In his apology, Tharoor said, "I now realise I
shouldn't assume people will appreciate humour. And you
shouldn't give those who would wilfully distort your words an

New Delhi, Sept 18 (PTI Piling up pressure on Pakistan,
the United States Friday said it was important that "swift and
lengthy" punishment should be slapped on six Mumbai terror

During Indian External Affair Minister S M Krishna's
meeting with his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mahmood Qureshi,
the Indian side is expected to convey its disappointment over

Santhanam had last month described the May 11, 1998
test as a 'fizzle' (failure to achieve expected yield) and
said India needed to conduct more tests besides not signing

Jakarta, Sept 18 (ANTARA) - A postal cargo officer at Soekarno-Hatta airport here Friday intercepted a package of illegal fire arms being sent from Bandung, West Java, to Medan, North Sumatra.

Semarang, Indonesia, Sept 18 (ANTARA) - Hundreds of people grouped in the Indonesian Muslim Solidarity for Al Quds (SMIQ) and the Voice of Palestine (VOP) rallied here Friday to express opposition

Jakarta, Sept 18 (ANTARA) - Indonesia must remain on guard against more acts of terrorism despite the elimination of Southeast Asia's most wanted terrorist, Noordin M Top, by Indonesian police, a

Kuala Lumpur, Sept 18 (ANTARA) - The first wife of Noordin M Top, Siti Rahma, will come to Jakarta to claim the body of her late husband after receiving word from the Indonesian government that a

Jakarta, Sept 18 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will choose an acting Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) chief on his own judgment without forming a special team for inputs.

Bogor, Indonesia, Sept 18 (ANTARA) - Nahdlatul Ulama's central executive board (PBNU) commends the National Police (Polri) for their outstanding achievement in shooting dead most wanted terror mas