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Breaking News Thu, 11 Mar 2010
President Barack Obama returns to the White House after visiting the U.S. Military Academy at West Point to address the nation on his plan for sending more troops to Afghanistan, in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009
Chicago   Leader   Photos   Politics   US  
 The New York Times 
Getting Obama Right
| Who is Barack Obama? | If you ask a conservative Republican, you are likely to hear that Obama is a skilled politician who campaigned as a centrist but is governing as a big-government liberal. He p... (photo: AP / J. Scott Applewhite)
His Holiness the Dalai Lama delivers his statement on the 51st anniversary of the Tibetan National Uprising Day, in Dharamshala, India, on 10 March 2010
China   Dalai Lama   Photos   Politics   Tibet  
 The Hindu 
Dalai Lama seeking to "split" country: China
| Ananth Krishnan | Expresses "appreciation" to India for cracking down on "anti-China" forces | China calls on foreign governments to act against "separatist groups" | The Dalai Lama had strongly att... (photo: WN / Yeshe Choesang)
 The Union Minister Communication & Information Technology Shri Dayanidhi Maran clapping while the Chief Minister of Karnataka Shri Dharam Singh and the former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu Shri M. Karunanidhi talk to each other on Cell One call to mark th  Deccan Chronicle 
CM Karunanidhi turns filmmaker
CM Karunanidhi turns filmmaker | The editor becomes a representative of the audience,” said Hollywood Academy Award-winning editor Walter Murch. In keeping with those words, our Chief Minister of Ta... (photo: PIB)
Film   India   Media   Photos   Politics  
President Barack Obama gestures during a town hall style meeting at Lorain County Community College in Elyria, Ohio, Friday, Jan. 22, 2010.  The Times Of India 
Obama presses Beijing for a market-oriented FX rate
WASHINGTON: US president Barack Obama pressed China on Thursday to move to a “more market-oriented exchange rate” in a speech where he laid out a plan to boost US exports in the coming years. | ... (photo: AP / Charles Dharapak)
Beijing   Government   Photos   President   Washington  
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An Afghan soldier provides security during a town meeting with village elders in Badula Qulp, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Feb. 16, 2010. Gulf News
Nothing justifies America's wars
| Seven years into the US occupation of Iraq, diplomats, statesmen and analysts are still debating a key question in international politics: when and under what circumsta... (photo: USAF / Tech. Sgt. Efren Lopez)
Afghanistan   Defence   Iraq   Photos   US   War  
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad listens during a joint press conference of the D-8 Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Tuesday, July 8, 2008. Asia Times
Iran wants help from a friend
| By Kaveh L Afrasiabi | An unusual alliance has been unveiled after Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad revealed that the recent arrest of Abdulmalik Rigi, leader of th... (photo: AP / Lai Seng Sin)
Afghanistan   Iran   Kabul   Photos   Politics  
News Corporation chairman Rupert Murdoch gestures during the launch of Dow Jones India Titans 30 in Mumbai, India, Monday, Aug. 4, 2008. John Pilger
Welcome to the world's first murdochracy
In his latest column for the New Statesman, John Pilger goes back to Australia, where Rupert Murdoch launched his worldwide media empire, and describes how his and Murdoc... (photo: AP / Rajanish Kakade)
Exception   Launched   Media   Murdoch   Photos  
Sri Lanka's top military general Lt. Gen. Sarath Fonseka listens to a question during a press conference in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Friday, Dec. 9, 2005. Sri Lanka's defense chief said Friday the military is prepared for renewed conflict with the Tamil Tiger rebels, but that it won't break a three-year cease-fire. BBC News
Sri Lanka's General Fonseka goes on trial next week
| The Sri Lankan military has announced it is putting defeated presidential candidate and former army chief Gen Sarath Fonseka on trial next week. | The general faces cou... (photo: AP / Gemunu Amarasinghe)
Court   Election   Lanka   Photos   Politics  
Toyota - Japan - Vehicles - Traffic - Road Syracuse
Toyota troubles put spotlight on US safety agency
| (AP) - WASHINGTON - Toyota's massive recalls are prompting Congress to reconsider whether the nation's auto safety agency has lived up to its mission of protecting moto... (photo: WN / Aldrin Leyba)
Car   Industry   People   Photos   Toyota  
Climate Change - Clouds Breitbart
Ministers reach compromise deal on climate bill to be adopted Fri.+
TOKYO, March 11 (AP) - (Kyodo)—Cabinet ministers on Thursday reached a compromise deal on a climate bill for official adoption on Friday, agreeing that an envisioned... (photo: WN / sweet)
Climate   Emissions   Gas   Photos   Tokyo  
Government employees under the Urban Local Bodies United Forum, protest in Srinagar on 18, Feburary 2010. Demand of implementation of sixth pay commission. The Forum decided to move towards Jammu to take part in the assembly (gharive) agitation on 25 of Feb. Samachaar
Government employees' strike enters third day in Kashmir
Srinagar: A strike by nearly half a million government employees in Jammu and Kashmir seeking money in arrears and a higher retirement age paralysed the state administrat... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar)
Kashmir   Money   Photos   Retirement   Strike  
Kashmiri Lawyers protesting Samachaar
Jammu lawyers protest controversial citizenship rights bill
Jammu: Lawyers in Jammu Thursday observed a strike and held a protest over the introduction of a private member's bill that seeks to annul permanent resident rights of Ka... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar)
Jammu   Lawyer   Photos   Protest   Rights  
19982002 Toyota Land Cruiser (FZJ105R) GXL. Star Tribune
Lawmakers to probe government safety agency's handling of Toyota recalls, auto industry
| WASHINGTON - Toyota's massive recalls are prompting Congress to reconsider whether the nation's auto safety agency has lived up to its mission of protecting motorists. ... (photo: Creative Commons / OSX)
Agency   Lawmakers   Photos   Recalls   Toyota  
People shout pro-freedom slogans as pro-freedom leader and chairman of his faction of Hurriyat Conference, Syed Ali Shah Geelani arrives in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian administerd Kashmir on Thursday, March 11, 2010. Hundreds of supports gave Geelani a rousing reception upon his arrival today. DNA India
Pakistan's snub to moderate separatists in Kashmir
| New Delhi: Apparently trying to dabble in internal rivalry in the Hurriyat, Pakistan has invited hardline leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani as the 'chairman' of the ... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar)
Delhi   Islamabad   Kashmir   Pakistan   Photos  
Politics / Politicians / Elections Agricultural Policy
- Getting Obama Right
- Dalai Lama seeking to "split" country: China
- Saudi Arabia, UAE ready to lobby China on Iran sanctions: Ga
- Obama: Asia Pacific fundamental to America's thrive
President Barack Obama returns to the White House after visiting the U.S. Military Academy at West Point to address the nation on his plan for sending more troops to Afghanistan, in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009
Getting Obama Right
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- Shed unhealthy rice craving
- Himachal growth rate likely to surpass national rate
- INDONESIA: Farming for alternative livelihoods
- Japan, Brazil to jointly help Mozambique develop agriculture
Rice - Commodity - Grain
Shed unhealthy rice craving
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International Relations Climate Change Policy
- Obama lobbied on black unemployment, immigration
- Obama gives away $1.4M Nobel prize
- Obama details plans to boost exports, create jobs
- Guardian Daily: £30bn high speed rail plans unveiled
President Barack Obama gestures during a town hall style meeting at Lorain County Community College in Elyria, Ohio, Friday, Jan. 22, 2010.
Obama lobbied on black unemployment, immigration
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- Mind the water hazard...floating golf course to be built in
- Grim summer tanning Kerala, power and water crunch in store
- LEAD: Ministers compile draft climate bill stipulating 25% c
- Ministers reach compromise deal on climate bill to be adopte
Climate Change - Clouds
Ministers reach compromise deal on climate bill to be adopted Fri.+
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Human Rights Policies Society & Culture
- US condemns Myanmar poll 'mockery'
- Afghanistan: Repeal Amnesty Law
- China: Scholars, Writers Press for Liu Xiaobo’s Release
- Burma publishes new election laws
US condemns Myanmar poll 'mockery'
US condemns Myanmar poll 'mockery'
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- The Immortals, By Amit Chaudhuri
- Hachi: A Dog's Tale
- Glaucoma set to rise as population ages
- African Union delegation calls on Tharoor
old woman's eye - human organ
Glaucoma set to rise as population ages
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Nuclear Weapons Terrorism
- India keen on nuclear disarmament, says official
- India set for Putin boost, to sign nuclear, Gorshkov pacts
- Russia To Build Civil Nuclear Plant in India
- India to sign nuclear, Gorshkov deals with Russia
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov speaks at Moscow's President Hotel, Friday, March 27, 2009. Friday's conference on coordination of global efforts to combat terrorism and drug-trafficking in Afghanistan, whose participants include United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, is organized by the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, which includes Russia, China and the ex-Soviet Central Asian nations of Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekista
Russian foreign minister says nuclear arms treaty could be signed by April
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- BA terror suspect Rajib Karim 'offered advice to oversea
- Police chart out terror rescue plan for hotels
- Krishna warns of terror threat to Indian missions abroad
- Sanjay Dutt finally free of terror charges
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BA terror suspect Rajib Karim 'offered advice to overseas militants'
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