010... Text of report by staff correspondent headlined "Bars are real forums to hold judges' Ehtesab: Asma" published by Pakistan newspaper The News website on 31 October Lahore: Newly elected President Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) Asma...

Re-opened Uganda radio to resume full programming.
October 31, 2010... Text of report by Al-Mahdi Ssenkabirwa entitled ''CBS resumes full programming tomorrow'' published by leading privately-owned Ugandan newspaper The Daily Monitor website on 31 October Buganda Kingdom-owned Central Broadcasting Services (CBS)...

US to set up special units in Pakistan to monitor aid utilization - paper.
October 31, 2010... Text of report by staff correspondent headlined "Special US units to monitor half of aid under KLL" published by Pakistan newspaper The News website on 31 October Islamabad: The United States will establish special units in relevant...

Fourteen Taleban killed in joint forces' operation in Afghan east - agency.
October 31, 2010... Text of report by private Pakistan-based Afghan Islamic Press news agency Khost, 31 October: Fourteen Taleban, including one commander, have reportedly been killed. Officials report that 14 Taleban including a commander were killed in an...

Ugandan authorities defend decision to close, re-open radio.
October 31, 2010... Text of report by Mercy Nalugo, Robert Mwanje and Al-Mahdi Ssenkabirwa entitled "How CBS radio got back on air" published by leading privately-owned Ugandan newspaper The Daily Monitor website on 31 October; subheadings inserted editorially ...

Pakistani envoy in US urges world community to donate for flood-hit.
October 31, 2010... Text of unattributed report headlined "US the most generous donor so far: Haqqani" published by Pakistan newspaper The News website on 31 October Islamabad: Pakistan Ambassador to the United States Hussain Haqqani has urged the international...

Turkey lifts ban on YouYube - agency.
October 31, 2010... Text of report by Turkish semi-official news agency Anatolia Ankara, 30 October: A decision has been made to lift the ban on accessing the video-sharing website YouTube. Kursat Kayral, the Prosecutor of the Media Crimes Investigation...

World Bank grants Togo over 46m dollars for education programme.
October 31, 2010... The World Bank has granted Togo over 45m dollars under its Fast Track Initiative Catalytic Fund to finance the country's education and institutional building programme, reports state-owned republicoftogo website on 30 October. The Togolese...

Turkish FM says Turkey, China have "strategic dominance" in world.
October 31, 2010... Text of report in English by Turkish semi-official news agency Anatolia Shanghai, 30 October: Turkey's foreign minister, who is currently paying an official visit to China, attended a reception held in his honour by the Turkish consulate...

Three banned group members arrested in northwest Pakistan.
October 31, 2010... Text of report by staff correspondent headlined "Three held in Peshawar" published by Pakistan newspaper The News website on 31 October Peshawar: The security agencies during a raid in Dabgari locality here Saturday [30 October] arrested...

Top Iranian provincial official upbeat on ties with Turkey.
October 31, 2010... Governor-General of Iran's West Azarbayjan Province Jalalzadeh has welcomed decisions to further improve economic and cultural ties between Iran and Turkey's border regions, provincial state-run TV reported on 28 October. Speaking live at the...

Australian medics welcomed home from Pakistan flood relief mission.
October 31, 2010... Text of media release carried by Australian Department of Defence website on 29 October Seventy ADF members of the Australian Medical Task Force (AMTF) deployed to Pakistan since September have returned home today (Friday 29 October). At a...

Paper questions airworthiness of Kenyan jets bought from Jordan.
October 31, 2010... Text of report by Juma Kwayera entitled "Kenya's 'new' fighter jets cannot take off" published by Kenyan privately-owned daily newspaper The Standard website on 31 October; subheadings as published Parliament's pressure on the executive is...

Burkinabe leader asks Guinea's presidential run-off candidates to maintain peace.
October 31, 2010... The Burkinabe leader and mediator in the Guinean crisis, Blaise Compaore, has ended his one-day visit to Conakry after holding talks with the authorities and the two candidates in the presidential run-off, reports privately-owned Guinean...

Lebanese bloc leader Awn says tribunal illegally created.
October 31, 2010... Text of report in English by Lebanese Hezbollah Al-Manar TV website on 31 October [Unattributed report: "Aoun To Al-Manar: No Problem in Ending Cooperating With Stl!"] The head of the Change and Reform parliamentary bloc MP Michel Aoun...

Taleban say four soldiers, police killed in Afghan south.
October 31, 2010... Excerpt from report by private Pakistan-based Afghan Islamic Press news agency Kandahar, 31 October: One person has been killed and his son injured in firing by unidentified men. [Passage omitted: Unidentified armed men gunned down a...

Lebanese PM discusses clinic incident with UN secretary-general.
October 31, 2010... Text of report in English by Lebanese Hezbollah Al-Manar TV website on 31 October [Unattributed report: "Hariri To Ban: Committed To Respect International Legitimacy"] A few hours following the call made by Hezbollah Secretary-General Sayyid...

Palestinian PM decries church arson by "extremist settlers".
October 31, 2010... Text of report in English by independent, non-governmental Palestinian Ma'an News Agency website ["Fayyad: Don't Blame Israelis for Settler Terrorism" - Ma'an News Agency headline] Bethlehem: Palestinian [National] Authority Prime Minister...

Iran paper urges government to back media regardless of affiliation.
October 31, 2010... Text of editorial headlined "Obstacles in the path of information dissemination" published by Iranian newspaper Mardom Salari on 28 October The 17th International Press and Media Agencies Exhibition is currently underway in Tehran. This...

Pakistan, US to hold talks on national security early November.
October 31, 2010... Text of report by Muhammad Saleh Zaafir headlined "Pak-US security talks" published by Pakistan newspaper The News website on 31 October Islamabad: Pakistan and the US will hold high-level talks on national security issues early next week. ...

Large voter turnout, delays reported in Ivorian presidential poll.
October 31, 2010... Text of report by French state-funded public broadcaster Radio France Internationale on 31 October [Presenter] Polling stations opened 30 minutes ago in Cote d'Ivoire. Ivorian voters will today vote in the first round of the presidential...

Hamas leader says Israel trying to thwart Palestinian reconciliation.
October 31, 2010... Text of report by independent, non-governmental Palestinian Ma'an News Agency website ["Al-Bardawil: Occupation Trying To Deliver New Blow to Gaza, Starting With Thwarting the Reconciliation" - Ma'an headline] Gaza, 30 October: Dr Salah...

Ukrainian experts decry attempts to reject domestic missiles in favour of Russia.
October 31, 2010... A group of leading Ukrainian weapons designers have authored an article in a Ukrainian specialist military website decrying attempts by "certain entities" to secure financing from the state budget for 2011 to purchase Russian-made Iskander...

Taleban commander among four arrested in northwest Pakistan - sources.
October 31, 2010... Text of report by Mushtaq Paracha headlined "Four militants held in Nowshera" published by Pakistani newspaper The News website on 31 October Nowshera, 31 October: Police and intelligence agencies, in a joint action, arrested an important...

Belarus president says will never allow himself to rig elections.
October 31, 2010... Text of report in English by Belarusian privately-owned news agency Belapan Minsk, 30 October: [Belarusian President] Alyaksandr Lukashenka said while visiting Brest on Friday [29 October] that he would never allow himself to rig elections....

Russia could help resolve Kashmir dispute, says diplomat in Pakistan.
October 31, 2010... Text of report by Shahid Husain headlined "Russia can help resolve Kashmir problem" published by Pakistan newspaper The News website on 31 October Karachi: The Consul General of the Russian Federation in Pakistan, Andrey V Demidov hinted here...

Iran: Roundup of Esfahan Province Friday prayer sermons 29 Oct 10.
October 31, 2010... In their prayer sermons on 29 October, Friday imams of Esfahan Province mainly focused on Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Khamene'i's remarks during his trip to Qom city, the implementation of the targeted subsidies plan and some religious and...

Hong Kong legislator condemns Chinese treatment of Nobel winner.
October 31, 2010... Excerpt from report by Radio TV Hong Kong Radio 3 on 31 October; "Letter to Hong Kong" - weekly radio talk, here by legislator Emily Lau, vice-chair of the Democratic Party; subheadings inserted editorially [Lau] On 8 October, members of the...

Militants kill two soldiers in Pakistan tribal area - report.
October 31, 2010... Text of unattributed report headlined "Two soldiers killed in Swat" published by Pakistani newspaper The News website on 31 October Peshawar, 31 October: Militants attacked a military checkpost in South Waziristan Agency on Saturday [30...

Iran: Roundup of East Azarbayjan Province Friday prayer sermons 29 Oct 10.
October 31, 2010... In their sermons on 29 October, Friday prayer imams in Iran's East Azarbayjan Province focused on the supreme leader's visit to Qom and called on people to attend rallies planned for 4 November, provincial Sahand TV reported. The...

Militant hideouts destroyed in Pakistan tribal area.
October 31, 2010... Text of report by staff correspondent headlined "Copters shell militant hideouts in Bajaur" published by Pakistan newspaper The News website on 31 October Khar: Several hideouts and underground bunkers of militants were destroyed when gunship...

Alleged Taleban commander killed in Pakistan's Peshawar - paper.
October 31, 2010... Text of report by staff correspondent headlined "TTP commander killed in Peshawar" published by The News website on 31 October Peshawar: Adnan Afridi, an alleged militant commander of the Tehrik-i-Taleban Pakistan, was killed by unidentified...

Twin blasts injure nine in Iraqi capital.
October 31, 2010... Text of report in English by privately-owned Aswat al-Iraq news agency website Baghdad/Aswat al-Iraq: At least nine persons, including three policemen, have been injured in two explosive charges blasts in southern Baghdad on Sunday [31...

Turkey: Suspected suicide bomber injures 15 in Istanbul.
October 31, 2010... Text of report by Turkish newspaper Milliyet website on 31 October An explosion occurred in Taksim. A total of 15 persons have been injured. There is a possibility of a terrorist attack. A person believed to be the suicide bomber was...

Australia says Burma elections "patently unfair".
October 31, 2010... Text of statement by Minister of Foreign Affairs Kevin Rudd, carried by Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade website on 31 October On 7 November Burma will hold its first elections in 20 years. This should have been a moment to...

Turkish security official confirms 15 injured in Istanbul blast.
October 31, 2010... At 0915 gmt, NTV carries live a statement by Istanbul Security Director Huseyin Capkin at the scene of the explosion in Taksim this morning. Capkin says that a total of 15 persons were injured in the blast, six of them civilians and nine police...

ISAF, Afghan forces kill 17 Taleban in joint operation in south - official.
October 31, 2010... Text of report by private Pakistan-based Afghan Islamic Press news agency Lashkargah, 31 October: A total of 17 Taleban have been killed in an operation in the Bahramcha area [in southern Helmand Province]. The Helmand Province governor's...

Saudi king offers to host Iraqi talks in Riyadh.
October 31, 2010... Text of report in English by Saudi newspaper Arab News website on 31 October [Unattributed report from Jeddah: "King Abdallah to host Iraq talks"] Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdallah on Saturday [30 October] invited Iraq's...

Taleban say casualties inflicted on foreign forces in Afghan north.
October 31, 2010... Text of report by private Pakistan-based Afghan Islamic Press news agency Konduz, 31 October: Two ISAF soldiers have been injured in an explosion. ISAF reports that two of their soldiers were injured as a result of a mine blast in...

US Secretary of State Clinton joins South China Sea debate in Hanoi.
October 31, 2010... Text of report in English by Vietnamese newspaper Saigon Giai Phong on 30 October [Unattributed report: "Clinton weighs into disputes as Japan-China row roils summit"] Hanoi, Oct 30, 2010 (AFP) -US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on...

Japanese, Vietnamese PMs agree to develop rare earth metals.
October 31, 2010... Text of report in English by Japan's largest news agency Kyodo [By May Masangkay, "Lead: Japan, Vietnam Agree To Sign Pact on Nuke Cooperation, Develop Rare Earth" - Kyodo headline] Hanoi, Oct. 31 Kyodo - Japan and Vietnam agreed Sunday to...

Philippine military to go after identified private armies.
October 31, 2010... Text of report in English by Philippine newspaper The Philippine Star website on 31 October [Report by Jaime Laude: "AFP to go after private armed groups after holiday"] Manila, Philippines -The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) will...

Vietnamese party chief discusses cooperation with Chinese, Lao PMs.
October 31, 2010... Text of report in English by state-run Vietnamese news agency VNA website [Unattributed article from the "General" page: "Party Leader Meets Chinese, Lao PM"] Hanoi (VNA) -Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh received Chinese Premier Wen...

Manila engaging only in managing conflict if talks to last over year - Moros.
October 31, 2010... Text of report in English by Philippine newspaper The Daily Tribune website on 31 October [Unattributed report: "MILF gives tips to gov't if it 'dribbles' talks"] The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) has said that the peace talks with...

Philippines nets 21.4bn pesos in aid from Japan as ASEAN summit closes.
October 31, 2010... Text of report in English by Philippine newspaper The Philippine Star website on 31 October [Report by Delon Porcalla with a report from Pia Lee-Brago: "RP nets P21.4 billion from Japan as ASEAN summit closes"] Hanoi, Vietnam -Save for a...

Vietnam PM meets Indian, New Zealand counterparts in Hanoi.
October 31, 2010... Text of report in English by Vietnamese radio text website on 30 October [Unattributed report: "PM receives New Zealand and India's counterparts"] On the sidelines of the East Asia Summit (EAS) and ASEAN related meetings, Prime Minister...