Libya says five kidnapped Egyptian diplomats freed

Last Updated: Monday, January 27, 2014, 04:14

Five Egyptian diplomats kidnapped in Tripoli in retaliation for Egypt`s arrest of a Libyan militia commander have been freed, Libyan Deputy Foreign Minister Abdul Razak Al-Grady said on Sunday.

Sri Lanka accuses diplomats of interfering in its affairs

Last Updated: Monday, January 27, 2014, 02:53

The Sri Lankan government Sunday accused some diplomats of interfering in the country`s domestic affairs, Xinhua reported.

Egypt diplomats quit Libya after kidnappings

Last Updated: Monday, January 27, 2014, 00:55

Egypt`s ambassador and his staff have left Libya for security reasons after the kidnapping of five of their colleagues, the foreign ministry said on Sunday.

`In-person registration of diplomats` domestic workers a must`

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 15, 2014, 00:13

The US on Tuesday said in-person registration of domestic workers of foreign diplomats would be mandatory.

US thinks it can coax opposition to Syria peace talks

Last Updated: Saturday, January 11, 2014, 10:58

The United States is "reasonably confident" that it can persuade the Syrian opposition to join peace talks slated for later this month, US diplomats said.

Sri Lanka protests US war crimes remarks

Last Updated: Saturday, January 11, 2014, 02:04

Sri Lanka said on Friday it would protest to the United States over its allegations that army shelling killed hundreds of families during the final days of the island`s ethnic civil war.

Three options available to US on Devyani case: Sources

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 7, 2014, 16:11

Even as prosecutors are pressing for indictment of Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade on January 13, three possible options for resolving the issue are believed to be under discussion within the US administration.

India and US mishandled the Devyani case: Ex-diplomats

Last Updated: Friday, January 3, 2014, 07:37

The diplomatic row between US and India over the arrest of an Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade was mishandled by both countries and it is high time to move forward and find a diplomatic resolution, two former American diplomats have said.

`US may be violating own laws on wages for its Indian staff`

Last Updated: Sunday, December 29, 2013, 16:53

The US embassy and its consulates may be in violation of their own laws concerning the wages paid to the Indian staff employed by these missions as well as by individual diplomats, informed sources said here on Sunday.

Several maids have fled homes of Indian diplomats in US?

Last Updated: Monday, December 23, 2013, 16:38

A day before Ambassador Meera Shankar was to return home after completing her tenure in the US in 2011, her maid, without informing anyone, left her official residence.

Diplomat arrest row: India hopeful of solution despite US` refusal to drop case

Last Updated: Friday, December 20, 2013, 17:22

India on Friday said entire gamut of Indo-US ties needs to be kept in mind by both sides while dealing with the case against its diplomat Devyani Khobragade and hoped that the matter will be resolved despite US refusing to accept its demand of withdrawing charges against her.

No special treatment to US diplomats at airports anymore

Last Updated: Thursday, December 19, 2013, 20:13

US diplomats and their families in India will not be able to avail special treatment at airports from Thursday night when the deadline expired for surrendering their special passes, as part of government`s retaliatory action against the treatment meted out to diplomat Devyani Khobragade in New York.