1.
Canada body-parts murder victim identified
NEW DELHI, Feb. 2 (UPI) -- A South Asian summit was postponed Wednesday after India pulled out citing regional security concerns and political instability.
"We have formally communicated to the government of Bangladesh that India would not be able to attend the forthcoming SAARC Summit in Dhaka on the scheduled dates," Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran said.
The two-day conference of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation was scheduled to begin Feb. 6.
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's decision not to go comes a day after Nepal's King Gyanendra, also scheduled to attend, fired his government and declared a state of emergency. India condemned the move. It also comes after political violence in Bangladesh, including the weekend slaying of top opposition leader Shah Mohammad Kibria, a former finance minister.
"It is only in an environment free from political turmoil and violence that a summit would yield the desired outcome," Saran said.
Pakistan, the current head of the bloc, said new dates would be worked out after consultations among all seven nations.
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka make up SAARC.
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Additional Top News Stories | |
FRANKFORT, Ind., June 1 (UPI) --
The Mexican-born salutatorian of an Indiana high school who almost missed her graduation because she missed a visa deadline said she's glad to be home.
|
NEW YORK, June 1 (UPI) --
Rielle Hunter, former mistress of onetime Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards, has written a memoir about their affair and the child it produced.
|
WASHINGTON, June 1 (UPI) --
U.S. employers added 69,000 jobs in May and the jobless rate ticked higher to 8.2 percent, the U.S. Labor Department said Friday.
|
Free doughnuts on National Doughnut Day ... Bear interrupts graduation ceremony ... Puppy rescued from California highway ... Man sat on after stealing sandwich ...
... UPI Quirks in the News.
|
| Stories | Photos | People | Comments |
View Caption
