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Articles 821 through 920 of 53943:
- Iraq Leader And U.S. No Longer On Same Page (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 04, 2006)
A cycle of discord and reconciliation that has broken into the open between Iraq's Shiite-led government and the Bush administration over the past two weeks has failed to disguise how severely trust between them has eroded.
- For U.S. And Top Iraqi, Animosity Is Mutual (New York Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 04, 2006)
The cycle of discord and strained reconciliation that has broken into the open between Iraq’s Shiite-led government and the Bush administration has revealed how wide the gulf has become between what the United States expects from the Baghdad . . .
- Japan, Eu Submit Abduction Resolution (Japan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 04, 2006)
Japan, the European Union, and other countries submitted a draft resolution Thursday to a committee of the U.N. General Assembly, denouncing North Korea's abduction of foreign nationals.
- Israelis Kill 2 Women At Gaza Mosque (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 04, 2006)
Israeli troops fired at a large crowd of unarmed Palestinian women Friday as they approached a mosque to help Palestinian militants holed up inside. Two women were killed and about 10 wounded, hospitals said, in a shooting that provoked widespread. . . .
- Partners In Terror (Pioneer, Utpal Kumar, Nov 04, 2006)
It is bewildering to see human rights organisations queuing up to get Afzal's death sentence commuted. But they turn a blind eye to the fact that many of Delhi blast victims are yet to get compensation even a year after the dastardly act
- The Power Kanyas (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Nov 04, 2006)
Pramod Mahajan’s son, Rahul was all set to make his debut into the BJP until an alleged cocaine and champagne party at his murdered father’s official house in Delhi went wrong.
- Can The Festival (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Nov 04, 2006)
Until a few years ago, the annual celluloid jamboree called the International Film Festival of India used to be religiously held in Delhi.
- `Further Reforms, Key To India's Role In Global Economy' (Business Line, Mony K. Mathew , Nov 04, 2006)
The pace of the country's integration with the global economy has been slow, but the question of integration has somewhat been answered by India's global corporate presence, which can further improve by more reforms. DR ANDREW FRERIS, CHIEF ECONOMIST, . .
- Air Raids On Ltte Bases Continue (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Nov 04, 2006)
Amidst growing international concern, the Sri Lanka Air Force, for the third consecutive day on Friday, conducted three air raids on "well identified" LTTE targets.
- Scope To Improve India-Sri Lanka Economic Ties (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Nov 04, 2006)
Ninth meeting of the India-Sri Lanka Joint Business Council (ISLJBC) held here on Friday concluded on the note that there was tremendous potential for enhancement of economic cooperation between the two countries.
- Open All Doors To Bangladeshis (Pioneer, N Jamal Ansari, Nov 04, 2006)
Illegal migration from Bangladesh is an issue that demands humane consideration.
- ‘Ample Proof To Convict Taiwan Prez’ (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 04, 2006)
Prosecutors in Taiwan said on Friday that they have enough evidence to indict Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian on corruption charges in connection with his handling of a secret diplomatic fund, significantly adding to pressures on Mr Chen to resign.
- Pervez Positive On Indo-Pak Talks (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 04, 2006)
Pakistan President Gen. Pervez Musharraf has expressed the hope that the forthcoming Pakistan-India talks will demonstrate the spirit of the Havana talks held between him and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh last month.
- Special Article (Statesman, SUBRATA MUKHERJEE, Nov 04, 2006)
The Suez Crisis of 1956 is one of the major turning points in contemporary history. It led to important shifts in policy of all the major players in international politics.
- No Great Prospects (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Nov 04, 2006)
More than prospecting concessions abroad, getting oil majors in could ensure the country's energy security.
- Where Is Paradise In Pok? (Pioneer, Khwaja Ekram, Nov 04, 2006)
It's ironical that most human rights organisations raise a hue and cry over the condition of people in Jammu & Kashmir, but prefer to keep quiet on Pakistan's atrocities on the masses in PoK
- Imperial China, Neo-Colonial India (Indian Express, C. Raja Mohan, Nov 04, 2006)
The hat of neo-colonialism will never fall on China.” That is a standard refrain from Chinese officials these days. Why in the world is China, that self-proclaimed champion of the Third World, having to defend itself against the accusations of . . .
- Munnabhai At Large (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 04, 2006)
Not the ideal hour to land at Chicago’s O’Hare International. At 4.30 in the morning the caverns of the world’s busiest airport were echoingly silent. Even the duty-free shops were mostly boarded up.
- Cheerful Runs The Road Between India And China (Indian Express, Shiv Aroor, Nov 04, 2006)
Trust is a word you hear often in the viciously inhospitable 26 km path up from Arunachal’s Chhang-stilled Tawang valley to Bum La on the the Sino-Indian border.
- North Korea N-Talks Likely In December: South (Hindustan Times, Reuters, Nov 04, 2006)
The six countries in stalled talks to end North Korea's nuclear weapons programme will likely return to the table in December after possibly holding an informal meeting to iron out details, South Korea's envoy said on Friday.
- Defence: Managing The Economics (Deccan Herald, RAHUL BEDI, Nov 04, 2006)
The controversy over the import of weapon systems at the cost of indigenous development raises the equally vital issue of systematic defence planning and, more importantly, managing its economics.
- Air Deccan Launches Flight From Bellary To Bangalore (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 04, 2006)
Chaturvedi flags off the first flight
Air Deccan will begin commercial operation from November 15
Sajjan Jindal lauded for developing an airport near Bellary.
- An Unfolding Tragedy In Sri Lanka (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Nov 04, 2006)
Whatever its reasons for closing the A 9 highway, the Mahinda Rajapaksa Government cannot ignore its responsibilities towards the civilians trapped in the Jaffna peninsula.
- Our Flawed Afghan Policy (Dawn, Tariq Fatemi, Nov 04, 2006)
I was in the midst of writing about Pakistan’s tortured relations with Afghanistan, when the shocking news of the October 30 air strike on a seminary in the troubled area of Bajaur, gave fresh evidence of how closely entwined the paths of the two . . .
- Making Music Global (Hindu, K. PRADEEP, Nov 03, 2006)
Sunny Viswanath has introduced Swedish and Australian voices to Malayalam film music.
- North Korea And A New Nuclear Order (Hindu, P.S. Suryanarayana, Nov 03, 2006)
Pyongyang's October 9 action may turn out to be the first step towards a "multi-polar nuclear world."
- Open The A 9, With Safeguards (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 03, 2006)
To the disappointment of everyone except chauvinists on both sides, the Geneva-II talks between the Sri Lanka Government and the LTTE broke down on the A 9 highway. Taking the high ground on the issue, the latter held the talks hostage to the demand . . .
- Ltte Gearing Up For Major Offensive: Army (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Nov 03, 2006)
The military on Thursday said the LTTE was gearing up for a major offensive in the east to "recapture its lost territory." In an escalation of violence post Geneva-II, at least five persons were killed in "pre-emptive" air force raids.
- Roh Affirms Ties With N. Korea (Hindu, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Nov 03, 2006)
South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun on Thursday affirmed that there was no question of abandoning his country's "sunshine policy" of engaging Pyongyang despite its nuclear-weapon test.
- Ai Chief Promises Seamless Merger (Hindu, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Nov 03, 2006)
It can legally merge with Indian by March 2007
- Peoples' Experiments In Politics (Hindu, MUKUL SHARMA, Nov 03, 2006)
The proposed India Social Forum in Delhi from November 9 to 13 marks an initiative to further advance the movement against neo-liberal globalisation, sectarian politics, casteism, patriarchy, and militarisation.
- The Phantom Returns (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Nov 03, 2006)
It’s not just American comic-strips like the Phantom which are caught in a time warp where a masked Caucasian in violet tights carries the white man’s burden by looking after the native pygmies.
- Government Securities' Mkt Gets A Boost (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Nov 03, 2006)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has done well to increase the ceiling for foreign institutional investor (FII) investment in government securities. The earlier limit of $2 billion was way out of line with ground realities and needed to be revised.
- Big Haul Of Fake Currency, Eye On Lanka & Pak (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2006)
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) today revealed that they had stumbled on a fake currency operation that could implicate connivers in Sri Lanka and in Pakistan.
- Cambodia Beckons Tourists (Hindu, G. Ravikiran, Nov 03, 2006)
The Angkor-Gyeongju World Culture Expo-2006 will showcase the rich heritage of the country.
- Academics As Spies To Combat Terror? (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Nov 03, 2006)
The British Government has been accused of trying to co-opt university teachers into "collaborating" with security outfits in combating terror.
- Tata Tea To Offer Shares To Staff (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2006)
New entity for North Indian estates
Loan will be repayable in seven years
IFC, IL&FS to pick up 20 p.c. stake each
- Pm Against Use Of Trade Curbs (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2006)
India has fulfilled all its obligations under the Montreal Protocol'
- Qaeda Threat: ‘Y’ Security For Jolie, Pitt (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2006)
Hollywood stars Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, shooting for the film “A Mighty Heart” at Pune have been provided with ‘Y-category’ security due to threat to their lives from international terrorist organisation Al-Qaeda, Intelligence Bureau(IB) sources . .
- ‘Trade Restrictions Will Nullify Gains For Developing Nations’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2006)
Speaking strongly against the provision of trade restrictions in the Montreal Protocol to ensure its compliance, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said this would nullify gains for developing countries and “adversely impact” economic growth and . . .
- Express Group, Economist Tie Up To Bring You Leading Global News, Insight (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2006)
The Indian Express Group today announced a content agreement with The Economist, one of the world’s most influential news magazines.
- Invest In Our Sezs, India Tells Norway (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2006)
India, on Thursday, invited Norwegian firms to invest in India’s upcoming Special Economic Zones (SEZs) especially those suitable for small and medium enterprises (SMEs).
- Tata Tea Spins Off New Arm For North Business (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2006)
Tata Tea Ltd, world’s second largest branded tea maker, announced here on Thursday, that it is spinning off its north India tea plantations into a new entity and three private equity investors including International Finance Corporation are keen . . .
- Unep, Yale, Publishers Launch Online Access To Research In The Environment (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2006)
Available to scientists, policy makers in the developing world for free or at nominal cost
It will have one of the largest collections of peer-reviewed journals
Portal presented in English, Spanish and French
- Convergence Of Views With U.K. On Critical Issues (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2006)
Pranab, Beckett discuss ways of enhancing — cooperation
Hail U.K.'s readiness to ban terrorist groups: Pranab
Must do even more to thicken links: Beckett
- `Reduce Prices Of Petrol And Diesel' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2006)
Take it to pre-June 2006 level: Karat
Global crude oil hovering around $57 to $58 a barrel
Proposal to reduce excise duty a welcome step
- `Montreal Protocol Needs Reforms' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2006)
Environmental NGOs call for strengthening it
They suggest acceleration of freeze and phase-out of the hydrochlorofluorocarbons
Improved coordination between the MontrealProtocol and the Kyoto Protocol suggested.
- War On Terror In Asia: Everyone Is A Loser (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 03, 2006)
The nuclear testing by North Korea, the passing of the fifth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the US and the fourth anniversary of the October 12, 2002 terrorist attacks on Bali, and the growing unpopularity of the war in Iraq in the US, should be . . .
- Indian Ipr Law Firm Courts China (Business Line, PALLAVI AIYAR, Nov 03, 2006)
Remfry and Sagar has become the first Indian law firm to set up offices in China and, according to Dr V. Sagar the firm's Director, is indeed the first Indian law firm to open a full-fledged foreign office anywhere in the world.
- Technocrats Have Let Down Agriculture (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Nov 03, 2006)
"Our system of agricultural research has not met the needs of the small farmer in dryland farming... "
- Incredible India (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 03, 2006)
This is worse than a nanny state. Quack state is perhaps a better description. As this newspaper reported on Thursday, the government has planned a raft of regulations for medical tourist visas.
- Engaging The Taliban (Dawn, Talat Masood, Nov 03, 2006)
President Musharraf has described the Taliban as the biggest threat to the region at present, a threat even greater than Al Qaeda.
- Gazprom To Double Georgia Charges (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2006)
Russian energy giant Gazprom has said it will more than double prices of gas supplies to Georgia from 2007.
- Heed The Rules, Win The Game (Telegraph, Satrujit Banerjee, Nov 03, 2006)
For India Inc., it is another confirmation that the country has arrived on the global stage. And the numbers are mindboggling.
- The Real Adam Smith (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 03, 2006)
Few have been more maligned than the economist Adam Smith — in life, a man who theorised about moral sentiment; in death, a posterboy for those who grasp price but not value.
- Opposition In Disarray (Dawn, Tahir Mirza, Nov 03, 2006)
It is often the case that in an authoritarian or a military-dominated system, criticism of the opposition, which is already suppressed by the state machinery, tends to be muted.
- High Court Ruling Saves Us From Undemocratic 'People's Initi (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2006)
The decision by the Supreme Court last Oct. 26 to junk the so-called People’s Initiative to amend the Philippine Constitution and transform current American-style presidential system of government into a parliamentary system was a great relief and . ..
- Amend Anti-Money Laundering Act? (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Nov 03, 2006)
Money laundering has recently gained urgency of attention due to its links with terrorist activities. India notified the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 with amendments from July 1, 2005, defining culpability as “whosoever directly or . . .
- Un Compromise Shows Limits To Us Power (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2006)
A compromise reached between Venezuela and Guatemala over a United Nations Security Council seat they both wanted means that Panama will take the coveted two-year post instead.
- Sas Malaysia To Widen Bi Solution Offerings (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2006)
Sas Institute Sdn Bhd (SAS Malaysia) plans to broaden its array of business intelligence (BI) solutions to maintain its leading position in the local BI market, said managing director Jimmy Cheah.
- Imran Describes Dope Bans On Pakistani Duo As 'Harsh' (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2006)
Former Pakistan cricket legend Imran Khan said yesterday that the “harsh” bans handed to Pakistan’s two key pace bowlers had dealt a major blow to the team’s World Cup chances.
- France To Declassify Rwanda Files (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2006)
France says it will release classified documents on the Rwandan genocide, after claims that French troops were complicit in the 1994 massacre.
- China Aims To Increase Its Clout In Africa (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2006)
Billboards show elephants and giraffes stalking the savanna. Traffic has been curtailed, construction sites shut down and the sky rendered tantalizingly, if temporarily, blue.
- Nasa To Fix Hubble (USA Today.com, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2006)
Nasa will send a space shuttle to repair the 16-year-old Hubble Space Telescope, agency Administrator Michael Griffin announced today, reversing his predecessor's order that had nixed the mission.
- German Muslims Praise American Diplomat's Style (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2006)
The last time high schoolers in Berlin's Neukölln district made headlines was this spring, when teachers wrote an official letter to politicians essentially declaring a state of emergency over a violent student body - 80 percent of whom come from . . .
- China Woos Africa For Trading Partners (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2006)
For Chinese officials, this weekend's summit here of more than 40 African leaders is a chance to celebrate Beijing's booming economic ties with the continent.
- Us Accuses Syria, Iran, And Hizbullah Of Plot To Topple Lebanon (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2006)
The Bush administration has accused the governments of Syria and Iran, as well as the militant Lebanese group Hizbullah, of plotting to overthrow the elected government of Lebanon.
- China And Africa, Then And Now (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2006)
It was early 1964 and I was doing postgraduate work at the University of Khartoum in Sudan. John F. Kennedy, symbol for many in Africa of all that was best about America, had been recently assassinated.
- Mess In Bangladesh (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Nov 03, 2006)
Whatever may be said of the grim political and constitutional crisis in Bangladesh, it can in no way be called a surprise.
- Goa Tourism Industry Panics On Terror Report (Tribune, Shiv Kumar, Nov 03, 2006)
Intelligence reports warning of a Bali-type terror attack in Goa in the forthcoming Christmas-New Year season has caused panic in the tourism industry.
- A Safari For Beijing (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Nov 03, 2006)
Africa is supposed to be the continent of the future. Is it any wonder then that the only country that recognises this is tomorrow’s superpower, China.
- Keeping The Bomb Safe From Extremists (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Nov 03, 2006)
A group of nuclear-powered and other countries led by the United States and Russia has crafted new global nuclear-safety principles under the rubric of ‘Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism’ in a meeting in Morocco.
- Wto: India Must Focus On People Movement (Business Line, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Nov 03, 2006)
India should demand loosening of patent protection under TRIPS and freer movement of natural persons under GATS in the WTO, instead of harping on farm issues.
- Mischief In Nepal (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Nov 03, 2006)
The meeting between India's Ambassador to Nepal, Mr Shiv Shankar Mukherjee, and Chairman Prachanda of Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) at the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu earlier this week was entirely uncalled for.
- Trade To Top China-Africa Summit (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2006)
More than 40 African heads of state have gathering in Beijing for a summit with China on trade and investment.
- America Fights To Take Charge Of Un Peacekeepers Around World (Times Online (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2006)
The United States is lobbying to put an American, possibly a general, in charge of all UN peacekeeping operations in a move that could offer Washington an exit strategy in Iraq.
- Oil Workers Seized Off Nigeria (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2006)
A Briton has been kidnapped from an oil ship off the Nigerian coast, company sources said.
- Problem With N-Deal Is In Details, Says Jaswant In Us (Pioneer, S Rajagopalan, Nov 03, 2006)
It's the details rather than the direction of the Indo-US nuclear deal that worries the BJP, former External Affairs Minister Jaswant Singh informed an American audience here on Wednesday.
- Indian At Un Held For Fraud (Asian Age, DHARAM SHOURIE, Nov 03, 2006)
A senior official of the Indian Def-ence Audit Service who was on deputation to the United Nations was arrested here for allegedly steering $50 million worth of UN cotra-cts to Indian firms in return for valuable real estate in Manhattan.
- World's Seafood Stock Depleting, Study Says (Washington Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2006)
An international group of ecologists and economists warned yesterday that the world will run out of seafood by 2048 if steep declines in marine species continue at current rates, based on a four-year study of catch data and the effects of fisheries . . .
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