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Articles 1721 through 1820 of 31829:
- Eating Them Softly (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Oct 27, 2006)
First, there was the ‘less harmful’ cigarette. Now, there is the ‘less cruelly made’ dinner plate.
- Cia Tried To Silence Eu (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 27, 2006)
The US Central Investigative Agency had tried to persuade Germany to silence protests by EU over the human rights record of one of America’s key allies in its secret torture flights programme, a media report said today.
- Bush: Alliance Against North Korea Firm (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
US President George W Bush said he was confident on Tuesday the alliance confronting North Korea's nuclear policy will enforce UN sanctions against Pyongyang, despite South Korea's refusal to cut off key economic projects in the north.
- Moscow To Air Nato Expansion Worries, Scheffer To Meet Putin (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
A senior Russian diplomat said on Wednesday that Moscow would raise its concerns about NATO's expansion and its decision to bolster ties with Georgia during talks with the alliance's chief.
- U.S. Death Toll In Iraq Worst In A Year (US News & World Report, QASSIM ABDUL ZAHRA, Oct 27, 2006)
The number of American troops killed in Iraq in October reached the highest monthly total in a year Thursday after four Marines and a sailor died of wounds suffered while fighting in the same Sunni insurgent stronghold.
- Rumsfeld Says Iraq Goals Not Deadlines (Washington Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld waded yesterday into the debate over benchmarks for political progress in Iraq, saying the goals laid out this week in Baghdad by U.S. officials are not firm deadlines as asserted by the Iraqi prime minister.
- Campaign Tactics Veer Toward Smear (Washington Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
Well, that's what the Republican challenger for his Wisconsin congressional seat, Paul R. Nelson, claims in new ads, the ones with "XXX" stamped across Kind's face.
- A Shift On Aids In South Africa (Washington Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
The South African government is seeking to shake off years of international denunciation for its handling of the AIDS epidemic -- including a fixation on the supposed protective powers of beets and lemons -- while expanding treatment, testing . . .
- China Gives Airbus Lift With Order For 150 Jets (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
Airbus won a huge order Thursday to supply 150 A320 short-haul jets to Chinese airlines engaged in the booming business of serving domestic routes in China and announced that it would open an assembly line in the country.
- Bottom-Up Agenda (Deccan Herald, Manu N Kulkarni, Oct 27, 2006)
Her work for the implementation of the National Policy for Street Vendors not just in the Capital region of Delhi but in all major cities of India is a new challenge to urban planners and economic reformers.
- The Anti-Bush Factor (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
Senator Robert Menendez of New Jersey, a Democrat, remains deadlocked against a Republican challenger viewed by voters as less qualified and more out of touch, and much of Menendez's support in the heavily Democratic state can be attributed to . . .
- Too Soft To Take Stand On Terror (Pioneer, Shobori Ganguli, Oct 27, 2006)
Keep your eyes open and your mouth shut, American author John Steinbeck once said.
- Dutch Dilemmas (Frontline, RAFIA ZAKARIA, Oct 27, 2006)
A thought-provoking account that makes readers question Enlightenment values that are politically tainted.
- Perils Of Isolation (Frontline, A.G. NOORANI, Oct 27, 2006)
This book, based on archival material, is concerned with the internal set-up in North Korea, which is enveloped in secrecy and myth.
- Wasting Money In Iraq (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
When the full encyclopedia of Bush administration misfeasance in Iraq is compiled, it will have to include a lengthy section on the contracting fiascos that wasted billions of taxpayer dollars in the name of rebuilding the country.
- N. Korean Border (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
At the isolated border crossing in this small Chinese town, no one noticed when North Korea conducted its nuclear test in an underground mine about 140 kilometers away.
- For Many Americans, The Voting Is Already Over (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
It's nearly Election Day, and campaigns are strategizing about last-minute tactics. In some races candidates are preparing for their final debate. And election officials are working overtime to make sure voting machines and ballots are ready . . .
- Trouble Sealing Egypt-Gaza Border (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
Just under a year ago, Middle East peacebrokers reached what was heralded as a relative breakthrough in the Israeli-Palestinian stalemate: an agreement on border crossings in and out of the Gaza Strip.
- As Wells Dry Up, Will Mexico Privatize Oil? (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
Even as popular pressure grows around Latin America for a stronger state hand in developing natural resources such as oil and gas, Mexico's president-elect Felipe Calderón may be forced to consider putting more power in private hands.
- Sanctions Don't Dent North Korea-China Trade (New York Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
At the isolated border crossing in this small Chinese town, no one noticed when North Korea conducted its nuclear test in an underground mine about 90 miles away.
- On Iraq, The Alternatives Are Murky (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
Throughout this long election season, voters have consistently identified the war in Iraq as the most serious problem facing the nation. But what are the politicians offering as a solution?
- Us Court Backs Gay Couples’ Legal Rights (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
New Jersey’s highest court ruled on Wednesday that gay couples are entitled to the same legal rights and financial benefits as heterosexual couples.
- Bush Signs Bill To Build Border Fence To Stop Mexicans (Independent (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
President George Bush has signed a bill authorising 700 miles of fencing along the US-Mexican border, a pre-election gift to his tough-on-immigration white conservative base, but one that risks alienating America's growing Latino population and straining
- Climate Change: Economist's Warning To Blair's Cabinet (Independent (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
Global warming could cost the world's economies up to 20 per cent of their gross domestic product (GDP) if urgent action is not taken to stop floods, storms and natural catastrophes.
- Emergency: The Citizen’S Dilemma (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 27, 2006)
It’s 8.30 am. Sitting by the window upstairs, I was reading the paper when I noticed an intruder jumping over the compound wall and entering our garden...
- Iraq: Bush Hints At Change In Tactics (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Oct 27, 2006)
Two weeks before Congressional elections that are widely tipped to go against the ruling Republicans, President George Bush has admitted serious problems in Iraq and a willingness to consider a change in tactics.
- German Connection (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
The books under review showcase the reshaping and re-centring of the long tradition of German Indology.
- Sleaze Attacks May Tip The Balance (Times Online (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
A Republican candidate has turned a key Democrat weapon on his opponent in the midterm elections
- Cardin Skips Debate In Charles County (Washington Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
U.S. Rep. Benjamin L. Cardin last night skipped an NAACP-sponsored debate in Charles County, Md., a day after the Democratic Senate nominee stammered and stumbled during a faceoff with the Republican nominee, Lt. Gov. Michael S. Steele.
- India Abolishes Husbands' 'Right' To Rape Wife (Independent (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
For the first time, women in India have legal protection against abuse in their own homes under a law which came into force yesterday. It is the first time Indian law has recognised marital rape, sexual, emotional or verbal abuse of a woman by . . .
- An Indian Vision (Deccan Herald, U R RAO, Oct 27, 2006)
To realise a sustained 9 per cent growth rate, infrastructure, agriculture and education must improve.
- Bush, Signing Bill For Border Fence, Urges Wider Overhaul (New York Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
President Bush signed into law on Thursday a bill providing for construction of 700 miles of added fencing along the Southwestern border, calling the legislation “an important step toward immigration reform.”
- Deterring Kim Jong Il (Washington Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
In an interview aired last week, George Stephanopoulos put the question to President Bush: What would he do if "North Korea sold nukes to Iran or al-Qaeda?" Bush replied, "They'd be held to account."
- Goldman's New Partners Get $10m Surprise (Times Online (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
Two dozen wealthy London bankers woke up yesterday considerably richer as they joined the elite partnership of Goldman Sachs, Wall Street’s most profitable securities firm.
- Angry Iraq Leader Hits Back As Allies Try To Stay Confident (Times Online (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
A fresh rift opened between the Iraqi Prime Minister and his US backers yesterday when he bridled at American diplomatic and military tactics.
- Bush Signs U.S.-Mexico Border Fence Bill (US News & World Report, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
President Bush wanted an exchange of workers with Mexico to bring order to the border, but wound up signing a law Thursday that approves partitioning 700 miles of the United States from its southern neighbor.
- Is Bush Reluctant To Set Benchmarks? (US News & World Report, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
Even as President Bush asked Americans to brace themselves for sacrifices yet to come in Iraq, U.S. commanders on the ground are questioning the commitment of the Iraqi government itself–and the apparent disconnect between the wishes of the . . .
- Bush Signs Law To Build Border Fence (Washington Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
President Bush yesterday signed a law committing to build nearly 700 miles of fence along the U.S.-Mexico border -- although less than 24 hours earlier, he told conservative writers that he doesn't see immigration as a major issue in this year's campaign.
- Rethinking Iraq (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 26, 2006)
For White House, change in Iraq policy is good. But not too much of it, writes Anne Gearan from Washington.
- Expectations From An Uttaranchal Election (Indian Express, Brinda Karat, Oct 26, 2006)
This is with reference to the report of the press conference I addressed in Dehra Dun, published in The Indian Express of October 25.
- Us Reasons To Stay Put In Iraq Are Musharraf, Karzai, Says Cheney (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2006)
The US is not looking for an "exit strategy" on Iraq, one of the reasons being that what happens in that country will have an impact on the future of Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf.
- Completing The Team (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Oct 26, 2006)
As reshuffles go, Tuesday’s exercise was a small one, aimed at filling the vacancies in the Union Council of Ministers.
- President Hu May Address Joint Session, Left Okays (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2006)
When Chinese President Hu Jintao visits India in November, he may do what his United States counterpart George Bush did not in March — address a joint sitting of Parliament.
- 'N-Deal Key Element In Non-Proliferation Policy' (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2006)
The US views the civilian nuclear deal with India as a key element of a comprehensive policy to strengthen the global non-proliferation regime in the context of North Korea's nuclear explosion.
- Us Ambassador Flays British Truce With Taliban (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2006)
The US Ambassador to Afghanistan, Mr Ronald Neumann, has expressed “unease” over the British military’s ceasefire with the Taliban and subsequent withdrawal from a flashpoint town of Musa Qala.
- Bush Says Iraq Tactics Will Change (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2006)
President George W Bush said on Wednesday he was “not satisfied’’ with the situation in Iraq and that the United States was shifting its tactics and working on a timetable with the Iraqi government that includes political measures to stem some . . .
- Karva Chauth Capitalism (Times of India, Mohan Rao, Oct 26, 2006)
There has been a steady decline in India's overall sex ratio (SR) over the 20th century.
- Seized Pak Arms Shown To Us Commander (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2006)
The Pakistani arms and ammunition recovered from terrorists were shown by Army officers to Adm William J. Fallon, Commander of the American Pacific Command, when he visited various counter-insurgency formations in the forward areas of Jammu yesterday.
- Iran To Begin Second Atomic Fuel Network In Days: Agency (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2006)
Iran will start feeding uranium gas into a second network of centrifuges in days, an Iranian news agency said on Wednesday.
- Parochial Freedoms (Telegraph, MUKUL KESAVAN, Oct 26, 2006)
In the latest issue of The Economist, the columnist Charlemagne (named, appropriately enough, after the fiercely Christian 8th-century king who defined the frontiers of Western Europe) argued against formal restrictions on free speech.
- Poetic Justice For Modi (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 26, 2006)
The Gujarat High Court’s dismissal of the U.C. Banerjee Committee — set up by the union railway ministry to probe the fire on the S-6 coach on the Sabarmati Express at Godhra on February 27, 2002 — as illegal is cause for much joy in the Organiser . . .
- Two Cheers (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Oct 26, 2006)
The possibility of Illinois Democrat senator Barack Obama, son of a Kenyan father and a white mother, contesting the 2008 presidential elections has sent ripples of excitement across America.
- To Find The Truth, Read The Fine Print (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 26, 2006)
Iranian leaders, on one hand, pretend to favour peace while, on the other, they call for the destruction of Israel and support suicide bombers, says Nir Boms.
- Raid Reveals Us N-Lab Breach (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2006)
A drug bust at a trailer park in New Mexico turned up what appeared to be classified documents taken from the Los Alamos nuclear weapons laboratory, authorities said on Tuesday.
- Us Signals Pullback From Iraq (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 26, 2006)
In the firmest indication yet of a timetable for withdrawal from Iraq, America’s most senior general there and its top civilian official have drawn the outlines of a political and military plan that could see a substantial pullout of US troops . . .
- At Last (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 26, 2006)
It will remain a mystery why it took the prime minister, Mr Manmohan Singh, ten months to appoint a foreign minister.
- A Warming Planet (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 26, 2006)
The warning from a group of scientists from NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies, that 2005 was the warmest year on record since the end of the last major ice age nearly 12,000 years ago, deserves serious attention from both policymakers . . .
- Face Transplant Race (Telegraph, Amit Roy, Oct 26, 2006)
In a medical breakthrough, a British surgeon was today given the go-ahead by an ethics committee to perform the world’s first full face transplant “within a year”.
- Courage And Prophecy (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 26, 2006)
His life is one of the most magnificent examples of courage — it has been the privilege of mankind to behold this…
- Pm’S Road Map (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 26, 2006)
That the national highway project is stalled is no longer a matter of debate, unlike earlier when this government would contest statistics.
- Still Defiant (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 26, 2006)
A fortnight after North Korea’s nuclear explosion of 9 October, a great flurry of diplomatic activity has led to a formidable international line-up against that country.
- Collapse Of Ecosystems Likely If Plunder Continues (Hindu, John Vidal, Oct 26, 2006)
A WWF report warns that we are threatening ourselves with extinction.
- Suicide Attacks Keep Us On Alert (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Oct 26, 2006)
Some 125 suicide bombings against Afghan targets have been recorded between January and September this year, according to General James Jones, head of NATO forces in Europe and Afghanistan.
- The Quintessential Thava (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 26, 2006)
A thava should be handled as a moody new bride, where patience is mandatory.
- Why Kelsey Baird Got An E-Tutor From India (Deccan Herald, Amelia Gentleman, Oct 26, 2006)
Call centres charge about £50 a month for unlimited individual help to pupils thousands of miles away from India
- Kargil Red-Hot Again (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Oct 26, 2006)
The renewed controversy over the 1999 operation spurs demands for an enquiry commission.
- Exploring Sci-Fi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2006)
Though integrating fiction with science is not something that has been done too often in India, it is also true that a readership base for science fiction doesn't exist in India.
- Finally, A Foreign Minister (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 26, 2006)
Whether due to the oil-for-food scandal, inner-party politics, or paucity of talent in the upper echelons of the Manmohan Singh Government, the absence of a ranking, full-time External Affairs Minister for almost a year has cost the country dear.
- Pakistan Presses U.S. For Civil Nuclear Energy Pact (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Oct 26, 2006)
Demand on the lines of India-U.S. agreement
- World Will Lose If Deal Fails: Kakodkar (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2006)
India will be forced to adopt alternative energy options
- Jammu And Kashmir Autonomy Working Group Proves Stillborn (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Oct 26, 2006)
Manmohan's Srinagar promise paralysed by problems
- Nc Pulls Out Of Working Groups (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Oct 26, 2006)
Renewed contact with secessionists behind decision?
- U.S. Bypassing Me: Maliki (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Oct 26, 2006)
Iraq, America tensions deepen
- Bush's 'Benchmarks' For Iraq Sound Familiar (Washington Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2006)
The text of President Bush's news conference yesterday ran to nearly 10,000 words, but what may have been more significant were the things he did not say.
- Crime And Punishment: There Is A Case For The Middle Path (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Oct 26, 2006)
The 24 years and four months jail term awarded to former Enron CEO Jeff Skilling, by the Houston District Court on Monday has re-ignited the debate over white-collar crime. How should societies and courts, as the voice of society, respond to such crime?
- Lacklustre Exercise: Cabinet Could Do With A Major Shakeup (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Oct 26, 2006)
The Cabinet reshuffle may not have spelt a radical break, but it’s not without its silver lining.
- 'Logistics Management Does Matter' (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Oct 26, 2006)
As logistics and transportation assume greater importance in an economy growing at over 8%, India is attracting international logistics companies to provide integrated supply chain solutions.
- Kiran Desai's Inheritance (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2006)
At 35, Kiran Desai becomes the youngest woman to win the Man Booker Prize.
- Clarity On Policy, Please (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Oct 26, 2006)
Open letter to the Governor, Reserve Bank of India
- Why Florida May Have N. Africa To Thank (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2006)
In May, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) forecast an above-normal Atlantic hurricane season, with up to 16 named storms and 10 full-blown hurricanes, six of them Category 3 or greater.
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