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Articles 621 through 720 of 27135:
- Iran Will Keep On Acquiring Nuclear Tech: Khamenei (Asian Age, Nasser Karimi, Nov 09, 2006)
Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday his country would continue to acquire nuclear technology and challenge what he called "Western fabrications." Speaking to a crowd of thousands in Semnan, a city 250 km east of Tehran, . .
- Fidayee Blows Up 42 Pak Soldiers (Asian Age, Shafqat Ali, Nov 09, 2006)
At least 42 Pakistani soldiers were killed in a suicide attack at an Army training ground in Dargai, North-West Frontier Province, on Wednesday. Several others were injured, some of them critically.
- Japan Faces A Nuclear Predicament (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Nov 09, 2006)
In a real nuclear exchange, the Japanese might ask, would the US really risk Los Angeles to defend Tokyo?
- Nepal Seals Arms Pact With Maoists (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2006)
Nepal’s government and Maoist guerrillas agreed minutes after midnight on Wednesday to put rebel arms under UN watch in a move to rescue a peace process aimed at ending a conflict that has killed thousands.
- 42 Troops Killed In Suicide Attack (Daily Times, Javed Afridi, Nov 09, 2006)
Soldiers blown up during morning exercises at Dargai
Sherpao says attack linked to Bajaur raid
Bomber’s accomplice arrested
Intelligence warned of Bajaur backlash.
- Time 'Right' For Change, Bush Says (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2006)
Faced with the collapse of his Republican majority in Congress, President Bush responded swiftly Wednesday by announcing the departure of Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld and vowing to work with Democrats "to find common ground" on the war in Iraq . .
- As The Climate Changes, Can We? (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 09, 2006)
Too often, climate change is seen as an environmental problem when it should be part of the broader development and economic agenda.
- Tyranny Of Manufactured Public Opinion (Hindu, Harish Khare , Nov 09, 2006)
The intrusiveness of manufactured public opinion has complicated the governance matrix; the capacity to take difficult and tough decisions.
- Rumsfeld Replaced After Poll Loss (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2006)
US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is to stand down, after anger over the war in Iraq led to bruising losses for Republicans in mid-term elections.
- Strong Push For Change In The U.S. (Hindu, Sumana Brahman, Nov 09, 2006)
The Democratic victory will begin to reverse the right-wing agenda of the Bush administration — one that has made the world less safe for people everywhere.
- Prosecution `Failed To Prove Bomb-Making Charges' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2006)
The defence counsel in the Coimbatore serial blasts case on Wednesday said the prosecution had failed to prove charges that three Al-Umma activists fabricated petrol bombs in a building on Vincent Road.
- Ltte Using Civilians As Shield: Army (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Nov 09, 2006)
Scores of civilians killed in exchange of heavy fire in Sri Lanka
Indiscriminate firing by military killed 50 to 100 civilians: LTTE
Tigers trying to discredit troops: military sources.
- Nonproliferation Goals Still Viable (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 09, 2006)
North Korea is the first country to withdraw from the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and test a nuclear weapon. It has agreed to return to six-party talks about its nuclear status, but skeptics expect little progress.
- The Unloved Sisters (Telegraph, Sumanta Sen, Nov 09, 2006)
The challenge for the new Union minister for the North-east lies in understanding the specific needs of individual states, writes Sumanta Sen.
- Donald Rumsfeld Steps Down (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2006)
Donald H. Rumsfeld (74) stepped down as U.S. Defence Secretary on Wednesday, one day after Congressional elections in which opposition to the war in Iraq contributed to heavy Republican party losses.
- Democrats Capture Congress (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2006)
Democrats were on the brink of winning full control of Congress, as Americans sick of scandal and weary of war dealt a heavy blow to President George W. Bush's Republican Party.
- Dimensions In Life (Deccan Herald, A K MERCHANT, Nov 09, 2006)
The transformation of the whole character of humankind is occurring through changes in our social, political, economic and spiritual systems and at the same time in our attitude and action towards our environment and the kind of lifestyles that we . . .
- Amid Electoral Debacle, Bush Holds Out Hope For Nuke Deal (Times of India, Chidanand Rajghatta, Nov 09, 2006)
On a politically turbulent day, amid the debris of an electoral defeat for his party and the resignation of his Defence Secretary, President Bush offered fresh hope for the U.S-India nuclear deal, saying he was trying to get it passed during the . . .
- 42 Pak Soldiers Killed In Nwfp Suicide Attack (Indian Express, Salman Masood, Nov 09, 2006)
At Least 42 soldiers were killed and dozens were wounded this morning after a suicide bomber blew himself up at a military training base in northwestern Pakistan, military officials said.
- Bush Wasn’T On Ballot Yet... (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 09, 2006)
On this morning after, the Republican base seems less impregnable and the genius of Karl Rove less radiant.
- Real Revolution (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 09, 2006)
Nepal's Maoists made their capacity to remake their country’s polity more than evident earlier this year when they sustained street demonstrations in Kathmandu, forcing the monarch to restore Parliament.
- Boy Killed In Army, Ulfa Crossfire (Indian Express, Samudra Gupta Kashyap, Nov 09, 2006)
A Five-year-old boy was killed and his 13-year-old sister was seriously wounded when they were caught in a crossfire between the Army and armed ULFA militants at a village in Tinsukia district of Upper Assam today.
- India To Set Up Special Court For Mumbai Train Bombs (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2006)
India will set up a special court for the July Mumbai train bombings to speed up justice for the families of the nearly 200 people killed in the attacks, officials said on Wednesday.
- By George, What An Ambush! (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Nov 09, 2006)
Democrats regained control of the House of Representatives from the Republican Party on Tuesday and were poised to win a majority in the Senate in an election seen as a referendum on President George W. Bush's leadership and the war in Iraq.
- Suicide Bomber Blows Up 42 Soldiers In Pak (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2006)
A suicide bomber killed 42 Pakistani soldiers at an army training ground today in an attack that the military said was linked to a bloody army assault on a militant camp last week.
- News Of The Month (Telegraph, MUKUL KESAVAN, Nov 09, 2006)
The news of the month isn’t the Democratic capture of the US House of Representatives; the real news is the appointment of a racist Israeli politician, Avigdor Lieberman, as deputy prime minister of that country.
- Action Replay (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 09, 2006)
Rebels in India’s North-east have a history of degenerating into mindless killers.
- Not By George (Indian Express, JAITHIRTH RAO , Nov 09, 2006)
The liberal position is that the Republicans and more particularly George Bush lost on account of Iraq. The conservative position (what I call the Wall Street Journal view) is that the Republican defeat was well-deserved, because they didn’t stay . . .
- Arms Accord In Nepal (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 09, 2006)
The agreement reached between the Government of Nepal and the Maoists to place the latter’s weapons under United Nations supervision is a breakthrough that would be welcomed as a step forward towards a peaceful democracy.
- Crackdown Against Ulfa Intensified (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2006)
Following Sunday’s twin blasts in Guwahati that killed 14 persons, the Army and other security forces have intensified its operations against the cadres of the outlawed ULFA in Assam.
- Bushfire On The Hill (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Nov 09, 2006)
The inevitable has happened. The Republicans have taken a drubbing in Tuesday's mid-term Congressional polls, losing their majority in the House and barely managing to keep pace with the Democrats in a neck-and-neck race for control over the Senate.
- First Muslim Elected To Us Congress (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2006)
Keith Ellison made history on Tuesday night when he became the first Muslim to be elected to the United States Congress.
- 19 Killed In Israeli Hit, Talks Put Off (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2006)
At least 19 Palestinians, including eight children, were killed and more than 40 injured in a pre-dawn Israeli strike in a residential area in the northern Gaza Strip today, leading to suspension of talks on formation of a Palestinian national unity . . .
- Suicide Attack On Pak Army Camp Kills 42 (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2006)
A suicide attacker detonated a bomb at the Pakistan Army's main training base on Wednesday, killing at least 42 soldiers and injuring 20 as they started their calisthenics exercises, the military said.
- 12 Years Later, Day Belongs To Democrats (Pioneer, S Rajagopalan, Nov 09, 2006)
In a stunning blow to President George W Bush, Democrats have swept Republicans out of power in the US House of Representatives and made impressive gains in the Senate race that appeared headed for a photo-finish.
- India Halts Pakistan Border Goose-Stepping (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2006)
Indian troops guarding the Wagah border with Pakistan have halted an aggressive military ceremony ahead of a resumption of talks next week, officials said Wednesday.
- Eight Children Among 18 Of Family Killed In Israel Shelling (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2006)
Israeli tank shells ripped through a residential neighbourhood in the northern Gaza Strip early Wednesday, killing at least 18 members of an extended family, including eight children as they slept, Palestinian health officials and witnesses said.
- Up For Grabs (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Nov 09, 2006)
The results of the mayoral, Nagar Palika and Panchayat elections in Uttar Pradesh would mean different things to different political parties.
- Intensifying Crisis In Dhaka (Pioneer, Hiranmay Karlekar, Nov 09, 2006)
The crisis in Bangladesh, which seemed to be easing, following the Awami League-led 14-party alliance's decision to give President Iajuddin Ahmed time until November 10 to prove that he would ensure that the forthcoming parliamentary elections in the . .
- Neo Bhai Bhaists (OutLook, B. Raman , Nov 09, 2006)
Why is that those against American participation in telecom are now taking up cudgels on behalf of their Chinese mentors? Even at the risk of a misunderstanding with the Chinese, we should pay attention to the belated concerns of security agencies.
- Into The Tigers' Claws (OutLook, B. Raman , Nov 09, 2006)
One of the most important principles of counter-terrorism is that the state should maintain a moral high ground even while dealing with terrorists. Some of the methods being used by the Rajapakse government run the risk of playing into the LTTE's hands.
- No Glory In Arms Exports (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 09, 2006)
It is easy to lose sight of priorities when reason is overshadowed by jingoism and narrow interpretations of national interest.
- Ex-Cia Chief To Replace Rumsfeld (Washington Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2006)
President Bush announced today that he is replacing Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, architect of an unpopular war in Iraq, with Robert Gates, former head of the CIA.
- The Democrats’ Comeback (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 09, 2006)
The American mid-term polls have sprung no surprise. Opinion polls had predicted a sweeping win for the Democrats, at least in the 435-member House of Representatives.
- Air Strike Damages Musharraf's Peace Strategy (Washington Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2006)
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf's strategy of making peace deals with local leaders on his country's border with Afghanistan faces an uncertain future after a deadly air strike last week on a religious school in the area, analysts say.
- Region: ‘Us Misjudges World View On Nuclear Row’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2006)
Iran’s most powerful figure, Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, said on Wednesday the United States was wrong to think the world opposed Tehran’s nuclear programme.
- A Judicial Landmark? (Deccan Herald, Max Hastings, Nov 08, 2006)
The verdict on Saddam is just, but everything stinks about the process by which it has been reached.
- Punish Bush Too: George (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 08, 2006)
NDA convenor and former defence minister George Fernandes condemned the death penalty awarded to former Iraq President Saddam Hussein by what he called a judge appointed by the US and its allies.
- Trouble Likely In Delhi As Sealing To Restart (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 08, 2006)
Trouble may erupt on the streets of New Delhi on Wednesday with the authorities planning to resume sealing of unauthorised business establishments from Wednesday morning.
- Isro All Set To Meet Challenges (Hindustan Times, BR Srikanth, Nov 08, 2006)
A study carried out by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in the past four years to examine the technological challenges of a manned space mission suggest India has the capability to overcome them.
- Indian Is As Indian Does (Hindustan Times, Sujata Anandan, Nov 08, 2006)
When I first set course on my career as a political correspondent with a wire service, the chief reporter at the agency gave me a piece of advice which I then could not quite fathom.
- Maoist Deal To Share Power (Telegraph, J. HEMANTH, Nov 08, 2006)
The Nepal government and Maoists announced tonight that they had clinched a long-awaited peace deal under which the guerrillas would share power in an interim administration.
- Indian American Selected As Boston Court Judge (Pioneer, S Rajagopalan, Nov 08, 2006)
An Indian American woman attorney, who has attracted attention with her deft handling of a baby murder case, has been handpicked by Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney to be a circuit district court judge in Boston.
- Bush Deserves The Same Punishment: Fernandes (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 08, 2006)
Former Prime Minister VP Singh and former defence minister George Fernandes on Tuesday asked the Union Government to lodge a strong protest against the death sentence to former Iraq President Saddam Hussein.
- Chinese Projects In Airports Under Scanner (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 08, 2006)
Concerned at China's continued monitoring of Indian nuclear establishments, missile and satellite launch facilities, the national security advisor has alerted the government against giving sanction to the Great Wall Airlines of China for the . . . .
- Sealing Resumes Today (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 08, 2006)
Livelihoods at stake, angry with authority, city traders began creating problems early Tuesday morning for the police, paramilitary forces and the commuters.
- Recall Entebbe (Pioneer, A N Sudarsan Rao , Nov 08, 2006)
On June 27, 1976, four terrorists of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine and the German 'Revolutionäre Zellen' hijacked Air France Flight 139 with 248 passengers and a 12-member crew which had originated from Tel Aviv.
- West Winks At Musharraf (Pioneer, Wilson John, Nov 08, 2006)
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has been a really clever dictator, successfully hiding from the world his regime's gross human rights abuses.
- Guilt Of Compensation (Pioneer, RAHUL RAMAGUNDAM, Nov 08, 2006)
At a village, Brundabanpur, in Orissa's Dhenkanal district, a young girl - a cashew factory worker and the sole earning member of a rural family of seven - while sleeping under the thatched roof in the night, has a snake fall on her body.
- Lynchpin Of Sunni Resistance? (Pioneer, GWYNNE DYER, Nov 08, 2006)
Occasionally, like any doomed man, Saddam Hussein played with the notion of a last-minute reprieve.
- Greek God (Times of India, Moyna Rajadhyaksha, Nov 08, 2006)
As a student of Delhi University in the 60s I read with interest the news item on Amitabh Bachchan being awarded an honorary doctorate by the university.
- Praful Bidwai: (Frontline, Praful Bidwai, Nov 08, 2006)
India must radically reorient its foreign policy to promote universal principles and egalitarian values, not narrow self-interest.
- Strategic Sub-Text Of The Iraq Verdict (Indian Express, C. Uday Bhaskar, Nov 08, 2006)
Sunday's verdict of a Baghdad court sentencing former Iraqi president, Saddam Hussein, to death by hanging should not come as a surprise to those following the year-long trial closely. However, the general response has been emotive and the refrain . . .
- A Change Of Tack Likely In Assam (Hindu, Sushanta Talukdar, Nov 08, 2006)
Sunday's blasts in Guwahati by suspected ULFA men could lead to a two-pronged approach to insurgency by the Centre and the State.
- China’S Economic Growth Is Not Just ‘Economic Growth’ (Indian Express, Arun Shourie, Nov 08, 2006)
It is a grave error to be mesmerised by China’s economic growth as if it were just ‘economic growth’.
- U.K., U.S. Resisting Ban On Cluster Bombs (Hindu, George Monbiot, Nov 08, 2006)
THE CENTRAL mystery of the modern state is this. The necessary resources, both economic and political, will always be found for the purpose of terminating life.
- North-Eastern Security Challenge (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 08, 2006)
In its latest strike, ULFA terrorism in Guwahati has claimed 14 lives. It is a problem that will not go away by itself — or through talks, indirect or direct. The time has certainly come for the Central Government to go after the armed extremists . . .
- On Sealing And Social Costs (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 08, 2006)
"The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook," wrote William James. The words of the 19th century American philosopher, who developed a theory on pragmatism, have a significant ring in the context of the narrow and unidimensional . . . .
- Technical Aids May Replace Soldiers At Posts Along The Lac (Hindu, SANDEEP DIKSHIT, Nov 08, 2006)
India and China have electronic surveillance posts that can detect and record movement of men and cattle
Devices reduce the possibility of patrols from both sides reaching the same place
Sharp difference in troop disposition here compared to LoC
- India-Born Qaeda Man Gets Life Term (Hindustan Times, Vijay Dutt, Nov 08, 2006)
India-born Dhiren Barot, who allegedly plotted to bomb key installations in the United Kingdom and the United States, was sentenced to life imprisonment by the Woolwich Crown Court on Tuesday.
- Oli Expects Maoist Role In Interim Government (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 08, 2006)
K.P. Sharma Oli, Nepal's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, said here on Tuesday that the peace process in his country was "in the final stage of positive conclusion" and that he fully expected the Maoists to join the interim government.
- India Should Stand By Saddam: V.P. Singh (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 08, 2006)
The former Prime Minister, V.P. Singh, on Tuesday said India should take the initiative and mobilise opinion among other nations against the death sentence handed down to Saddam Hussein.
- Life-Term For India-Born Al-Qaeda Man (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Nov 08, 2006)
An India-born alleged Al-Qaeda militant on Tuesday was sentenced to life for plotting to launch terrorist attacks in Britain and America and kill hundreds of people.
- Sealing Of Shops To Resume Today (Hindu, Sandeep Joshi, Nov 08, 2006)
Will not allow it under any circumstances, say traders in Delhi
Shops identified, work likely to begin in south Delhi
Traders clash with police; schools closed
- Palestinians Seek Un Meeting (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 08, 2006)
The Palestinian observer to the United Nations on Monday called for a ceasefire to end an Israeli military offensive in the Gaza Strip that has killed over 50 Palestinians in the last six days.
- N Korea No Nuke State: Usa, Japan (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 08, 2006)
The United States of America and South Korea affirmed they won’t recognise North Korea as a nuclear weapons state during high-level meetings today, where the two countries coordinated strategy for revived disarmament talks with Pyongyang.
- Democrats Make Gains As Bush Suffers Backlash (Independent (UK), Rupert Cornwell, Nov 08, 2006)
Democrats took a clear advantage in early results from America's bitterly contested congressional midterm elections, gaining two Senate seats and making strides in the House of Representatives, where the Bush White House was last night braced for a . . .
- Israel Kills 10, Pulls Out Of Gaza Town (Jordan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 08, 2006)
Israeli forces on Tuesday ended a weeklong offensive aimed at halting rocket attacks from this northern Gaza town, leaving behind a devastating scene of wrecked homes, uprooted trees and sewage-covered streets.
- Saddam Calls For Reconciliation (Dawn, A N Sudarsan Rao , Nov 08, 2006)
Former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein called on all Iraqis to unite and `forgive’ each other as he appeared in court on Tuesday to face genocide charges after being condemned to death in a separate trial.
- Sealing In Delhi To Resume From Today (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 08, 2006)
The city remained on tenterhooks all through Tuesday as the traders enforced a complete bandh marked by road blockades, stone-pelting, tyre-burning and vandalism. This time, however, the police and paramilitary forces were ready and didn’t allow the . . .
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