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Articles 7821 through 7920 of 27135:
- Primary Education For The Poor (Hindu, V.R. Krishna Iyer, Jul 15, 2006)
Primary education should be a right of the have-nots, not a purchase of the rich.
- Sangh Parivar’S Bombay Dreams (Indian Express, Pradeep Kaushal, Jul 15, 2006)
The Sangh Parivar seems to have taken the plunge. A plunge that most people thought they would take — sooner or later.
- Israel Blockades Lebanon; Wide Strikes By Hezbollah (Deccan Herald, HASSAN M FATTAH, Jul 15, 2006)
A day after cross-border raids by Hezbollah fighters brought Israeli troops into Lebanon in force for the first time in six years, Israel sent punishing airstrikes deeper into the country, hitting all three runways at the Beirut airport, two . . .
- Dawood Is In Waziristan (Daily Excelsior, B Raman, Jul 15, 2006)
With US mounting pressure on Islamabad to reveal underworld don's whereabouts, Pervez Musharraf has shifted him to the Pakistan-Afghanistan border ---- Mafia don and wanted terrorist Dawood Ibrahim was living in Karachi with a Pakistani . . .
- Programme Under Scanner (Pioneer, Vijay Sakhuja, Jul 15, 2006)
Competition for strategic missile superiority hots up in South Asia . . .
- Israel Ratchets Up Lebanon Campaign (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Jul 15, 2006)
Bombing of Beirut-Damascus highway threatens to draw Syria into the escalating conflict
- Why Didn’T Hdk Show Outrage? (Deccan Herald, Ramakrishna Upadhya, Jul 15, 2006)
The office of chief minister is always the prime target of the Opposition and perhaps, barring Mr Kadidal Manjappa and Mr B D Jatti, both of whom had brief stints, most other chief ministers of Karnataka have faced charges of corruption, nepotism, . . .
- 16 Killed In Fresh Lanka Flare-Up (Deccan Herald, P KARUNAKHARAN , Jul 15, 2006)
At least 12 Sri Lankan military personnel and four cadres of the Tamil Tiger rebels were killed, while 10 more injured in a major confrontation after truce at Vakaneri in the restive Eastern Batticaloa district on Friday morning.
- Israel Renews Airstrikes On Beirut Airport (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Israel struck Beirut airport again on Friday and bombed Lebanese roads, power supplies and communication networks in a widening campaign after Hizbollah guerrillas seized two Israeli soldiers and killed eight.
- Nepal Govt, Maoists To Sign Ceasefire Pact (Indian Express, YUBARAJ GHIMIRE, Jul 15, 2006)
The government and the Maoists have agreed to sign the ceasefire and human rights agreement to arrest the dialogue from possible drift.
- No Role For Al-Qaeda In Kashmir: Separatists (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Perhaps fearing international indignation and condemnation, separatist leaders as well as the the Hiz-bul-Mujahideen have ruled out Al-Qaeda setting up base in Jammu and Kashmir, a day after a man, reportedly identifying himself as an Al-Qaeda spokesman,
- Where A Beer Costs $150,000 (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 15, 2006)
Zimbabwe’s currency is the worst performing in the world today indicating the collapse of infrastructure.
- India's Most Wanted Terrorist Is Faceless (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Jul 15, 2006)
Little is known about Rahil Abdul Rehman Sheikh, believed to be the principal executor of the Mumbai bombings Since at least February, police in Gujarat, Maharashtra and Delhi have all been attempting to locate the man alleged to be responsible for . ..
- Israel Mounts Strikes On Lebanon (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Providence Journal, Jul 15, 2006)
ISRAEL blockaded Lebanese ports and struck Beirut Airport and two military airbases on Thursday expanding its aggression that has killed 53 civilians in Lebanon.
- Let Cadres Told To Spread 'Arc Of Terror' (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
The leadership of terrorist outfits like Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed based in Pakistan, along with their "mentors" across the border, have urged their cadres in J&K to step up their efforts to spread the "arc of terrorism" to Gujarat, ...
- When The Army Strayed Into Tibet (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 15, 2006)
Tibet, the Roof-of-the World and Lhasa, the forbidden city have held special fascination for travel-adventurers and missionaries for a few hundred years past. Rugged terrain, in-hospitable, high altitude climate and primitive communications combined . . .
- 16 Killed As Ltte, Army Clash (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Jul 15, 2006)
At least 16 persons, including 12 soldiers of the Sri Lankan Army (SLA), were killed in a major confrontation between the military and the LTTE in Vakaneri, Batticaloa, on Friday morning.
- Sharif Knew About Kargil: Musharraf (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf has confirmed what the world had suspected for long — that Pakistan’s Kargil invasion had been planned even as the then Indian Prime Minister A.B. Vajpayee was preparing for his journey of peace by bus to Lahore in February . .
- Wali Khan Jr Hails Manmohan’S Peace Initiatives (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh and his coalition government have got the thumbs up from across the border for their efforts to sustain peace, harmony and stability in South Asia, and particularly with Pakistan, in spite of the massive devastation . . .
- Striking Stupidity (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 15, 2006)
Israel should get to the negotiating table
- Finally, Arms And The Woman (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Arms and the woman, finally. A comprehensive report prepared by the director general of the Armed Forces Medical Services (DGAFMS) has eulogised the induction of women into the army as fighter pilots and on board naval warships.
- Ltte Kills 22 Lanka Troops In Gunbattle (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels said on Friday they killed 22 soldiers in a firefight in potentially the worst military clash since a 2002 truce, but the army said the number of fatalities would be far lower.
- Terrorism Escalates To New Levels (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
It's not the usual face of Kashmiri terror. When security officials investigated a recent encounter, they discovered the gun-wielding jihadi was a 19-year-old boy from Kolhapur who had become a Hizb-ul Mujahideen operative after passing through . . .
- Menezes: No Officers Charged (Guardian (UK), Clare Dyer, Jul 15, 2006)
No individual police officers involved in the shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes will face prosecution over his death, the Guardian has learned.
- Security Tight For Karachi Burial (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
The funeral of a prominent Shia cleric who was killed by a suicide bomber in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi has begun under tight security.
- It Makes No Sense To React To This Bomb By Doing Nothing (Guardian (UK), Jonathan Steele, Jul 15, 2006)
After New York's 9/11 and London's 7/7, Mumbai has its 26/7. No, I have not made a mistake.
- 'We Are Ready For An Open War' (Guardian (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Hizbullah threatened "open war" last night as Israel ramped up its attacks on Lebanon, bombing roads and bridges in the centre of Beirut and warning that its fight would last until the militant group was . . .
- Peace In Kashmir Is Vital (Guardian (UK), Jonathan Steele, Jul 15, 2006)
Mumbai has suffered vast and sudden death before, but this atttack can't be ignored. Peace in Kashmir . . .
- Pm Accuses Pakistan Over Mumbai Bombs (Guardian (UK), RANDEEP RAMESH, Jul 15, 2006)
· Musharraf broke promise to curb terror, Singh says
· Peace process between rivals effectively stalled
India's prime minister pointed the finger of blame for the blasts in Mumbai across the border to Pakistan yesterday, saying that promises . . .
- Former Cia Agent Valerie Plame Sues Us Vice President (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Former undercover operative of the Central Intelligence Agency Valerie Plame and her husband have sued Vice President Dick Cheney, his one time Chief of Staff I Lewis 'Scooter' Libby and top Presidential aide Karl Rove for conspiring to expose her . . .
- Israel Ramps Up Pressure In Lebanon (Guardian (UK), HASSAN M FATTAH, Jul 15, 2006)
Israel extended punishing airstrikes deeper inside Lebanon on Friday, as President George W. Bush rebuffed a Lebanese request that he push Israel for a cease-fire.
- Lebanon Hit By More Israeli Raids (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
An Israeli air raid has killed at least 13 Lebanese civilians who were fleeing southern border areas
- Standard Alibi (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jul 15, 2006)
Only exposes incompetence
If it did not have such serious fall-out, highly amusing would be this high-decibel campaign to establish the presence of the “foreign hand’ behind the latest in the series of Mumbai blasts. Such charges and . . .
- Oil Surges To Record $78 On Mideast Conflict (Reuters, Matthew Robinson, Jul 15, 2006)
Oil surged to record highs above $78 on Friday on fears the conflict between Israel and Hizbollah guerrillas could escalate and spread to more Middle East countries.
- Korean Missile Vote Split Looms (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
The US and Japan have insisted a UN Security Council vote on a resolution condemning North Korea's recent missile launches should be held on Saturday.
- Israeli Planes Strike Lebanon, 23 Reported Dead; Bush Blames Hezbollah (Bloomberg.com, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Afghan and coalition forces killed 41 insurgents during offensives in central and southern Afghanistan, the U.S. military said today.
In the most recent operation, 10 rebels were killed early today when coalition forces attacked enemy targets in the
- Afghan, Coalition Forces Kill 41 Insurgents In Offensives, U.S. Says (Bloomberg.com, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Afghan and coalition forces killed 41 insurgents during offensives in central and southern Afghanistan, the U.S. military said today.
- Al Qaeda, American Style (New York Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
JUST before the first anniversary of the July 7 bombings in London that killed 52 people, Al Qaeda released a video that reflects a significant change in how it operates: terrorism is being brought home.
- Israel Crushes Hezbollah Headquarters (Washington Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Beirut -- Israeli missiles destroyed the headquarters of the leader of the Hezbollah terrorists yesterday and tightened the seal on Lebanon by cutting air and road links to the outside world.
- Israel Pounds Lebanon In Widening War On Hezbollah (Khaleej Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
BEIRUT - Israeli planes blasted roads and bridges across Lebanon on Saturday as President George W. Bush called on Syria to exert its influence to persuade Hezbollah to stop cross-border attacks against . . .
- U.S.-Korean Drama Continues (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
How come so few people seem to appreciate the artful histrionics in North Korean leader Kim Jong Il's decision to test-fire not one but a bevy of bottle rockets (which they surely are compared to the U.S. arsenal) into the Sea of Japan on the very . . .
- Israel's Invasion, Syria's War (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Israel's incursion into Lebanon after the kidnapping on Wednesday of two Israeli soldiers by the militant group Hezbollah is far more than another flare-up on a tense border.
- Other Views: Daily Star, Times Of India, Asahi Shimbun (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Lebanon's worst fears
- India-Pakistan Talks “Deferred” Over Bombings (Khaleej Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Foreign office consultations between India and Pakistan have been deferred after New Delhi said it was convinced of Pakistan’s involvement in the deadly Mumbai bombings, Indian media reported on Saturday.
- Oil-Rich Brunei Must Diversify, Sultan Says In Birthday Speech (Khaleej Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Brunei’s Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah used his birthday speech on Saturday to call for economic diversification to ensure continued prosperity in the tiny oil-rich . . .
- U.S.-South Korea Talks End Early (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
U.S. and South Korean officials negotiating for a free trade agreement canceled the final day of five-day talks in a dispute Friday over Seoul's new drug-pricing system, which Washington says discriminates against American pharmaceutical . . .
- Israel Vowing To Rout Hezbollah (New York Times, STEVEN ERLANGER, Jul 15, 2006)
The face-off between Israel and the Lebanese group Hezbollah escalated sharply on Friday as jets hit its Beirut headquarters and southern strongholds and Israeli news reports said that a Hezbollah guided missile struck an Israeli naval vessel, causing sev
- Radical Shiite Cleric Hints At Militia Attacks To Protest Israel’S Actions (New York Times, Edward Wong, Jul 15, 2006)
The radical Shiite cleric Moktada al-Sadr said Friday that Iraqis would not “sit by with folded hands” while Israel struck at Lebanon, signaling a possible increase in attacks from his mercurial militia, the Mahdi Army
- India’S Prime Minister Scolds Pakistan (New York Times, Somini Sengupta , Jul 15, 2006)
The Indian prime minister scolded Pakistan on Friday, saying its failure to rein in terrorism was threatening the peace process, his toughest remarks yet since the Mumbai train bombings and a marked shift in relations between the countries.
- U.S. And Russia Will Police Nuclear Terrorists (New York Times, DAVID E. SANGER, Jul 15, 2006)
President Bush and President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia on Saturday will announce a new global program to track potential nuclear terrorists, detect and lock up bomb-making materials and coordinate their responses if terrorists obtain a weapon, . . .
- It’S Air Show Time, But Airbus May Not Want The Spotlight (New York Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
No matter where it goes, the Airbus A380, a double-decker superjumbo jet so big that it has been called the Whale, turns heads. As the world’s leaders in aviation gather at the Farnborough International Airshow, which opens Monday about 30 miles southwest
- Independent Judgment In Doubt (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
The public controversy over Bank of Japan Gov.
- Oil Sets Record On Supply Jitters (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Crude oil rose past $78 a barrel Friday for the first time as concern mounted over escalating violence in the Middle East, the source of 30 percent of the world's oil.
- Bush Resists Pressure On Israel (Washington Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
President Bush refused to press Israel for a cease-fire in Middle East violence yesterday, risking a wider breach with world leaders at a weekend summit already confronting crises with Iran and North Korea.
- No Witch-Hunts, Please (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Allegations of bungling and misappropriation in the purchase of railway wagons from China by the Railways Ministry in 2001 refuse to die despite a stream of well-argued clarifications and strong denials by the ministries concerned.
- Cec’S Right Stand (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 15, 2006)
It is unfortunate that it should take the Chief Election Commissioner to remind Gen Pervez Musharraf of something very . . .
- G8 Summit Costs Russia Nearly 400 Million Dollars (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Preparations for a summit of the Group of Eight leading industrialised nations in St Petersburg this weekend have cost Russia 10.7 billion roubles (398 million dollars), a senior summit official has told a Russian newspaper.
- Let It Last (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jul 15, 2006)
Forget the North Korean missiles. These are an aberration in the midst of the spirit of cooperation pervading the globe.
- 'Mumbai Blasts And The Peace Process' (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
The tragic bomb attacks on Mumbai on July 11, and to a lesser degree the targeted killings of tourists in Srinagar the same day, seem to have pushed the ongoing peace process between India and Pakistan dangerously close to the precipice.
- Iraq's Helpless Government (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Once again, Iraqis fear their country may be slipping toward civil war as a particularly gruesome and deadly series of sectarian massacres and countermassacres spins out of control with the country's new national unity government looking on almost . . .
- Bamboo Network (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jul 15, 2006)
The contemporary management guru, Sterling Seagrave’s book on the overseas Chinese, Lords of the Rim: The Invisible Empire of Overseas Chinese (Bantam, London, 1995) begins with a quotation from Sun Tzu: “Be so subtle that you are invisible.
- Vadodara To Bhiwandi (Pioneer, Balbir K Punj, Jul 15, 2006)
If anyone throws stones at policemen, we will answer them with bullets." That was no Narendra 'Milosevic' Modi defending Gujarat Police for firing that resulted in the death of two Muslims in Vadodara.
- 12 Soldiers, Four Tamil Rebels Killed (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Twelve soldiers and four Tamil rebels were killed in fresh violence in Sri Lanka's restive eastern province on Friday as nationalists demanded the arrest of an ailing Tiger spokesman undergoing treatment in Colombo.
- Pakistan Decries India ‘Terror Propaganda’ (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Pakistan on Friday denied allegations made by Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh that blasts in Mumbai were carried out by terrorists with support from across the border.
- Back To Basics (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jul 15, 2006)
It is perhaps understandable that the new political dispensation in Nepal lends itself to persistent uncertainty and partners in the government will take some time to sort things out.
- Israel Bombs Beirut (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Israel tightened its seal on Lebanon, blasting its air and road links to the outside world and bringing its offensive to the capital for the first time today in order to punish Hezbollah and with it, the country for the capture of two Israeli soldiers.
- Bail Pleas Of Mir, Khanday Dismissed (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Srinagar today dismissed the bail applications of the ‘sex scam’ accused Ghulam Ahmed Mir and Mohammad Iqbal Khanday even as the court is scheduled to conduct a hearing on similar petitions filed by a number of other . . .
- Of Undying Friendship (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Jul 15, 2006)
Roads and railways are the sinews of empire.
- Army Acted Against Ulfa Using Disturbed Areas Act (Statesman, Sanjoy Hazarika, Jul 15, 2006)
The four cadres of the banned United Liberation Front of Asom who died in an encounter with the Army on Tuesday night included a figure who was high on the Assam Police wanted list for organising the recent blasts in Guwahati, security officials . . .
- Two Militants Killed In Bandipore (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Lodging huge protests against the attacks on tourists, traders affiliated with tourism sector in Glumarg and Tangmarg today observed a complete shutdown and held demonstrations pressing for the identification of the persons, involved in the attacks . . .
- India Will Pay For Breaking N-Moratorium: Saran (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Even as it insisted that its strategic programme has not been capped because of the civil nuclear deal with the US, India on Friday conceded that if it violates the unilateral moratorium on atomic tests, it will have to "pay the price" for it.
- Indo-Pak Peace Process Battered By Mumbai Carnage (Reuters, Simon Denyer, Jul 15, 2006)
There were tears in his eyes as he met the victims of this week's Mumbai bomb blasts, and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had steel in his voice as he talked about Pakistan's failure to tackle terrorism.
- Hizbollah Chief Vows War Against Israel (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Hizbollah’s chief pledged open war on Israel after it bombed his Beirut home today in a dramatic widening of an assault in Lebanon launched after Hizbollah fighters seized two Israeli soldiers and killed eight.
- Manmohan To Focus On Terrorism (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Jul 14, 2006)
To meet Putin, Bush during Russia visit
The focus has shifted after the Mumbai blasts
More should be done to deal with terrorism
Energy security, diseases and education on top of agenda
- Destabilisation In The Greater Middle East (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Jul 14, 2006)
The Greater Middle East region has entered another phase of crisis.
- Governor Orakzai’S Correct Approach (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jul 14, 2006)
Talking to journalists in Peshawar on Wednesday, NWFP Governor Ali Mohammad Jan Orakzai has said that there was no major Taliban involvement in the Tribal Areas. He also said that the exact number of foreigners in Waziristan cannot be confirmed . . .
- Us Vetoes Un Resolution Condemning Israel On Gaza (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 14, 2006)
The United States on Friday vetoed a UN Security Council resolution put forward by Qatar on behalf of Arab states that would have condemned Israel's two-week military incursion into Gaza.
- Indo-Pak Peace: New Process, Old Approach (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jul 14, 2006)
Colombo, the Sri Lankan capital city, is just the right place for Pakistanis, Indians and Kashmiris to meet and discuss Kashmir. It is neutral, friendly, exotic, and one also feels at home when it comes to violence and suicide bombings.
- Rise And Fall Of Agni-Iii (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Jul 14, 2006)
ON Sunday when the first word about the successful launch of Agni-III, the latest version of this country’s intermediate-range, nuclear-capable ballistic missile, came in there was an understandable wave of joy across the country.
- Israeli Ships In Lebanon's Territorial Waters (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 14, 2006)
Israel said on Thursday its naval ships were in Lebanon's territorial waters to enforce a blockade after Hezbollah guerrillas captured two soldiers in a border clash.
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