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Articles 10221 through 10320 of 27135:
- Zarqawi’S Killing And Insurgency (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 10, 2006)
The killing of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in Baquba on Wednesday constitutes a major intelligence success for the US-led forces in Iraq, though it does not guarantee peace in that country since most militants happen to be nationalists and Saddam loyalists.
- Covert Wars And A Bizarre Career In Violence (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Jun 10, 2006)
Hundreds of killings and over two years down the road, the Americans have finally taken out Ahmad Fadil Al Khalaileh aka Abu Musab Al Zarqawi in an air-strike near the town of Baquba.
- Hamas To Renew Its Attacks On Israel (International Herald Tribune, STEVEN ERLANGER, Jun 10, 2006)
Israeli shells hit a crowded beach in northern Gaza on Friday, killing at least seven Palestinians, including a family of five and two women, and wounding more than 30 others, according to Palestinian journalists and medical personnel.
- Be Liberal, Fix The Drug Problem (Business Standard, Devangshu Datta, Jun 10, 2006)
In that long-distant time when I was a teenager and petrol retailed at Rs 1.67 per litre, we held our evening addas in D N Mitra Square.
- Time To Redraw `The Wealth Maps' (Business Line, D. Murali , Jun 10, 2006)
There is a future for wealth, assure Alvin and Heidi Toffler in Revolutionary Wealth, promising countless opportunities for entrepreneurs. Riding on that wealth revolution is India, the subject of Aaron Chaze's An Investor's Guide to the Next . . .
- Hamas Military Wing Calls Off Israel Truce (US News & World Report, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 10, 2006)
Hamas militants called off a truce with Israel on Friday after a barrage of Israeli artillery shells tore into Palestinians at a beachside picnic in the Gaza Strip, killing seven civilians.
- Hamas Calls Off Truce After Israeli Attacks (Washington Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 10, 2006)
Hamas' militants yesterday called off a 16-month truce and vowed to resume bombing attacks in Israel after an Israeli artillery shell struck a crowd of beachcombers.
- Cleaned Dry (Tribune, Trilochan Singh Trewn, Jun 10, 2006)
This marriage at Yamunanagar was to be held within two days of our arrival there from Mumbai. My wife’s silk suits needed urgent drycleaning.
- India Gives Rs 1,000 Cr Package To Nepal (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 10, 2006)
Committing itself to economic progress and political stability of Nepal, India today announced a package of about Rs 1,000 crore for reconstruction and development of the cash-strapped country.
- Andamans In "Losing Battle" With Poachers (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 10, 2006)
The fragile maritime ecology of the Andaman and Nicobar archipelago is under threat from widespread illegal fishing, poaching of rare species and the collection of rare coral, a top official said on Friday.
- Why Wheat Imports Are Necessary? (Daily Excelsior, Dr Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Jun 10, 2006)
Indian agriculture is in a deep crisis. Farmers continue to make suicides in large numbers.
- How Us Found The Most-Wanted Man In Iraq (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 10, 2006)
To Kill Abu Musab al Zarqawi, US forces first found his spiritual adviser. Then they had to wait.
- New Dawn In Mesopotamia? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 10, 2006)
The skies over Iraq have seen many false dawns in the past few years.
- Divisive, Demeaning (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 10, 2006)
Only the village idiot will not read sinister motives into the Bharatiya Janata Party’s cash-for-kill offer in Jammu and Kashmir~ ostensibly aimed at encouraging people to join Village Defence Committees to combat militancy.
- Now To Make Use Of No Al-Zarqawi (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jun 10, 2006)
The death of the most prominent insurgent in Iraq, the Jordanian-born Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, will definitely have a demoralising effect on the worldwide Islamic terrorism movement.
- Pakistan Kills 15-20 Militants In Raid On Camp (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 10, 2006)
Pakistani security forces attacked a militant hideout near the Afghan border on Saturday, killing up to 20 militants, an army spokesman said.
- Nepal: Tricky Tasks (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 10, 2006)
Lasting peace and stability in Nepal is dependent upon a close engagement between the SPA and the Maoists on important issues.
- Somalia: Return To Civil War (Frontline, JOHN CHERIAN, Jun 10, 2006)
The truce between the Alliance for the Restoration of Peace and Counter-terrorism and the Islamic Court Union proves short-lived.
- Neighbourly Thoughts (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 10, 2006)
Both in style and substance, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has made Nepal Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala’s four-day visit to New Delhi a memorable one.
- Fiji: Complex Equation (Frontline, Shubha Singh, Jun 10, 2006)
A new experiment in sharing power has brought together the main political parties in Fiji, the SDL and the FLP, in a multi-party Cabinet.
- East Timor: Troubled State (Frontline, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Jun 10, 2006)
The need to prevent the emergence of another failed state may have prompted Australia to help the government in Dili.
- Us Will Not Rule Out Future Uranium Enrichment By Iran (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2006)
The US did not rule out a "negotiated settlement" over uranium enrichment by Iran while calling for an immediate suspension of the activity if Tehran accepts incentives and returns to talks on the future of its nuclear programme.
- Thirteen Maoists Killed In Chhattisgarh (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2006)
At least 13 Maoist rebels were killed in gunbattles with security forces in Chhattisgarh, a government minister said.
- Us House Panel To Decide On Indo-Us N-Deal (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2006)
After poring over it for nine months, a powerful panel of the US House of Representatives will decide this month on a controversial civilian nuclear deal with India, a Congressional staffer said on Friday.
- Chinks Appear In Bjp After Top Leaders Visit Rahul (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2006)
Call it a sign of a belated sympathy or sharp differences within, but the concern shown by BJP president Rajnath Singh when he visited Rahul Mahajan in hospital and former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee's defence of the young man seem to be gaining . . .
- U.S. Air Strike Kills Al Qaeda's Zarqawi In Iraq (Reuters, MARIAM KAROUNY, Jun 09, 2006)
U.S. warplanes killed Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the al Qaeda leader in Iraq blamed for bombings, beheadings and assassinations, in a strike which President George W. Bush said on Thursday had delivered justice.
- A Unique City Guide (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2006)
If you're new to Bangalore, it's easy to believe that the city has held on to little of its heritage.
- Al-Qaida’S Zarqawi Killed In Us Air Raid (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Jun 09, 2006)
The Jordanian-born leader of Al-Qaida in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, was killed in a US air raid on a Baquba safehouse the terrorist mastermind was using on Wednesday night.
- Security Tightened For Amarnath Yatra (Pioneer, Pramod Kumar Singh, Jun 09, 2006)
With the holy Amarnath yatra, set to begin from June 11, the security forces are in no mood to take chances with the safety and security of the pilgrims.
- Hindu To Secular (Statesman, Abhijit Bhattacharyya , Jun 09, 2006)
“Nepal sheds Hindu tag and proclaims itself a secular state” reported newspapers on 19 May 2006.
- I The Indian (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 09, 2006)
A citizens’ cocktail along the border
The Centre would be loathe to admit as much, but the balance of population has been so profoundly affected that even an Indian by birth will now have to carry an identity card should he happen to be a resident . . .
- Airports Revamp Put On Fast Track (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2006)
The Manmohan Singh government today gave its go-ahead to the modernisation projects for 35 non-metro airports and would soon be floating tenders for the purpose, according to Union civil aviation minister Mr Praful Patel.
- Kalam Makes History By Piloting Su-30 Jet (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2006)
Seventy-five-year-old A P J Abdul Kalam today piloted a supersonic Sukhoi-30 jet flying at speeds of over 1,200 km an hour, becoming the first President to make a sortie in a combat aircraft.
- Overzealous Police Treating Rahul Like Hardened Criminal (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2006)
Mahajan jr collapses in court ---- Even hardened criminals have not had it so bad. Pulled out of the jaws of death, late BJP leader Pramod Mahajan's son Rahul has been subjected to humiliation of the worst kind by an overtly insensitive Delhi Police.
- Iaea Says Iran Accelerated Uranium Enrichment (Jordan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2006)
Iran accelerated uranium enrichment on the same day this week that world powers asked it to halt the work and open talks on guaranteeing it will not make nuclear weapons, the UN atomic agency said Thursday in a report obtained by AFP.
- Peace Talks Clouded By Army-Ltte Blamegame (Pioneer, Reuters, Jun 09, 2006)
Sri Lanka's Government and Tamil Tiger rebels accused each other of attacks on Thursday, as talks on the safety of the island's Nordic unarmed ceasefire monitoring mission began in Oslo.
- A Killer Is Killed (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 09, 2006)
US Defence Secretary Donald H Rumsfeld is not given to either exaggeration or hyperbole.
- Breakthrough For Us As Zarqawi Killed (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2006)
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, al-Qaida's leader in Iraq who led a bloody campaign of suicide bombings and kidnappings, has been killed in an air strike, US and Iraqi officials said on Thursday.
- Nepal Calling (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jun 09, 2006)
Nepalese Prime Minister G.P. Koirala’s visit to India seems to have gone off well. Observers hail the handsome aid package that India has offered Nepal as the ‘Himalayan Marshall Plan’, which reflects New Delhi’s wish to be one of Nepal’s key military . .
- China, U.S. For Closer Defence Relations (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2006)
China and the U.S. on Thursday held their eighth annual round of defence consultations on building closer military ties.
- Israel Keen On More Business With India: Consul General (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2006)
"It has been developing strategic ties with countries including Turkey and India"
- Anger As An Emotional Disorder (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 09, 2006)
We all get angry sometimes. Some of us, no doubt, are angry right now.
- Only Players Have Changed, Script Remains The Same (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Jun 09, 2006)
Change in regime has seen a flurry of transfers
Senior officials estimate more than 200 officers have been shifted and the process is not complete
Governments tend to choose certain officers and some get identified with a particular party
- Osama’S Iraq Face Is Killed (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2006)
Like Osama bin Laden, Zarqawi, a Jordanian, led Arab fighters against the Soviets in Afghanistan in the 1980s. After Soviets quit Afghanistan, he went back to Jordan
- India Abroad (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 09, 2006)
The finding that the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) is one among the leading “educators” of US Senators and Congressmen is cause more for reflection than self-congratulation; reflection on how much remains to be done by India to win friends . . .
- Neglected Area (Frontline, A.G. NOORANI, Jun 09, 2006)
The two books consider the question of religion and its relation to the military and to education in Turkey and in Jammu and Kashmir.
- 'India, France Ties Entering Best Phase' (Hindu, R. Chandrakanth, Jun 09, 2006)
We were the first to support India's bid for a U.N. seat: envoy
- Iraq’S Most Wanted Man Killed In Airstrike (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2006)
Al Qaeda's leader in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, was killed in an American airstrike on an isolated safe house north of Baghdad at 6:15 pm local time on Wednesday, top US and Iraqi officials said on Thursday.
- After A Long Hunt, U.S. Bombs The Leader Of Al Qaeda In Iraq (New York Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2006)
With the two 500-pound bombs that killed Abu Musab al-Zarqawi on Wednesday evening, American forces eliminated Al Qaeda's leader in Iraq and boosted the flagging confidence of American officials and the new Iraqi government as they moved into the . . .
- The Cat Who Missed The Cream (OutLook, HARI MENON, Jun 09, 2006)
Wish she had brought her claws out. Instead the lady's intellectual baggage weighs her book down.
- Kalam Makes History By Piloting Su-30mk1 (OutLook, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2006)
Seventy-five-year-old A P J Abdul Kalam today piloted a supersonic Sukhoi-30 jet flying at speeds of over 1,200 km an hour, becoming the first President to make a sortie in a combat aircraft.
- Iraqi Al-Qaeda Chief Al-Zarqawi Killed In Air Strike (OutLook, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2006)
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, al-Qaida's leader in Iraq who led a bloody campaign of suicide bombings and kidnappings, has been killed in an air strike, US and Iraqi officials said today.
- Jihad's Evil Mind (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 09, 2006)
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, a Jordanian street thug-turned-Islamist, led terror's onslaught in Iraq, reports Patrick Quinn from Baghdad.
- In Aid Of Israel (Frontline, A.G. NOORANI, Jun 09, 2006)
Israel was created by systematic recourse to terror but it leaders portray it as a peace-maker.
- Bush Touts 'Severe Blow To Al Qaeda' (Washington Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2006)
President Bush was careful not to gloat yesterday as he announced the death of Abu Musab Zarqawi, but he called it a victory and White House officials said it cuts through bad news reports and reminds Americans that U.S. troops are winning the . . .
- Israel Assassinates Top Activist (Jordan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2006)
Four Palestinians including paramilitary group leader Jamal Abu Samhadana were killed Thursday in an Israeli air strike on a training camp in the south of Gaza, medical and Palestinian sources said, Agence France-Presse reported.
- Nato Confirms Plans For Afghan Expansion (International Herald Tribune, Michael R. Gordon, Jun 09, 2006)
NATO defense ministers reaffirmed their plans Thursday to expand the alliance's presence in southern Afghanistan in the face of greater resistance by Taliban fighters and drug traffickers.
- Bush On Iran (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 09, 2006)
US President Bush has cautiously welcomed Iran's reaction to last week's package offered to it indicating an apparent softening of America's position.
- Osama Bin Laden Keeping A Low Profile (US News & World Report, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2006)
Tracking down Osama bin Laden has proven tougher than getting to Abu Musab al-Zarqawi because the top al-Qaida leader does almost nothing to call attention to himself and is protected by a ring of far more faithful followers, intelligence experts . . .
- Manipur: Violence Ad Violation (Frontline, MALINI BHATTACHARYA, Jun 09, 2006)
An account of the atrocities inflicted by militants on two tribal villages in Manipur.
- N-Deal: Legislation To Take Time (Rediff on the Net, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2006)
In spite of optimism expressed in some quarters on the passage of the Indo-US nuclear deal in Congress, the foreign relations committees of both the Senate and House of Representatives have not yet scheduled any concrete dates to mark up legislation . . .
- Images: Kalam On Wings Of Fire (Rediff on the Net, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2006)
On Thursday, President A P J Abdul Kalam, supreme commander of the armed forces, fulfilled a childhood dream when he became the first Indian Head of State to fly a fighter plane.
- The Politics And Economics Of Oil (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Jun 09, 2006)
One corollary of the high price of oil is the way the Middle Eastern countries have accumulated external assets of a trillion dollars.
- Indonesia: Quake And Politics (Frontline, P.S. Suryanarayana, Jun 09, 2006)
Indonesia has hardly gone off the international community's natural disaster monitors since the horrific Indian Ocean tsunami of December 2004. So, when a powerful earthquake hit Indonesia's Yogyakarta and Central Java region on May 27, the alarm . . .
- Challenges To Political Stability (Dawn, Shamshad Ahmad Khan, Jun 09, 2006)
Since the Platonic period, philosophers have sought to determine the nature and meaning of a ‘good society’ and a ‘good state’, often giving their own interpretations of what ideal societies and states ought to be.
- Kalam On Cloud Nine (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2006)
"I'm ready, we can take off now!" a confident, 74-year-old President A P J Abdul Kalam told Wing Commander Ajay Rathore after being strapped up in the rear cockpit of a Sukhoi-30 MKI, at the Lohegaon air-base here on Thursday morning.
- Kalam Makes History By Piloting Su-30 Jet (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2006)
Seventy-five-year-old A P J Abdul Kalam today piloted a supersonic Sukhoi-30 Jet flying at speeds of over 1,200 km an hour, becoming the first President to make a sortie in a combat aircraft.
- Pravin Mahajan’S Hearing (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2006)
A local court today again adjourned till June 13 the hearing on the application of Pravin Mahajan, accused of killing his elder brother and senior BJP leader Pramod Mahajan seeking direction to provide psychiatric treatment.
- Top Al Qaeda Leader In Iraq Killed (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Jun 09, 2006)
Al Zarqawi and his spiritual adviser die as F-16s pound their "safe-house"
- Being Indian Doesn't Count (Pioneer, Tarun Vijay, Jun 09, 2006)
It is distressing to see the 'politically-correct' media leaving Kashmiri Hindus at the mercy of Islamists, says Tarun Vijay
- Tragedy Of Politics (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 09, 2006)
The Central government’s efficient statisticians gleefully announced a few days ago that India’s economy had crossed the 8-per cent growth barrier. At the same time, the word is being spread that the much-awaited Agni III — the intercontinental . . .
- A Dream Come True For President Kalam (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2006)
He flies in a Sukhoi-30 fighter plane, becoming the first President to make a sortie in a combat aircraft
Flies at speeds of over 1,200 km an hour
Takes the controls for three minutes
"It was a beautiful experience"
- Decision On Kolkata, Chennai Airports In Three Months (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2006)
This will be done in consultation with the State governments, says Praful Patel
- Ties With Russia (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 09, 2006)
PAKISTAN’s relations with Russia have still not acquired the level of understanding and warmth they should have in the aftermath of the break-up of the Soviet Union. Evidently, memory still rankles, for throughout the Cold War years Pakistan and . . .
- A Way Out Of Iran’S Nuclear Imbroglio? (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 09, 2006)
The world can now heave a sigh of relief. It appears likely that the impasse between Iran and the West will end soon.
- A Good Development On Iran (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Jun 09, 2006)
While it is too early to close the file on the Iran-West nuclear standoff, developments in the past two days, given prudence on both sides, could lead to a breakthrough.
- India’S President Co-Pilots Fighter Jet (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2006)
President Abdul Kalam became the oldest Indian to co-pilot a fighter jet on Thursday when he made a sortie in a Russian-made Sukhoi 30 MKI aircraft over western India.
- Rahul In Jail Till June 22 (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2006)
Rahul Mahajan, son of late BJP leader Pramod Mahajan, arrested on charges of drug abuse, was today sent to judicial custody till June 22 by a Delhi Court.
- A Septuagenarian's Dream: Pappu Pass Ho Jayega (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 09, 2006)
Legend has it that while hiding out in a cave in 14th century Scotland, Robert Bruce saw a spider repeatedly spinning a web despite it being broken over and over again.
- Us Okays Agni Iii Missile Test By 'Junior Partner' (Times of India, Chidanand Rajghatta, Jun 09, 2006)
The United States has given New Delhi a go-ahead to test its Agni III missile as part of an overarching plan to groom India as a "junior partner" in the Indian Ocean region, the intelligence think-tank Stratfor has said.
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