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INTERNATIONAL EVENTSJUNE 1

The United States on Saturday offered to host a

meeting with Southeast Asian defense ministers in

Hawaii next year, stepping up its efforts to counter

growing Chinese influence in the region.

More than 1,000 people were killed in violence in Iraq inMay, making it the deadliest month since the sectarian

slaughter of 2006-07, the United Nations said on

Saturday, as fears mounted of a return to civil war.

Pakistan Indus Water Commission team visits J&K to

inspect projects being undertaken by India over Indus

Basin Rivers.

5.5-magnitude quake struck in remote area off the

Solomon Islands.

6 rockets fired from Syria hit Lebanons eastern Bekaa

region on Saturday, causing no casualties, in the latest

spillover from the more than two-year long conflict in

Lebanons larger neighbour, a security source said.

14 years after his last stint as a parliamentarian, Prime

Minister-designate Nawaz Sharif on Saturday returned

to Pakistans National Assembly, taking oath with other

lawmakers in the first democratic transition of power in

the countrys 66-year history.

Indian PM Dr. Manmohan Singh who was on a visit to

Thailand & Thailand PM Yingluck Shinawatra have

expressed hope for the completion of the ambitious

project to develop a 3,200-km highway connecting

India, Myanmar & Thailand by 2016. India has already

granted Myanmar a loan of $500 million, a part of

which will be used to fund the project.

India & Thailand have signed an Extradition Treaty,

concluded a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to

exchange intelligence related to money laundering &

terrorism financing & ratified the Treaty on Transfer of

Sentenced Persons.

Fossil creature Archaeopteryx that lived about 150

million years ago is back on its perch. Archaeopteryx

fossil was discovered in 1861 in Germany. It possessed

part-bird, part-reptile traits with broad wings and

feathers like a bird, but it also had three-fingered claws,

sharp teeth and a long bony tail similar to a dinosaur.

In July 2012, Chinese scientists excavated Xiaotingiazhengi, a previously unknown chicken-sized dinosaur.

JUNE 2

A gas explosion in an underground coal mine in central

China killed 10 of the 39 workers in a shaft, local

authorities said Monday.

A strong 6.3-magnitude earthquake has hit Taiwan,

killing one person & violently shaking buildings in the

capital Taipei.

At least 119 people were killed & 54 others injured on

Monday in a major fire at a poultry processing plant in

northeast China, in what could be the country's

deadliest inferno in over a decade.

The Palestinian president on Sunday picked a little-

known academic as his new prime minister, according

to the official government news agency, following the

resignation of his chief rival. Mahmoud Abbas

appointed Rami Hamdallah to replace Salam Fayyad, arespected U.S.-educated economist.

Saudi Arabia has reported that three more people have

died from a new respiratory virus related to SARS,

bringing the total number of deaths in the kingdom to

24.

In a historic milestone for the Sikhs in Pakistan, Sardar

Ramesh Singh Arora has become the first person from

the minority community to enter the Punjab province

assembly, since the country's independence in 1947.

IndusInd Bank has joined hands with American Express

to unveil IndusInd Bank Iconia American Express Card

for its rich customers.

JUNE 3

Singapore & India have renewed a bilateral agreement

on joint army training. The renewal allows the

Singapore Army to train & exercise with the Indian

Army in India for another five years.

A suicide bomber targeting an American patrol outside

a busy market in eastern Afghanistan killed 13 people

today, including 10 schoolchildren who were walking

nearby & two international service members, officials

said.

India's share in global investments expected to almost

double by 2030, a World Bank report said today.

JUNE 4

Bangladesh's cabinet has approved a draft law for

development of Hindu religious properties & to protect

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them from encroachment & land grab, a move

welcomed by the country's minority community.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday Moscow

had not yet delivered its sophisticated S-300 missiles to

the Damascus regime despite hints from Syrian

President Bashar al-Assad that such shipments had

already been made.

More than 65 countries signed the landmark treaty

regulating the multibillion-dollar global arms trade

Monday & the United States announced it will sign

soon, giving a strong kickoff to the first major

international campaign to stem the illicit trade in

weapons that fuel conflicts & extremists.

Defence Minister A.K. Antony to arrive in Australia

today to strengthen #India's defence ties with countries

in Asia Pacific region.

China today said all its 15 operational nuclear power

reactors are safe & enhanced efforts are being made to

ensure their safety. The Ministry of Environmental

Protection (MEP) in a report on the status of the

reactors said enhanced efforts were made regarding

nuclear safety & radiation protection.

JUNE 6

The British government announced compensation for

Kenyans abused during a rebellion against colonial rulein the 1950s.

Bangladesh unveils USD 28 billion budget with series of

measures designed to woo voters before general

elections due this year.

Seeking to further strengthen bilateral ties, India and

Germany on Thursday signed an umbrella agreement on

financial and technical cooperation in the field of

energy, environment and management of natural

resources.

North Korea to reopen official hotline with South Korea;

but pushes back on ministerial-level talks to be held in

Seoul next week.

China, Vietnam agree to set up hotline between their

navies amid escalating maritime tensions over the

disputed South China Sea islands.

Pakistan's new Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif pledged his

government would make effective use of all availableresources to counter Pakistan's energy crisis as the gap

between demand and production of electricity soared to

6,000 MW.

JUNE 7

Presidents Barack Obama and Xi Jinping opened their

crucial first summit, both calling for a new approach to

relations between the US superpower and China, the

rising giant.

Two FARC rebels and a Colombian special forces soldier

were killed in a firefight that broke out in the country'ssouthwest when the army occupied a guerrilla camp,

authorities said on Friday.

US and Venezuelan officials will meet soon for talks that

could lead to the countries exchanging ambassadors for

the first time since 2010, Venezuela's foreign minister

has said.

Legal expert Munir A Malik, who played a key role in

the lawyers' movement against former military ruler

Pervez Musharraf, was today named Pakistan's newAttorney General.

An envoy from Sunni Islam's highest seat of learning,

Al-Azhar in Cairo, raised the prospect of restoring ties

with the Vatican on Friday but called on Pope Francis

to take "a step forward" by declaring that Islam is a

peaceful religion.

JUNE 8

Nelson Mandela, anti-apartheid icon and former SouthAfrican president, was Saturday rushed to hospital

where his condition is "serious but stable", the

president's office said.

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will soon visit

Afghanistan for talks with President HamidKarzai aimed

at pushing forward the troubled peace process ahead of

the withdrawal of US and foreign forces next year.

The United Nations launched a record $5.2-billion aid

appeal for Syria on Friday as regime forces sought tocapitalize on recent victories over the rebels, sending

reinforcements to battlefields Homs and Aleppo.

World leaders signed a global agreement to fight

malnutrition in children, and made commitments of up

to USD 4.15 billion to tackle the global menace and

reduce the number of child deaths.

Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan prepared to

convene his party leadership Saturday as anti-

government protests enter their ninth day, withthousands of people still occupying Istanbul's central

Taksim Square.

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JUNE 9

Nelson Mandela, anti-apartheid icon and former South

African president, was Saturday rushed to hospital

where his condition is "serious but stable", the

president's office said.

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will soon visit

Afghanistan for talks with President Hamid Karzaiaimed at pushing forward the troubled peace process

ahead of the withdrawal of US and foreign forces next

year.

The United Nations launched a record $5.2-billion aid

appeal for Syria on Friday as regime forces sought to

capitalize on recent victories over the rebels, sending

reinforcements to battlefields Homs and Aleppo.

World leaders signed a global agreement to fight

malnutrition in children, and made commitments of upto USD 4.15 billion to tackle the global menace and

reduce the number of child deaths.

Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan prepared to

convene his party leadership Saturday as anti-

government protests enter their ninth day, with

thousands of people still occupying Istanbuls central

Taksim Square.

JUNE 10

President Obama nominated Jason Furman Monday for

the administrations top economic policy position.

Furman is one of the most brilliant economic minds of

his generation, Obama said. Dont take my word for it,

you can talk to other economists who know a lot more

than I do about it.

Crown Prince Naruhito launches Monday a celebration

of Japans 400-year relationship with Spain on a visit

that will take him to a curious town where many

residents still carry the name Japon to honour theJapanese who visited in the 17th century.

Two anti-personnel mines were recovered and defused

by security forces in agriculture fields along the Indo-

Pak Border in Samba district.

Turkey unrest: Hundreds of police clad in riot gear

forced through barricades in Istanbuls central Taksim

Square.

JUNE 11

Japan and the United States have started a joint drill to

practice retaking remote islands, the Japanese

government said Tuesday, as Tokyo and Beijing

continue to face off over a disputed archipelago.

Three Chinese astronauts blast into space on Tuesday

to dock with the Tiangong 1 orbiting trial space lab. The

15-day mission aboard the Shenzou 10 spacecraft will be

the countrys fifth manned space flight conducted by

China. The two male and one female astronauts will

carry out experiments and test the modules systems.

The Greek government has avoided collapsing over a

dispute stemming from Prime Minister Antonis

Samaras move to close the state-owned television

broadcaster after a high court ruling offered a way out

of a week-long impasse that drew international

criticism.

Pakistan on Tuesday accused Indian jets of briefly

violating its airspace, days after India said one of its

soldiers had been killed by Pakistani troops.

JUNE 12

US President Barack Obama nominated a lawyer, who

advised him on sensitive intelligence operations, for the

number two position in the CIA, putting a woman for

the first time in one of the spy agency's top jobs.

The US has expressed its deep concern over the

conviction of Liu Hui, the brother-in-law of Nobel Peace

laureate and imprisoned activist Liu Xiaobo, and calledon China to immediately release the activist and his

wife.

Describing India as a long-standing strategic partner in

fight against terror, Israel has said that it will "not do

anything that could undermine India's security" in a

strong bid to re-assure New Delhi that reports of arms

sale to Pakistan were incorrect.

Britain reopened its embassy in Haiti on Wednesday

after being absent for nearly a half century, a part of aneffort to broaden its diplomatic and business presence

in the Western Hemisphere.

Turkey's ruling AK party says it is open to the idea of a

referendum on controversial plans to redevelop

Istanbul's Gezi Park.

Oil prices fell in Asian trade after a surprise uptick in

US crude stockpiles, but losses were tempered by

growing concerns over turmoil in Turkey, analysts said.

India assured Bangladesh that efforts were on to build a

domestic consensus on Teesta water sharing treaty and

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the ratification of the land boundary agreement by

accommodating the views of all stakeholders

JUNE 13

Iran began voting to elect the successor of President

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the state television announced.

Nine months after the US ambassador to Libya waskilled in an attack, Secretary of State John Kerry has

sworn in a new envoy, vowing she would play a key role

as the country moves toward democracy.

The United Nations forecast Thursday that the world's

population will increase from 7.2 billion to 8.1 billion in

2025, with most growth in developing countries and

more than half in Africa. By 2050, it will reach 9.6

billion.

Dubai has inaugurated the world's tallest twisted towerbuilt at a cost of $272 million, setting a yet another

record for skyscrapers and other engineering marvels.

The European Commission proposed tougher nuclear

safety rules Thursday, amid international debate about

the future of nuclear energy and how to secure aging

plants.

US Secretary of State John Kerry is to visit Pakistan this

month for the first time since taking office, Islamabad

said on Thursday.

The World Bank has slashed its growth forecast for

China's economy this year to 7.7 per cent from 8.4 per

cent, warning of a potential "sharp" slowdown triggered

by a fall in investment.

JUNE 14

India is willing to export 400 million cubic feet of gas

per day to Pakistan but the matter hinges on finalising

a tariff that is on the lower side.

A summit meeting of G-8 countries in Northern Ireland

next week would discuss the issue of "tax avoidance" by

companies in this increasingly globalised economy.

Militants attacked a historic 121-year-old building in

Pakistan's southwestern Baluchistan province that was

used by the country's founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah,

killing a policeman and causing extensive damage to the

structure. The militants targeted the Quaid-e-Azam.

The world's oldest Jewish person, EvelynKozak, whose

family fled Russia to escape anti-Semitism, has died at

age 113.

The United Nations General Assembly elected by

acclamation Ambassador John W Ashe of Antigua and

Barbuda as President of its upcoming 68th session.