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- Lebanon's All-Party Talks Adjourn Without Breakthrough (Jerusalem Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2006)
Rival Lebanese politicians failed to bridge differences in all-party talks Thursday, but agreed to hold further discussions in efforts to try to pull the country away from a showdown between the major factions.
- Lebanon Leaders Make Progress At Crisis Talks - Berri (Jordan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2006)
Rival Lebanese leaders made some progress in talks on Thursday on a Hizbollah demand for more say in the Western-backed Cabinet that would give the pro-Syrian party effective veto power over the government.
- Soka Gakkai Chief Akiya To Step Down (Japan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2006)
Soka Gakkai, Japan's largest lay Buddhist organization and main support group for New Komeito, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's junior coalition partner, on Thursday replaced its president, Einosuke Akiya, with Minoru Harada, vice general . . .
- Sneh: 'Idf Must Be Ready To Stop Iran At All Costs' (Jerusalem Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2006)
Sanctions against Iran are unlikely to work, so Israel must be prepared to thwart Teheran's drive for a nuclear capability "at all costs," the newly installed Deputy Minister of Defense Ephraim Sneh has told The Jerusalem Post.
- Democrats Take Control Of Senate (Guardian (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2006)
The Democrats sealed the prize that few had dared to hope for last night - a full sweep of both the House of Representatives and the Senate, taking them out of the political wilderness and into a position of real power for the first time in 12 years.
- New Un Chief Not To Ignore Africa (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2006)
South Korean UN Secretary General-elect Ban Ki-Moon has promised to keep Africa high on the agenda when he succeeds Ghanaian Kofi Annan in January.
- U.S. Spending Millions To Finance Foes Of Chávez (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2006)
Since President Hugo Chávez returned to power after a brief coup in 2002, the United States has channeled millions of dollars to Venezuelan organizations, many of them critical of his government.
- France Rebukes Israel Over Jets (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2006)
Israel's ambassador to France has been summoned to the country's foreign ministry and warned about Israeli flights over UN positions in Lebanon.
- Bang A Drum (Nepali Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2006)
Sanu Raj Maharjan’s hands were just a blur as they danced deftly between the 33 madals that make up his kit during a performance last Sunday evening at Thamel’s Tridevi Mandir.
- How North Korea Fulfilled Its Nuclear Dream (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2006)
For two years in the mid- 1980s, Kim Dae Ho produced propaganda on North Korea's efforts to become a nuclear power.
- Democrats Take U.S. Senate (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2006)
Bush continued adapting to the new political climate by having lunch with Representative Nancy Pelosi, Democrat of California, who stands on the cusp of becoming the first woman to serve as speaker of the House. He invited Reid to join him at . . .
- Accj Seeks To Deepen U.S.-Japan Economic Ties (Japan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2006)
Japan and the United States should revitalize their economic partnership by creating a new bilateral mechanism to ensure sustained growth, the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan said in a report Thursday.
- Nepal Pm Admits Peace 'Gamble' (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2006)
Nepal's Prime Minister, Girija Prasad Koirala, says he took a major political gamble joining hands with the Maoist rebels, but the result was worth it.
- Anger Over Lanka Civilian Deaths (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2006)
The Sri Lankan government has been heavily criticised for an artillery bombardment that killed dozens of civilians in the east of the island.
- International Court In First Case (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2006)
The only permanent international war crimes court has opened its first hearing, in the case of a Democratic Republic of Congo militia leader.
- Has Africa Finally Turned A Corner? (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2006)
With a decade of sustained economic growth, increasing demand for African minerals and oil, and a falling number of conflicts, the trend lines for some countries in sub-Saharan Africa are finally starting to look pretty good.
- In Iraq, New Calculations Of The U.S. Role (New York Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2006)
Iraq’s political leaders scrambled Wednesday to interpret what a sharply altered American political landscape might mean for the future of this war-ravaged country.
- Taliban Fighters Talk - While Safe In Pakistan (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2006)
The 22-year-old doesn't look like the traditional turbaned Taliban commander. His black hair shoots out at all angles from beneath a red cap. He smiles easily and has a neatly trimmed beard.
- Brussels Sets Deadline For Turkey (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2006)
The European Commission has given Turkey until mid-December to open its ports to Cypriot ships, or face unspecified consequences.
- For Those In A Milestone Period Of Their Lives (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Nov 09, 2006)
The first two most recent posts on www.icai.org are about IFAC (International Federation of Accountants). And only the third is about something closer home: "ICAI Thanks Finance Ministry for extending the last date for e-filing of Income-tax returns."
- India Is Innovation (The Economic Times, K V KAMATH, Nov 09, 2006)
The last decade has seen the transformation of India. India today is at the cusp of a paradigm change in its growth trajectory and its position in the world.
- Bush Shaken (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2006)
The resignation of the US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld shows how much the Bush administration is in disarray about Iraq.
- Mexico Mps Block Fox Foreign Trip (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2006)
Mexico's lower house of parliament has voted to block President Vicente Fox's visit to Australia and Vietnam.
- `Accounting Excites Me' (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Nov 09, 2006)
To most people, accounting stirs up images that are far from exciting. Ashish K. Bhattacharyya may be an exception. "Accounting excites me," he writes in the preface to Indian Accounting Standards, from Tata McGraw-Hill (www.tatamcgrawhill.com).
- Pranab Wears A Diplomatic Hat On Fdi (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2006)
When Mr Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday said that India’s foreign direct investment policy was not country-specific, indicating thereby that there was no such ban against Chinese companies investing in India, he was holding forth in his capacity as . . .
- An Assurance For Iraqis (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2006)
The United States ambassador sought on Wednesday to reassure Iraqis that US policy would not dramatically alter after Democrats seized control of the US House of Representatives in midterm elections.
- Special Article (Statesman, Salman Haidar , Nov 09, 2006)
With a Foreign Secretary only recently installed and a fresh Foreign Minister now in place, a new team is in charge at MEA.
- Edits (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Nov 09, 2006)
The academic credentials of Dr Manmohan Singh were re-established by his recent address to an economic think-tank, but simultaneously reconfirmed was his lack of political courage when he fought shy of identifying the Left as the target of his criticism.
- Stunning Blow (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Nov 09, 2006)
Bush is likey to be reduced to a lame duck President.
- Life Out Of Whack? Get A Coach (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Nov 09, 2006)
In the old days, people who wanted advice about big decisions managed to make do with talking to parents, friends, ministers and maybe a shrink or two. Not so the baby boomers.
- Japan Faces A Nuclear Predicament (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Nov 09, 2006)
In a real nuclear exchange, the Japanese might ask, would the US really risk Los Angeles to defend Tokyo?
- Punished For Being Female (Deccan Herald, BOB HERBERT, Nov 09, 2006)
Violence against women is unacceptable and we need to take action against it.
- Are They Atomic Ghosts? (Deccan Herald, K. S. Parthasarathy, Nov 09, 2006)
Uranium corporation of India must dispel undue public fears about the radio active elements.
- From The Hills Of Munnar (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2006)
Differently-abled youth present a new spin on natural fabrics and dyes at Aranya
The heat pressed georgette dupattas and tie-and-dye fabrics speak of the workmanship
- Democrats Take Control Of Us House (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Nov 09, 2006)
The balance of power has shifted in Washington. Democrats have won control of the House of Representatives, benefiting from voter dissatisfaction with financial and sex sleaze, the war in Iraq and President George Bush’s leadership.
- As The Climate Changes, Can We? (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 09, 2006)
Too often, climate change is seen as an environmental problem when it should be part of the broader development and economic agenda.
- Seeking A Cut In Fuel Prices (Hindu, Sushma Ramchandran, Nov 09, 2006)
When will the fall in world oil prices be reflected at the retail level in India?
- "Economics Jumbled Up With Politics" (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Nov 09, 2006)
Official annual trade between Pakistan and India is in the region of $1 billion, but unofficial trade is closer to $2 billion.
- India, Guyana Sign Accords (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2006)
India on Wednesday signed four agreements with Guyana to qualitatively upgrade "constructive cooperation."
- Strong Push For Change In The U.S. (Hindu, Sumana Brahman, Nov 09, 2006)
The Democratic victory will begin to reverse the right-wing agenda of the Bush administration — one that has made the world less safe for people everywhere.
- Japanese Team Visits Buddhist Sites To Assess Tourist Needs (Hindu, Ramesh Susarla, Nov 09, 2006)
Overseas Development Agency to fund the project
Sculptures taken away by Britain must be brought back: member
- Ltte Using Civilians As Shield: Army (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Nov 09, 2006)
Scores of civilians killed in exchange of heavy fire in Sri Lanka
Indiscriminate firing by military killed 50 to 100 civilians: LTTE
Tigers trying to discredit troops: military sources.
- Nonproliferation Goals Still Viable (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 09, 2006)
North Korea is the first country to withdraw from the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and test a nuclear weapon. It has agreed to return to six-party talks about its nuclear status, but skeptics expect little progress.
- The Unloved Sisters (Telegraph, Sumanta Sen, Nov 09, 2006)
The challenge for the new Union minister for the North-east lies in understanding the specific needs of individual states, writes Sumanta Sen.
- The Other Kind Of Gas (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 09, 2006)
On November 7, the government awarded contracts for the exploration coal bed methane — gas trapped below coal seams — in 9 of 10 blocks offered under current policy. The consortia led by the Anil Ambani group’s RNRL-REL-Geopetrol bagged four blocks, . .
- Bush’S ‘Axis Of Evil’ A Triple Failure (Indian Express, Matt Spetalnick, Nov 09, 2006)
When President George Bush lumped Iraq, Iran and North Korea together into an “axis of evil” nearly five years ago, it became one of the defining moments of his first term.
- West Bengal Strike Rate Is Falling (Indian Express, SUBRATA NAGCHOUDHURY, Nov 09, 2006)
If you go by the number of mandays lost in the state of West Bengal, it would appear that Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee’s hard work in attracting investors and curbing labour militancy is paying off.
- Real Revolution (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 09, 2006)
Nepal's Maoists made their capacity to remake their country’s polity more than evident earlier this year when they sustained street demonstrations in Kathmandu, forcing the monarch to restore Parliament.
- Curbing The Epidemic (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 09, 2006)
In the 25 years since the first cases of AIDS were reported, AIDS has killed more than 25 million people, orphaned 15 million children and exacerbated hunger and poverty.
- State Will Get Reliance Gas First, Says Mukesh Ambani (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2006)
It will be taken to other places only after that, says Mukesh Ambani
Reliance Industries committed to State'
School for geophysics and geo-sciences to be set up.
- Rule Of The Rebels (Indian Express, YUBARAJ GHIMIRE, Nov 09, 2006)
With the peace accord inked on Tuesday, Maoists are now part of mainstream politics in Nepal. But international pressure to keep them engaged and unarmed must not ease
- Whither Indian Broadcasting? (Tribune, ASHIS RAY, Nov 09, 2006)
Well over a year ago, the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting constituted a committee to draft a “Content Code” for television programmes to be aired in India.
- Divided They Rule (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 09, 2006)
The Republican Party’s comeuppance in Tuesday’s biennial Congressional elections underlines an iron law of American politics.
- Democrats Win Us Polls, Nuclear Deal Not Lost Yet (Hindustan Times, PRAMIT PAL CHAUDHURI, Nov 09, 2006)
A New United States Congress was voted in on Wednesday, but it is the old Congress that will meet next Monday in the so-called lame-duck session.
- End Of A Matchless Innings (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Nov 09, 2006)
In the passing of Polly Umrigar, cricket has lost an iconic hero, inarguably one of the best cricketing brains of his time and an excellent all-rounder.
- Pm Signals New Ivorian Stand-Off (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2006)
Ivory Coast's Prime Minister Charles Konan Banny has pledged to implement the latest United Nations resolution on the war-divided country in full.
- 'Cheating' In Congo's Vote Count (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2006)
An ally of presidential candidate Jean-Pierre Bemba has claimed there is evidence of cheating in vote counting in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
- Eight Children Among 18 Of Family Killed In Israel Shelling (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2006)
Israeli tank shells ripped through a residential neighbourhood in the northern Gaza Strip early Wednesday, killing at least 18 members of an extended family, including eight children as they slept, Palestinian health officials and witnesses said.
- Tdp’S Left Turn (Tribune, Ramesh Kandula, Nov 09, 2006)
Once the best known face of reforms and secular credentials, former Chief Minister and TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu has now turned a champion of populism and minority appeasement.
- Intensifying Crisis In Dhaka (Pioneer, Hiranmay Karlekar, Nov 09, 2006)
The crisis in Bangladesh, which seemed to be easing, following the Awami League-led 14-party alliance's decision to give President Iajuddin Ahmed time until November 10 to prove that he would ensure that the forthcoming parliamentary elections in the . .
- Indo-Us Nuclear Deal May Take Some Time (Tribune, T R Ramachandran, Nov 09, 2006)
Even as former US Secretary of State William C.Cohen stressed that the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal must go through as it is "critical for stability" in Asia, the victory of the Democrats in the American Congressional elections has brought to the . . .
- Stolen Childhood (OutLook, Jayati Ghosh, Nov 09, 2006)
India has the world's largest child labourer population, and ineffective laws and the absence of a multi-pronged strategy perpetuate the malady.
- Long Way To Go (OutLook, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2006)
Travel through the districts of Varanasi and Mirzapur, rated as the hotbed of child labour rackets and anti-child labour activism in Uttar Pradesh, and it is evident that the October 10 notification of the Union Labour Ministry with enhanced . . . .
- Global Flux (OutLook, V. Sridhar, Nov 09, 2006)
Ttata Steel's acquisition of Corus is among the biggest acquisitions in the global steel business in the past decade.
- Kerala Difference (OutLook, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2006)
AS Kerala celebrates the 50th anniversary of its formation, it can be proud of an important facet of its society: the determination among all sections of people to send children to school.
- Region: ‘Us Misjudges World View On Nuclear Row’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2006)
Iran’s most powerful figure, Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, said on Wednesday the United States was wrong to think the world opposed Tehran’s nuclear programme.
- Indian American Selected As Boston Court Judge (Pioneer, S Rajagopalan, Nov 08, 2006)
An Indian American woman attorney, who has attracted attention with her deft handling of a baby murder case, has been handpicked by Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney to be a circuit district court judge in Boston.
- Bush Deserves The Same Punishment: Fernandes (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 08, 2006)
Former Prime Minister VP Singh and former defence minister George Fernandes on Tuesday asked the Union Government to lodge a strong protest against the death sentence to former Iraq President Saddam Hussein.
- It Firms Unite Against Union (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 08, 2006)
Employees in IT and IT-enabled services are not yet convinced about the need to unite under an association sponsored by Citu, but their employers have already come together.
- Sanskriti Awards Announced (Hindu, A N Sudarsan Rao , Nov 08, 2006)
Recognising young talents in the fields of literature, journalism, art, performing arts and social and cultural achievement, the Sanskriti Awards-2006 were announced here on Tuesday.
- Trading Freedom (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Nov 08, 2006)
India has good reasons to be apprehensive about a free trade agreement (FTA) with China, even as Beijing is more than eager.
- Finger Ponting (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Nov 08, 2006)
The controversy over the apparent "pushing away" of Board of Control for Cricket in India president and Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar, from the podium, moments after he presented the Champions' Trophy to the Australian cricket team, hides . . .
- West Winks At Musharraf (Pioneer, Wilson John, Nov 08, 2006)
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has been a really clever dictator, successfully hiding from the world his regime's gross human rights abuses.
- Lynchpin Of Sunni Resistance? (Pioneer, GWYNNE DYER, Nov 08, 2006)
Occasionally, like any doomed man, Saddam Hussein played with the notion of a last-minute reprieve.
- Wto Finally Welcomes Vietnam (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kanth, Nov 08, 2006)
The World Trade Organization (WTO), on Tuesday, cleared the decks for Vietnam to become its 150th member, a development, which India said augured well for the global trade body at a time when the future of Doha trade talks to liberalise global . . . .
- Praful Bidwai: (Frontline, Praful Bidwai, Nov 08, 2006)
India must radically reorient its foreign policy to promote universal principles and egalitarian values, not narrow self-interest.
- New Signals On The Tarmac (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 08, 2006)
An important potential hurdle in the privatisation and modernisation of Mumbai and Delhi international airports has been cleared by the Supreme Court when it rejected the appeal filed by the Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (ADAG).
- Best Foot Forward (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 08, 2006)
The amazing phenomenon of the almost double-digit growth of the Chinese economy year-after-year continues to draw admiration from Communist China’s critics and admirers alike.
- ‘Price Cut In Petrol To Be Discussed’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 08, 2006)
The government on Monday said it will cut petrol and diesel prices if it finds the fall in international oil prices to have helped oil companies overcome losses on fuel sales.
- Fm Pitches For More Reforms (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 08, 2006)
Calling for “more of reforms” in order to sustain a growth rate of 8-10 per cent for the next two decades, finance minister P. Chidambaram today said that it was only this approach that would provide “a durable solution” to the problems “of poverty . . .
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