In a letter to the European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, Merkel and Sarkozy urged the commission to come up with its proposals to introduce tougher regulations on short selling of sovereign bonds and shares of the euro zone nations and credit insurances known as Credit Default Swaps on those bonds and shares before next month's meeting of the EU economic and finance ministers.
During the visit, he will address a Nasscom meet and participate in a Google+ Hangout with students.
While they have never faced any form of discrimination, Indian Jews say a minority status for Jews is among their foremost expectations from the prime minister's visit to Israel.
'It's only been two and a half days, three days, but we're just so thrilled to have our own little bundle of joy'
Athletic Bilbao ended tiny Mirandes's remarkable run with a ruthless 6-2 win in their King's Cup semi-final second leg on Tuesday to set up a final with either Barcelona or Valencia.
Amid rising tensions in Indo-Pak ties after the Mumbai attacks, a number of world leaders, including British Foreign Secretary David Miliband and German Chancellor Angela Markel, held consultations with the Pakistani leadership to prevent the escalation of the crisis.
World Athletics also said that as far as it was aware, there were no longer insurance policies available for the coronavirus.
La Liga champions Barcelona's domestic struggles continued as they dropped points for the third game in a row, drawing 1-1 at home to Athletic Bilbao on Saturday after Lionel Messi and Sergio Busquets had begun the match on the substitutes' bench.
Rahul Gandhi also attacks Modi and RSS in Bastar.
Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat-trick and Real Madrid rattled in four goals before halftime in a 5-1 La Liga rout of Real Sociedad at the Bernabeu in Madrid.
The man was shot after confronting police officers on a busy city street, authorities said. He was taken into custody in a critical condition. He succumbed to the gunshot wounds in the Royal Melbourne Hospital.
Athletic Bilbao ended Getafe's run of four straight wins and climbed above them into fifth place in La Liga when Aymeric Laporte's early bullet header secured a 1-0 win at the Coliseum in Madrid on Monday.
New Real Sociedad coach David Moyes faces a tough challenge to get the Basque club back on La Liga track but it is also a chance for the Scot to restore his reputation after a failed stint at Manchester United.
La Liga leaders Barcelona handed Real Madrid more hope in the title race as they drew 0-0 at Athletic Bilbao on Sunday, only avoiding defeat thanks to some outstanding saves by Marc-Andre ter Stegen.
Here's a look inside the venue where the two lovebirds will say 'I do' and other details about the wedding, which is being dubbed as the 'event of the year'.
Vietto slotted the ball home with seven minutes to go after Karim Benzema had given visitors Real the lead early on.
Diego Costa scored twice as Atletico Madrid beat Valencia 3-0 to maintain their winning home run this season and keep pace with Barcelona at the top of the La Liga table.
Fairfax Financial Holdings made three investments in a month
'When the national anthem of India was sung and joined by all present with the PM in front, it was the best moment of the whole night.'
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Ruthless Bayern Munich scored five goals in the first 35 minutes on the way to a 7-1 demolition of AS Roma on Tuesday which bore an uncanny resemblance to Germany's win over Brazil by the same score in the World Cup semi-final.
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