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Articles 9921 through 10020 of 27135:
- 10 Killed In Afghan Bomb Blast (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2006)
A powerful bomb tore apart a minibus carrying Afghan labourers to a US military base on Thursday, killing about 10 amid growing violence before NATO takes over from US troops in the volatile south.
- Politics And World Cup: An Unbridgeable Divide? (Indian Express, Vikram S Mehta, Jun 16, 2006)
I was in Europe the morning the newspapers headlined “US strike kills Zarqawi” and the general populace woke in eager anticipation of the commencement of the football World Cup.
- Earth At The Tipping Point (Hindu, Robin McKie, Jun 16, 2006)
Strange days have reached Ny-Alesund, Europe's northernmost research station.
- India As A Rising Global Player (Hindu, P.S. Suryanarayana, Jun 16, 2006)
Interest in India was evident at the recent Asia Security Conference in Singapore.
- Wrath Of The Pro-Israel Lobby (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2006)
Palestinian Prime Minster Ismail Haniyeh has tried to move the conscience of the West through an article in the British press.
- Germany Will Not Join Afghan Offensive (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2006)
German troops stationed in Afghanistan will not take part in a US led offensive against the Taliban in their southern heartland for now, Germany’s defence minister said on Thursday.
- Late News: Differing Perceptions Stymie India-Pakistan Talks (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Jun 16, 2006)
There is an asymmetry of perceptions and expectations between India and Pakistan, which could become the stumbling block in their bilateral dialogue, according to a new report.
- 'Indo-Us N-Deal Weakens Proliferation Regime' (Hindustan Times, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Jun 15, 2006)
A body of US scientists, backed by a group of Nobel Laureates, has opposed the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal, claiming that the accord "weakens" the existing non-proliferation regime and urged the US Congress not to approve it in the present form.
- Joshi Opposes Talks With Pak Till Terrorist Camps Are Closed (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
Former Union Minister and senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader, Dr Murli Manohar Joshi has stressed that no talks be held with Pakistan till it does not close all the terrorist camps on its soil as well as Pak occupied Kashmir (PoK).
- Why Washington Is Wary Of This Asian Summit (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived in Shanghai on Wednesday for the summit of a regional security grouping, a visit that could indicate whether the forum will evolve into an anti-US bloc.
- Telengana Caught In Power Politics (Daily Excelsior, G.S.Bhargava, Jun 15, 2006)
Failure to redeem the promise to carve a separate Telengana State out of incumbent Andhra Pradesh sticks out like a sore thumb in the two-year record of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
- From Violence To Non-Violence (Daily Excelsior, Lt Col R K Langar, Jun 15, 2006)
We call twentieth century as the century of violence. We saw two world wars during that period and in each of them millions of people have died and many more injured.
- Russia To Build First Floating Nuke Reactor (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
Russia is to build the world’s first floating nuclear power plant to provide cheap electricity and heating facilities in remote coastal areas.
- Too Old To Bat (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 15, 2006)
Purge India’s sclerotic gerontocracy
No major country in the world is as gerontocratic, or as sclerotic in its politics, as we are in India.
- Beware The Killer's Legacy (Pioneer, Rai Singh, Jun 15, 2006)
The editorial, "A killer is killed" (June 9), is a fairly good description of the after effects of Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi's death.
- Epic Battle (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 15, 2006)
Mr Lakshmi Mittal’s takeover battle for the European steel giant, Arcelor, is fast assuming epic proportions.
- Rahul Mahajan Set Free On Bail (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
Told to surrender his passport and stay in Delhi until charge sheet is filed in the case
- Environment Panel Seeks Report On Pollution Due To Oil Spill (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
No Minister visited Karwar after the accident, says committee
Criticism
Port authorities ill-equipped to meet emergency situations
Pumping of oil from the wrecked ship was not done systematically
- Impossible To End Violence: Bush (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
George W Bush said he hopes security in Iraq would have markedly improved by the time he leaves office in 2009 but it is 'impossible' to end violence.
- India-U.S. Nuclear Deal A Step Forward: El Baradei (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director-General Mohammed El Baradei has said the U.S.-India civilian nuclear agreement that allows India access to sensitive technology in exchange for bringing its nuclear reactors under IAEA safeguards . . .
- "Ban On Further Nuclear Testing Crucial" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
Washington: India's commitment to maintaining a moratorium on nuclear testing and its strict adherence to export controls of sensitive nuclear technology are crucial for obtaining Congressional approval of the India-U.S. civilian nuclear deal, two . . .
- Sri Lanka Army Says 58 Dead In Bus Attack (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
The death toll in a suspected Tamil Tiger rebel ambush on a civilian bus on Thursday has risen to 58 dead with 45 injured, by far the worst incident since a 2002 ceasefire, the army said.
- Us Troops In Iraq Greater Threat To World Peace: Poll (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
The presence of US troops in Iraq is considered a greater threat to Middle East stability than the current Government in Iran, according to a poll of European and Muslim countries.
- Reasons To Be In China (Pioneer, Dmitry Kosyrev, Jun 15, 2006)
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation has a place for everyone who is accepted in the region, from Japan to India
- Musharraf Wants Ipi Gas Line Extended To China (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
Says Sino-Pak agreement on free trade will be finalised this year
- Protest Farce (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 15, 2006)
The editorial in the latest issue of Organiser on the fuel price hike has already made headlines. Entitled “Protest, but honestly” it slams the UPA government’s decision to hike petrol and diesel prices for the seventh time in two years.
- Believing Barua (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 15, 2006)
ULFA doesn’t have a peace plan and doesn’t plan to stop violence. Why’s the government talking?
- India, Kuwait To Sign 3 Accords During Emir’S Visit (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
India and Kuwait will sign three agreements to boost ties during Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah’s five-day visit here, an Indian official said Wednesday.
- Don’T Allow Ghaggar Water To Go Waste (Tribune, G.S. Dhillon, Jun 15, 2006)
The Ghaggar river basin, measuring 42,174 sq kms, is located between the two mega basins of Indus and Yamuna river systems.
- Saddam Trial: Defence Part Comes To End (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
The chief judge in Saddam Hussein's trial declared an end to the defence phase of the proceedings on Tuesday, shrugging off protests from the former Iraqi leader's lawyers that they have not had a fair chance to present their case and want to put . . .
- Rights Abuses ‘A Serious Problem’ In Pakistan: Us (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
Human rights abuses by Pakistani security agencies present a serious problem that the government of Pakistan acknowledges, the State Department said in a report to the US Congress.
- Bush Rejects Troop-Withdrawal Talk After Iraq Trip (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
President George W Bush, just back from Iraq, dismissed calls for a US withdrawal as election-year politics and refused to give a timetable or benchmark for success that would allow troops to come home.
- India, U.S. Optimistic About Nuclear Deal Draft (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
India and the United States made good progress at talks to finalise the draft of a landmark nuclear agreement and a pact was expected to be concluded soon, officials of the two countries said on Wednesday.
- Pml-N For Provincial Autonomy (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
The Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) on Wednesday said a strong centre without giving autonomous status to all the federating units does not guarantee a strong Pakistan.
- Sco — Five Years On (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 15, 2006)
The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, as the Shanghai Six is formally termed, is holding its fifth summit on June 15.
- Biggest Coalition Operation Against Taliban Begins (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
Coalition and Afghan forces killed 40 suspected militants Wednesday in fighting in eastern mountains, while in southern Afghanistan, more than 11,000 troops prepared for their biggest offensive since the fall of the Taliban five years ago.
- Massive Crackdown In Baghdad (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
More than 50,000 Iraqi and US troops patrolled the streets of Baghdad on Wednesday in a security clampdown while US President George W Bush urged world leaders to boost support for the fledgling government.
- Cbr’S New Role Recognized (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jun 15, 2006)
In recognition of his meritorious services, the Government has elevated Mr Abdullah Yousuf, Secretary Revenue Division and Chairman Central Board of Revenue (CBR) as Secretary General of the Division and Chairman of the Board.
- A Tale Of Two Polls (Dawn, S. M. Naseem, Jun 15, 2006)
The gloom that has been hanging over the nation for the past five years is showing some signs of being dispelled.
- Bush’S Visit To Iraq (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 15, 2006)
President Bush delivered an important demonstration of American support for Iraq’s new democratic government in his visit to Baghdad on Tuesday.
- Maoists Protest Human Rights’ Violations (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
Trains were halted and shops shut in parts of eastern and central India on Wednesday after Maoist rebels called a strike to protest what they called a human rights’ catastrophe orchestrated by the state.
- Big Anti-Taliban Operation In South (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
Western and Afghan forces have launched their biggest operation since the fall of the Taliban and are preparing to move into new guerilla strongholds, a spokesman for the US Army said on Wednesday.
- Finding Compromise In Iran (Boston Globe, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
IRAN IS considering the package of incentives the major powers presented in an effort to resolve the crisis over Iran's nuclear program. The US willingness to talk -- under certain conditions -- is an overdue step in the right direction.
- India, China Do Not Consider Each Other A Threat: Pranab (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2006)
A series of CBMs has seen to the growth of that perception'
- Court Separates Salem, Bombay Blasts Trial (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2006)
Next hearing on Salem's trial on July 3
Bombay blasts trial has been on for 13 years
Enough evidence against Sanjay Dutt
- India, China To Work On Combating Terrorism: Pranab (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2006)
Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said India and China were embarking on a strategic cooperation, including working out modalities on jointly combating threat posed by terrorism.
- The Art Of Choosing Governors (Hindu, Harish Khare , Jun 14, 2006)
It is about time Raj Bhavans were restored as a source of constitutional sagacity and statesmanship.
- Voices From Doda (Times of India, YOGINDER SIKAND, Jun 14, 2006)
Early last month, unidentified gunmen shot dead 22 Hindus in Kulhand, a remote mountain village in Doda in Jammu and Kashmir. Local opinion is divided on precisely who was behind the massacre. Many Muslims claim that it was the handiwork of the 'agencies'
- Us In Ocean Region (Tribune, Amit Kumar, Jun 14, 2006)
Ever since President George W. Bush’s March visit, both New Delhi and Washington have been looking forward to intensifying the bond of cooperation in the Indian Ocean region.
- Leapfrog Technological Gap (Pioneer, BHARAT VERMA, Jun 14, 2006)
Involving private sector in defence production will enhance PSU performance while helping India gain global prestige ---- Government's decision to open defence manufacturing to the private sector was long over due.
- Indo-Us Nuclear Talks Proceed With Cautious Optimism (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Jun 14, 2006)
After two days of intensive talks between India and the United States, there is cautious optimism that a framework agreement for bilateral cooperation on civilian nuclear energy would be completed in a couple of months.
- Sino-India Cooperation On Jointly Combating Terrorism: Pranab (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2006)
Asserting that India and China did not view each other as threat, Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said the two countries were embarking on a strategic cooperation including working out modalities on jointly combating threat posed by terrorism.
- Pm Under Siege (Statesman, Rajinder Puri, Jun 14, 2006)
Main Threat From Within?
The Constitution defines how politics should be conducted. The system determines how politics is actually run.
- Nepal's Rough Road Ahead (Pioneer, Ashok K Mehta, Jun 14, 2006)
How many zeroes does it take to make Girija Prasad Koirala smile? At least three - quipped a wag, as mandarins in the Ministry of External Affairs sweated in the Delhi heat to create an aid package that would meet the expectations of India's neighbour . .
- Nam Nations Back Iran, China & Russia Adamant (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2006)
Western countries pushed today for broad support on the need for Iran to freeze uranium enrichment, but nonaligned countries backed Teheran, saying all countries have the right to pursue a nuclear program for civilian use.
- India, China Not A Threat To One Another, Says Pranab (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2006)
India and China are not a threat to each other and the growing relations between the two neighbours provide enough space to the two countries to progress, Union Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee said here on Tuesday.
- India@info.Com (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 14, 2006)
The citizen vis-a-vis a reluctant informer
- School Apologises For Hitler Quotes (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 14, 2006)
A US high school has apologised for publishing a yearbook in which two students had chosen quotations from Adolf Hitler’s book Mein Kampf to appear under their photographs.
- Zarqawi Successor Next Target: Bush (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2006)
President George W Bush vowed on Monday that Abu Musab al-Zarqawi’s successor as al Qaeda’s chief in Iraq would be “on our list” of targets and said US troops must stay for now to help secure the country.
- Fiji Pm Warns Nationals Against Working In Iraq (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2006)
Fiji's Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase urged former soldiers today to resist the prospect of big money in Iraq following the latest deaths of Fijians working there as security guards.
- Pakistan In Denial Mode (Pioneer, PN Khera, Jun 14, 2006)
A prestigious American journal has ranked Pakistan ninth among the top 10 failed states in the world in 2006.
- Iran's Hidden Project (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 14, 2006)
Despite Tehran's consistent denials, recent evidence suggests it is working on a secret military plan to develop nuclear weapons, says Con Coughlin
- Tackling Threats (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 14, 2006)
Raising more Central forces is not the best solution
- Blood In Kashmir (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 14, 2006)
The sudden spurt in terrorism in Jammu & Kashmir cannot be wished away as the annual spike that occurs with the onset of summer.
- India To Seek Chinese Help To Enter Nuclear Club (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2006)
India plans to seek the backing of one-time rival China as it bids to enter an elite club of nations allowed to trade in nuclear supplies, the defence minister said on Tuesday.
- Uproar In Na: Nadra Missing From Budget (Dawn, Raja Asghar, Jun 14, 2006)
An opposition eagle eye put the government in the spot during the budget debate in the National Assembly on Tuesday when it was found that no funds had been demanded for a key federal department and the finance minister did not know why it was so.
- India To Start Digitally Mapping Territory (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Jun 14, 2006)
The Indian cabinet has approved a liberalised map policy and digital mapping of the country, overruling objections raised by the defence establishment.
- Indo-Us N-Deal Faces ‘Testing’ Times (Daily Excelsior, V Mohan Narayan, Jun 14, 2006)
The hype over the agreement between India and the United States on cooperation in civil nuclear energy has subsided with reality checks in both countries.
- Us Bans Five Companies For Aiding Iran (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2006)
The United States has prohibited all transactions with four Chinese companies and one US Company for allegedly helping Iran acquire weapons of mass destruction and missiles capable of delivering them.
- China, Russia Refuse To Join Iran Sanctions (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2006)
China and Russia refused on Tuesday to join with other world powers in a statement that would threaten sanctions over Iran’s nuclear programme, during diplomatic jostling at the UN nuclear watchdog.
- Us Congress To Debate Resolution On Troop Wi (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2006)
Top Republican lawmakers in Washington have said they will submit a resolution to the House of Representatives on Thursday that would reject a timetable for a US troop withdrawal from Iraq.
- Tension In Bara (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 14, 2006)
The authorities are mistaken if they think that by blowing up a shopping plaza in Bara as they did on Monday, and also apprehended 24 tribesmen, the tension in the area can be effectively tackled.
- More Is Good (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 14, 2006)
In Quetta on Sunday, Saleem Saifullah Khan provided both an answer to many of the problems the provinces in Pakistan are faced with and a reason why this seemingly right answer cannot be applied.
- Musharraf To Be Re-Elected In Uniform: Wasi (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2006)
Federal Minister for Law Wasi Zaffar said Tuesday President Gen. Pervez Musharraf can retain both offices at a time and he would be re-elected as president for next five years.
- Pml-N For Polls Under Neutral Govt (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2006)
The Central Working Committee (CWC) of the PML-N here on Tuesday resolved to speed up its struggle for the establishment of a neutral caretaker government in the country to conduct credible elections through an independent and effective Election . . .
- Musharraf Blamed For Balochistan Situation (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2006)
MMA leader Liaquat Baloch on Tuesday held Gen Pervez Musharraf responsible for deteriorating the Balochistan situation and recent deaths in the troubled province.
- Pressure To Shut Down Guantanamo (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jun 14, 2006)
Relatives of two of the three Saudi detainees who died at Guantanamo Bay have said the men could not have committed suicide as the US military claims because they are strict Muslims.
- Death Of A Bigoted Militant (Dawn, Mahir Ali, Jun 14, 2006)
Two months ago, The Washington Post, citing “internal military documents and officers familiar with the programme”, reported:
- 'Endorse, Reinforce N-Deal' (Rediff on the Net, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2006)
Michael A Levi is the lead author of US-India Nuclear Cooperation: A Strategy Moving Forward, a Council On Foreign Relations report, which could define the fate of the India-US nuclear deal now being debated in the US Congress.
- China, Russia Won’T Join Threats To Iran (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2006)
Rejection doesn’t influence overall situation: diplomats
Non-Aligned States set to back Tehran at IAEA meeting
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