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Articles 1021 through 1120 of 27135:
- China Throws Open Its Doors To Africa (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, Nov 02, 2006)
China is hosting the leaders of more than 40 African nations in Beijing from November 3 to 5. This underscores its attempts to increase economic and diplomatic clout with a continent often ignored by the rest of the world.
- Will Americans Hobble George Bush? (Hindu, Jonathan Freedland, Nov 02, 2006)
The November 7 elections in the U.S. cannot, alas, remove the President. But they can change the political terms of trade.
- With Iraq Driving Election, Voters Want New Approach (New York Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2006)
A substantial majority of Americans expect Democrats to reduce or end American military involvement in Iraq if they win control of Congress next Tuesday and say Republicans will maintain or increase troop levels to try to win the war if they hold . . .
- Delhi’S At The Mercy Of The Mob (Indian Express, Inder Malhotra, Nov 02, 2006)
All those who had believed that the three-day Delhi bandh sponsored by the traders aggrieved by the Supreme Court-ordered sealing of illegal shops and commercial buildings would have their say peacefully, especially in view of the unanimous support . . .
- Kerry Quits Campaign After Iraq Gaffe Seized On By Rivals (Independent (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2006)
John Kerry, the former Democratic presidential candidate, has been forced to apologise for a "botched joke" that has been ferociously seized on by Republicans desperate for an opening with which to attack their seemingly ascendant rivals just days . . .
- Groups Defend Clinton Air Plan (Washington Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2006)
Supreme Court justices took a skeptical view of an Environmental Protection Agency crackdown on air pollution from electric power plants yesterday as the court heard oral arguments in a major case on the authority of the federal government to punish . . .
- Kerry Sorry For 'Stuck In Iraq' Remarks (US News & World Report, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2006)
Fearful of damaging his own party in next week's elections, Sen. John Kerry apologized Wednesday to "any service member, family member or American" offended by remarks deemed by Republicans and Democrats to be insulting to U.S. forces in Iraq.
- Al-Maliki Wins Pact With U.S. To Lift Blockades (Washington Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2006)
Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki flexed his political muscle yesterday by winning U.S. agreement to lift military blockades on Sadr City and another Shi'iite enclave where an American soldier was abducted.
- Fata On Fire (OutLook, B. Raman , Nov 02, 2006)
Pakistan smoulders as80 people are killed in a missile attack on a madrasa in Bajaur agency by, what is being seen as, a joint operation of the Pakistan Army and the US forces based in Afghanistan.
- Iraqi Prime Minister Asserts Independence (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2006)
Shiites from the crowded Baghdad district of Sadr City are reveling in what they deem their "victory" over American forces after Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Tuesday ordered the dismantling of US and Iraqi checkpoints surrounding the area.
- Tony Blair Narrowly Avoids New British Inquiry Into Iraq War (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2006)
Just a week before the US public votes in elections seen by many as a referendum on the Iraq war, Britain's Labour government narrowly won its own referendum in the House of Commons, voting down a call for an "immediate investigation" into the war.
- How North Korea Fulfilled Its Nuclear Dream (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2006)
For two years in the mid- 1980s, Kim Dae Ho produced propaganda on North Korea's efforts to become a nuclear power.
- Iraq War Is Top Issue For U.S. Voters (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2006)
A substantial majority of Americans expect Democrats to reduce or end American military involvement in Iraq if they win control of Congress next Tuesday, and say Republicans would maintain or increase troop levels to try to win the war if they hold . . .
- Somali Talks Fail Amid War Fears (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2006)
Peace talks between Somalia's transitional government and Islamists have been postponed, mediators in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, say.
- 'I Do Not Let People Die On Me' (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2006)
Petty Officer Third Class Dustin Kirby clutched the wounded marine's empty helmet. His hands were coated in blood. Sweat ran down his face, which he was trying to keep straight but kept twisting into a snarl.
- Us 'Losing Media War To Al-Qaeda' (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2006)
The US is losing the propaganda war against al-Qaeda and other enemies, defence chief Donald Rumsfeld has said.
- Iraq Concerns Overshadow Polls (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2006)
The casualty rate for US soldiers in Iraq is at its highest for more than two years. Almost 70 troops have been killed there so far this month.
- Pentagon Boosts 'Media War' Unit (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2006)
The US defence department has set up a new unit to better promote its message across 24-hour rolling news outlets, and particularly on the internet.
- Nigerian Crash Airline Grounded (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2006)
Nigerian crash airline grounded
Nigeria has suspended the licence of the airline involved in Sunday's crash, in which 96 people were killed.
- Un Envoy To Return To Sudan (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2006)
The UN envoy to Sudan is to return to Khartoum despite his recent expulsion from the country, the UN has announced.
- Pakistan School Raid Sparks Anger (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2006)
Funerals have been held in Pakistan for people killed in a helicopter strike on an Islamic school which the government says was used by militants.
- The Lure Of Korea's Magic Mountain (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2006)
North Korea Visiting this fabled North Korean mountain was not an easy decision for Kim Chung Soo and his wife, Nam Sang Ja. Twenty-two people from their village in central South Korea had each paid 240,000 won a month in advance to book a day trip . . .
- Royal Madrassa Trip Called Off As Storm Grows Over Air Strike (Times Online (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2006)
The Prince of Wales’s controversial visit today to a madrassa in the border town of Peshawar has been cancelled over fears for his safety, after calls by Islamic leaders for revenge for a Pakistani airstrike that destroyed another religious school about 6
- China Cut Off Exports Of Oil To North Korea (International Herald Tribune, Joseph Kahn, Oct 31, 2006)
China cut off oil exports to North Korea in September, amid heightened tensions over that country's nuclear and missile programs, Chinese trade statistics show.
- What Would Dems Do About Iraq? (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2006)
In poll after poll, prospective voters name Iraq as the No. 1 issue in the upcoming midterm elections.
- Pakistan Attack Sets Back Border Peace (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2006)
Missiles rained down Monday on what the military said was an Al Qaeda hideout in Bajaur district, a restive tribal area along Pakistan's border with Afghanistan.
- Pakistan Kills 80 In Raid Against Militants (International Herald Tribune, Salman Masood, Oct 31, 2006)
The Pakistani military said Monday that it had destroyed a religious school used for training militants in the Bajur tribal area, which straddles the border with Afghanistan.
- British To Evacuate Basra Consulate Staff (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2006)
The British consulate in Basra, in the south of Iraq, will evacuate all but a skeleton staff from "its heavily defended building" within the next 24 hours over safety concerns.
- Russia Becomes Largest Arms Seller To Third World (Independent (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2006)
Russia has overtaken the United States to become the developing world's arms dealer of choice for the first time since the collapse of the Soviet Union, striking a record number of arms deals last year.
- Pakistan And Blasts: The Evidence Is Credible, Says Pm (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2006)
In the midst of a controversy over national security advisor MK Narayanan’s comments, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday said there was “credible evidence” of Pakistani involvement in the July 11 train blasts in Mumbai.
- Protect Scribes From Libel Action (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 31, 2006)
Indian scribes, like their counterparts in Britain and the USA, deserve protection from libel proceedings in their investigative journalism, especially involving public figures.
- In Brazil, A Landslide But No Rest For Da Silva (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2006)
By winning re- election Sunday with 60.8 percent of the vote, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva nearly matched the landslide performance that made him president of Brazil four years ago.
- Islam-Christianity Relationship (Dawn, Qazi Faez Isa, Oct 31, 2006)
Joseph ratzinger became Pope Benedict XVI and we have come to know of a man very different from his much loved predecessor Pope John Paul II, a man of God.
- Political Crisis In Bangladesh (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 31, 2006)
Bangladesh is once again in the grip of a political crisis. Although an interim government under President Iajuddin Ahmed has assumed control in Dhaka, the atmosphere continues to be tense.
- Diffusion In Use Of Ict (Business Line, C. P. Chandrasekhar, Oct 31, 2006)
Continuing with the assessment of the global diffusion in the supply of ICT goods and services in the previous edition of Macroscan (Business Line, October 17), C. P. Chandrasekhar and Jayati Ghosh examine the diffusion in use of the technology.
- History Of J&k~ii (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 31, 2006)
Gulab Singh, an in-trepid soldier, by 1820 had Jammu conferred upon him by Ranjit Singh with the title of Raja, while Bhimber, Chibal, Poonch and Ramnagar went to his brothers.
- Artillery Fire In Sri Lanka Marks End Of Peace Talks (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2006)
Heavy artillery fire resumed Monday in northern Sri Lanka hours after peace talks between the government and Tamil Tigers rebels collapsed, triggering fears of a deepening civil war.
- Edits (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 31, 2006)
The foreign secretary’s first offshore exercise in Bhutan last week ~ the onshore detour to Gopalan Bhavan was an aberration ~ was remarkable as he was able to place bilateral relations fair and square in the context of the impending transition in . . .
- Us Navy To Lead Joint War Exercises Off Iran (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2006)
The United States will lead international naval manoeuvres in the Gulf off Iran’s west coast beginning on Monday aimed at fighting weapons proliferation, the US state department official said.
- Territorial Army Unit Celebrates Golden Jubilee (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2006)
The Territorial Army (TA) in the State stationed here is celebrating golden jubilee of its raising with various functions. 122 Infantry Battalion, TA unit in the State headquartered here, started its golden jubilee celebrations at the . . .
- Aicc Panel Yet To Decide Natwar Action (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2006)
The AICC’s disciplinary action committee has not taken any view as yet on former external affairs minister K. Natwar Singh’s offensive on party chief Sonia Gandhi.
- 80 Killed In Pakistan Madrasa Raid (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Oct 31, 2006)
It was pro-Taliban, says Islamabad
Foreigners among slain madrassa inmates
Military action sparks riots in the area
- Violence Flares Up In Iraq (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2006)
At least 80 persons were killed or found dead in Iraq on Monday, including 33 victims of a bomb attack on labourers lined up to find a day's work in Baghdad's Sadr city Shia slum.
- Challenge And Response (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 31, 2006)
Both the Mysore Police and the Intelligence Bureau deserve credit for preventing what could have ended in one more of the horrific acts of urban terrorism in India.
- British Sikhs And Multiculturalism (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Oct 31, 2006)
Are there any lessons that Muslims can learn from the Sikh experience? The `war on terror' may have complicated matters.
- Saddam's Lawyer Walks Out Again (Times Online (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2006)
Saddam hussein's chief lawyer walked out of court yesterday, only minutes after ending a month-long boycott of the war crimes tribunal and days before his client faces a possible death sentence.
- Saran: If Deal Fails, We Have Our Own Programme (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Oct 31, 2006)
Also, it would imply loosening of international nuclear market for India
- Naxals Kill Three, Damage Rail Track (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2006)
Maoists on Monday killed three persons — two in Bihar and a trader in Orissa — and triggered three blasts in West Champaran district and created panic in Vaishali by spreading bomb rumours in government offices.
- Iraq's Oct Toll: 100 Marines (Times of India, Chidanand Rajghatta, Oct 31, 2006)
The US passed the grim milestone this weekend of losing 100 soldiers in October in Iraq, amid a precipitous decline in Republican popularity ten days ahead of mid-term congressional elections.
- Missing Soldier Wed Iraqi College Student (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2006)
A US soldier kidnapped last week in Baghdad was married to an Iraqi college student and was with his wife and her family when hooded gunmen dragged him out of a house, bound his hands and threw him in the back seat of a white Mercedes, a woman . . .
- Americans, Americans (Indian Express, Krishan Kalra, Oct 31, 2006)
Europeans call them crazy. But are Americans really crazy or do they just want to do their own thing?
- Mattoo Killer To Be Hanged (Tribune, S.S. Negi , Oct 31, 2006)
Applying the rarest of the rare principle in the murder case of Delhi University law student Priyadarshani Mattoo 10 years ago by senior faculty member Santosh Singh, now a practising lawyer, the Delhi High Court today awarded him the death sentence.
- 20-Point Programme Relevant, Says Sonia (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2006)
Congress president Sonia Gandhi here today stressed the need for revival of the 20-point programme launched by former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi as it was aimed at bettering the lot of the underprivileged and deprived sections of society.
- Monument To Logic (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 31, 2006)
This... is being submitted three weeks ahead of the extended period of this inquiry...’’, reads the Justice S. Narayan Commission report at the end of Chapter XXII, an edited version of which appears on our oped page today.
- Over 80 Killed As Pak Gunships Hit Madrasa Near Afghan Border (Indian Express, Salman Masood, Oct 31, 2006)
The Pakistani military said today that it had destroyed a madrasa which was being used for training militants in the Bajur tribal area, straddling the border with Afghanistan.
- Firms Point To A Biometric Future (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 31, 2006)
Today, biometric systems are rapidly being designed and applied to several aspects of our daily lives
- Q&a:'1857 Was Largest Uprising In Any European Empire' (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Oct 31, 2006)
As India is set to celebrate 150 years of the 1857 uprising, William Dalrymple's new book, The Last Mughal, tries to put into perspective hitherto unknown facts about the significant event. Dalrymple tells Meenakshi Kumar why the Mutiny was a . ..
- Should Dawood Escape Too? (Deccan Herald, Sushant Sareen, Oct 31, 2006)
Interestingly enough, most of those demanding clemency for Afzal don’t question his guilt.
- Dangerous Descent (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 31, 2006)
In Bangladesh, there are signs the army might step in.
- Stressed Soldiers (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 31, 2006)
Soldiers need to be trained to manage stress.
- Carter's Work On Muslim's Home Coincidence? (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2006)
House Number 73, which former US President Jimmy Carter and his wife constructed on Monday belongs to Sadhiya Aziz Sheikh, a fact which has raised many an eyebrow in media circles.
- Iaf, Army Should Stress Joint Operations (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 31, 2006)
In any country, the security aspect is mainly the responsibility of its Armed Forces. The Army, Air Force and Navy should operate together in close cooperation.
- Racial Stereotypes In Blue-Eyed Diwali Barbies (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Oct 31, 2006)
If Dasara Barbie, Pooja Barbie and Holi Barbie are in the pipeline, the foreign manufacturers had better get the details right or prepare for a long and bitter fight
- Mattoo Killer Gets Death Penalty (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2006)
Seven years after a trial court inflicted a severe blow to the “judicial conscience” of the country with its shocking acquittal of the Priyadarshini Mattoo killer, the pendulum of justice swung the full distance on Monday as the Delhi High Court . . .
- Hikes And Curves (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 31, 2006)
Many economics departments in north America run sweepstakes in the month of October. Faculty members and graduate students contribute a dollar or two and bet on who is going to win the Nobel Prize in economics.
- Arms For Iraqis Unaccounted For (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2006)
Thousands of weapons the United States has provided Iraqi security forces cannot be accounted for and spare parts and repair manuals are unavailable for many others, a new report to Congress says.
- Playing The Doctor (Telegraph, Jyoti Malhotra, Oct 31, 2006)
Furthering bilateral ties with an eastern neighbour on the boil will severely test the skills of the new foreign minister, writes Jyoti Malhotra.
- Siachen Heat On Upa (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2006)
A day after Pakistan foreign minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri said a breakthrough on the Siachen issue was in sight, the armed forces on Monday said the government had assured it that national security concerns will be safeguarded in any settlement.
- Fight The Hidden Enemy (Pioneer, Prafull Goradia, Oct 31, 2006)
Terrorists should be denied the facility of civil justice. Instead, they should be tried as war criminals, says Prafull Goradia.
- Reliance Comm. Q2 Net At Rs. 702 Cr. (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2006)
Strong contributions from wireless, global and broadband.
- Qazi Calls For Protests Today Against Attack: Us Blamed For Bombing . . . (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2006)
The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) president and Jamaat-i-Islami Amir Qazi Hussain Ahmed has condemned what he called the US bombing of a seminary in Bajaur Agency in which 80 religious students and their head teacher were killed and announced a . . .
- Unrest In Sri Lanka Escalates After Failure Of Geneva Peace Talks (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2006)
Tamil Tiger rebels and government troops exchanged artillery fire in Sri Lanka's ethnic Tamil heartland on Monday, the military said, a day after talks to salvage a cease-fire and halt more than two decades of conflict ended without a breakthrough.
- Deal On The Sly (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 31, 2006)
By being excessively secretive and reluctant to take the people into confidence on foreign policy and related security issues, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his coterie of advisers - including certain bureaucrats in the Ministry of . . .
- Karbala To Mecca (Pioneer, Sandhya Jain, Oct 31, 2006)
Political Islam took its first mature step to recover agency from its Western tormentors by applying a healing touch to the bleeding fields of Karbala, where Mohammed's nascent faith split irrevocably into Shias and Sunnis.
- Defence Lines (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 31, 2006)
A defence minister, by virtue of the post he holds, has to see himself and his role as being very different from that of the top brass of the armed forces. He has to be conscious all the time that he does not think or speak like army generals, . . . .
- Pakistan Keen To Promote Peace, Say Musharraf, Aziz (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz and President Gen Pervez Musharraf on Monday said Pakistan was keen to promote peace in the region.
- A Resurgent Private Sector (Dawn, Shahid Javed Burki, Oct 31, 2006)
I have now reached the end of the list of the positives I said I would explore in this series of articles.
- Bomb Blast, Attacks Leave 80 Dead In Iraq (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2006)
Eighty people were killed or found dead in Iraq on Monday, including 33 victims of a bomb attack on labourers lined up to find a day’s work in Baghdad’s predominantly Shia district of Sadr City.
- Nato Claims Killing 55 Militants In Zabul (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2006)
Nato troops fought a six-hour battle with insurgents in southern Afghanistan on Monday in a firefight that left 55 militants and one Nato soldier dead, the Western alliance said.
- 82 Die As Missiles Rain On Bajaur: Pakistan Owns Up To Strike; Locals . . . (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2006)
Eighty-two people were killed, 12 teenagers among them, in an air strike at a religious seminary in Damadola in the Bajaur tribal region on Monday morning.
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