Havana/Washington - After meeting with US lawmakers, Cuba's retired leader Fidel Castro said Wednesday that while he believes US President Barack Obama's intentions towards Cuba are "sincere," they clash with the "objective reality" within the United States.
In an article published Wednesday in Cuban state media, Castro spoke of his two-hour meeting Tuesday with three members of the US Congressional Black Caucus.
The man who formally stepped down from power in Cuba in February 2008 after almost half-a-century was reacting to comments made by US Democratic Representative Laura Richardson.
Islamabad - Pakistan on Saturday asked Britain to provide information about 10 of its nationals arrested four days ago for allegedly planning a major terrorist attack on British soil. Pakistan's top security official Rehman Malik told reporters that his country wanted the "full credentials of those who have been arrested, what charges, what evidence, so that we can verify whether they are Pakistanis or not."
Washington - The United States said Wednesday it would join other permanent members of the UN Security Council and Germany in talks with Iran over its suspected nuclear programme.
Cairo - Egypt's public prosecutor on Wednesday accused Hezbollah of sending operatives to Egypt to carry out attacks in the country and to smuggle weapons and money to Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
Bern/Washington - The Swiss government Wednesday pledged 10 billion dollars to the International Monetary Fund Wednesday to boost its lending capacity to countries under threat from the global recession.
Amman - British Foreign Secretary David Miliband is to pay a one-day visit to Jorda
