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Articles 1321 through 1420 of 31829:
- 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.
- Both Sides Push Hard In Final-Days Effort (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2006)
Just days before crucial midterm elections, the latest polls and analyses continue to point to broad Democratic gains, but President George W. Bush tried Thursday to shore up vulnerable Republican candidates in the West as both parties poured . . .
- Uk Oks Duty-Free Gels On Flights (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2006)
Tight security restrictions implemented after police uncovered a terrorist plot to blow up trans-Atlantic airliners using liquid explosives have been eased for passengers travelling from UK to the US, airport operators say.
- Ground Slips Beneath Musharraf's Feet (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Nov 03, 2006)
The proposed self-rule in Jammu & Kashmir has made the Pakistani President's cheer-leaders wary, particularly after Balochistan and Bajaur, says Ghazanfur Butt.
- Gunfire Mars A Night Out (Washington Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2006)
Gunfire broke out between two groups at a massive Halloween street party in the city's Castro district, wounding at least 10 persons, including bystanders, police said yesterday.
- Iran Picks Winners In Holocaust Cartoon Contest (Washington Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2006)
Ignoring widespread condemnation, Iran awarded the top prize in a Holocaust cartoon contest to a Moroccan artist for his depiction of Israel's security wall with a picture of the Auschwitz concentration camp on it.
- Young Immigrants Shower Praise On Troops (Washington Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2006)
To Laizia Alam, U.S. troops and veterans are her heroes.
"They sacrifice all kind of things," said Laizia, 14, who emigrated from Bangladesh to the United States last year.
- 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 . . .
- New Windows Is A Security Hazard (Tribune, Shiv Kumar, Nov 03, 2006)
The new Windows Vista operating system to be unveiled by Microsoft early next year would allow engineers at the software major to have a peek at data on all the computers running this piece of software.
- The World His Classroom (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 03, 2006)
The man is remarkable. Clean-shaven for many years, his name carries no caste, community or place name beyond Singh.
- Trade Winds (Times of India, RONOJOY SEN, Nov 03, 2006)
Helsinki had probably never seen so many Indians in one place at the same time. At the EU-India summit held in Helsinki, by virtue of Finland holding the rotating EU presidency, in October several CEOs of Indian companies besides the PM and commerce . . .
- America’S “Pay To Play” Democracy (Tribune, Johann Hari, Nov 03, 2006)
If we believe the opinion polls, it is tempting for the watching world to chill out, cheer as the Democrats reclaim at least one branch of the American state, and assume that after Katrina, after Fallujah, sanity is being slowly restored.
- Bandh Has Delhi Aflame (Pioneer, Neeraj Chauhan, Nov 02, 2006)
The Capital came to a virtual standstill as rampaging mobs joined agitating traders on the third day of the 72-hour-bandh.
- Flow Of Lankan Refugees To India Crosses 15,000 (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2006)
The number of Sri Lankan Tamils fleeing to India to escape violence in their country has crossed the 15,000-mark despite a dramatic drop in arrivals in October.
- Railroad To Development (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 02, 2006)
Bringing the railways into Tibet would hardly destroy its religion and culture, for these are not objects to be stored in museums, argues Ashis.
- The Day That Changed The Climate (Tribune, Colin Brown , Nov 02, 2006)
Climate change has been made the world's biggest priority, with the publication of a stark report showing that the planet faces catastrophe unless urgent measures are taken to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
- Democrats Surge In Run-Up To Crucial Us Polls (Pioneer, S Rajagopalan, Nov 02, 2006)
A week before the US Congressional elections, President George W Bush's Republican Party is fighting with its back to the wall as one opinion poll after another points to a strong Democratic surge.
- It's Classified: A Wikipedia For Spies Only (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2006)
The US intelligence community on Tuesday unveiled its own secretive version of Wikipedia, saying the popular online encyclopedia format known for its openness is key to the future of American espionage.
- Iran Offers Cash To Lure American Tourists (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 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.
- Golden State (Times of India, R Edwin Sudhir, Nov 02, 2006)
When Bangalore emerged as India's information technology capital, it was promptly dubbed the Silicon Valley of the country.
- A Challenge Before Europe (Tribune, G. Parthasarathy, Nov 02, 2006)
The 27 member European Union, stretching from the shores of the Atlantic to the Baltic republics, encompasses a region where economic integration and a growing consensus on foreign and security challenges are replacing old animosities and prejudices.
- Defusing A Crisis (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 02, 2006)
Pyongyang's decision to re-enter the Six Party talks is excellent news but the world — and Washington, in particular — must realise this is not the way things were supposed to go.
- Pranab Has His Task Cut Out (Deccan Herald, Bidanda M Chengappa, Nov 02, 2006)
India’s ties with the neighbourhood is as important as its relations with the US.
- Athithi Deivo Bhava (Deccan Herald, CLIFFORD MARTIS, Nov 02, 2006)
Most hosts are adept at the act of 'browbeating' their guests into partaking food.
- Expand Domestic Market (Deccan Herald, PARSA VENKATESHWAR RAO JR, Nov 02, 2006)
Though consumer spending is a good indicator of a vibrant economy, one cannot get carried away.
- Europe Unites To Fight Jihad (Pioneer, G Parthasarathy, Nov 02, 2006)
The twenty-seven member European Union, stretching from the Atlantic to the Baltic Republics, encompasses a region where economic integration and a growing consensus on foreign and security challenges are replacing old animosities and prejudices.
- 'Our Thrust Is On Regulated Markets' (The Economic Times, RAJESH UNNIKRISHNAN, Nov 02, 2006)
Bangalore-based Strides Arcolab is one of India’s largest exporters of finished pharmaceuticals with operations in over 50 countries.
- Pushpanjali (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Nov 02, 2006)
Bread feeds the body, indeed, but flowers feed the soul.
Qur'an
- Bush Wades Into Kerry’S Iraq Remark (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2006)
Election Run Up: ‘If you don’t get education you get stuck in Iraq. Ask President Bush’
- Sonia To Visit Arunachal (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2006)
Two weeks before the Chinese president, Hu Jintao’s India tour, Congress president Sonia Gandhi will visit Tawang, one of the hotbeds of action in Arunachal Pradesh during the 1962 war...
- Arbiters Of Morality (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Nov 02, 2006)
The French have long believed in themselves as one of the supreme arbiters of the moral history of humanity, as exercising a unique civilising mission on less fortunate parts of the world, and the ardour with which they cling to an exalted vision of . . .
- Bhatia To Build Nano City In Haryana (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2006)
Hotmail founder Sabeer Bhatia on Wednesday signed an agreement with the State government of Haryana to jointly set up Nano City, a knowledge hub modelled on the Silicon Valley of the United States.
- Us Central Command Charts Iraq’S Slide Into Chaos (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2006)
A classified briefing prepared two weeks ago by the United States Central Command portrays Iraq as edging toward chaos, in a chart that the military is using as a barometer of civil conflict.
- Kerry Offers Apology; Cancels Appearances (Washington Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2006)
issued two apologies for remarks that seemed to impugn U.S. troops and abandoned his public schedule yesterday, but he denounced what he called the "campaign of smear and fear" against him as the surreal sequel to the 2004 presidential election . . .
- Us Losing Its War On Terror (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Nov 02, 2006)
Pakistan, a non-NATO ally of the US, seems poised to achieve its political and military objective in Afghanistan.
- Valiant Translator Finishes Virgil Epic (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Nov 02, 2006)
Robert Fagles, a retired professor of comparative literature at Princeton University, feels he has come to know the poet Virgil as well as anyone in history after spending ten years translating his epic The Aeneid.
- Bangladesh On The Boil (Pioneer, Hiranmay Karlekar, Nov 02, 2006)
If BNP and the Jamaat alliance come back to power through rigging, it will have serious repercussions for India, says Hiranmay Karlekar
- Customsfines Itc For Waste Paper Imports (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2006)
ITC Ltd, one of India’s biggest private sector companies, was caught by the Customs here importing waste paper mixed with hazardous municipal waste.
- Guatemala-Venezuela Tiff: Un Suspends Vote For Seat (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2006)
With no end in sight to the battle between Guatemala and Venezuela over a UN SC seat, the UN General Assembly suspended voting in the hope that the two countries could work out a compromise.
- Like 'Uncovered Meat' (Pioneer, Kanchan Gupta, Nov 02, 2006)
From Minneapolis to Melbourne, via Delhi, self-appointed custodians of the faith are peddling perversion as Islamic injunction. Yet, there's no voice of protest
- Japan Stands Firm With Sanctions On North Korea (Japan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2006)
Japan will continue the economic sanctions it leveled against North Korea despite Pyongyang's apparent about-face on returning to the multilateral talks to end its nuclear threat, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuhisa Shiozaki told a news conference Wednesday.
- Pak Shuts Out Shoaib For 2 Yrs, Asif For 1 (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2006)
With his pony-tailed hair and penchant for fast living, top Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar has always lived up to his famous nickname.
- Little U.S. Flexibility Seen On N.Korea Sanctions (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2006)
Details of a U.S. offer to discuss financial sanctions with North Korea in six-party talks are not yet decided, but there is little flexibility for soon easing the pressure, U.S. officials said on Wednesday.
- Global Warning (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Nov 02, 2006)
With the British Government issuing a report that indicts the US and China for activities that have resulted in a "natural calamity on the scale of world wars and the Great Depression of the late 1920s and early '30s", UK's growing dissatisfaction . . .
- Us-Led Group Unveils Steps To Fight N-Terror (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2006)
US releases ‘Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism’
- A Milestone In Our Sectarian War (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Nov 02, 2006)
An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) has sentenced to death two members of the banned sectarian outfit, Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, for killing six Shia employees of the Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Organisation (Suparco) in 2003 in Karachi.
- Indian Army Acquiring More Land In Kashmir (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Nov 02, 2006)
The Indian Army is acquiring more land for cantonments and bases in Jammu and Kashmir amid calls for demilitarisation of the state to curb tensions and build trust.
- 13k And The Frowning Retail Investor (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Nov 02, 2006)
With small/mid-caps largely languishing, the small investors are no doubt wondering why all the fuss about the Sensex touching 13,000.
- Sovereignty Is More Important Than Foreign Fund Flows (Business Line, R. Vaidyanathan, Nov 02, 2006)
India needs to develop a global strategy encompassing investments and politics. It is time the government looked at security, foreign flows and foreign affairs in an integral fashion and constituted inter-ministerial groupings. Perhaps, experts . . .
- Bush Works To Solidify Base With A Defense Of Rumsfeld (New York Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2006)
With less than a week before the election, President Bush sought to rally Republican voters on Wednesday with a vigorous defense of the war in Iraq and a vow to keep Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld in office until the end of Mr. Bush’s term.
- North Korea Talks: Back To The Table, Some Reluctantly (New York Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2006)
Officially, the Bush administration is “pleased” — as President Bush put it on Wednesday — that North Korea has agreed to resume talks on nuclear disarmament.
- Iraq War Frames '06 Vote In Last Poll Before Election (New York Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2006)
News, updates and insights on the midterm elections, the race for 2008 and everything in-between.
- Kerry Remarks Add Fuel To Intense Iraq Debate (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2006)
Debate over the Iraq war reached a new level of intensity Tuesday, with Republicans accusing Senator John Kerry of insulting rank- and-file American troops and Kerry, a Massachusetts Democrat, lashing back at some of his tormentors as "assorted . . .
- China Throws Open Its Doors To Africa (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, Nov 02, 2006)
China is hosting the leaders of more than 40 African nations in Beijing from November 3 to 5. This underscores its attempts to increase economic and diplomatic clout with a continent often ignored by the rest of the world.
- Brain Drain Or Mutual Gain? (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 02, 2006)
In an increasingly shrinking world, we need a more sophisticated understanding of the national-international dynamics at work, at the workplace.
- Will Americans Hobble George Bush? (Hindu, Jonathan Freedland, Nov 02, 2006)
The November 7 elections in the U.S. cannot, alas, remove the President. But they can change the political terms of trade.
- With Iraq Driving Election, Voters Want New Approach (New York Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2006)
A substantial majority of Americans expect Democrats to reduce or end American military involvement in Iraq if they win control of Congress next Tuesday and say Republicans will maintain or increase troop levels to try to win the war if they hold . . .
- Profiles In Courage (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 02, 2006)
Surviving the Mumbai blasts is also about remembering those who died, those left behind
- Kerry Sorry For 'Stuck In Iraq' Remarks (US News & World Report, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2006)
Fearful of damaging his own party in next week's elections, Sen. John Kerry apologized Wednesday to "any service member, family member or American" offended by remarks deemed by Republicans and Democrats to be insulting to U.S. forces in Iraq.
- U.S. Faults Syria, Iran, Hezbollah On Lebanon (Washington Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2006)
The White House on Wednesday accused Lebanon's Hezbollah militia and its Iranian and Syrian backers of seeking to topple the U.S.-backed government of Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora.
- Kerry Apologizes To Military (Washington Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2006)
Thrust into the midst of the midterm election campaign, Sen. John Kerry apologized today to "any service member, family member or American who was offended" by remarks deemed by Republicans and Democrats alike to be insulting to U.S. forces in Iraq.
- Metrobus Sheds Light On Early, Late Riders (Washington Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2006)
Metro yesterday issued thousands of blinking red lights to bus riders, hoping to emphasize pedestrian safety as daylight wanes and officials count an increasing number of accidents involving buses.
- Al-Maliki Wins Pact With U.S. To Lift Blockades (Washington Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2006)
Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki flexed his political muscle yesterday by winning U.S. agreement to lift military blockades on Sadr City and another Shi'iite enclave where an American soldier was abducted.
- Nasa Gives Green Light To Hubble Mission (Washington Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2006)
Nasa Administrator Michael Griffin announced yesterday that the agency will send a space shuttle crew to upgrade and repair the orbiting Hubble Space Telescope, reversing an order by his predecessor to forgo the Hubble mission because of safety concerns.
- In China, A Dog's Life Comes Into Vogue (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2006)
In most cities, taking your dog for a walk in the dead of night could be seen as a personal quirk or a byproduct of insomnia.
- Panama Agreement Ends Un Seat Row (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2006)
Venezuela and Guatemala have withdrawn their rival bids for a UN Security Council seat from Latin America, diplomats have said.
- Iraqi Prime Minister Asserts Independence (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2006)
Shiites from the crowded Baghdad district of Sadr City are reveling in what they deem their "victory" over American forces after Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Tuesday ordered the dismantling of US and Iraqi checkpoints surrounding the area.
- Tony Blair Narrowly Avoids New British Inquiry Into Iraq War (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2006)
Just a week before the US public votes in elections seen by many as a referendum on the Iraq war, Britain's Labour government narrowly won its own referendum in the House of Commons, voting down a call for an "immediate investigation" into the war.
- How North Korea Fulfilled Its Nuclear Dream (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2006)
For two years in the mid- 1980s, Kim Dae Ho produced propaganda on North Korea's efforts to become a nuclear power.
- Iraq War Is Top Issue For U.S. Voters (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2006)
A substantial majority of Americans expect Democrats to reduce or end American military involvement in Iraq if they win control of Congress next Tuesday, and say Republicans would maintain or increase troop levels to try to win the war if they hold . . .
- Nigeria Elders To Pick New Sultan (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2006)
Nigeria's Muslim elders have been meeting in the northern town of Sokoto to choose a new Sultan.
- 'I Do Not Let People Die On Me' (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2006)
Petty Officer Third Class Dustin Kirby clutched the wounded marine's empty helmet. His hands were coated in blood. Sweat ran down his face, which he was trying to keep straight but kept twisting into a snarl.
- India's Landmark Domestic Abuse Law Comes Into Effect (Times Online (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2006)
India’s first law specifically targeting the long-standing problem of domestic violence in the country has today come into effect.
- Iraq Concerns Overshadow Polls (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2006)
The casualty rate for US soldiers in Iraq is at its highest for more than two years. Almost 70 troops have been killed there so far this month.
- Pentagon Boosts 'Media War' Unit (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2006)
The US defence department has set up a new unit to better promote its message across 24-hour rolling news outlets, and particularly on the internet.
- Delhi Stores Protest Halts Trade (Times Online (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2006)
Thousands of shop owners have struck over plans to demolish illegally built stores in Dehli.
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