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Articles 1221 through 1320 of 31829:
- Increasingly, The Heat Is On Turkey (Dawn, Shadaba Islam, Nov 04, 2006)
It's crunch time for relations between Turkey and the European Union. EU leaders may have decided to open negotiations on Ankara’s membership of the 25-nation bloc last year but the last few months have witnessed a rise in tensions between Ankara . . .
- 7 U.S. Troops Die In Iraq; U.S. Intelligence Chief Visits (New York Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 04, 2006)
John D. Negroponte, the director of national intelligence, met here with Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki on Friday, the second high-level visit by an American official in a week.
- President Bush Criticizes Democrats On Strategy (Washington Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 04, 2006)
The Gatlin Brothers finished singing, and Larry Gatlin took the microphone to warm up the crowd for his old friend from West Texas.
- India To 'Honor' Nuclear Deal With U.S., Envoy Says (Washington Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 04, 2006)
India stands firmly behind a major civilian nuclear deal with the United States, despite growing fears that U.S. lawmakers will not approve the deal before Congress adjourns for good at the end of the year, Indian Ambassador Ronen Sen said yesterday.
- Iraq Situation Grave: British Foreign Secretary (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 04, 2006)
Nearly three-and-a-half years after the Anglo-American invasion of Iraq, British Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett described the security situation in that country as "grave." She was speaking at a public function here on Friday.
- Waiting For The Ghost's Next Move (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 04, 2006)
The bullet passed through Lance Corporal Juan Valdez- Castillo as his patrol moved down a muddy urban lane. It was a single shot.
- Iran Offers Cash To Lure American Tourists (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 04, 2006)
Iran will offer cash incentives to travel agencies to encourage Western tourists to visit the country, giving a premium for Americans, the official Islamic Republic News Agency reported.
- Thousands Of Tribesmen Protest Madrassa Strike (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 04, 2006)
More than 4,000 tribesmen today protested in a Pakistani tribal area where around 80 people died in an air strike on a suspected Al Qaida-linked training camp at a religious school.
- Thus Spake Guru Nanak (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Nov 04, 2006)
God is one, but he has
innumerable forms.
He is Creator of all and He himself takes the
- Bush Challenges Democrats To Come Up With An Iraq Plan (Indian Express, Reuters, Nov 04, 2006)
President Bush challenged Democrats Friday to offer their plan for winning in Iraq as he swept across Republican strongholds in the US heartland to try to help his party’s candidates survive on Election Day.
- As Vote Nears, Parties Prepare For Legal Fights (New York Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 04, 2006)
A Democratic volunteer in Detroit, Jordan Rossen, 21, preparing bibs Friday for volunteers who will be at polling stations on Election Day.
- 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.
- Writing Nun Setouchi, Four Get Culture Citation (Japan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 04, 2006)
Novelist Jakucho Setouchi and four others were awarded the Order of Culture at a Culture Day ceremony Friday at the Imperial Palace.
- 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 . . .
- China Looks To Bolster Trade Ties In Africa (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 04, 2006)
Leaders of more than 40 African nations converged on Beijing yesterday for a summit at which China will seek to bolster its influence on the resource-rich but economically backward continent.
- Manmohan Pulls Rug From Under Arjun's Feet (Pioneer, Santanu Banerjee, Nov 04, 2006)
By playing the minorities' backwardness card effectively at the annual conference on Thursday the State Minorities Commissions, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has pulled the rug from under HRD Minister Arjun Singh's feet.
- The Burden Of Memory (Pioneer, Kanchan Gupta, Nov 04, 2006)
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- Organisation Of Deceit (Pioneer, Prafull Goradia, Nov 04, 2006)
Arundhati Roy is blazing away - thanks to a snivelling collective called the Indian state
- Cutting The Iraqi Gordian Knot Us Must Think The Unthinkable (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Nov 04, 2006)
All signs are that the US is preparing for a U-turn in Iraq. It is no longer keen on sticking to its "stay the course" policy and is ready to look at new options. It will be statesmanlike for the US to admit its mistake, and make amends by involving . . .
- Coming To Terms With India's Missing Muslims (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Nov 04, 2006)
The reality of exclusion and discrimination can no longer be denied. But the remedy requires political courage on the part of the Manmohan Singh Government and wisdom on the part of those claiming to speak for Muslims.
- Republicans On The Ropes (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 04, 2006)
The political landscape of the United States could change dramatically in the next few days if the Democratic Party is able to overcome the habit of snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.
- Open All Doors To Bangladeshis (Pioneer, N Jamal Ansari, Nov 04, 2006)
Illegal migration from Bangladesh is an issue that demands humane consideration.
- Record Price For Pollock Painting (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Nov 04, 2006)
When Jackson Pollock, the troubled and alcoholic American painter, dribbled paint on to a bare board laid on the floor of his Long Island studio nearly 60 years ago, he may or may not have wondered what kind of money might one day be paid for it.
- 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.
- Cpm Warns Centre Over Us Alliance (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 04, 2006)
The CPI-M is angry with the foreign policy of the Manmohan Singh government, particularly the “strategic alliance” with the USA, and has warned that it will have to pay a “price” for it.
- Dreamwork Is A Matter Of Self-Therapy (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Nov 04, 2006)
Dream seekers find that there is a practical application to dreaming. Management schools are turning to therapists
- Killing Fellow Soldiers (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 04, 2006)
The winds of change blowing through South Asia because of the reconciliation process between Pakistan and India have not improved the stifling atmosphere existing in Indian-occupied Kashmir.
- 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 . . .
- Us Soldiers In Iraq Hit Back At Kerry (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Nov 04, 2006)
The implication that only the stupid end up in Iraq has been widely condemned across the political spectrum in the US for denigrating serving US soldiers.
- 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.
- Text Messaging Challenge To Tyranny Of Spelling (Hindu, Simon Jenkins, Nov 04, 2006)
The texting generation may yet realise George Bernard Shaw's dream of liberating the English language for all of us.
- 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.
- Extension Of Return Filing Date — Giving Time Without Grace (Business Line, T. N. Pandey, Nov 04, 2006)
Though `holidays' were the reasons given for the extension of returns filing date, it is more a case of the system not being able to take the load.
- 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 . . .
- Government Is Not Coming Clean On Bajaur (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Nov 04, 2006)
At last Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that the government is collecting ‘more information’ regarding the Bajaur operation and it will be made public soon.
- 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."
- 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.
- A Hopelessly Lost Cause (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 03, 2006)
For a lame-duck Prime Minister desperately in search of a respectable legacy, Tuesday's vote in the House of Commons on a cross-party motion demanding a thorough inquiry into Iraq invasion and its aftermath could not have come at a more awkward time.
- 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.
- Edits (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Nov 03, 2006)
Few Indians earn enough to save the rupee-equivalent of more than US$4,000 every month, and hence transfer $50,000 abroad to their relatives every year.
- Army: Look After Soldiers’ Kin (Asian Age, Sridhar Kumaraswami, Nov 03, 2006)
"Take care of the family of the Indian soldier and you will automatically take care of him", is the mantra of India’s director-general of Armed Forces Medical Service (DGAFMS) to tackle the alarming spurt in fratricidal killings by soldiers . . .
- 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.
- 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 . .
- Iran Test Fires Missiles In Show Of Strength (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2006)
Iranian state-run television said on Thursday the country had test-fired dozens of missiles, including the long-range Shahab-3, two days after US-led warships finished a two-day manoeuvre in the Gulf —an exercise Iran described as “adventurist”.
- Us Poised To Elect First Socialist Senator (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2006)
Amid the furious debate over Iraq and the speculation that George Bush may be a lame duck after next Tuesday's mid-term elections, an extraordinary political milestone is approaching
- Ripple In The Backwaters (Indian Express, P.K. KURUVILLA, Nov 03, 2006)
The brief seasonal rain in desert terrains, I believe, is breathtakingly beautiful. Nature channels on the television show barren land exploding in a riot of colours and all manner of birds flocking in for a dip in the crystal clear pools.
- 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
- Bmic: Supreme Court Rejects State's Petition (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2006)
No setback for the Government, says Kumaraswamy
State to seek legal expertise
Steps to be taken to protect land of poor
- 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 . . .
- Disaster Or A Hard Place? (Indian Express, Harsh V. Pant, Nov 03, 2006)
The US is fighting a losing war in Iraq. But withdrawal will have intolerable consequences for Iraq and the world.
- 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.
- Indian Un Official Arrested In Graft Case (Times of India, Chidanand Rajghatta, Nov 03, 2006)
A former Indian government official on deputation to the United Nations was arrested in New York on Wednesday in a multi-million dollar bribery case that embarrassingly for New Delhi involves a Government of India entity.
- 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.
- Imranas Of The World, Unite (Pioneer, Balbir K Punj, Nov 03, 2006)
Imrana, who finally saw justice done by the country's criminal law enforcement system, continues to face injustice from the clerics of her own community.
- Us Pastor Resigns In Gay Sex Row (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2006)
The leader of the 30-million-member National Association of Evangelicals in the US has resigned after being accused of paying for sex with a man.
- Iran Test-Fires Longer Range Missile (USA Today.com, Nasser Karimi, Nov 03, 2006)
Iran test-fired dozens of missiles, including the Shahab-3 that can reach Israel, in military maneuvers Thursday that it said were aimed at putting a stop to the role of world powers in the Persian Gulf region.
- Misinformed Doomsayers (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Nov 03, 2006)
Free trade and health issues are for once caught in a virtuous circle, say Brendan Grabau and Alec van Gelder.
- Bush Defends Rumsfeld And The War (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2006)
With less than a week before the election, President George W. Bush sought to rally Republican voters with a vigorous defense of the war in Iraq and a vow to keep Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld in office until the end of Bush's term.
- Democrats Could Give Allies An Exit Strategy (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2006)
A strong showing by the Democrats in U.S. elections Tuesday would embolden European critics of President George W. Bush's Iraq policy and could help transform Washington's already reluctant allies into a coalition of the unwilling, political . . .
- 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 . ..
- Pollock's 'No. 5, 1948' Commands Record Price For A Painting (Independent (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2006)
When Jackson Pollock, the troubled and alcoholic American painter, dribbled paint on to a bare board laid on the floor of his Long Island studio nearly 60 years ago, he may or may not have wondered what kind of money might one day be paid for it.
- Set Example For Terrorists (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Nov 03, 2006)
While considering Afzal's mercy petition, President Kalam must bear in mind that he has not shown any remorse for his crime
- All In A Day's Work (Nepali Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2006)
On the evening of 31 August 2004, news broke of the murder of 12 Nepalis held hostage in Iraq by the terrorist group Ansar-al-Sunna. Normally, rioting stops when night falls. But the vandalism and attacks went on late that night and resumed early . ..
- 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.
- 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.
- Bush Hits Gop Outposts, Dems Optimistic (USA Today.com, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2006)
President Bush, campaigner in chief for a party in peril, set out on a rescue mission for embattled candidates in the unlikeliest of places Thursday as Republicans struggled to minimize their losses in next week's elections.
- Tuberculosis Returns With Big Jump In Cases (Independent (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2006)
Almost two centuries after the poet John Keats coughed, turned his pillow crimson and died, specialists have warned that the disease that killed him is on its way back.
- 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 . . .
- 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.
- 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.
- The Domino Effect (Telegraph, Swapan Dasgupta, Nov 03, 2006)
There are few things as demeaning as nation-states being engulfed in hyphenated relationships. For more than five decades, until information technology injected a new dimension, India was trapped into a hyphenated relationship with Pakistan.
- Un Official Favoured Friend (Times of India, Chidanand Rajghatta, Nov 03, 2006)
Sanjay Bahel, arrested in a bribery case at the UN, has been in the eye of a storm at the world body for some months now in investigations arising from the oil-for-food scandal.
- India, Britain To Boost Anti-Terror Cooperation (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2006)
India and Britain declared on Thursday they would step up joint efforts to prevent terrorist strikes against transport targets in the backdrop of attacks in Mumbai and London.
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