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Although the US was among the first to formally recognise his government in 1959, it began working to oust him as Fidel moved into the Soviet bloc.
As many as six Indian boxers entered the semi-finals of the 41st Giraldo Crdova Cardin Memorial Boxing Tournament in Havana, Cuba.
Issuing a public notice, the Kathmandu District Administration has appealed to local people not to consume meat-related food items for the time being.
Onkar Singh, a valuable member of the Rediff.com team over the years, breathed his last on January 13. Syed Firdaus Ashraf, who knew him intimately, remembers the ultimate newsman.
"It's a nightmare over here," says Eddy Handal. "There's no electricity, no water. Nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing! Absolutely nothing."Handal is the honourary consul to India in Haiti, and he has been in touch with his superior, Ambassador Mitra Vashist in Havana in Cuba, the 140 Indian personnel making up the Formed Police Unit, and the Missionaries of Charities there."The situation is very critical. food is not being properly distributed," says Handal.
India's Consul General in Haiti Marie Andrine is safe following the devastating earthquake there, but there is no information yet on the 60-100 Indian civilians living in the country.
'Castro's huge appeal lies in the fact that he stood up to the Americans.' 'However, it becomes difficult to be judgmental about his legacy, because there are huge uncertainties about the future of the Cuba that he built,' says Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
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The joint Anti-Terrorism Mechanism met for the third time after it was set up in line with a decision taken during a meeting between President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the margins of the Non-Aligned Movement summit in Havana in September 2006. According to reports, India may raise the recent terror attacks in Jaipur, Ajmer and Hyderabad in the meeting while Pakistan is expected to sought details of last year's Samjhauta Express blast.
India and Pakistan will discuss measures to counter terrorism and exchange information to assist in investigations related to terrorist acts during a meeting in Islamabad on June 24.
"Pakistan is fighting a war against terrorism on principles. India blaming Pakistan for Mumbai bomb blasts is regrettable," Musharraf said during a meeting with Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh returned to Delhi on Monday night after a nine-day tour Brazil and Cuba where he met Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf and attended the Non-Aligned Movement Summit.
Ahead of Tuesday's Indo-Pak foreign secretary-level talks, Pakistan has said "tangible" progress was necessary during the deliberations as failure to reach any agreement would demoralise people in both the countries.
New Delhi underlined it is mandated to address all forms of terrorism and that there is no confusion with regard to the definition of the menace.
Amrit Singh, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's youngest daughter, has a different perspective on the Bush administration's war on terror.
The statement was made by Pakistan's state-run APP news agency.
The PM is supposed to meet the Pak President at the NAM summit.
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Musharraf, in his book, has proposed Kashmir issue could be solved by creating special autonomy on both sides of the border. To this, the prime minister said he had said on many occasions said that we cannot not discuss moving borders.
An agreement to demilitarise Siachen alluded as Pakistan says it was for unilateral withdrawal of troops but declines to authenticate the positions on the higher reaches of the glacier held by Indian troops.
While the Pakistan Foreign Office was yet to react, Minister of State for Information Tariq Azam rejected the claim and said India could provide any evidence it has and that Pakistan will investigate it.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had a historic meeting with the man he calls one of the greatest leader of our times -- Fidel Castro.
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Musharraf flies to Belgium on the first leg of his tour before travelling to Cuban capital Havana for NAM summit from where he would proceed to US.
The PM will be away on a 9-day trip.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday said he would raise India's concerns on terrorism when he meets Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf in Havana next week on the sidelines of the Non-Aligned Movement Summit.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday said he had accepted an invitation to visit Pakistan, but did not say when he would travel there.
The Iran issue is expected to figure prominently in the discussions at the NAM summit.
To a question about the resumption of stalled Foreign Secretary-level talks between the two countries, Saran said "yes, if the results of the summit meeting are satisfactory."
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