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PM Manmohan Singh meets Chinese President Hu Zintao

Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan SinghToyako, July 8: On the sidelines of the ongoing G-8 Summit in Japan, Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh today met Chinese President Hu Zintao. During the meeting, both sides held delegation-level talks.

According to sources, the Chinese President condemned yesterday’s suicide attack on Indian embassy in Kabul in which 41 people were killed and more than 140 injured.

In what is being described as the first attack on any Indian embassy of such magnitude, a suicide bomber rammed his bomb-laden car into the gates of the Indian embassy in Kabul.

Tokyo stocks slip due to overnight Wall Street declines

Tokyo - Tokyo stocks ended morning trading lower Tuesday following the US market's overnight falls.

The Nikkei 225 Stock Average lost 238.18 points, or 1.78 per cent, to 13,121.86.

G8 turns to the economy, climate change

Toyako, Japan - Group of Eight (G8) leaders turned to the environment and to surging oil and food prices Tuesday amid concerns that high commodity prices may further slowdown the global economy.

Lights go off across Japan to make people think about environment

JapanTokyo - Lights went out for two hours at more than 76,000 facilities across Japan on Monday night to m

G8 urged to raise Tibet issue with Chinese president

Toyako, Japan - Leaders of the world's major economies linked in the Group of Eight were urged Sunday to raise the issue of Tibet with Chinese state and party leader Hu Jintao at their summit in Ja

G8 summit under pressure to deliver on climate, energy, food

Toyako, Japan - Under pressure to deliver, the leaders of the world's seven richest countries and Russia will meet in Japan on Monday and Tuesday to discuss the impact of spiralling food and oil pr

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