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Articles 321 through 420 of 500:
- “A Recognition Of Individuals’ Efforts” (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2007)
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday congratulated Al Gore and the U.N. climate change panel on winning the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize, saying the former U.S. Vice-President’s efforts reflect how individuals and groups can change and crystallise . . .
- 11 Tigers Killed: Colombo (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Oct 13, 2007)
The Sri Lanka military on Friday claimed that at least 11 cadres of the LTTE and a soldier were killed in clashes across the northern region. The fighting raged on even as the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Louise Arbour . . . .
- India Seeks Global Response To Terrorism (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2007)
Indian Ambassador Nirupam Sen told the UN General Assembly's legal committee to devise a "global response" to deal with terrorism saying ....
- Getting Bloodier And Messier (Dawn, S. Mudassir Ali Shah, Oct 13, 2007)
SENSELESS suicide attacks, relentless bombings and ubiquitous insurgency-related violence across Afghanistan — claiming thousands of lives during the last nine months — have made 2007 the most deadly year for a war-weary nation since the ouster of . . . .
- Indian's Surprise At Nobel Award (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2007)
Indian scientist Rajendra Pachauri has spoken of his surprise at the UN panel he heads being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for its work on global warming.
- Sc Steps In Way Of Nro (Daily Times, Irfan Ghauri, Oct 13, 2007)
The Supreme Court (SC) on Friday declined to stay the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) 2007, but held that any benefit drawn by any public office-holder under the ordinance would be subject to the final decision of the court.
- Haiti Floods Leave 45 Dead (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2007)
At least 45 people have died in the poverty-stricken island of Haiti as homes were swept away in floods triggered by heavy rain, the Interior Ministry said on Friday.
- Killing Fields (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Oct 12, 2007)
More poppies than ever have bloomed in Afghanistan during the past year. So says the latest report by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and the World Bank.
- Un Flays Hired Muscles (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2007)
The United Nations urged US authorities on Thursday to hold private security firms accountable for unjustified killings of Iraqi civilians and warned against increasing reliance on the heavily armed guards.
- Pm Meets Elbaradei As N-Deal Loses Course (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2007)
As time started to run out for the Government to press forward with India-US nuclear deal, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday met International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Mohamed ElBaradei.
- Un ‘Deplores’ Myanmar Crackdown (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2007)
The UN Security Council said today it “strongly deplores” the violent crackdown on protesters by Myanmar’s military rulers and called for a “genuine dialogue” between the government and the pro-democracy opposition.
- Upa At A Crossroads (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Oct 12, 2007)
The immediate problem for the Congress is to keep the UPA intact. The good news for the party is that none of its allies wants to go for a mid-term poll. All, however, depends on whether the Congress president wants an election now or not
- Reflections On Burma (Pioneer, Vinayshil Gautam, Oct 12, 2007)
There is something happening in our foreign policy which marks a departure from how it has been conventionally handled. This needs to be understood and assessed.
- Junta Lashes Out At West, Foreign Media For Stoking Protests (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2007)
Myanmar's ruling military angrily accused Western powers and foreign media today of inciting recent protests that were crushed by soldiers, and China urged the world to back UN mediation efforts to reconcile the junta and the pro-democracy movement.
- The Resistance In Iraq And Western Claims (Hindu, Seumas Milne, Oct 12, 2007)
In spite of the impact of the surge and U.S.-armed Sunni groups, resistance is bound to continue until the occupiers leave.
- In The Month Of Ramzan (Indian Express, NEHA SINHA, Oct 12, 2007)
It is the holy month of Ramzan and we are in Afghanistan. But look for the expected, the much depicted figures of men in beards and women in burkhas, coupled with a staunch religious-seriousness of purpose, and you will be re-educated.
- Myanmar Lashes Out At Western Powers (Hindu, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Oct 12, 2007)
At least one anti-junta protester, a pro-democracy activist, has “died in custody” in Myanmar, according to dissident sources in neighbouring Thailand.
- Elbaradei Meets Indian Pm Amid Nuclear Impasse (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2007)
The UN nuclear watchdog head Mohamed ElBaradei met India’s prime minister on Thursday in a long-scheduled trip as time started to run out for the government to press forward with a nuclear deal with the United States.
- No Deadline For Negotiations, Says El Baradei (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2007)
Visiting IAEA chief Mohammad El Baradei today said the UN nuclear watchdog agency was prepared to wait till New Delhi was ready to discuss with it and there was no deadline on reaching the safeguards agreement with India.
- Real Gandhi (Indian Express, VARGHESE K. GEORGE, Oct 11, 2007)
The Organiser is agitated over Sonia Gandhi representing India at the UN.
- Maoist Muddle (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2007)
NEPALESE politics is currently going through one of its frequent convulsions, with the popular mood swaying from complete pessimism to cautious optimism.
- 18.6 K, And Counting (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Oct 11, 2007)
Political uncertainty doesn’t seem to be bothering the market any more.
- Iran: France & Russia Patch Up (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2007)
After two days of hectic parleys, Russia and France today sorted out their differences over stiffer sanction on Iran with the two sides agreeing that Teheran’s nuclear programme “must be transparent”.
- Rising Tensions In West Asia (Frontline, JOHN CHERIAN, Oct 11, 2007)
Israel’s aggression against Syria comes in the face of the Bush administration’s supplanting of Syria in place of Iraq in the “axis of evil”.
- African Needs And The Un (Deccan Herald, THABO MBEKI, Oct 11, 2007)
The world community has not lived up to the undertakings it made to the poor in Africa.
- Blues In The Backyard (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2007)
So what’s the view in India about Burma? You must all be busy with the big story? From around the last week of September, that is all I am being asked by almost everyone I meet, on both sides of the Atlantic.
- Palestinian President Wants Return Of Pre-1967 Borders (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2007)
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday laid down his demands for the borders of the future independent state by demanding full withdrawal from all territories occupied by Israel in 1967...
- A Nuclear Test And New Realities (Hindu, P.S. Suryanarayana, Oct 11, 2007)
Washington is a wounded global power, whose preoccupations involving some West Asian countries have compelled it to play second fiddle to China as an advocate of non-proliferation in regard to the DPRK.
- U.N. Rights Official Visits Sri Lanka (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Oct 11, 2007)
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour, on a five-day visit for a first hand assessment of the human rights situation, exchanged views with Defence Secretary Gothabaya Rajapaksa on Wednesday.
- Iraq: Uk Plans Spring Cleaning (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2007)
Britain will halve its remaining troop contingent in Iraq next spring, Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced on Monday. A British official later said they could not guarantee that any troops would remain in Iraq by the end of 2008.
- India Wants 'More Inclusive' Globalisation (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2007)
Warning against social consequences of increasing phenomenon of jobless growth in developing nations, India has said partnerships between governments and private sector can explore means of corporate social responsibility as an instrument for . . .
- New Avenues For Financing Healthcare (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 10, 2007)
HEALTH policy in India has shifted its focus from being a comprehensive universal healthcare system as defined by the Bhore Committee (1946) to a policy confined to family planning, immunisation, selected disease surveillance and, to some . . . .
- The Mysterious Burmese Junta (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2007)
These are supposed to be humbling times for foreign policy analysts – chaos in Iraq having made it harder to cast the United States as omnipotent, omniscient and self-actualising.
- We’Ll Wait For India To Talk: Iaea Chief (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2007)
Mohammad ElBaradei, director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, today held a meeting with the chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, Dr Anil Kakodkar.
- Us, Russia Clash At Un Over Kosovo Future (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2007)
The United States and Russia clashed anew over Kosovo on Tuesday, as Washington's UN envoy said Serb-Albanian talks needed to end in two months while Moscow's called for them to carry on until agreement.
- Singapore Rejoins Unesco (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2007)
After a gap of twenty two years , Singapore has rejoined the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO)
- India Calls For Inclusive Approach In Myanmar, Disfavours Sanctions (Hindu, SANDEEP DIKSHIT, Oct 10, 2007)
India is opposed to any sanctions on Myanmar and hopes that the military junta would initiate talks with the jailed pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
- Torrent Of Sorrow In Assam (Frontline, Sushanta Talukdar, Oct 10, 2007)
Assam has been battling devastating floods since May. Three waves of floods, caused by the rivers Brahmaputra and Barak and their tributaries, have affected life in 26 of its 27 districts.
- Pulling Africa Out Of Low-Growth Loop (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Oct 10, 2007)
An Unctad report, analysing the low economic growth of African nations, argues that only strong state intervention can ensure efficient functioning of markets and allocate the available limited resources in an optimum manner consistent with . . . . ..
- Monks & Military (Frontline, P.S. Suryanarayana, Oct 10, 2007)
A SEA of humanity surges through the streets of Yangon. As the new tide of peaceful protest lashes the military dictatorship, video camera-wielding citizen journalists document the story for the world outside.
- India's Guarded Optimism (Frontline, JOHN CHERIAN, Oct 10, 2007)
The Indian government initially made itself conspicuous in the international community by maintaining a discreet silence as monks took to the streets in Myanmar.
- U.S: Myopia As Vision (Frontline, Vijay Prashad, Oct 10, 2007)
Thanks to the Myanmarese protests, Bush returned to his robust message to go after the outposts of tyranny and liberate the world’s peoples.
- Distant Neighbours (Frontline, P.S. Suryanarayana, Oct 10, 2007)
AUNG San Suu Kyi, Nobel Peace Laureate and a celebrated democracy campaigner, is by far the best known face of the spirit of Myanmar and its hapless people.
- A Marriage On The Rocks (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 10, 2007)
MAULANA Fazlur Rehman of the JUI and Qazi Hussain Ahmad of Jamaat-i-Islami are two leaders with different personalities and temperaments.
- India Wants 'More Inclusive' Globalisation (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2007)
Warning against social consequences of increasing phenomenon of jobless growth in developing nations, India has said partnerships between governments and private sector can explore means of corporate social responsibility as an instrument for . . . .
- Karuna Now Removed From His Own Ltte Faction (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2007)
"Colonel" Karuna, the man who revolted against LTTE supremo Velupillai Prabhakaran three years ago, has been "removed" from his own faction of the Tigers and replaced by Pillaiyan, a rival within the group.
- Round I To Left (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2007)
Sticking to their opposition to the Indo-US nuclear deal, Left parties today pushed the beleaguered Manmohan Singh government further into weighing a tough political choice.
- India Is A Valuable Partner: Iaea Chief (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2007)
Amid the controversy over the Indo-US nuke deal, IAEA director general Mohammed ElBaradei on Tuesday said India was a valuable partner for the UN nuclear watchdog and that they will continue to promote the peaceful uses of nuclear energy.
- Junta Deputes Official To Help Relations With Suu Kyi (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2007)
Burma’s ruling junta said on Tuesday that it hoped to achieve "smooth relations" with detained Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, a day after suggesting that her release from house arrest was unlikely to happen anytime soon.
- India Has A Responsible Nuclear Programme: France (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2007)
The two countries share “a high degree of trust,” said Jerome Bonnafont, French Ambassador to India, in his first exclusive interview since he arrived in India, and hope to enhance that relationship with a series of top-level political exchanges . . .
- India Is Valuable Partner, Says Iaea (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2007)
Amid the controversy over the India-US nuclear deal, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Mohammed ElBaradei on Tuesday said that India was a "valuable partner" for the . . . .
- Myanmar Finds New Channel To Suu Kyi (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2007)
Myanmar's Junta tasked a moderate minister to develop relations with democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi as the regime sought, on Tuesday, to deflect criticism over its bloody crackdown on mass protests.
- 24 Killed After Sudan Govt 'Bombed' Darfur (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2007)
Some 24 people were reported to have been killed in a new round of bombing in Sudan's embattled Darfur region, an attack squarely blamed on the government by the head of the African Union (AU) force in the region.
- India, Afghan And The Nam (Deccan Herald, Deepali Gaur Singh, Oct 10, 2007)
With the British government more or less towing the American line on Iran albeit indirectly and the American pressure on India to clear its stand on the “errant” Iranian President, it looks like from SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional . . . .
- We Will Wait For India To Approach Iaea: Elbaradei (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2007)
Even as the Left parties continued their pressure on the government against going ahead with the India-US civil nuclear deal, Mohamed ElBaradei, chief of the UN nuclear watchdog, on Tuesday said he will wait for a formal request from the . . . . .
- Indian Envoy Met Suu Kyi, Delhi Backs Talks With Junta (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2007)
While underlining that it was against imposing sanctions on Myanmar even as efforts were underway in the United Nations, India is looking to step up engagement with Aung San Suu Kyi with the Indian Ambassador in Myanmar having met her a couple of . . . .
- Upa And Left Begin Drifting Polls Apart (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2007)
The three-year-old UPA government is staring at early elections with the Left refusing to climb down on the question of commencing safeguards talks with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
- Two-Day Meet In China To Promote ‘Trilateral’ Cooperation (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2007)
Indian, Russian, Chinese Foreign Ministers to focus on transport, Information Technology and biotech
Setting will enable India to discuss reforms in the U.N.
China feels three could join hands in several fields
- Big, Bold, Brassy (Deccan Herald, Marianne de Nazareth, Oct 09, 2007)
New York is the city of streets filled with dreams, of unbridled ambition and bank balances worth millions and yet, it also has the salve that can help it bounce back, after a catastrophe like 9/11.
- Junta Names Pointsman For Talks With Suu Kyi (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2007)
Myanmar's deputy labour minister has been appointed as a liaison official for contacts with detained opposition leader Mrs Aung San Suu Kyi, state media announced tonight.
- Iaf Displays Prowess (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2007)
The Indian Air Force will continue to enhance cooperation with other air forces to sharpen talons and assimilate ‘best practices’, the air chief, Air Chief Marshal Fali Homi Major, said today.
- British Varsity Forced To Return ‘Looted’ Iraq Treasure (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2007)
One of Britain’s leading universities is embroiled in an embarrassing row over hundreds of treasures looted from Iraq. Found scattered around ancient Mesopotamia, the Aramaic incantation or devil bowls were placed upside down in homes during the . . . .
- El Baradei Arrives In India As N-Row Rages (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2007)
The UN’s nuclear watchdog head begins a long scheduled trip to India on Monday that has turned into a political flashpoint as a nuclear energy deal with the United States threatens to spark snap elections.
- Vodafone To Set Up A Foundation In India (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2007)
Vodafone Group Plc will establish a Foundation in India with an investment of 10 million dollars to strengthen its presence in the country.
- No More A Silver Bullet (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 09, 2007)
Biofuels will not be the "silver bullet" that will break the worlds dependence on fossil fuels.
- Time To Cool Off The Debate On Warming (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2007)
We must adopt a balanced, pragmatic and cost-effective approach to reduce global warming.
- Cool Off On Global Warming (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 09, 2007)
COPENHAGEN — All eyes are on Greenland’s melting glaciers as alarm about global warming spreads. This year, delegations of US and European politicians have made pilgrimages to the fastest-moving glacier at Ilulissat, where they declare that they . . . .
- Unsc To Decide Action On Burma (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2007)
Faced with mounting world outrage over violence in Burma, the UN Security Council was to meet on Monday, under pressure to quickly condemn the military regime for crushing pro-democracy protests.
- Return Of The Sanction (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2007)
The burmese government’s grotesque crackdown on pro-democracy protests will have one certain effect.
- Taiwan’S Missiles (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2007)
At its national day military parade this week, Taiwan is expected to showcase a long range cruise missile that promises to undercut China’s overwhelming military superiority.
- Modern Slavery (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 08, 2007)
The UN revelation on Wednesday that India is emerging as a leading destination for human trafficking in South Asia is a matter of serious concern.
- Autumn In Washington (Pioneer, G Parthasarathy, Oct 08, 2007)
With the approach of winter, one of the most enthralling experiences of being in Washington DC in September is the staggering beauty of the golden-red leaves shining in the morning sun before, to quote American crooner Nat King Cole . . . .
- India, China Should Help In Bringing Peace In Myanmar: Malaysia (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 08, 2007)
India and China, which have close ties with Yangon, should play their roles in bringing peace and stability to Myanmar, Malaysia has said.
- India's Silence And The Junta (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kanth, Oct 08, 2007)
It seems economic and military ties score over the suppression of human rights in Myanmar.
- Amid Nuclear Deadlock, Iaea Chief Arrives (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 08, 2007)
Amid persisting differences between the government and its Left allies, IAEA chief Mohammed ElBaradei comes to India Monday on a four-day visit for informal talks that could set the stage for negotiations with the UN atomic agency on a crucial . . . .
- Nepal On A Knife-Edge (Tribune, Shastri Ramachandaran, Oct 08, 2007)
This is the way the peace cookie crumbles. Those outside the parliamentary game clamour to be let in. And they are, on the promise that they will stick to the rules.
- Burma Junta Detains 78 More Activists (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 08, 2007)
A relentless crackdown on Burma’s pro-democracy activists showed no sign of easing, with the junta announcing on Sunday that 78 more people have been detained in spite of global outrage and new sanctions.
- Iran Rules Out Talks On 'Nuclear Rights' (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2007)
Iran on Friday ruled out any negotiations with world powers over its right to sensitive nuclear activities, amid growing pressure from the United States and Europe for more sanctions against Tehran.
- Suu Kyi Likely To Meet Junta Chief (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2007)
Myanmar's democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi will consider positively a heavily conditioned offer to meet the junta leader, her party said on Friday, as a US envoy headed to meet leaders of the isolated regime.
- Fakhruddin Builds Image... (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 06, 2007)
IN his address to the United Nations General Assembly, chief adviser Fakhruddin Ahmed repeated his pledge to hold national elections by the end of . . . .
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