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Articles 6421 through 6520 of 31829:
- Thousands Protest Lebanon War Outside White House (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
Thousands of people demonstrated outside the White House to protest Israel's US-backed military operations in Lebanon and the Palestinian territories.
- It's Between The Two Pms (Pioneer, Gautam Sen, Aug 13, 2006)
Apart from both being 'PM,' one by virtue of his initials, the other due to the political office he occupies, General Pervez Musharraf and Mr Manmohan Singh share a common dilemma. It is this shared dilemma that leads one to routinely . . .
- Terror In The Sky (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 13, 2006)
Jihadis as mass murderers ---- The nightmarish plot hatched by a group of terrorists in Britain and Pakistan to blow up 10 or more passenger aircraft over the Atlantic or while they circled over American cities prior to landing is . . .
- Concern In Cong Over Us Deal (Pioneer, Yogesh Vajpeyi, Aug 13, 2006)
Few in the Congress may be seen standing by former External Affairs Minister Natwar Singh during his troubles in the Iraq oil scam, but many senior party leaders share his concern about Manmohan Singh Government's handling of the Indo-US nuclear . . .
- Bugs In The System (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 13, 2006)
DO journalists routinely bug phones and illegally intrude on peoples’ privacy? That question is bound to be posed after this week’s police operation that resulted in charges against a reporter working for the “News of the World”.
- End Of Revolution (Pioneer, Anjan Roy, Aug 13, 2006)
It's too early to assess the consequences of the decision of Maoists in Nepal to take part in parliamentary democracy.
- Hezbollah Accepts Un Ceasefire (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah has said the militant organisation would abide by the UN ceasefire resolution.
- Jammu: Surrendered Militants Rounded Up, Told To Leave (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
As part of its beefed-up security measures on Independence Day eve, the Jammu and Kashmir Police have for the first time asked surrendered militants to immediately leave Jammu for the next few days.
- Where From Heathrow? (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 12, 2006)
Condemnation and congratulations are both in order.
- An Elusive Peace (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Aug 12, 2006)
It is unbelievable that Israel would launch such a massive ground and air onslaught only to secure the release of the two soldiers Hizbollah captured on July 12.
- Bank Freezes Suspects’ Assets (Telegraph, Amit Roy, Aug 12, 2006)
Nineteen of 24 British Muslims who are in police custody, accused of plotting to blow up 10 aircraft on the UK-US route with liquid explosives, had their assets frozen today, presumably to stop them from giving money to co-conspirators who may not . . .
- Wto: Seeds Of New Beginning? (Daily Excelsior, Pallab Bhattacharya, Aug 12, 2006)
Soon after the WTO trade talks broke down in Geneva on July 25, Commerce and Industry Minister Kamal Nath suggested that it would not affect India's economic growth story and New Delhi would go ahead with proposals for entering into bilateral and . . .
- Exit Route Readied For Natwar (Daily Excelsior, Sondip Bhattacharya, Aug 12, 2006)
The dirty politics of Indian variety is in full glare, and the blame game to knockout the former Foreign minister K. Natwar Singh is being played with great precision.
- France, Us Reach Deal On West Asia Conflict (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
France and the US reached a deal on a final draft resolution in the UN Security Council to end the month-long war between Israel and the Hizbollah, which would be put for voting today, diplomats said.
- ‘Pokhran Sullied India’S Image’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
Distancing the CPI(M) from the BJP on the issue of India-US nuclear deal, Marxist leader Sitaram Yechury on Friday said the saffron party, by conducting Pokhran-II blasts, had brought India’s stature to a parity with that of Pakistan from a . . .
- U.K.'S Response To Terrorism Makes Things Worse (Hindu, Dan Plesch, Aug 12, 2006)
What is needed now is an effective counter-terrorism strategy.
- 29 Killed In Fighting Between Ltte, Sri Lankan Army (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Aug 12, 2006)
The two sides are engaged in fierce fighting for control of a waterway in the east
- Six People Killed In Iran Helicopter Crash » (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
Six people were killed when a cargo helicopter crashed in northern Iran early on Friday, state-run television reported.
- U.K. Freezes Assets Of 19 Terror Suspects (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Aug 12, 2006)
Most of the 24 arrested are young men of Pakistani origin, born and brought up in Britain
- Muslims Slam Bush For His 'Islamic Fascist' Term (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
US president Bush tightened airline security on Thursday and said the plot foiled by Britain to blow up US-bound flights was a "stark reminder" the United States is "at war with Islamic fascists".
- Nda Seeks Kalam’S Intervention On Nuclear Deal (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
Asserting that the events relating to the Indo-US nuclear deal could prove detrimental to India's nuclear sovereignty, the NDA today sought the intervention of President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam to ensure that the UPA government accepts “The Sense of . . .
- Israeli Pm Okays War Expansion (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert ordered the army to expand its ground offensive into Lebanon on Friday, saying there was a lack of progress in UN talks on a truce, political sources said.
- Us Warns Of Terror Attacks In India (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Aug 12, 2006)
The US Embassy here has warned of a series of bombing in or around New Delhi and Mumbai between today and August 16 by “foreign terrorists” and dropped a bombshell that the Al-Qaida could also be involved in such strikes.
- Circle Of Terror (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Aug 12, 2006)
Western intelligence agencies have uncovered another plot that would have unleashed destruction on the same scale as 9/11, around the fifth anniversary of the day the twin towers were demolished.
- Ultras Were In Final Stage To Bomb Planes (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
Terrorists had planned to blow up 10 US-bound planes by mixing a British sports drink with a gel-like substance and were hoping to stage a practice run followed by actual attacks "within days", security officials said today.
- The More Things Change... (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Aug 12, 2006)
The Congress’s chargesheet against the NDA has returned to haunt the party.
- Natwar Back In Attack Mode (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
Former foreign minister Natwar Singh, who appeared to be in a subdued mood on Thursday, was back in warpaint on Friday renewing his attack on PM Manmohan Singh and claiming that Congress president Sonia Gandhi was fully aware of his transactions . . .
- Populist Fizz (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 12, 2006)
Kerala's heavy-handed and self-defeating stance of banning the manufacture and consumption of colas should have cautioned other state governments to the dangers of such impromptu and irrational action.
- Bush Fires (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 12, 2006)
He pronounced it right. That’s about the only thing commendable about George Bush’s newest verbal weapon in the war against terror.
- Ten Reasons I Couldn’T Get My Fix From Bbc (Indian Express, SAUBHIK CHAKRABARTI, Aug 12, 2006)
I watched BBC World on Thursday night and Friday morning - and fought cold turkey. Beeb was going big on the Heathrow/foiled terrorist plot story. But I wasn’t getting my fix.
- Dysfunctional Democracy (News International, IMTIAZ GUL, Aug 12, 2006)
India gets its nuclear deal with the United States through Congress. Pakistan is hamstrung by conditions imposed on its purchase of F-16s (such as a commitment on not to transfer technology) on the one hand, and by reservations and opposition . . .
- The Coming Tsunami Of Trash (Deccan Herald, Niall Ferguson, Aug 12, 2006)
With plastic, a new kind of pollutant entered the sea; one that has taken more than a century to degrade.
- Sri Lanka Parliament Extends Emergency Regulations (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Aug 12, 2006)
Battle between the Sri Lanka Army and LTTE spreads to Jaffna peninsula
- U.S. Warns Of Terror Attacks In India (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Aug 12, 2006)
Foreign terrorists, including those from the Al-Qaeda, allegedly planning to target Delhi, Mumbai
- Evidence Mounts Of Pakistan Links (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Aug 12, 2006)
Many held in U.K. for bomb plot travelled to Pakistan
- Don't Ignore The Ominous Signs (News International, Praful Bidwai, Aug 12, 2006)
The writer, a former newspaper editor, is a researcher and peace and human-rights activist based in Delhi
- Jet Airways Heathrow Security Staffer Is Among 24 Held For . . . (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
A 23-year-old employee of Jet Airways at Heathrow is one of the 24 people arrested in connection with the planned air terror attack which was foiled on Thursday.
- Carnage In Lebanon (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 12, 2006)
Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora was overwhelmed with emotion and wept publicly while describing the carnage his country is suffering at the hands of Israel.
- Indifferent To Heritage (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 12, 2006)
Driving along the Siraj Covered Bazaar, aka Siraj Covered Market, Islamabad's first residential area market where virtually everything could be found under one roof, just two days ago, I was met by a most unsettling and worrisome . . .
- Uk Terror Arrests (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 12, 2006)
From the arrests of 21 people (all born and raised in Britain) by the UK police on Wednesday, it seems that a major terrorist plot to attack the United States may have been averted.
- Tourism Industry Hit By Rains, Floods (News International, Javed Aziz Khan, Aug 12, 2006)
With destroying the whole infrastructure in the five districts of the NWFP, the October 8 earthquake along with the recent torrential rains and floods wrecked the most picturesque areas of the province, resulting into a severe setback to the . . .
- Plot Foiled (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 12, 2006)
India needs to be on guard against more terror attacks
- Implications Of The F-16 Deal (Dawn, Javid Husain, Aug 12, 2006)
As was to be expected, the Pakistan Foreign Office welcomed on August 3 the approval by the US Congress of the sale of F-16 aircraft to Pakistan and rejected the impression that unprecedented conditions had been accepted by Islamabad to acquire them.
- From Naltar Valley To Bronx (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 12, 2006)
There is much to celebrate in the 13-month-old snow leopard Leo’s journey to the Bronx zoo in America.
- Liquid Explosives Elude Checks (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 12, 2006)
As the technology of terrorism gets more sophisticated, technology too must become more sophisticated.
- Nuclear Deal: Why Avoid Sense Of Parliament? (Hindu, Prakash Karat, Aug 12, 2006)
Why is the UPA Government unwilling to have the nuclear deal discussed in Parliament so that a common viewpoint emerges which can be the sense of Parliament? What is clear is that the Government has begun to adjust our foreign policy to the . . .
- Terror And The Pakistan Connection (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 12, 2006)
It is a matter of great relief that the British security services have foiled the plans of a clearly `Islamicist' terrorist ring to blow up several aircraft over the Atlantic and cause unimaginable loss of life.
- Us Muslims Upset Over ‘Islamic Facists’ Remark (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
A leading Islamic civil rights group in the United States has expressed ‘‘concern’’ over President George W Bush’s use of the term ‘‘Islamic fascists’’ while commenting on the terrorist plot to bomb several airliners, saying it contributes . . .
- Sonia, Pm, Us: Natwar Rages Against The Dying Of His Cong Light (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Aug 12, 2006)
‘Not a leaf moves in the Congress without Sonia Gandhi’s approval and knowledge,’ declared former external affairs minister and suspended Congress veteran Natwar Singh today, insisting that he had kept the Congress chief informed of all that . . .
- Six Policemen Sentenced To Life For Rape (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
CB-CID probe confirms their involvement in the crime against Irula woman
- Krishna Water Likely To Reach State Limits By August 20 (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
Government trying to get 12 tmcft water
- Pakistan Had A Big Role In Uncovering Plot (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Aug 12, 2006)
Its arrests of suspected terrorists played crucial role in uncovering plot
- India Bans Liquids, Gels At Airports (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
According to the new guidelines, all liquids/gels are barred, but one handbag is allowed per passenger. Women have been given concession as they can carry their purse/vanity bag besides a handbag. Mobile phones can be carried in hand.
- Terror Suspects Identified (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
The Bank of England named and froze the assets of 19 of the 24 air terror suspects on Friday.
- A Spurious Crusade (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 12, 2006)
As someone who is passionate about saving the environment, it angers me when environmental groups trivialise issues of deep seriousness.
- Darfur Crisis Forgotten As ‘Peace’ Turns To (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
Is Darfur the world’s latest forgotten crisis? A May peace deal signed by only one of three negotiating rebel factions and rejected by tens of thousands of people in Sudan’s vast west has given the world an excuse to remove the conflict from top . . .
- Lankan Mly Hits Ltte Positions (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
The Tamil Tigers said on Friday the Sri Lankan military had attacked their northern territory and bombed a training camp in the east, killing many rebels, as the battlefront of the worst fighting since a 2002 truce spread.
- Key Figure Among 24 Arrested In Pakistan (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
Pakistan said on Friday it had arrested 24 people, including an al-Qaeda operative with links in Afghanistan, in connection with the alleged UK terror plot to blow up trans-Atlantic airliners.
- Key Powers Agree On Lebanon Ceasefire Resolu (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
Israel began an expanded ground offensive in southern Lebanon on Friday after expressing dissatisfaction over an emerging ceasefire deal.
- Security Council Unanimously Passes Resolution Calling For Ceasefire . . . (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
The UN Security Council on Saturday unanimously passed a resolution calling for a cessation of hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah and the deployment of a 15,000-strong international force in Lebanon.
- Terrorism Is Certainly On The Rise (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 12, 2006)
AS per the version made available by the British authorities, a tragedy of great magnitude has been averted. According to the British police they had foiled a plot to blow up flights to . . .
- Thousands Witness Car Festival At Sevvapet Temple (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
Thousands of devotees witnessed car festival of Sevvapet Sri Mariamman Temple here on Friday to mark `Adi Peruvizha'.
- Gilead, Merck To Distribute Combination Aids Pill (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
Gilead Sciences Inc. and Merck & Co. Inc. said on Friday they have agreed to distribute a new triple-combination AIDS pill in developing countries.
- Lebanon: France, Us Close To Deal On Un Plan (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
The United States and France were close to an agreement on Friday on a UN resolution aimed at halting the bloodshed in Lebanon and Israel, but objections from combatants could force another delay.
- Spending On Defence (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 12, 2006)
President Musharraf's criticism of those he terms "drawing room critics and pseudo intellectuals" who want a reduction in the country's defence expenditure seems somewhat misplaced. Speaking in Karachi at the launching ceremony of the Agosta . . .
- Train Down Memory Lane (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 12, 2006)
Two Indian states divided by the common Cauvery river could now be brought closer together by renaming a train linking Chennai with Mysore.
- Terror In The Sky (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 12, 2006)
Jihadis as mass murderers ---- The nightmarish plot hatched by a group of terrorists in Britain and Pakistan to blow up 10 or more passenger aircraft over the Atlantic or while they circled over American cities prior to landing is an eye-opener . . .
- Natwar Back In Rebel Mudra (Pioneer, Akhilesh Suman, Aug 12, 2006)
praises Nehru, slams PM ---- Suspended Congress leader and former External Affairs Minister Natwar Singh on Friday gave unmistakable hints that he would not relent in his campaign against Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
- Downsizing Subsidies (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Aug 12, 2006)
Technology will help break the political stalemate
- Mozart Opera Tackles Sweatshops, Slavery In Ny (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
An unfinished Mozart opera about slavery that opened in New York this week shows the 18th century composer was no "airhead" but rather a passionate human rights activist, director Peter Sellars said on Friday.
- Britain Identifies 19 Of 24 In Mass Murder Plot (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
'Key person' among 7 more arrested in Pakistan ---- British officials on Friday identified 19 of the suspects accused of planning to blow up US-bound aircraft in the biggest terrorist plot to be uncovered since 9/11.
- End Of Revolution (Pioneer, Anjan Roy, Aug 12, 2006)
It's too early to assess the consequences of the decision of Maoists in Nepal to take part in parliamentary democracy.
- Nasrallah New Arab World Hero (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Aug 12, 2006)
"Nasser in 1956, Nasrallah in 2006" — the Arab street has found a new hero, a figure that it has been looking for to act as a catalyst to unite the Arab world and infuse it with an agenda and a common mission. Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, the . . .
- Nda Team Meets Kalam On Nuke Deal (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
Former Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee on Friday led an NDA delegation to the President, Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, and sought his intervention over the Opposition demand for a "Sense-of-Parliament" resolution on the Indo-US nuclear deal.
- How To Avoid Making Mistakes (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 12, 2006)
America’s space programme is very generously funded, so they can afford to take every conceivable precaution. Still, when extraneous considerations come in, like deadlines to be met, beating the Russians, showing to the world how advanced . . .
- It's Between The Two Pms (Pioneer, Gautam Sen, Aug 12, 2006)
Apart from both being 'PM,' one by virtue of his initials, the other due to the political office he occupies, General Pervez Musharraf and Mr Manmohan Singh share a common dilemma.
- The `Darwinian Element' In Supply-Demand Matters (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 12, 2006)
"The outlook for the world economy is uncertain at best — and dire at worst," warns Wake Up! But not all is gloomy: If It's Raining in Brazil, Buy Starbucks. And there are more useful tips in Controlling Currency Mismatches in Emerging Markets.
- For Inclusive Growth (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 12, 2006)
The key task is not of raising the economic growth rate to 10 per cent but of sustaining it and spreading it widely.
- Retail Therapy On Tap (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 12, 2006)
Consumerism is a term that arouses as much opprobrium as terrorism in economies that have a congenital problem of plenty.
- Theatre Of The Absurd (The Financial Express, Malvika Singh, Aug 12, 2006)
The ongoing political drama is leading to a lack of faith in politics and democracy
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