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Articles 1621 through 1720 of 27135:
- ‘Israel Used Phosphorous Bombs To Fight Lebanon’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
The Israeli army dropped phosphorous bombs against Hezbollah guerrilla targets in Lebanon during a war there this summer, an Israeli official said on Sunday, confirming Lebanese allegations for the first time.
- Army Probe Into Ncos’ Arrests (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
The Army has launched a probe to find out if the arrest of two Armymen here on the charge of spying has bigger ramifi-cation. Army Intelligence units in sensitive 14 Corps, which looks after Kargil and Siachen border, 15 Corps which looks after . . .
- Army Jawan Kills 3 Colleagues, Injures Two (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
An Army jawan went berserk and opened indiscriminate fire, killing three of his colleagues and injuring two others at Naria in Rajouri district here yesterday, official sources said.
- Lt Gen Dhillon To Take Charge As Master Gen (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
Lt Gen S.S. Dhillon, GOC of the Srinagar-based 15 Corps, is proceeding to take over as Master General Ordnance at Army headquarters in New Delhi.
- Stress Drives Jawan To Kill 3 Colleagues (Asian Age, Yusuf Jameel, Oct 23, 2006)
Stress is being blamed for the killing on Saturday of three Army jawans by their colleague, who subsequently shot himself in a bid to commit suicide, in the border district of Rajouri in Jammu and Kashmir.
- Azad Pays Tributes To Police Martyrs (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad has appealed to militants to shun violence and adopt democratic methods to work for the development and prosperity of the state.
- Us Envoy In Hong Kong For N Korea Bank Talks (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
Mr Christopher Hill, the United States’ lead negotiator on North Korea, was in Hong Kong today for talks on the latest efforts to freeze the financing of the Pyongyang regime, officials said. Assistant secretary of state Mr Hill was meeting US . . .
- Now, Obcs May Demand Quota Parity (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
Post Supreme Court order on reservations, Dalit activists feel there could be a strong demand from OBCs to demand parity with SCs/STs, especially on the two issues of creamy layer and reservation in promotion.
- Us ‘Arrogant And Stupid’ In Iraq (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
The Arabic news channel Al-Jazeera quoted a senior US official on Sunday as saying that the United States had shown “arrogance” and “stupidity” in Iraq.
- “The Other Kargil War” A Dangerous Development (Tribune, Pran Chopra , Oct 23, 2006)
The Kargil war” is a household phrase.
- The Hated Act Must Go (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 23, 2006)
The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 "should be repealed," as the Justice B.P. Jeevan Reddy Committee set up to review its provisions has recommended unambiguously.
- Three Wings, One Force (Asian Age, Kuldip Nayar, Oct 23, 2006)
I know for certain that our Air Force was not satisfied with the Army’s response to the intrusion by Pakistan at Kargil. Vinod Putney, head of the Western Air Command and deputy to Air Chief A.Y. Tipnis, would talk to me twice or thrice those days.
- Rajyotsava Award List May Be Whittled Down To 50 (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
A final meeting of Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy with officials on Monday is expected to finalise 50 names for the State Rajyotsava awards. The present list includes 55 names.
- Pranab Likely To Be Foreign Minister (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh may go for a long-pending cabinet shake-up by the end of this month, amid indications that a reluctant Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee has agreed to take charge of the foreign ministry, informed sources said.
- Environmental Fact And Fiction (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 23, 2006)
The environment minister’s words contradict the actions of his government.
- China Holds The Key (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 23, 2006)
It is amusing to learn, courtesy a South Korean newspaper, that Mr Kim Jong-il, the man who has brought North Korea to the brink of disaster, is contrite about going ahead and exploding a nuclear device.
- Kargil Pullout Was Sharif Decision: Mush (Pioneer, KJM Varma, Oct 23, 2006)
In a new twist to claims and counter claims by Pakistani leaders on the 1999 Kargil conflict, President Pervez Musharraf has said that the then Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif pulled out troops despite his suggestion that the campaign could be . . .
- Bush To Pm: Disarm The Militias (Guardian (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
The Bush administration, alarmed by the increasing violence and lawlessness gripping much of Iraq, has decided to force the hand of the embattled prime minister, Nuri al-Maliki.
- Direct Talks Urged With N. Korea (Washington Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
Two Republican senators, including the chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, yesterday called for direct U.S.-North Korea talks over Pyongyang's nuclear program.
- Autonomy Issue In Focus Again (Dawn, Zamir Ghumro, Oct 23, 2006)
In the wake of Nawab Akbar Bugti’s killing at the hands of security forces in August, the issue of provincial autonomy has resurfaced.
- President Warns Against Troop Pullout From Iraq - Sticks To His Guns On Kargil Operation (Frontier Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
President General Pervez Musharraf Saturday warned any troops withdrawal from Iraq would have an adverse impact on the region and the world at large.
- Uk, Us Mull Iraq Exit Strategy (Frontier Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
The persisting trail of murder and mayhem in Iraq has prompted Britain and the United States to launch a quest for a face-saving exit strategy for the war-crippled Gulf country. In a marked departure from their previous positions, diplomats . . .
- Taliban To Step Up Attacks, Says Omar (Frontier Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
Taliban supreme leader Mulla Mohammad Omar said on Saturday that his fighters will step up attacks on foreign forces in the coming months which will surprise many. “With the grace of Allah the fighting would be increased manifold . . .
- All Towns To Get Missile, Disaster Alert Device (Japan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
The Fire and Disaster Management Agency is planning to provide every city, town and village in Japan with receivers for satellite signals warning of a ballistic missile attack or natural disaster.
- A Long Legal Tether On Russia (Washington Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
For seven years, the Salvation Army battled a ruling by Moscow city authorities that the Christian charitable group, whose members wear uniforms and call their leader a general, was a foreign "paramilitary organization" that must cease operations . . .
- N Korea Links Tests To 'Pressure' (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
North Korea will not carry out a second nuclear test unless "harassed" by the US, according to media reports in South Korea and Japan.
- Kashmir Protest Over Youth Death (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
Several thousand people have protested in Indian-administered Kashmir against the death of a young man in custody.
- Troops To Remain In Iraq, Bush Says (Washington Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
President Bush implicitly acknowledged yesterday that the war in Iraq will continue for several years, saying he could not see any way that U.S. forces could be withdrawn from the country while he is president.
- S Lankan Navy 'Sinks Rebel Boats' (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
Sri Lanka's navy says it has destroyed two Tamil Tiger rebel boats in a sea battle off the north coast.
- Iraq Given 12 Months For Handover (Guardian (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
Tony Blair will put pressure on the Iraqi government today to demonstrate that its security forces will be ready to take over from the British army in southern provinces within roughly a year.
- Rebels Attack Eastern Chad Town (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
Fighting has broken out in the town of Goz Beida in eastern Chad, reports say.
- Sectarian Siege In Balad Points To Larger Conflict (Washington Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
At midweek, Shiite Interior Ministry commandos and their Shiite militia allies cruised the four-lane hardtop outside the besieged city of Balad, trying to stave off retaliation for a deadly four-day rampage in which they had all but emptied Balad . . .
- Un Envoy Ordered To Leave Sudan (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
The UN's envoy to Sudan, Jan Pronk, has been recalled to New York for consultations following Khartoum's demand that he leave within three days.
- Pakistan And India In Spying Row (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
A spying row has erupted between Pakistan and India after a Pakistani diplomatic driver was detained in Delhi for allegedly receiving secret files.
- Army Personnel, Isi Agent Held (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
Anil Kumar Dubey was allegedly supplying defence-related information
- West Must Learn The Pr Of War (Pioneer, Daniel Pipes, Oct 23, 2006)
Soldiers, sailors, and airmen once determined the outcome of warfare, but no longer. Today, television producers, columnists, preachers, and politicians have the pivotal role in deciding how well the West fights.
- Bush To Make Changes In Iraq Policy (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
President George W Bush said yesterday that he would make ''every necessary change'' in tactics to respond to spiralling violence in Iraq, and he acknowledged a drive to stabilise Baghdad had not gone as planned.
- Sharif Ordered Kargil Pullout: Musharraf (Tribune, K J M Varma, Oct 23, 2006)
In a new twist to claims and counter claims by Pakistani leaders on the 1999 Kargil conflict, President Pervez Musharraf has said the then Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif pulled out troops despite his suggestion that the campaign could be militarily . . .
- Iran Vows Retaliation Against Un Sanctions (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
Iran would take “appropriate measures” in response to any UN Security Council sanctions imposed against Teheran over its nuclear programme, the foreign ministry spokesman warned today.
- U.S. Provoked N. Korea: Russia (Hindu, Vladimir Radyuhin , Oct 23, 2006)
Show flexibility in approach towards Pyongyang, Moscow tells Washington
- Commander Apologizes For Fire At U.S. Ammo Depot (Japan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
The commander of the U.S. Navy base here apologized Sunday for a fire the day before in a woodworking shop at the Maehata ammunition depot.
- Diplomat Acknowledges Us 'Arrogance', 'Stupidity' In Iraq (Jordan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
The United States has shown "arrogance" and "stupidity" in Iraq, a senior US diplomat said in an interview aired on Sunday, after US President George W. Bush said he was flexible on tactics, if not strategy.
- Israelis Threaten To Retake Gaza-Egypt Border (Jordan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
Several Israeli Cabinet ministers called on Sunday for a military operation to retake control of Gaza’s southern border and prevent Palestinian fighters smuggling weapons from neighbouring Egypt.
- A Century On, Brazil Still Claims First Flight (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
In the United States, every schoolboy knows that the Wright Brothers were the first men to fly. In Brazil, everyone knows that's wrong - the father of flight is Alberto Santos-Dumont.
- A Shiite Vs. Shiite Power Play In Iraq (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
Fighting in the past week indicates that Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's efforts to disarm militias could be leading Iraq toward an intersectarian war between the Shiites in the government and the Shiites in the street.
- Army Man Spying For Pak Via Nepal (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
Delhi police have arrested an army man who they say was about to sneak into Kathmandu to hand over a pen drive, film rolls and documents containing sensitive information to Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence agents there.
- The War Within (Telegraph, Abhijit Bhattacharyya , Oct 23, 2006)
Let us not dwell on George Fernandes for a change, and attempt to trace a brief history of India’s armament supply instead.
- Israeli Activists Help Palestinians Harvest Olive Crop (Jordan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
Fearful that radical Jewish settlers will swoop and steal their olives, Palestinians are turning to an unlikely source of protection to secure this year's desperately needed harvest.
- Pakistani Mullas Sent Us For Jihad, Claim Taliban (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 20, 2006)
Say no ‘infidels’ in Afghanistan, everyone there is Muslim
Allege some clerics acting as middlemen for Taliban recruiters
- 47 Tribal Elders Also Signed Peace Accord (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 20, 2006)
The government has belatedly released the list of the 47 tribal elders from North Waziristan who signed the September 5 peace accord together with nine militants as representatives of the Utmanzai tribes residing in the area.
- Nato Says More Troops Needed In Afghanistan (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 20, 2006)
Nato Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said Thursday that additional troops are needed in Afghanistan’s restive south, where alliance soldiers have taken heavy casualties in fighting with Taliban forces.
- Suicide Bombers Won’T Stop Us In Afghanistan: Nato Chief (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 20, 2006)
Nato Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said on Thursday that suicide bombers would not defeat the military alliance’s efforts to ensure democracy prevails in Afghanistan.
- Japan’S Lower House Approves Extension Of Afghan Coalition Support (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 20, 2006)
Japan’s lower house of parliament on Thursday approved a one-year extension of the country’s naval mission to support US-led troops in Afghanistan, an official said.
- U.S. Finally Waking Up To Failure In Iraq (Hindu, Simon Jenkins, Oct 19, 2006)
The Vietnam moment is at hand.
- The End Of A Long Friendship? (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, Oct 19, 2006)
North Korea's recent moves have pushed China into a corner.
- A President In Disgrace (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 19, 2006)
If Israel's President Moshe Katsav had any residue of shame, he would have quit office when the police recommended to the Attorney General that he should be indicted on charges of rape, sexual harassment, and illegal wire-tapping.
- N. Korea: U.S., Japan For "Swift" Action (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2006)
Washington and Tokyo will work together for ``swift and effective'' implementation of the U.N. Security Council resolution on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), said visiting U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Wednesday.
- Tables Turned For The G.O.P. Over Iraq Issue (New York Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2006)
Four months ago, the White House offered a set of clear political directions to Republicans heading into the midterm elections: embrace the war in Iraq as critical to the antiterrorism fight and belittle Democrats as advocates of a “cut and run” . . .
- Tiger Suicide Raid Sparks Looting (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2006)
Fifteen Tamil Tiger rebels were killed today when they attacked a naval base in southern Sri Lanka, triggering brief looting of minority Tamil shops in the area and dealing a fresh blow to a battered peace process.
- Us Would Defend Japan: Rice (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2006)
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Wednesday the United States is ready to use the “full range” of its military might to defend Japan in light of North Korea’s nuclear weapons test, and her Japanese counterpart drew a firm line against . . .
- India’S Nuclear Hypocrisy (Deccan Herald, PARSA VENKATESHWAR RAO JR, Oct 19, 2006)
India must come up with a new vision and try to change the system if it wants to become a global leader
- Detainee Torture? No. 'Coercion'? It Depends. (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2006)
New detainee law gives the White House and the CIA most – but not all – of the authority they wanted for interrogations.
- Kurds Tell Of Mass Murder By Saddam Death Squads (Jordan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2006)
Saddam Hussein's troops drove terrified Kurdish villagers into the desert and gunned them down by the truckload, witnesses told the ousted Iraqi leader's genocide trial Wednesday.
- Iran Nuclear Issue Tops Olmert's Kremlin Talks (Jordan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2006)
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert sought President Vladimir Putin's support at talks here Wednesday for a tougher stance against Iran's nuclear programme, in which Russian engineers are building the country's first reactor.
- Us Death Toll Climbs In Iraq (Jordan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2006)
Eleven more US troops were slain in combat, the military said Wednesday, putting October on track to be the deadliest month for US forces since the siege of Fallujah nearly two years ago.
- Rice Says U.S. Ready To Defend Japan (US News & World Report, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2006)
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice planned to press South Korea on Thursday to enforce United Nations sanctions on North Korea for a nuclear test that rattled the world.
- Japan Rejects Notion Of Its 'Going Nuclear' (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2006)
The government of Japan assured Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Wednesday that it had no intention of pursuing a nuclear weapons program, despite North Korea's detonation of a nuclear device.
- Bush: U.S. Will Stop N. Korea Nuke Moves (US News & World Report, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2006)
President Bush said Wednesday the United States would stop North Korea from transferring nuclear weapons to Iran or al-Qaida and that the communist regime would then face "a grave consequence."
- Nuclear Maneuvering (International Herald Tribune, DAVID E. SANGER, Oct 19, 2006)
After Libya gave up its nuclear weapons program in late 2003, President George W. Bush was emphatic about what had led Colonel Muammar el-Qaddafi to sort out his relationship with Washington: The Libyan had looked down the large- caliber barrel of . . .
- Unanimous Outrage (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 19, 2006)
The United Nations Security Council has voted to impose sanctions on North Korea for conducting a nuclear test last week.
- Iraq To Hold Unity Meet (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2006)
The U.S. military on Wednesday reported the deaths of nine soldiers and one Marine, bringing October's death toll to 69, an average of almost four a day and putting the month on course to be one of the deadliest month's since U.S. forces invaded . . .
- North Korea Faces New Risk Of Famine (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2006)
World Food Program says it needs $100 million to battle food shortages.
- Pakistan's Intentions Will Be On Test: Manmohan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2006)
Says Bangladesh is another security concern
- Mystery Injuries After Israeli Attacks In Gaza (Hindu, Rory McCarthy, Oct 19, 2006)
Patients found with severe internal injuries
Dense Inert Metal Explosive the cause?
Most of the injuries are around abdomen.
- N-Korea Defiant As Rice Starts Asian Tour (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2006)
US secretary of state Condoleezza Rice sought on Wednesday on a whistle-stop tour of the region to ensure North Asian powers were committed to a unified stance on UN sanctions following North Korea's nuclear test.
- Ltte Attack On Galle Repulsed (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Oct 19, 2006)
One killed as Tigers' boats explode
Attack team was in five vessels
Mob attacks in Galle reported
Situation under control, says Colombo.
- Bogeys In Their Heads (Telegraph, MUKUL KESAVAN, Oct 19, 2006)
Last week, I suggested in these columns that Jack Straw’s discomfort in the presence of burqa’d women was a provincial’s reaction to difference.
- Strength From Weakness (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 19, 2006)
You and I may at times be considered weak, insignificant and of little importance to the world, but before God, each of us are precious. Rely on God.
- Birth Of Political Art (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 19, 2006)
Art has long reflected the environment in which it is being created. For Southeast Asia, the 1970s were troubled times, with military or authoritarian rule in many countries squashing social unrest, and it is within this context that some of . . .
- Off Target (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 19, 2006)
The Trishul missile defence system has long been an embarrassment and even its parent, the Defence Research and Development Organisation, should have preferred to give it a quiet burial rather than go in for a notional one-year extension.
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