Saturday
Washington: By omitting Pakistan from the itinerary of his current trip to Asia, starting with India, President Barack Obama has shown that the US is "not sensitive" to the sentiments of Pakistani people, former President Pervez Musharraf says.
    
Washington: The United States should fully back India's pursuit of permanent membership of the powerful UN Security Council, John McCain, the top Republican leader says, days after President Barack Obama described the issue as "very difficult and complicated".
    
Sunday
Islamabad: Pakistan wants the early resumption of the stalled composite dialogue process with India and is committed to not allowing its soil to be used by terrorists against any country, President Asif Ali Zardari says.
    
Yangon: Voters in Myanmar's first elections in 20 years cast their ballots amid a barrage of criticism that the balloting was rigged in favour of the ruling military, as well as hope that some change toward democratic reform might nonetheless follow.
    
Monday     
Washington: The Director of National Intelligence says the US government did all it could to warn India about terrorists' interest in attacking Mumbai, even though one of the plotters of the 2008 attacks had been on the intelligence community's radar for years and at one point worked as a government informant.
    
Islamabad: Pakistan says it is willing to engage constructively with India and collectively work to dismantle terror machines in response to New Delhi's call to stop supporting terrorism.
    
Tuesday
Islamabad: Taken by surprise by President Barack Obama's endorsement of India's bid to gain permanent membership of the UN Security Council, Pakistan Foreign Office called in the US envoy to convey its concerns over the move.     

Washington: The Obama Administration has says that a terrorist attack like 26/11 cannot be tolerated and Pakistan needs to redouble its efforts to bring to justice the perpetrators of the Mumbai terrorist attacks.

Wednesday
United Nations: India along with 40 other countries have been elected to the board of the new UN agency to promote equality for women but Iran lost its bid due to strong opposition from the United States and human rights groups.
    
Washington: Twenty six year old Simran Preet Singh Lamba becomes the first enlisted Sikh soldier in the US army in more two decades to complete basic training without shedding his turban and other articles of faith.
    
Thursday
United Nations: India could get a permanent seat on the UN Security Council before the end of its two year term as a non-permanent member, Indian diplomats believe, but US officials say it will take more time as the process is "complex and lengthy".
    
Karachi: A powerful blast destroyed the office of a police department spearheading the drive against Taliban militants in Pakistan's southern port city, killing at least 15 people and injuring 40 others.
    
Friday
Islamabad: Pakistan's parliament unanimously passes a resolution expressing concern at US President Barack Obama's support for India's bid for permanent seat on the UN Security Council, saying it would have "grave ramifications" and affect the balance of power in South Asia.
    
Seoul: In the midst of an ongoing currency war between the US and China, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh asks the G-20 nations to avoid competitive devaluation and advocates that any resurgence of protectionism be resisted.