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Articles 1421 through 1520 of 31829:
- Japan Must Do More To Accept, Aid Refugees: U.S. Ngo Reps (Japan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2006)
The government's support for refugees has made considerable progress compared with the 1990s, but it must do more and assist those who have already been granted asylum, according to the International Rescue Committee, a major U.S. nongovernmental . . .
- Us Economy Walks Tightrope (Times Online (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2006)
Ponder this apparent mystery. In the three months to the end of September, the American economy grows at its slowest rate in almost four years as the long-feared housing market slump shows up for the first time in blunt statistical reality.
- Pakistan School Raid Sparks Anger (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2006)
Funerals have been held in Pakistan for people killed in a helicopter strike on an Islamic school which the government says was used by militants.
- The Lure Of Korea's Magic Mountain (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2006)
North Korea Visiting this fabled North Korean mountain was not an easy decision for Kim Chung Soo and his wife, Nam Sang Ja. Twenty-two people from their village in central South Korea had each paid 240,000 won a month in advance to book a day trip . . .
- China Cut Off Exports Of Oil To North Korea (International Herald Tribune, Joseph Kahn, Oct 31, 2006)
China cut off oil exports to North Korea in September, amid heightened tensions over that country's nuclear and missile programs, Chinese trade statistics show.
- South Africa's New, And Few, Black Rich (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2006)
Fifteen years ago, during apartheid, Lemao Motaung was a medical technician in a research lab, testing blood samples for the state hospital and watching her white colleagues move past her up the career ladder.
- Blair Risks Humiliating Defeat Over Iraq Inquiry (Independent (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2006)
Tony Blair faces the risk of a humiliating Commons defeat today over his refusal to allow a wide-ranging inquiry into the crisis in Iraq.
- What Would Dems Do About Iraq? (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2006)
In poll after poll, prospective voters name Iraq as the No. 1 issue in the upcoming midterm elections.
- Pakistan Attack Sets Back Border Peace (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2006)
Missiles rained down Monday on what the military said was an Al Qaeda hideout in Bajaur district, a restive tribal area along Pakistan's border with Afghanistan.
- Pakistan Kills 80 In Raid Against Militants (International Herald Tribune, Salman Masood, Oct 31, 2006)
The Pakistani military said Monday that it had destroyed a religious school used for training militants in the Bajur tribal area, which straddles the border with Afghanistan.
- Russia Becomes Largest Arms Seller To Third World (Independent (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2006)
Russia has overtaken the United States to become the developing world's arms dealer of choice for the first time since the collapse of the Soviet Union, striking a record number of arms deals last year.
- Pakistan And Blasts: The Evidence Is Credible, Says Pm (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2006)
In the midst of a controversy over national security advisor MK Narayanan’s comments, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday said there was “credible evidence” of Pakistani involvement in the July 11 train blasts in Mumbai.
- Protect Scribes From Libel Action (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 31, 2006)
Indian scribes, like their counterparts in Britain and the USA, deserve protection from libel proceedings in their investigative journalism, especially involving public figures.
- Nhai Brass 'Autonomy' Makes Baalu Feel Blue (Pioneer, Yogesh Vajpeyi, Oct 31, 2006)
Union Minister for Shipping, Road Transport and Highways TR Baalu is on the warpath against top brass of the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI).
- U.K. Fears Disaster In Climate Change (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2006)
Britain warned Monday that failure to act swiftly on global warming will have a cataclysmic effect on the global economy, and said it was stepping up efforts to get other nations involved.
- In Brazil, A Landslide But No Rest For Da Silva (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2006)
By winning re- election Sunday with 60.8 percent of the vote, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva nearly matched the landslide performance that made him president of Brazil four years ago.
- Islam-Christianity Relationship (Dawn, Qazi Faez Isa, Oct 31, 2006)
Joseph ratzinger became Pope Benedict XVI and we have come to know of a man very different from his much loved predecessor Pope John Paul II, a man of God.
- Diffusion In Use Of Ict (Business Line, C. P. Chandrasekhar, Oct 31, 2006)
Continuing with the assessment of the global diffusion in the supply of ICT goods and services in the previous edition of Macroscan (Business Line, October 17), C. P. Chandrasekhar and Jayati Ghosh examine the diffusion in use of the technology.
- History Of J&k~ii (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 31, 2006)
Gulab Singh, an in-trepid soldier, by 1820 had Jammu conferred upon him by Ranjit Singh with the title of Raja, while Bhimber, Chibal, Poonch and Ramnagar went to his brothers.
- Artillery Fire In Sri Lanka Marks End Of Peace Talks (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2006)
Heavy artillery fire resumed Monday in northern Sri Lanka hours after peace talks between the government and Tamil Tigers rebels collapsed, triggering fears of a deepening civil war.
- Roots Of Morality Do Go Deep (The Economic Times, MUKUL SHARMA, Oct 31, 2006)
For thousands of years we’ve come to believe that science is a value-free endeavour. That it is, in fact, an ethically neutral inquiry system that merely attempts to investigate how nature works.
- Unprecedented Security At Assembly (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2006)
Leads to a major traffic jam near Majnu Ka Tila due to lack of proper diversion arrangements
- Us Navy To Lead Joint War Exercises Off Iran (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2006)
The United States will lead international naval manoeuvres in the Gulf off Iran’s west coast beginning on Monday aimed at fighting weapons proliferation, the US state department official said.
- Puducherry Launches Rs.95 Lakh Free Umbrella Scheme (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2006)
Students asked to make use of the government's various welfare projects
- Interest In Hindi Growing In China (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, Oct 31, 2006)
Five years ago, Jiang Jingkui of the Centre for India Studies at Peking University had trouble filling up his classes. Today, he finds courses oversubscribed.
- Violence Flares Up In Iraq (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2006)
At least 80 persons were killed or found dead in Iraq on Monday, including 33 victims of a bomb attack on labourers lined up to find a day's work in Baghdad's Sadr city Shia slum.
- India Bank Staff In Strike Action (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2006)
India bank staff in strike action
Nearly a million bank workers in India have held one-day strike in protest at what unions say is government pressure to reform which will lead to job cuts.
- U.K. Mulls Ban On Flag-Burning (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Oct 31, 2006)
Hooded protesters burning the Union Jack or the flag of any other country may become a rare sight in Britain if the Government accepts a Scotland Yard proposal to ban flag-burning on grounds that it amounts to inciting violence.
- 13k: Large Caps Fuel Surge In Sensex (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2006)
The Sensex crossed yet another milestone at 13,024.26 on Monday after hitting an all-time high of 13,035 on the back of good corporate results for the July-September quarter.
- Saran: If Deal Fails, We Have Our Own Programme (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Oct 31, 2006)
Also, it would imply loosening of international nuclear market for India
- Iraq's Oct Toll: 100 Marines (Times of India, Chidanand Rajghatta, Oct 31, 2006)
The US passed the grim milestone this weekend of losing 100 soldiers in October in Iraq, amid a precipitous decline in Republican popularity ten days ahead of mid-term congressional elections.
- Missing Soldier Wed Iraqi College Student (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2006)
A US soldier kidnapped last week in Baghdad was married to an Iraqi college student and was with his wife and her family when hooded gunmen dragged him out of a house, bound his hands and threw him in the back seat of a white Mercedes, a woman . . .
- Americans, Americans (Indian Express, Krishan Kalra, Oct 31, 2006)
Europeans call them crazy. But are Americans really crazy or do they just want to do their own thing?
- A Climate For Investment (Indian Express, Nicholas Stern, Oct 31, 2006)
In summer last year the British Chancellor, Gordon Brown, asked me to examine the economics of climate change, basing the analysis on sound science and the latest economic literature.
- Meaningless Development (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 31, 2006)
Sir, Undoubtedly India is developing rapidly and getting exposure on the international platform.
- Over 80 Killed As Pak Gunships Hit Madrasa Near Afghan Border (Indian Express, Salman Masood, Oct 31, 2006)
The Pakistani military said today that it had destroyed a madrasa which was being used for training militants in the Bajur tribal area, straddling the border with Afghanistan.
- Turtle Walks And Birdwatching (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 31, 2006)
Madhusudan and his team found that bird diversity was positively correlated with median family income. In other words, birds prefer richer parts of town.
- Avoid Knee-Jerk Reactions, Says Kasuri To India (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2006)
Asking India to avoid “knee-jerk” reactions to terror attacks, Pakistan has said it is interested in improving ties but made it clear that “two-way trust” has to be developed...
- Two Accused Over 'Fake' Hiv Tests (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2006)
Two men have appeared in court in West Bengal over the alleged mis-selling of kits which were used to test people for HIV/Aids and hepatitis.
- Q&a:'1857 Was Largest Uprising In Any European Empire' (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Oct 31, 2006)
As India is set to celebrate 150 years of the 1857 uprising, William Dalrymple's new book, The Last Mughal, tries to put into perspective hitherto unknown facts about the significant event. Dalrymple tells Meenakshi Kumar why the Mutiny was a . ..
- Decolonising Our Education Process (Deccan Herald, Avijit Pathak, Oct 31, 2006)
A truly mature world is one in which diverse cultures and traditions of learning prevail.
- Should Dawood Escape Too? (Deccan Herald, Sushant Sareen, Oct 31, 2006)
Interestingly enough, most of those demanding clemency for Afzal don’t question his guilt.
- Dangerous Descent (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 31, 2006)
In Bangladesh, there are signs the army might step in.
- Racial Stereotypes In Blue-Eyed Diwali Barbies (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Oct 31, 2006)
If Dasara Barbie, Pooja Barbie and Holi Barbie are in the pipeline, the foreign manufacturers had better get the details right or prepare for a long and bitter fight
- Kalam For A Global Cadre For Human Development (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2006)
Arguing in favour of a national policy for creating a Global Human Development Cadre for India, President A P J Abdul Kalam said on Monday that the knowledge-delivery system should be...
- They Gave Up All And Moved To Canada (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 31, 2006)
Canada needs immigrants because by 2016 the rate of growth of their population will be negative.
- N-Deal With Us A Plan To Meet Energy Needs: Scientific Adviser (Tribune, R. Suryamurthy, Oct 31, 2006)
India's engagement with the US on the civilian nuclear cooperation was New Delhi's short-term strategy with the long-term goal of thorium-based fast breeder reactors to meet the energy needs of the country.
- Hikes And Curves (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 31, 2006)
Many economics departments in north America run sweepstakes in the month of October. Faculty members and graduate students contribute a dollar or two and bet on who is going to win the Nobel Prize in economics.
- Arms For Iraqis Unaccounted For (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2006)
Thousands of weapons the United States has provided Iraqi security forces cannot be accounted for and spare parts and repair manuals are unavailable for many others, a new report to Congress says.
- Who Said Justice Is Denied? (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Oct 31, 2006)
The conviction of Santosh Kumar for Mattoo's murder has just created a new faith in Indian judiciary. And this will have a far reaching effect if it is taken as a wakeup call by all citizens.
- Playing The Doctor (Telegraph, Jyoti Malhotra, Oct 31, 2006)
Furthering bilateral ties with an eastern neighbour on the boil will severely test the skills of the new foreign minister, writes Jyoti Malhotra.
- Fight The Hidden Enemy (Pioneer, Prafull Goradia, Oct 31, 2006)
Terrorists should be denied the facility of civil justice. Instead, they should be tried as war criminals, says Prafull Goradia.
- Qazi Calls For Protests Today Against Attack: Us Blamed For Bombing . . . (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2006)
The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) president and Jamaat-i-Islami Amir Qazi Hussain Ahmed has condemned what he called the US bombing of a seminary in Bajaur Agency in which 80 religious students and their head teacher were killed and announced a . . .
- Karbala To Mecca (Pioneer, Sandhya Jain, Oct 31, 2006)
Political Islam took its first mature step to recover agency from its Western tormentors by applying a healing touch to the bleeding fields of Karbala, where Mohammed's nascent faith split irrevocably into Shias and Sunnis.
- Bush Losing Church Support (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 31, 2006)
The number of conservative Christians with a favourable view of the Republicans has plummeted from 74 per cent to 54 per cent
- Fountainhead Of Jihad (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 31, 2006)
Pakistan's lax attitude towards terrorism has revived the Taliban in Afghanistan, thus destabilising the entire region, says Lisa Curtis.
- A Resurgent Private Sector (Dawn, Shahid Javed Burki, Oct 31, 2006)
I have now reached the end of the list of the positives I said I would explore in this series of articles.
- Decline Of Trust In The United States (Dawn, Sebastian Mallaby, Oct 31, 2006)
In 1995 Francis Fukuyama came out with a book called “Trust,” in which he argued that a society’s capacity for cooperation underpins its prosperity.
- Bomb Blast, Attacks Leave 80 Dead In Iraq (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2006)
Eighty people were killed or found dead in Iraq on Monday, including 33 victims of a bomb attack on labourers lined up to find a day’s work in Baghdad’s predominantly Shia district of Sadr City.
- Traders Clash With Police In Delhi (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2006)
Hundreds of shopkeepers clashed on Monday with police wielding batons and water cannons at the start of a three-day strike in the Indian capital against a decision to close shops in residential areas, eye witnesses said.
- Nato Claims Killing 55 Militants In Zabul (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2006)
Nato troops fought a six-hour battle with insurgents in southern Afghanistan on Monday in a firefight that left 55 militants and one Nato soldier dead, the Western alliance said.
- 82 Die As Missiles Rain On Bajaur: Pakistan Owns Up To Strike; Locals . . . (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2006)
Eighty-two people were killed, 12 teenagers among them, in an air strike at a religious seminary in Damadola in the Bajaur tribal region on Monday morning.
- For An Independent Foreign Policy (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2006)
The U.S. Secretary of State, Condoleeza Rice's whistle stop tour of Tokyo, Seoul, Beijing and Moscow last weekend offered a glimpse of the acute limits to American power in the post-Cold War period.
- Front-Line Vignettes (Hindu, Sashi Kumar, Oct 31, 2006)
First person accounts providing insights into what propels journalists into theatres of war.
- An Investment In Our Collective Future (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 30, 2006)
We must act today if we are to prevent calamity tomorrow.
- When News Value Overrides Reader Sensitivities (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 30, 2006)
Has the publication of visuals come under your scanner at any point of time after your taking over as the Readers' Editor, asked Vasudevan Sundaram of Secunderabad a few months ago. It has, and it continues to.
- Blood Test Kit Scam: Thousands In Bengal Face Health Risk (Deccan Herald, Prasanta Paul, Oct 30, 2006)
Has West Bengal been struck by a lethal hand of a fraud who did not hesitate to ruin the lives several innocents including children? In a shocking discovery, more than a lakh blood test kits supplied to 75 state-run and private blood banks . . .
- The Asian Giants And Latin America (Hindu, Jorge Heine, Oct 30, 2006)
Far from hampering growth, the rise of China and India has had a largely positive impact on Latin America and the Caribbean. And, there is great scope for expanding trade between India and countries of the region.
- Breeding Terror (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 30, 2006)
Bangladesh’s fledgling democracy is on trial once again. This is not the first time that the animosity between the two major political groups has spilled on to the streets.
- President Takes Over In Bangladesh (Hindu, HAROON HABIB, Oct 30, 2006)
Opposition terms it `most unfortunate'
Dr. Ahmed's move may plunge the country into further chaos, say analysts
Dhaka under siege by opposition for the second day.
- Brazil's President Roars Back To Win Vote (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2006)
Overcoming a series of corruption and political scandals that tarred his image and undermined his credibility, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil won a landslide re-election victory in a runoff vote on Sunday.
- Sandinista Comeback Alarms U.S. (Hindu, Rory Carroll , Oct 30, 2006)
Daniel ortega is a hair's breadth from regaining power in Nicaragua and staging one of Latin America's most remarkable political comebacks, according to new opinion polls.
- Slowdown? Europe Says 'So What?' (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2006)
Hans-Peter Keitel, chief executive of Hochtief, the largest construction company in Germany, has some enviable problems that help explain why a European company can be sanguine in the face of an expected slowdown at home.
- Those Sinister Celebs (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Oct 30, 2006)
If you can’t join them, beat them with your moral stick. That seems to be the least tricky way of handling one’s attitude towards celebrities.
- Sonia Plotted My Downfall, Claims Natwar (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2006)
Close on the heels of Sonia Gandhi's attack on him in a television interview three days ago, former External Affairs Minister K Natwar Singh on Sunday hit back at the Congress president saying she was behind his recent problems with the . . .
- Sonia Behind Ed Action: Natwar (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2006)
Hitting back at Congress president Sonia Gandhi, former External Minister K Natwar Singh on Sunday said she was behind his recent problems with the Enforcement Directorate in the Iraqi oil-for-food scam and attacked her foreign origins.
- Stories Of India's Steel Industry (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Oct 30, 2006)
That the Tata group has been able to organise international finance of to back its offer — based on Corus' balance sheet — is proof of the faith among international financial circles' in India's capacity to turn around financially-stressed steel . . .
- Natwar Singh Hits Back At Sonia (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2006)
The former External Affairs Minister K. Natwar Singh on Sunday said Congress president Sonia Gandhi was behind his recent problems with the Enforcement Directorate in the Iraqi oil-for-food scam and attacked her foreign origins.
- Bangla President Takes Charge (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2006)
President Iajuddin Ahmed was Sunday sworn in as head of a caretaker government that will oversee
- Talks On To End Dhaka Political Impasse (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2006)
Thousands of protesters took to the streets across Bangladesh for a third day on Sunday, as the president worked to end a political stalemate over who should lead a caretaker government to oversee upcoming elections.
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