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| September 15, 2007 | Saturday | Ramazan 2, 1428 |
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Partnership with China key to global peace: India
NEW DELHI, Sept 14: Indian Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Friday that New Delhi’s growing partnership with Beijing holds the key to regional and global security.... 
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Islamophobia rising in Europe: UN envoy
GENEVA, Sept 14: The United Nations investigator on racism on Friday condemned a rising trend of Islamophobia, especially in Europe, where he said it was being exploited by some right-wing political parties....
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Bush must face trial over Iraq: Khamenei
TEHRAN, Sept 14: Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Friday that US President George Bush had been defeated in his Middle East plans and would one day stand trial for “atrocities” committed in Iraq....
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Russian parliament confirms Putin’s nominee
MOSCOW, Sept 14: Viktor Zubkov won easy confirmation on Friday as Russia’s new prime minister after being tapped for the post by President Vladimir Putin, less than six months ahead of a presidential handover....
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Sri Lanka claims killing 10 Tigers
COLOMBO, Sept 14: A group of 10 Tamil Tiger rebels who attempted to attack a northern defence line on Friday were shot dead by government troops after an hour long battle, a military spokesman said....
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EU, US to push for ban on chemicals: Ozone-depleting compound
PARIS, Sept 14: The US and Europe are set to call for an accelerated timetable for banning ozone-depleting chemicals as they prepare to mark the 20th anniversary on Sunday of a treaty to protect Earth’s stratospheric shield....
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Train kills 12 Hindu pilgrims in India
LUCKNOW, Sept 14: At least 12 Hindu pilgrims died after being hit by a train in northern India, police said on Friday.The Kanwarias, or followers of the god Shiva the destroyer,...
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India forced to stall ‘blasphemous’ sea-lane project
NEW DELHI, Sept 14: India’s government said on Friday it was putting on hold its bid to dredge a crucial shipping lane after being accused of blasphemy by Hindu activists who argue the project will damage a sacred site....
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Crisis threatens to destabilise entire region: UN chief’s thoughts on Darfur
WASHINGTON: We speak often and easily about Darfur. But what can we say with surety? By conventional shorthand, it is a society at war with itself....
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US troop pullout likely to hasten Iraq’s demise
BAGHDAD: The killing of one of his key Iraqi allies on the day he announced a troop pullout from Iraq came as a stark reminder to US President George W....
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Regional deals make global trade more complex
GENEVA: Countries seeking a global pact to simplify and open up worldwide trade are also forging side deals that make commerce more complex, distort flows and put small countries at the mercy of bigger, richer nations....
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Can we act local and really save the planet?
LONDON: Why is everyone so keen to believe that tiny actions can prevent climate change? We are given easy household tips that will help “save the climate”....
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Bush’s bitter legacy
WASHINGTON: US President George W. Bush will leave the White House in 2009 with the conflict in Iraq unresolved, bequeathing the consequences of the war and its heavy burden to his successor, analysts say....
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Language of Shakespeare invades land of Pushkin
MOSCOW: One young Russian woman texts another’s mobile phone in central Moscow: “Hi, Katya. Ne poiti li nam drink coffee? Call asap! Cheers, Masha.” The uninitiated might take this for some...
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