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Articles 1521 through 1620 of 53943:
- North Korea Said To Be Ready For Compromise (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
Fresh reports emerged today that nuclear-armed North Korea may be ready for compromise as the top US diplomat headed home from Moscow after a mission to increase pressure on the reclusive communist state.
- In Trouble (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 23, 2006)
Jet Airways took off just over a decade ago; soon it made a reputation as an airline of quality.
- Global Warming A Threat To Rice Production In India: Expert (Pioneer, Yoga Rangatia, Oct 23, 2006)
Rising temperature due to global warming is a serious threat to rice production in the country.
- Iran Vows Retaliation Against Un Sanctions (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
Iran would take “appropriate measures” in response to any UN Security Council sanctions imposed against Teheran over its nuclear programme, the foreign ministry spokesman warned today.
- Nigeria Oil Worker Hostages Freed (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
Seven oil workers - including four Britons - have been freed after being held hostage in Nigeria, says American oil giant Exxon Mobil.
- U.S. Provoked N. Korea: Russia (Hindu, Vladimir Radyuhin , Oct 23, 2006)
Show flexibility in approach towards Pyongyang, Moscow tells Washington
- Radical Islam Finds Us To Be 'Sterile Ground' (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
The Islamist radicalism that inspired young Muslims to attack their own countries - in London, Madrid, and Bali - has not yielded similar incidents in the United States, at least so far.
- Diplomat Acknowledges Us 'Arrogance', 'Stupidity' In Iraq (Jordan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
The United States has shown "arrogance" and "stupidity" in Iraq, a senior US diplomat said in an interview aired on Sunday, after US President George W. Bush said he was flexible on tactics, if not strategy.
- Small Is Beautiful (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Oct 23, 2006)
The Nobel peace prize for Mohammed Yunus of Bangladesh marks the affirmation of an idea whose time has come.
- Palestinian Students In Danger Of Losing School Year Over Open-Ended Teachers' Strike (Jordan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
Eighth-grader Thaer Shweikiyeh, who dreams of being a doctor one day, was excited about going back to school after the summer vacation. Instead, he’s been selling onions in the local farmers’ market for the past two months, and his new schoolbag . . .
- A Century On, Brazil Still Claims First Flight (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
In the United States, every schoolboy knows that the Wright Brothers were the first men to fly. In Brazil, everyone knows that's wrong - the father of flight is Alberto Santos-Dumont.
- A Shiite Vs. Shiite Power Play In Iraq (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
Fighting in the past week indicates that Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's efforts to disarm militias could be leading Iraq toward an intersectarian war between the Shiites in the government and the Shiites in the street.
- The War Within (Telegraph, Abhijit Bhattacharyya , Oct 23, 2006)
Let us not dwell on George Fernandes for a change, and attempt to trace a brief history of India’s armament supply instead.
- Pakistani Mullas Sent Us For Jihad, Claim Taliban (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 20, 2006)
Say no ‘infidels’ in Afghanistan, everyone there is Muslim
Allege some clerics acting as middlemen for Taliban recruiters
- Nato Says More Troops Needed In Afghanistan (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 20, 2006)
Nato Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said Thursday that additional troops are needed in Afghanistan’s restive south, where alliance soldiers have taken heavy casualties in fighting with Taliban forces.
- How India Can Lose China (Indian Express, C. Raja Mohan, Oct 19, 2006)
India has never missed an opportunity to squander the big moments in its complex relationship with China.
- U.N. Set For The Long Haul (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 19, 2006)
Venezuela and Guatemala deadlocked over Security Council seat.
- U.S. Finally Waking Up To Failure In Iraq (Hindu, Simon Jenkins, Oct 19, 2006)
The Vietnam moment is at hand.
- The End Of A Long Friendship? (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, Oct 19, 2006)
North Korea's recent moves have pushed China into a corner.
- Us Would Defend Japan: Rice (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2006)
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Wednesday the United States is ready to use the “full range” of its military might to defend Japan in light of North Korea’s nuclear weapons test, and her Japanese counterpart drew a firm line against . . .
- India’S Nuclear Hypocrisy (Deccan Herald, PARSA VENKATESHWAR RAO JR, Oct 19, 2006)
India must come up with a new vision and try to change the system if it wants to become a global leader
- Muslims Put Faith Into Action For Ramadan (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2006)
Last weekend, Muslims served some 18,000 needy Americans in 14 US cities to mark their 'Humanitarian Day for the Homeless.'
- Detainee Torture? No. 'Coercion'? It Depends. (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2006)
New detainee law gives the White House and the CIA most – but not all – of the authority they wanted for interrogations.
- Iran Nuclear Issue Tops Olmert's Kremlin Talks (Jordan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2006)
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert sought President Vladimir Putin's support at talks here Wednesday for a tougher stance against Iran's nuclear programme, in which Russian engineers are building the country's first reactor.
- Rice Says U.S. Ready To Defend Japan (US News & World Report, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2006)
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice planned to press South Korea on Thursday to enforce United Nations sanctions on North Korea for a nuclear test that rattled the world.
- Japan Rejects Notion Of Its 'Going Nuclear' (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2006)
The government of Japan assured Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Wednesday that it had no intention of pursuing a nuclear weapons program, despite North Korea's detonation of a nuclear device.
- With Cash, Defectors Find North Korea's Cracks (New York Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2006)
Last March, Lee Chun-hak, a 19-year-old North Korean, went to the Chinese border to meet with a North Korean money trafficker. Using the trafficker’s Chinese cellphone, Mr. Lee talked to his mother, who had defected to South Korea in 2003. She told . . .
- Reducing The Gender Gap (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 19, 2006)
It is UNIFEM's dream to see gender equality in all the processes of development.
- Nuclear Maneuvering (International Herald Tribune, DAVID E. SANGER, Oct 19, 2006)
After Libya gave up its nuclear weapons program in late 2003, President George W. Bush was emphatic about what had led Colonel Muammar el-Qaddafi to sort out his relationship with Washington: The Libyan had looked down the large- caliber barrel of . . .
- Chinese Translation Of Kalam's Book Released (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2006)
"Provides chance to enhance people-to-people exchanges"
- Unanimous Outrage (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 19, 2006)
The United Nations Security Council has voted to impose sanctions on North Korea for conducting a nuclear test last week.
- Make Rbi Watchdog For Financial (Indian Express, CITHARA PAUL, Oct 19, 2006)
Suggesting the need for a strong regulatory framework to discourage speculative financial practices in Special Economic Zones (SEZs), the Left parties are going to tell the government to bring all financial activities, including that of offshore . . .
- Rice, In Asia, Turns Up Heat On N Korea (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2006)
The United States turned up the heat on Wednesday on North Korea as Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice rallied Asian nations to squeeze the secretive regime of its trading lifeblood.
- Tourism Ministry For "Visa On Arrival" Scheme (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2006)
External Affairs Ministry agrees in principle to long-term visas with multiple entries
MEA considering outsourcing visa in some embassies
Fast track service of giving visas possible
Scheme launched to augment tourist accommodation.
- Pakistan's Intentions Will Be On Test: Manmohan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2006)
Says Bangladesh is another security concern
- N-Korea Defiant As Rice Starts Asian Tour (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2006)
US secretary of state Condoleezza Rice sought on Wednesday on a whistle-stop tour of the region to ensure North Asian powers were committed to a unified stance on UN sanctions following North Korea's nuclear test.
- Hassle-Free Admission (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 19, 2006)
The Delhi High Court is to be commended for barring nursery schools from conducting any kind of interviews or interaction with kids or their parents during the admission process.
- Birth Of Political Art (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 19, 2006)
Art has long reflected the environment in which it is being created. For Southeast Asia, the 1970s were troubled times, with military or authoritarian rule in many countries squashing social unrest, and it is within this context that some of . . .
- Despite Hype, Bollywood Remains A Marginal Player Globally (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 19, 2006)
All things being nearly equal, the contrast between Bollywood and Hollywood in terms of the money they make is simply too glaring to be disregarded.
- Re-Emergence Of Taliban (Tribune, G. Parthasarathy, Oct 19, 2006)
Ever since American forces entered Afghanistan and removed the Taliban from power, Indian foreign policy has been based on the premise that the US and its NATO allies would restore peace, stability and moderation in Afghanistan.
- Japan Debates The Nuke Option (Tribune, Bruce Wallace, Oct 19, 2006)
Tokyo The prospect of a nuclear-armed Japan is at once unimaginable and obvious.
- Anti-Terror Mechanism Will Test Pak Intentions: Pm (Tribune, Girja Shankar Kaura, Oct 19, 2006)
A day after Chief of Army Staff Gen J.J. Singh stated that terror infrastructure in Pakistan was intact and it was still backing insurgency, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said that the anti-terrorism institutional mechanism between the two . . .
- Funeral’ Plan To Turn Afzal Martyr (Telegraph, MUZAFFAR RAINA, Oct 19, 2006)
Preparations for Mohammad Afzal’s funeral in absentia have begun in Kashmir even as his mercy petition lies before the President.
- Track-Ii Option For Ulfa Talks (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2006)
The Delhi-Ulfa peace process seemed to be coming out of the morass of ambiguity with Delhi today indicating its preference for Track-II diplomacy and Arabinda Rajkhowa issuing a statement to explain why it had not yet conveyed its consent for talks . . .
- India Puts Pakistan On Notice: Talks Will Collapse (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Oct 19, 2006)
Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh on Wednesday told Pakistan that bilateral talks between the two countries would collapse “unless the government of Pakistan clearly deals with the issue of terrorism”.
- Aq Khan: First Hero Then Villain? (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Oct 19, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf seems to have changed his mind about Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan being a hero of Pakistan.
- World Bank Expert Upholds India’S Position On Baglihar (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2006)
In what could be described as a major diplomatic victory for India, a World Bank-appointed expert has, in the “draft final determination’’ submitted by him, upheld New Delhi’s position on the Baglihar hydro-electric project being built on river . . .
- Spotlight On N Korea (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2006)
The USA turned up the heat today on North Korea as US Secretary of State Miss Condoleezza Rice rallied Asian nations to squeeze the secretive regime of its trading lifeblood.
- India-Us Ceos Forum To Meet In New York (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2006)
Indian Commerce and Industry Minister Kamal Nath and Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia will join a meeting of the India-US CEOs Forum in New York on Oct 25 with high-level government participation from both sides.
- A Leader In Medical Tourism, Almost (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2006)
After living with pain for nearly 15 years, Russell Cole, 62, travelled from California to Mumbai last November to have three joints operated — knees and right hip — at the L H Hiranandani Hospital. Cole, who suffered from severe . . .
- Nato, Afghanistan Plan First Nationwide Operation (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2006)
Nato is planning its first nationwide operations with Afghanistan’s army and police in an effort to increase security and aid reconstruction, the alliance’s top commander in the country said on Tuesday.
- Nato-Taliban Clashes Leave 20 Afghans Dead (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2006)
Fighting between NATO forces and Taliban guerrillas killed at least 20 civilians in southern Afghanistan, police and officials said on Wednesday, the highest number of combat-related deaths in weeks.
- Norway Will Not Send Special Forces To Afghanistan (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2006)
Nato-member Norway will not send special forces to southern Afghanistan despite the alliance’s appeal for additional forces to battle Taliban insurgents, the government said on Wednesday.
- ‘Nato Monitoring Tribal Peace Deal’ (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2006)
Nato expressed fresh concern on Wednesday about insurgents crossing into Afghanistan and warned that it was closely monitoring a Pakistani peace deal in a volatile border area to see if it has any effect.
- Terror Kingpin Free Man In Pak (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Oct 19, 2006)
One of the most wanted men in India and high on the terror list, the founder of the Lash-kar-e-Tayyaba, Hafiz Saeed, was released by a Pakistan court shortly after midnight on Tuesday.
- Bush Clears The Way For Corporate Domination (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2006)
When George W. Bush says that he wants to spread freedom to every corner of the earth, he means it.
- India To Discourage Fdi From Pakistan, China And Others (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Oct 19, 2006)
India is planning to enact a law to discourage foreign investment from China, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Hong Kong, Macua, Taiwan and North Korea.
- Cerc Paper Is A Disappointment (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Oct 19, 2006)
The electricity regulator, CERC, which is keen on a pan-India power exchange (PX), has put out a warped approach paper.
- Global Coffee Fest Can Help Growers’ (The Economic Times, Raghu Krishnan, Oct 19, 2006)
The biggest marketing event in the country’s coffee calendar will take place in exactly four months. The three-day India International Coffee Festival (IICF-2007) will be inaugurated on February 23 in the capital city of Karnataka, the state which . . .
- Pm Blows Hot On Pak Now (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2006)
PM Manmohan Singh, who came under heavy Opposition shelling for describing Pakistan as a victim of terrorism, on Wednesday attempted to cover his flanks by sending out a tough message to Islamabad that no meaningful dialogue can take place under the . . .
- Rebels In Ivory Coast Oppose Calls For President Laurent Gbagbo To Lead The Country For Another Year. (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2006)
Rebels in the Ivory Coast have opposed calls for President Laurent Gbagbo to lead the country for another year until elections can be held.
- Tamil Tigers Strike At Tourism (Times Online (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2006)
Tiger rebels struck at the heart of Sri Lanka’s tourist industry yesterday with a suicide boat attack that killed at least 16 people and sparked looting in the historic southern city of Galle.
- Rice N Korea Tour Heads To Seoul (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2006)
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is in South Korea on the second leg of an Asian tour to rally opposition to North Korea's nuclear testing.
- ‘Globalisation Has Changed From Being A Cost Game To A Business Strategy’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 19, 2006)
Thomas A Stewart, Editor and Managing Director of Harvard Business Review South Asia Edition, handles business thought and gastronomy with equal finesse.
- High Pol Prices Are Here To Stay (Dawn, Sultan Ahmed, Oct 19, 2006)
The peak POL prices will remain unchanged for at least some fortnights despite the 25 per cent fall in world oil prices in recent weeks.
- Japan Agrees To Halve Tuna Quota (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2006)
The country has also agreed to halve its annual catch of the popular southern blue-fin tuna.
- Manmohan Asks Pakistan To Fulfil Terror Pledge (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2006)
Listing international terrorism as the main challenge facing pluralistic and democratic nations, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday asked Pakistan to take concrete steps to tackle the issue of terrorism or else India would find it difficult . . .
- Some High-Fives (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 19, 2006)
Pakistan's enthralling four-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in the ongoing Champions Trophy is proof that cricket is perhaps the only sport in which even when a couple of lynchpins of a side are dropped for reporting positive for the use of steroids, . . .
- Russia's Dying Democracy (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 19, 2006)
She kept on asking for it, and she fell." That is how the editor of one Moscow newspaper correctly summed up the recent contract-style murder of top Russian investigative journalist, Anna Politkovskaya, who was gunned down in her apartment.
- Revival Of The Taliban (Pioneer, G Parthasarathy, Oct 19, 2006)
Ever since American forces entered Afghanistan and removed the Taliban from power, Indian foreign policy has been based on the premise that the Americans and their NATO allies would restore peace, stability and moderation in Afghanistan.
- Stop Being America's Yes-Man, Ozawa Tells Abe In Diet Debate (Japan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2006)
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will lead the country down the wrong path if he continues to do whatever Washington asks, the leader of the Democratic Party of Japan, said Wednesday.
- Space: America's New War Zone (Independent (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2006)
The Bush administration has staked an aggressive new claim to dominate space - rejecting any new treaties that seek to limit the United States' extraterrestrial activities and warning that it will oppose any nations that try to get in its way.
- More Nuclear Tests Feared As Rice Rallies Allies In Asia (Japan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2006)
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Foreign Minister Taro Aso called Wednesday for a swift, tough and coordinated response to Pyongyang's Oct. 9 nuclear test, as satellite data indicate the North, which has defiantly called sanctions a . . .
- Aq Khan-Kind Of Work Global Crime: Carnegie Forum Expert (Pioneer, Arun Kumar, Oct 19, 2006)
A top US expert has suggested international criminalisation of the kind of activities indulged in by AQ Khan to give Pakistan its atomic bomb as a handle to solve the proliferation problem.
- Tamil Tigers Open New Front With Resort Attack (Independent (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2006)
Sri Lanka's civil war came to the tourist coast in dramatic fashion as Tamil Tiger rebels staged a sea-borne raid on one of the island's top holiday destinations, the port town of Galle.
- Tigers Return To War (Times of India, Rajeev Deshpande, Oct 18, 2006)
The brutal suicide bombing at Habarana, north-east of Colombo which killed 103 Sri Lankan sailors on Monday, signalled LTTE's return to its signature style of inflicting violence through guerrilla tactics as it faced increasing pressure from Lankan . . .
- India Vows To Work For Disarmament (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2006)
India has vowed to work towards steady progress in the areas of conventional disarmament as small arms and light weapons directly affect a large mass of people in conventional conflicts.
- Tourism Could Rejuvenate Rural Economy Of North East: Minister ........ (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2006)
Tourism was the key sector which could rejuvenate the rural economy of north east by giving the people their economic empowerment, Meghalaya’s Art and Culture Minister R G Lyngdoh said here today.
- ‘I Make Films Which Entertain But Break The Rules’ (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 18, 2006)
Our filmmakers, who are given a platform, don’t stop talking. If I approach a film with the idea that I will teach the audiences something, it is the worst approach. In two hours, if you give Rs 50-100 and get its worth, that’s enough.
- N Korea Nuke Test: Implications For India (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2006)
North Korea's Nuclear test has brought into sharp focus Pakistan's role as a Nuclear Proliferator.
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