Nepal and Bhutan agreed on Friday to resume negotiations on the repatriation of Bhutanese refugees who fled their homeland two decades ago.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived here today on a two-day visit during which India and Kazakhstan are expected to sign an inter-governmental framework agreement on civil nuclear cooperation.

Pakistan on Thursday freed 89 Indian fishermen imprisoned for fishing and violating its territorial waters as the nuclear-armed rivals resume a fledgling peace process.

Bric countries on Thursday called for an early conclusion of the deadlocked talks on UN's comprehensive anti-terror law that seeks to deny terrorists, their financiers and supporters access to funds, arms, and safe havens. Bric comprises Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.

After two versions of official explanation emerged on Pakistan's limited overs captain Shahid Afridi’s failure to leave along with the national team for the tour of the West Indies on Thursday morning, the skipped clarified that a personal reason prevented him from boarding the flight.

Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani will visit Afghanistan for weekend talks with President Hamid Karzai, Islamabad said on Thursday.

Former Pakistan great, Wasim Akram, has called on the board to repose faith in Shahid Afridi by appointing him captain of the national team on a long-term basis.

China's Shenzhen has evicted about 80,000 "potentially unstable people" ahead of an international sports competition, an official said.

Meeting for the second time in four months, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Wednesday discussed ways to push the unique bilateral strategic partnership that covers a wide range of issues, including defence, space and trade and economy.

A Pakistani man has been arrested on suspicion of leading a botched assault on a Nato base last week that left seven insurgents dead, the Afghan Intelligence Agency said.