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Narendra Modi holds bilateral talks in UK with world leaders, including prime ministers of Bangladesh, Australia

Narendra Modi, who is on a four-day visit to the United Kingdom, attended the multilateral Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in London on Thursday

Narendra Modi to visit Sweden, England: PM to seek cooperation in innovation, technology and education

When Narendra Modi visits Sweden and England, during the course of which he will participate in the first ever India-Nordic Summit and this year's CHOGM, cooperation in the areas of innovation, technology and education will top his agenda.

NDA ally MDMK opposes BJP participation in a conference in Sri Lanka

BJP's Tamil Nadu ally, MDMK, on Thursday opposed the senior partner's participation in a conference in Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka opposition against Manmohan Singh visiting Jaffna

Sri Lanka must not allow Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to visit the country's former war zone in the Tamil-dominated north, since he declined to attend the CHOGM summit, the main opposition UNP said on Monday.

China calls for global understanding on human rights issues

China has said the international community should enhance mutual understanding and cooperation on the issue of human rights as there are differences and disagreements on rights protection.

Need unity to defeat destabilising forces in Sri Lanka: Rajapaksa

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has called for national unity to defeat any attempt to destabilise the country

Respect Manmohan's decision to not attend CHOGM: David Cameron

British Prime Minister David Cameron today said he was all for attending a multilateral platform like CHOGM as, rather than boycotting it, one could help lead it by raising issues of human rights

Chinese makes its presence felt at CHOGM summit in Sri Lanka

Though not a member of the Commonwealth, China made its presence felt at the CHOGM by providing millions of dollars in aid to Sri Lanka to refurbish the summit venues, besides striking lucrative commercial deals worth $ 1.5 billion, official media here reported today.

No country should dictate to Sri Lanka, says Rajapaksa

A defiant President Mahinda Rajapaksa today once again rejected demands for an international inquiry into alleged war crimes during the military campaign against the LTTE, saying countries should not "dictate" to Sri Lanka.

CHOGM: Sri Lanka rejects probe into human rights violations

Cameron had called for an international probe if Sri Lanka does not address the issue by March 2014, reported Xinhua.