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Breaking News Tue, 16 Mar 2010
Members of the Afghan National Police prepare to depart the Afghan National Police Herat Provincial Headquarters in Herat, Afghanistan, Aug. 20, 2009, for a mission.
Afghanistan   Kandahar   Photos   Police   Taliban  
 Star Tribune 
Afghan government to send more police to Kandahar after deadly Taliban bombings
| KABUL - Afghanistan's government will provide more than 1,000 police reinforcements to the southern province of Kandahar after Taliban attacks killed dozens of people there ahead of a coming offensi... (photo: USAF / Senior Airman Marc I. Lane)
President Barack Obama waves as he boards Air Force One at Grand Canyon National Airport in Tusayan, Ariz., Sunday, Aug. 16, 2009.(
Asia   Business   Obama   Photos   Washington  
 Houston Chronicle 
Obama's Asia trip more about influence than policy
| WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama's second trip to Asia since taking office is unlikely to result in tangible accomplishments, but the two-country sojourn could be an important step in restoring U... (photo: AP / Alex Brandon)
People are returning to Marjah where NATO and Afghan officials are trying to help them resume normal lives  IRINnews 
AFGHANISTAN: Marjah residents take stock after offensive
web | KABUL, 16 March 2010 (IRIN) - With the exception of small pockets of resistance, Taliban fighters have been driven out of Marjah town in Helmand Province, southern Afghanistan, but many local pe... (photo: IRIN News / US Embassy-Kabul)
Afghanistan   Asia   Kabul   Photos   Politics  
 Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, a key rival to current President Gen. Pervez Musharraf, talks during a news conference at his office in central London, Thursday Aug. 23, 2007. Sharif, can return to Pakistan from exile under a Supreme Court  Newstrack India 
Musharraf calls Nawaz Sharif 'closet Taliban'
| Washington, Mar.16 (ANI): Taking his animosity with Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif a step further, former President General Pervez Musharraf has described him as a 'closet T... (photo: AP/Lefteris Pitarakis)
India   Pakistan   Photos   US   Washington  
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The Minister for Civil Aviation, Shri Praful Patel addressing the press at the launch of the Indian Edition of the magazine 'Airports International', in New Delhi on April 10, 2008. Zeenews
Navy refuses land for upgradation of Goa airport: Minister
New Delhi: Indian Navy has refused to give 51 acres of land sought by Airports Authority of India for upgradation of Dabolim Airport at Goa, Civil Aviation Minister Prafu... (photo: PIB of India)
Airport   Delhi   India   Navy   Photos  
 The Chief Minister of Gujarat Shri Narendra Modi addressing on Developmental Challenges of the states: Partnership Opportunities, at the 2nd day of the 5th Pravasi Bhartiya Divas-2007 in New Delhi on January 8, 2007. (sk1) The Siasat Daily
Jethmalani stands for MODI in GUJARAT riots case
| New Delhi, March 16: Ram Jethmalani on Monday came to the defence of Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi. | He questioned the legality of a Supreme Court order directi... (photo: PIB)
Gujarat   India   Leader   Photos   Politics  
Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama speaks during a trilateral leaders summit with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Saturday, Oct. 10, 2009. The Siasat Daily
Support for Japan's 6-month-old govt slips further
| Tokyo, March 16: Support for Japan’s governing party has more than halved since it took power six months ago, a poll showed on Tuesday, in a further sign of trouble f... (photo: AP / Jason Lee, Pool)
Economy   Election   Japan   Photos   Tokyo  
Shahbaz Sharif, the brother of former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, speaks at a press conference in Lahore, Pakistan, Saturday Dec. 1, 2007. Sharif said the election commission's rejection of his candidacy for the upcoming election, was politically motivated. Newstrack India
Pak female MPA asks 'Taliban fearing' Shahbaz to wear dupatta
| Lahore, Mar.16 (ANI): Pakistan Punjab's Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif's statement pleading to the Taliban to spare the province from violence has attracted massive outr... (photo: AP / Greg Baker)
Lahore   News   Pakistan   Photos   Women  
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China orders Google to obey laws
| China has warned US internet giant Google Inc not to stop its filtering of web search engine results in the communist country. | Yao Jian, a Chinese... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
Business   China   Law   Photos   USA  
Google Japan The Miami Herald
China without Google: 'a lose-lose scenario'
| BEIJING -- China without Google - a prospect that looks increasingly likely - could mean no more maps on mobile phones. A free music service that has helped to fight pi... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
Beijing   China   Internet   News   Photos  
The Union Minister of Human Resource Development, Shri Kapil Sibal - India- Politics Merinews
Foreign Universities allowed to set shop in India
IN AN exemplary move on Monday, March 15, 2010, the Union Cabinet approved the entry of foreign universities in India, making it a gigantic march towards excell... (photo: PIB of India / Photo Division, Ministry of I & B)
Asia   Education   India   Photos   Politics  
Tibetan struggle remains after passing 51 years of Chinese occupations, a Tibetan drawing national on his facing against Chinese suppression in Tibet, Dharamshala, India China Daily
The US is turning human rights into a farce
| The US State Department has published its routine annual reports on human rights records of different countries for this year. This year’s reports again pointed finge... (photo: WN / Yeshe Choesang)
China   HumanRights   Photos   Tibet   US  
"Red Shirt" demonstrators wait to donate blood Tuesday, March 16, 2010, at an anti-government rally in Bangkok, Thailand. Protest leaders say they will collect "1 million cubic centimeters" of protestor blood or about 264 gallons (1,000 liters), to spill at Government House in the Thai capital by Tuesday evening. The Red Shirts include supporters of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and other activists who oppose the 2006 military coup that ousted him for alleged corruption and abuse of power. The protester's headband reads: "Red Shirt Power." The Dallas Morning News
Thailand protesters donating blood to use in 'sacrifice'
| BANGKOK - Anti-government protesters started donating their own blood today as part of a plan to splatter the Thai government headquarters in a symbolic sacrifice to pr... (photo: AP / David Longstreath)
Bangkok   Photos   Politics   Protesters   Thailand  
Gay activists pose as they take part in a rally in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata IBN Live
Buoyed by women's bill, sexual minorities too seek quota
Kolkata: With the women's reservation bill getting through the Rajya Sabha hurdle, sexual minority groups in Kolkata are now seeking a similar quota for themselves as wel... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick)
Gender   India   Kolkata   Photos   Politics  
Politics / Politicians / Elections Agricultural Policy
- The politics of empowerment in India
- China's Panchen Lama enters political arena
- Asia Hand
- Petraeus warns of tough year ahead on Afghanistan
Women activists of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party celebrate after the Women's Reservation Bill was passed in the upper house of parliament, in Shimla, India, Wednesday, March 10, 2010.
The politics of empowerment in India
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- Rajya Sabha favours greater focus on agriculture sector
- Elders favour greater focus on agriculture sector
- Russian wheat faces slog to satisfy Asian tastes
- Jharkhand seeks NGO help for improving farmers' financia
Commodities - wheat grains in packets in a grocery shop, Pune, India
Russian wheat faces slog to satisfy Asian tastes
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International Relations Climate Change Policy
- Nigeria: Election Slated for January or April 2011
- Off-message Kenneth Clarke backs EU commission's call fo
- Pak female MPA asks 'Taliban fearing' Shahbaz to wea
- Thai protesters spill blood for cause
Election billboard in Nigeria.
Nigeria: Election Slated for January or April 2011
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- Sports plays its part in raising eco-awareness
- Pachauri not to quit IPCC
- Pachauri not to quit Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Cha
- East, South-East Asia left high and dry this hot season
Dry Soil in a farm - Hot Weather - Farming
East, South-East Asia left high and dry this hot season
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Human Rights Policies Society & Culture
- Tampering of marks of law student rocks Kerala assembly
- The US is turning human rights into a farce
- The Long Marches: Can Communism and Buddhism Unite?
- Election will exclude Aung San Suu Kyi - the person most Bur
The Kerala Legislative Assembly is the law making body of Kerala, one of the 28 States in India. The Assembly is formed by 140 elected representatives and one nominated member from the Anglo-Indian community. Each elected member represents one of the 140 constituencies within the borders of Kerala and is referred to as Member of Legislative Assembly or M.L.A.
Tampering of marks of law student rocks Kerala assembly
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- Infiltration bids constantly being made in J-K: BSF IG
- 65,000 foreigners found overstaying in India
- Moortidevi Award presentation to Veerappa Moily on Thursday
- Many Jammu-Kashmir women wish State Commission could actuall
Foreign tourists in Indian capital Delhi India
65,000 foreigners found overstaying in India
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Nuclear Weapons Terrorism
- Pakistan seeks US civilian nuclear technology
- Shivshankar Menon briefs Congress leaders on benefits of nuc
- Left parties appeal to MPs to oppose nuclear liability bill
- Left parties appeal MPs to oppose Nuclear Liability Bill
An armed security person stands guard outside the parliament building in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. The winter session of the Indian parliament began Thursday.
India government delays nuclear liability bill
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- Club terror cases against youths from Azamgarh: Cong
- Two suspicious bank accounts frozen for terror links: FinMin
- Govt raps ATS for leaking ONGC terror plot info
- Govt rules out terror attack behind ISRO shootout
Indian policemen carry a injured civilan after a shootout at a crowded market in Srinagar March 16, 2010. Two policemen and two civilians were wounded on Tuesday at a crowded market in Srinagar when militants opened fire, police said.
Five hurt in shooting in Indian Kashmir: police
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