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Sujatha Singh is India’s new foreign secretary

Sujatha Singh is India’s new foreign secretary

The new foreign secretary has served in Italy, Thailand, France, Australia, Germany and Nepal.

Army gives Egypt’s Morsi ’48-hour deadline’

Army gives Egypt’s Morsi ’48-hour deadline’

The military's ultimatum includes imposing a political road map if no resolution is reached by Wednesday.

Ahmadinejad in Moscow for GECF, talks with Putin

Ahmadinejad in Moscow for GECF, talks with Putin

The outgoing Iranian president will hold energy talks with Putin, who will chair the two-day summit.

Obama launches $7bn electric power project in Africa

Obama launches $7bn electric power project in Africa

An additional $9 billion in investment will come from US-based private companies.

Kerry sees progress in Middle East talks

Kerry has been in the Middle East since Thursday for shuttle diplomacy with Palestinian and Israeli leaders.

EU demands clarifications from US over spying allegations

EU demands clarifications from US over spying allegations

The diplomatic row could also overshadow proposed US-EU free trade agreement talks.

Obama: Democracy key US focus in Africa

Obama: Democracy key US focus in Africa

The president has announced the launch of an anti-corruption training programme for West Africa.

Turkey: Erdogan moves to limit army power

Turkey: Erdogan moves to limit army power

Twitter and Facebook have both warned against planned legislation that would force them to share more data with the Turkish government.

Morsi blames ‘enemies’ for Egypt’s ‘divisions’

The Egyptian President's speech admitted errors but warned of enemies sabotaging the democratic process.

US unveils first national climate action plan

Obama also set a goal to reduce carbon pollution by at least 3 billion metric tons cumulatively by 2030.