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Heightened alert needed on 26/11 anniversary

07.11.2009 18:35    rediff.com
While security agencies have been able to prevent any major terror strikes since the Mumbai attacks last November, we should not lower our guard, writes security expert B Raman.
Heightened alert needed on 26/11 anniversary


Jaipur oil mishap: IOC chairman must be fired

07.11.2009 18:35    rediff.com
The current IOC chief should be fired because this fire occurred during his tenure. He should have ensured that safety audits are done seriously. If he is fired, his successor will take safety more seriously, says Sudhir Bisht.
Jaipur oil mishap: IOC chairman must be fired

Patriotism is reduced to singing Vande Mataram or not

07.11.2009 18:35    rediff.com
India's pluralist character, vibrant democracy, assertive intelligentsia and all attendant principles/institutions are the best assurance to allay the misgivings of the minorities.'
Patriotism is reduced to singing Vande Mataram or not

The stench of money in politics

07.11.2009 18:35    rediff.com
When business interests begin deciding who will rule, democracy is in trouble, writes Mahesh Vijaypurkar
The stench of money in politics


China, African Nations Meet Sunday to Strenghten Economic Ties

07.11.2009 15:15    voanews.com
Chinese-made goods are in abundant supply in Africa and Arab world due to strong economic relations
China, African Nations Meet Sunday to Strenghten Economic Ties

China Looks Forward to Hosting President Obama

07.11.2009 15:15    voanews.com
Beijing says US president's visit will help push bilateral relations to 'new historical starting point'
China Looks Forward to Hosting President Obama

Thailand-Cambodia Tensions Rise Over Appointment of Fugitive Thai Official

07.11.2009 15:15    voanews.com
Regional political analysts say Bangkok, Phnom Penh relations are the worst they have been in several years
Thailand-Cambodia Tensions Rise Over Appointment of Fugitive Thai Official

Afghan Police: 2 Missing NATO Soldiers Drowned

07.11.2009 15:15    voanews.com
Both soldiers reportedly swept away into river while trying to save supply boxes that fell into water after being air-dropped
Afghan Police: 2 Missing NATO Soldiers Drowned

India Buys Gold from International Monetary Fund to Diversify Foreign Exchange Reserves

07.11.2009 15:15    voanews.com
Deal means that South Asian country's Central bank now has tenth largest gold holdings in world
India Buys Gold from International Monetary Fund to Diversify Foreign Exchange Reserves

British PM Calls for Halt to Afghan Corruption

07.11.2009 15:15    voanews.com
Gordon Brown warns Afghan government to take action against corruption, saying he would not risk more British lives there unless it reforms
British PM Calls for Halt to Afghan Corruption

UNHCR Steps up Aid to Displaced Pakistanis

07.11.2009 15:15    voanews.com
Fighting between army and Taliban militants in South Waziristan hit peak in mid-October when army launched air, ground offensive to dislodge Islamic militants from their sanctuary
UNHCR Steps up Aid to Displaced Pakistanis

Afghanistan Rejects UN Criticism of Karzai

07.11.2009 15:15    voanews.com
Top UN official in Afghanistan warned President Hamid Karzai to combat corruption or risk losing international support
Afghanistan Rejects UN Criticism of Karzai

Friendly-Fire May Have Injured 25 NATO Troops in Afghanistan

07.11.2009 15:15    voanews.com
Troops were wounded Friday while looking for two missing US soldiers who are believed to have drowned in river in western province of Badghis
Friendly-Fire May Have Injured 25 NATO Troops in Afghanistan

Pakistan Army: 12 Militants Killed in Recent Fighting

07.11.2009 15:15    voanews.com
Accounts of Pakistan army's offensive in tribal region near Afghan border are difficult to verify, as journalists, aid workers are not allowed into battle zone
Pakistan Army: 12 Militants Killed in Recent Fighting

Exxon Group Wins Major Iraq Oil Contract

07.11.2009 15:14    voanews.com
Oil ministry announces agreement to give companies, which include Royal Dutch Shell, 20-year contract to develop West Qurna
Exxon Group Wins Major Iraq Oil Contract

Israel up in arms over weapons seizure

07.11.2009 14:18    atimes.com
Israel has spared no effort in bringing the world's attention to its seizure of a ship carrying tonnes of apparently Iranian-supplied weapons bound for Hezbollah in Lebanon, via Egypt and Syria. If history is any guide, the incident could be
Israel up in arms over weapons seizure

US gives Myanmar a tentative embrace

07.11.2009 14:18    atimes.com
This week's landmark visit by senior United States officials to Myanmar featured meetings with military leaders, pro-democracy figure Aung San Suu Kyi and ethnic groups, but none led to any diplomatic breakthrough. Critics claim Washington's engagement gambit, far from being
US gives Myanmar a tentative embrace

UNDER THE AFPAK VOLCANO, Part 2 : Breaking up is (not) hard to do

07.11.2009 14:18    atimes.com
The Pentagon well knows that AfPak is the key land bridge between Iran to the west and China and India to the east; and that Iran has all the energy that both China and India need. The balkanization of AfPak
UNDER THE AFPAK VOLCANO, Part 2 : Breaking up is (not) hard to do

Corruption bomb explodes in Indonesia

07.11.2009 14:18    atimes.com
Allegations in a wiretapped conversation involving businessman Anggodo Widjojo, police and prosecutors, in which they appeared to plot against Indonesia's top anti-graft body, have also mentioned President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. The shadow over Yudhoyono's hitherto squeaky clean image is darkened
Corruption bomb explodes in Indonesia

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07.11.2009 14:17    atimes.com
In an echo of the protests that demanded the ouster of dictator Suharto more than a decade ago, Indonesians this month put pressure on President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono over the arrest of two anti-corruption commissioners, subsequently released. This time around,
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