Kuala Lumpur, Dec 24 (PTI) Ethnic Indian Muslims in
Malaysia should disassociate themselves from their country of
origin, says the country's former PM Mahathir Mohammad, who

Natasha Chaku
Melbourne, Dec 24 (PTI) India and China have not only
agreed to act to cut down emissions but are also willing to be

New Delhi/Hyderabad, Dec 24 (PTI) As a political backlash
erupted in Andhra Pradesh in southern India over the decision

BANGKOK, Dec 25 (TNA) - Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva on Thursday allayed international concerns on the repatriation of 4,200 ethnic Hmong to Laos with an assurance that the government has

Seeking to justify its stand on creation of Telangana
state, government said "one-sided" decisions cannot be taken
as consensus was required on the issue.

Among the MLAs who resigned are 39 from TDP, 25
Congress, ten TRS and two Praja Rajyam.
While IT minister Komatireddy Venkata Reddy resigned, 12

New Delhi, Dec 24 (PTI) Eleven Congress party MPs
(Members of Indian Parliament) from Telangana Thursday decided
to submit their resignation to party president Sonia Gandhi in

"There is some dilution of Chidambaram's statement of
December 9 (in which he had talked about initiating the
process of formation of Telangana).

TOKYO, Dec. 24 Kyodo -
Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama apologized Thursday over the falsification of his
political fund reports that led to indictments for two of his former

TOKYO, Dec. 24 Kyodo -
Prosecutors indicted two of the former secretaries of Prime Minister Yukio
Hatoyama without arrest Thursday over falsified fund reports in violation of