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Articles 8221 through 8320 of 27135:
- After Unprecedented Tv Series, Pakistan Rethinks Rape, Sex Laws (Christian Science Monitor, Ashraf Khan, Jul 11, 2006)
More than 1,000 female prisoners are expected to be released this week on bail in Pakistan following a decision by President Pervez Musharraf to review a controversial set of laws affecting women.
- Congress’S Turn (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 11, 2006)
Pressed by the Supreme Court, Congress this week at last will begin considering how to create a legal system for foreigners held at the Guantanamo Bay prison and elsewhere abroad.
- 45 Dead As Pia Fokker Crashes In Multan (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
Plane crashes shortly after take off, no survivors
Two high court judges, two brigadiers, vice chancellor killed
Engineer rules out technical fault
- Fighting Extremism (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 11, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf has again said all the right things on the need to combat the growing extremism at home.
- Another Secret Us Intelligence Program? (Christian Science Monitor, Tom Regan, Jul 11, 2006)
The Republican chairman of the House Intelligence Committee said the White House briefed his committee on another "significant" intelligence program only after it was brought to his attention by a government whistleblower.
- Saddam, His Lawyers Boycott Trial (Jordan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
Saddam Hussein and his lawyers announced they would boycott his trial even as its final phase began Monday, saying the court was unfair and demanding better security after the slaying of a senior member of a defence team.
- Alleged Al Qaeda Operative Charged With Murder Of Jordanian Driver (Jordan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
The State Security Court (SSC) prosecutor on Monday officially charged Ziyad Khalaf Karbouli and 13 other Iraqi nationals with the murder of a Jordanian citizen in Iraq in September 2005.
- Hamas Ties Israeli's Fate To Exchange Of Prisoners (International Herald Tribune, Greg Myre, Jul 11, 2006)
In dueling press conferences, the top Hamas leader said Monday that a captured Israeli soldier would not be freed without the release of Palestinian prisoners, but Prime Minister Ehud Olmert of Israel ruled out negotiations with the radical Islamic . . .
- Disinvestment Rocks The Indian Boat (Dawn, M.J. Akbar, Jul 11, 2006)
Every lie must be denied; otherwise it becomes an attachment to the truth. I am not equally sure that rumours deserve similar attention, because a denial tends to live in the same haze as the rumour.
- Israel's Rejection (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 11, 2006)
Israel's swift rejection of Hamas's call for a ceasefire and for negotiations to discuss the release of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit comes as a confirmation of suspicions that the government of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is only using the June . . .
- Nepal's Maoists Not To Surrender Weapons (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
Nepal’s Maoist rebels will not surrender their arms before next year’s elections for a special assembly to map out the embattled Himalayan nation’s political future, a top rebel leader said on Monday.
- War Room Leak Case: Cbi Seeks In-Camera Trial (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
The CBI on Monday moved a Delhi court seeking in-camera proceedings in the Navy War Room Leak trial, almost a week after it chargesheeted five accused, including Naval Chief Arun Prakash's nephew Ravi Shankaran, of leaking sensitive information.
- Israel Anxious To Avoid Sinking Into ‘Gaza Swamp’ (Jordan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
By wasting little time withdrawing troops from northern Gaza over the weekend after a two-day operation, Israel made clear it did not want to get bogged down in territory it quit less than a year ago.
- Taliban Dissatisfied With Govt Response (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
Tribal militants in North Waziristan said on Monday that the government’s response to their month-long unilateral ceasefire had been “unsatisfactory”, and urged it to step up its efforts to make the offer sustainable.
- Agni-Iii Failure: Probe Begins (Tribune, Girja Shankar Kaura, Jul 11, 2006)
The failure of India’s nuclear capable intermediate range ballistic missile Agni-III yesterday at Wheeler Island, off the coast of Orissa, has come as a major shock for the country’s top defence scientists.
- Navy Officer Misused Links In Us: Report (Times of India, Pradeep Thakur, Jul 11, 2006)
Former Navy commander Mukesh Saini, currently in police custody for his alleged involvement in the leakage in the National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS), had developed liaison with the American intelligence while he was posted in New York as a . . .
- Not By Force Alone (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 11, 2006)
Contrary to the impression given by the government, the situation in Balochistan, especially in the Dera Bugti area, does not seem to show any signs of improvement.
- After Agni, Insat-4c Launch Ends In Watery Grave (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
The launch of India’s heaviest communication satellite INSAT-4C ended in a fiery disaster on Monday evening, singing India’s reputation as a space power.
- Us Urges China To Tackle N Korea (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
The United States on Sunday pushed China to apply more pressure on North Korea to end its missile tests and return to international nuclear disarmament talks. A top diplomat said the aim is to show that Kim Jong-il's government has "no support in the . .
- Insat-4c Fails Too (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
In a major setback to India’s space programme, the 49-metre GSLV-F02 rocket veered off course and was destroyed less than 90 seconds after liftoff on Monday. The debris fell safely into the Bay of Bengal.
- ‘Vajpayee Offered J&k Military Bases To Us To Fight Taliban’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
A former Indian navy chief has revealed that the former government of Atal Behari Vajpayee had offered the United States the use of military bases in Jammu and Kashmir and other areas to carry out strikes against Afghanistan in 2001.
- California Dropout Masterminded The Tapes For Al-Qaeda (Times Online (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
The accomplished hand of al-Qaeda’s own in-house production team appears to be behind the videos made by two of the July 7 bombers.
- More Troops Are Rushed Out To Combat Threat Of The Taleban (Times Online (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
Nine hundred more soldiers are being sent as reinforcements for Britain’s campaign in southern Afghanistan after a series of attacks by the Taleban in recent weeks.
- Nature’S Fury In Himachal (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 10, 2006)
Incessant heavy rain over the past 24 hours caused flash floods in several tributaries of the Sutlej.
- Experiments With Terror (OutLook, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Jul 10, 2006)
The peace process resembles nothing so much as an arch without its keystone – in this case, an end to killing. Now as before, though, the keystone is stored in Islamabad, not New Delhi or Srinagar.
- Child Dies, 6 Hurt In 2 Grenade Explosions (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 10, 2006)
A child died and six others were injured in two separate mysterious explosions in Kulgam and Sopore today, while as police claimed that it identified the militants, responsible for yesterday's grenade attack on National Conference rally in Kulgam.
- Pokhran-Ii Led To ‘Surrenders’: Bhagwat (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 10, 2006)
Terming the 1998 Pokhran nuclear blasts as a “push-button” affair for the previous NDA government, the then Navy Chief, Admiral Vishnu Bhagwat, has said the atomic tests led to a “series of surrenders in every sector of the national polity, economy . . .
- Strengthening Of Pakistan Navy (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jul 10, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has expressed determination of the Government to strengthen naval defence of the country. Talking to reporters, he indicated that the Pakistan Navy will be upgraded with new frigates, submarines and air-borne surveillance . . .
- Pranab Persuaded Manmohan To Continue As Prime Minister (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 10, 2006)
The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, who wanted to resign in the wake of the DMK’s threat to withdraw support from the government against the decision of the disinvestment of Neyveli Lignite and Nalco, has been persuaded by the Defence Minister, . . .
- But Tie Your Camel (OutLook, B. Raman , Jul 10, 2006)
The orchestrated campaign against those advising caution in the Indo-US nuke deal should be a matter of concern. The recent case of a possible CIA mole in the NSCS should temper our fascination for the US with a dose of healthy caution.
- Agni-3 Fails To Hit Target After A Snag (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 10, 2006)
India’s most-sophisticated intermediate-range ballistic missile, the Agni-3, failed on Sunday after it developed a snag shortly after launch from Wheeler Island off the coast of Orissa, and fell into the sea without hitting the specified target.
- Prime Sport For Opposition (Pioneer, Ajoy Bose, Jul 10, 2006)
Internal bickering in the Congress is encouraging its allies to take potshots at Manmohan Singh ---- Barely two years after its tentative birth, the ruling coalition UPA appears to have thrown caution to the wind and started rocking its own boat.
- 51 Killed As Israel Presses On With Gaza Assault (Jordan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 10, 2006)
Israel pounded Gaza with fresh air strikes Sunday as Prime Minister Ehud Olmert vowed the massive operation will go on — despite so far failing to win the release of a soldier seized two weeks ago.
- The Reoccupation Of Gaza (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 10, 2006)
There is arguably no modern state that more shamelessly employs the propaganda technique of the Big Lie than Israel. Since July 6, Israel has been deploying its military forces in an operation to reoccupy Northern Gaza, killing dozens of . . .
- Sino-Indian Ties Warming Up India File (News International, Jyoti Malhotra, Jul 10, 2006)
Asia’s largest powers, India and China, smoothened another wrinkle in their burgeoning relationship last week when they threw open the snowy wastes of Nathu La, a pass that had remained frozen in time and attitude since their war in 1962.
- A Little “Excess”, A Little “Technique” (Tribune, Robert Fisk, Jul 10, 2006)
Lord Blair is always being completely and absolutely honest with us. He is always absolutely convinced he was right to invade Iraq (even when the rest of the world completely realises the opposite). He is always completely and absolutely certain . . .
- Handicap At 7, Race Course (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Jul 10, 2006)
The central fact of our politics is that since 1971 no prime minister has got re-elected. Atal Bihari Vajpayee, in 1999, was the only exception, but his first term had lasted less than a year and he rode to an even greater majority on a wave of . . .
- Us Congress To Question Pakistan F-16 Deal (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 10, 2006)
The Bush administration has pushed to conclude a landmark $5 billion sale of F-16 jets to Pakistan before completing traditional consultations with the US Congress and fully answering security concerns, a congressman and other congressional sources say.
- Pakistan’S Democratic Predicament (Dawn, Talat Masood, Jul 10, 2006)
As during most part of its chequered history, Pakistan stands once again at the crossroads and the 2007 elections could be a landmark event that could shape the future destiny of the nation.
- Pak Military Regime Does Not Want Kashmir Solution: Benazir (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 10, 2006)
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has dismissed as "ridiculous" the perception that only a military regime could solve the Kashmir issue, saying the problem "allows them to live a luxurious life as the emperors of Rome did".
- Cola Punches (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jul 10, 2006)
Sometimes above the belt
There is probably no commercial rivalry more bitter, more sustained or more universal than the “cola war” to which we too have been subjected, on the idiot-box and beyond.
- Pyongyang's Warped Geo-Politics (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 10, 2006)
If US is serious about non-proliferation of nuclear weapons, it must deal firmly with AQ Khan's illicit network and his Pakistani masters, says Cecil Victor.
- Growth In Spite Of Politics (Pioneer, Arun Nehru, Jul 10, 2006)
Coalition governments with a certain degree of controlled chaos are now a standard part of existence both at the Centre and in the States, and I think we should expect a great deal of 'volatility' as we ahead towards election time in Uttar Pradesh . . .
- 41 Killed In Iraq Violence (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 10, 2006)
Sunni leaders express outrage over the Sunday attacks
- Musharraf’S Kashmir Vision Evokes Popular Support: Attique (Pakistan Observer, Hameed Shaheen, Jul 10, 2006)
Sardar Attique Ahmad Khan, president ruling All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference, (AJKMC) has said that President General Pervez Musharraf’s Kashmir Vision has evoked popular support in Kashmir.
- Nepal Pm Skips Parliament Address, King Sidelined (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 10, 2006)
Nepal's new government presented its annual policies in parliament on Sunday at a ceremony which for first time did not include the king, and the prime minister was also absent due to poor health.
- Ambitious Agni Iii Fails After ‘Success’ (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 10, 2006)
India on Sunday overcame its "self-imposed restraint" to test-fire its most advanced intermediate range ballistic missile, Agni-III, but it developed a snag and fell into the sea off the coast of Orissa without hitting the target.
- Growing Sino-Indian Relations (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jul 10, 2006)
Slowly and steadily, the Sino-Indian relations are experiencing a thaw in their bilateral relations. Interestingly, the thaw in bilateral relations between the two countries is so slow, that rest of the world seems to have not noticed it.
- Drdo Shortlists Aeroengine Developers For Kaveri Project...... (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 10, 2006)
The Defence Research and Development Organisation is believed to have shortlisted three aeroengine majors, including France's Snecma Moteurs and Russia's NPO Saturn, for joint development and production of India's indigenous jet engine: Kaveri.
- Centre Offers Assistance (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 10, 2006)
The Centre on Sunday offered all assistance to the Maharashtra Government, including sending paramilitary forces, after Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil reviewed the situation in Mumbai following violent protests triggered by the desecration of a . . .
- Court Admits Revision Plea In Red Fort Attack Case (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 10, 2006)
Police is seeking punishment enhancement from life term to death sentence for two accused
- U.S. Congress To Question Pakistan Jet Deal (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 10, 2006)
The Bush administration has pushed to conclude a landmark $5 billion sale of F-16 jets to Pakistan before completing traditional consultations with the U.S. Congress and fully answering security concerns, a congressman and other congressional sources say.
- Don't Politicise Issue: Deshmukh (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 10, 2006)
Legislature will not be allowed to function if the culprits are not arrested: BJP
- Aq Was Made Scapegoat To Save Bigwigs: Benazir (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 10, 2006)
Disgraced Pakistani nuclear scientist AQ Khan, blamed for heading a proliferation network, was made a scapegoat to save "more powerful" leaders, former Pakistan prime minister Benazir Bhutto has said.
- Nathu-La Pass Between India And China Reopened (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jul 10, 2006)
It is no mean feat to thaw a relationship that was frozen for 44 long years. Every year the media would report that the Nathu-la Pass was going to be reopened.
- Pyongyang Demands Attention (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 10, 2006)
The United States is not likely to succeed in its efforts to persuade the United Nations Security Council to impose sanctions on North Korea for carrying out missile tests on July 5.
- Nathu-La Pass Between India And China Reopened (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jul 10, 2006)
It is no mean feat to thaw a relationship that was frozen for 44 long years. Every year the media would report that the Nathu-la Pass was going to be reopened. Now that the overland route has opened, India and China can affirm their joint potential . . .
- Core Of Karma Yoga (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 10, 2006)
In the path of spiritual realisation, the options of Karma, Bhakti and Jnana are offered as paths that are to be pursued with sincerity and determination.
- Leak Not Plugged Even 2 Months After Complaint: Cbi (Indian Express, Ritu Sarin, Jul 10, 2006)
It was a shocking security lapse in the Naval and Air Force headquarters that led to the war room leak case. But that’s only part of the story.
- A Song For The Cup And Glory... (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 10, 2006)
So, what were the soccer fans singing about? Sure, most of what was sung at World Cup were patriotic chants along the lines of “Vamos, vamos . . .
- Far East Goes Ballistic (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jul 10, 2006)
North Korea's long-range missile tests only confirm the existence of an arms race across the region. After the financial crisis of 1997, most South East Asian countries began modernising their armed forces.
- Should Women Be In The Army? (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 10, 2006)
Deputation of women in ‘soft’ slots doesn’t reduce deficiencies in combat units
- Saddam Hussein’S Trial Resumes Today (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 10, 2006)
The trial of Saddam Hussein and seven others on charges against humanity is due to resume on Monday with defence counsel scheduled to make final arguments three weeks after gunmen killed a senior defence lawyer.
- Find `Happiness' In Bangkok (Hindu, JANARDHAN ROYE, Jul 10, 2006)
Away from its crowds and chaotic traffic, Bangkok can be surprisingly charming.
- Big Brother’S Watching... (Deccan Herald, PREM PAUL NINAN, Jul 10, 2006)
The book is a fast-paced thriller that highlights the increasing technological intrusion into the private lives of individuals
- The New Myth Of India (Deccan Herald, Pankaj Mishra, Jul 10, 2006)
India is a roaring capitalist success story, says the latest issue of 'Foreign Affairs'. Last week, many leading business executives and politicians in the country celebrated as Lakshmi Mittal, the fifth richest man in the world, finally succeeded . . .
- Agni-Iii Fails To Hit Target (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 10, 2006)
India today test-fired its most advanced intermediate range ballistic missile Agni-III but it developed a snag and fell into the sea off the coast of Orissa without hitting the target, defence sources said.
- India’S Longest-Range Missile Test Fails (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 10, 2006)
India test-fired its longest-range nuclear-capable ballistic missile for the first time on Sunday, but it failed to hit its target, defence officials and sources said.
- India Launches Irbm, Test Partially Successful (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 10, 2006)
India on Sunday test fired its nuclear-capable Agni-III intermediary range ballistic missile (IRBM), but defence sources and annalists said the test was not “entirely a success.”
- Bridging The Power Gap (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 10, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has advised the KESC to raise its generation capacity as a first step to improving the power situation in Karachi.
- The Nuclear Deal And `Minimum Deterrence' (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Jul 10, 2006)
The Indo-U.S. nuclear agreement will raise the financial and political costs of the Indian nuclear weapons programme but it does not impose a legal bar on the production of fissile material or the testing of nuclear explosive devices by India.
- ‘Military Regime Not For J&k Solution’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 10, 2006)
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto dismissed as “ridiculous” the perception that only a military regime could solve the Kashmir issue, saying the problem “allows them to live a luxurious life as the emperors of Rome did”.
- Polish President's Twin Joins Him In A Double Act (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 10, 2006)
President Lech Kaczynski's brother Jaroslaw is to be Prime Minister
The portly twins who are former child stars of the Polish cinema and Solidarity activists
- Incredibly Tied Up In Our Own Knots (Indian Express, Tavleen Singh, Jul 09, 2006)
Incredible India. Wish you a happy journey. These two sentences appear on the Bureau of Immigration’s new departure card. Can you think of anything more meaningless? An endeavour more futile?
- Us, Russia In For Civilian N-Pact (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 09, 2006)
President George W Bush will allow extensive US civilian nuclear cooperation with Russia for the first time, a decision that reverses decades of bipartisan policy, The Washington Post reported on Sasturday.
- Six Taliban Killed In Clashes (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 09, 2006)
Canadian and Afghan troops fought heavily armed Taliban militants around an opium-rich southern village on Saturday in clashes that left six militants dead and two Canadian and one Afghan soldier wounded, the military said.
- Cbi Books Three Army Officials In Coffin Scam (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 08, 2006)
CBI has registered a case in the "coffin scam" during the tenure of George Fernandes as Defence Minister against three senior army officials and a US-based funeral service company for allegedly supplying poor quality aluminium caskets . . .
- Cbi Books Three Army Officers In Coffin Scam (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 08, 2006)
CBI has registered a case in the "coffin scam" during the tenure of George Fernandes as Defence Minister against three senior Army officials and a US-based funeral service company for allegedly supplying poor quality aluminium caskets . . .
- Now, S Korea Working On Missile Tech (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 08, 2006)
South Korea is researching and developing cruise-missile technology, its Defence Minister,Yoon Kwang-ung said in a statement on Friday.
- Manmohan Meets Sonia, Reviews Political Situation (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 08, 2006)
Against the backdrop of embarrassing developments for the UPA coalition and rumours of his resignation, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today held discussions with Congress president Sonia Gandhi and some senior party leaders and took stock of the . . .
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