India elected to non-permanent seat in UN Security Council

China said Wednesday it wanted to avoid further clashes with India. Along their border after the first deadly confrontation between the two nuclear powers in decades. The two countries have traded blame for Monday's high-altitude brawl that left at least 20 Indian soldiers dead. While China refusing to confirm so far whether there were any casualties on its side. Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian insisted again Wednesday. That it was Indian troops who illegally crossed the border and attacked the Chinese side.