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Breaking News Wed, 16 May 2012
Soldiers stand guard outside the presidential palace after a military coup in Bamako, Mali, Friday, March 23, 2012.
Human Rights   Mali   Military   Photos   Wikipedia: 2012 Malian coup d'état  
 Al Jazeera 
Amnesty cites rights abuses in northern Mali
| Amnesty International has accused armed Tuaregs and groups fighting to impose Sharia law in northern Mali of carrying out grave rights abuses such as rape, murder and using child soldiers. | A repor... (photo: AP / Harouna Traore)
After Mamata, trendsetter, meet absentee Rly minister Roy
Bengal   Leader   Photos   Railways   Wikipedia: Mukul Roy  
 Indian Express 
After Mamata, trendsetter, meet absentee Rly minister Roy
| Minister for Railways Mukul Roy is slowly perfecting the art of being an absentee minister — much like his predecessor and leader Mamata Banerjee. He is bunking Rail Bhavan and keeping himself confi... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick)
rajnath singh- india-politics  Zeenews 
Cong should propose a consensus candidate for Prez post: Rajnath
Lucknow: Former BJP President Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said a debate should not be held who would occupy top constitutional posts and it would be better if Congress proposes the name for a Presidentia... (photo: BJP Website)
Business   Election   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Rajnath Singh  
A small pile of snow is seen outside an Isuzu branch office in Springfield, Illinois, USA as seen on this January 22, 2010 file photo.  Atlanta Journal 
World stocks mixed amid Greek political impasse
| BANGKOK — World stocks were held in check Tuesday by a political impasse in Greece that could lead it to a destabilizing exit from the euro currency union. Shizuo Kambayashi, AP A man watches ... (photo: WN / Janice Sabnal)
Bangkok   Greece   Market   Photos   Wikipedia: Nikkei 225  
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Gold set - Bracelet -  Jewellry - jewelry store, jeweller - jeweler, goldsmith - investment - golden Reuters
Gold falls to 4-1/2 month low on Greece risks
| SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Gold dropped to its lowest since late December as the euro sank against the U.S. dollar on worries that a worsening debt crisis in Greece could sp... (photo: WN / Akgun Semra)
Jewelers   Photos   Prices   Singapore   Wikipedia: Gold  
John McCain (sl1) The Times Of India
US senator wants bilateral investment treaty with India
Tweet WASHINGTON: Former US Republican presidential candidate John McCain has suggested that, starting with India, Washington move forward with a bilateral trade agenda i... (photo: creative commons / )
Business   Finance   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: John McCain  
Padma Shri Award to Ms. Rekha Ganeshan. The Hindu
Rekha takes oath in Rajya Sabha
Cine superstar Rekha on Tuesday took oath as a member of the Rajya Sabha, becoming yet another personality from the tinsel town to enter the portals of Parliament. | The ... (photo: PIB of India)
Actress   India   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Rekha  
D50 body in silver Nikon The Boston Globe
Asia stocks fall as Greek worries rattle investors
| BANGKOK-Asian stock markets were mostly lower Tuesday, rattled by a political impasse in Greece that could lead the debt-stricken country to a destabilizing exit from t... (photo: Creative Commons / ArtMechanic)
Bangkok   Economy   Greek   Photos   Wikipedia: Nikon  
A soldier keeps an eye on the movements at Gurez, about 180 kilometers (113 miles) north of Srinagar, India, Saturday, Aug. 20, 2011. Indian troops in Kashmir fought a deadly gunbattle with suspected rebels crossing the military Line of Control from Pakistani-controlled territory Saturday, the army said. One soldier and 11 suspected rebels were killed, army spokesman Lt. Col. J.S. Brar said, but only six suspected rebels' bodies were recovered. He said the other five bodies were lost when they fell into a river during the fighting in the disputed Himalayan region. The Siasat Daily
India may move troops to peacetime positions on Pakistan border
May 15: | India is likely to thin-out troops from wartime positions on the border with Pakistan, where they were deployed after the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks, accordi... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar)
India   Pakistan   Photos   Troops   Wikipedia: Troop  
South Korean President Lee Myung-bak speaks to the nation during a press conference at the presidential house in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Nov. 29, 2010. BBC News
South Korea president to meet Aung San Suu Kyi
South Korean President Lee Myung-bak is visiting Burma, the first time a South Korean leader has visited the country since a bomb attack 29 years ago. | The North Korean ... (photo: AP / Ahn Young-joon, Pool)
Asia   Burma   Photos   S. Korea   Wikipedia: Lee Myung-bak  
A man walks past a screen showing falling stocks at the Athens Stock Exchange, in red, in Greece on Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. The Greek exchange remained locked in a bear session Monday, with shares falling around 3.7 percent in afternoon trading, even as European stocks rebounded on hopes Greece won't be allowed to default on its crushing debt load. The center-left government is putting the final touches to draft tax reforms meant to boost ailing state coffers, which saw a 12.7 percent budget shortfall last year. Canberra Times
Greece fears spark stock sell-off
| Global stocks slid on worries Greece could leave the eurozone, while oil prices fell after a move by economic powerhouse China to prop up lending sparked fears its econ... (photo: AP / Petros Giannakouris)
Economy   Greece   Photos   Stock   Wikipedia: Economy of Greece  
The Vice President of Republic of Maldives, Dr. Mohammed Waheed meeting the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences, Shri Prithviraj Chavan, in New Delhi on February 20, 2010. Newstrack India
Nasheed scaring India on Islamic fundamentalism: Waheed
| New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) In a bid to dispel apprehensions about Islamists taking over in the Maldives due to the current political turmoil there, the Indian Ocean natio... (photo: PIB of India)
Business   Maldives   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Mohammed Waheed Deen  
The Union Minister for Overseas Indian Affairs, Shri Vayalar Ravi addressing a Seminar in Pravasi Bharatiya divas 2012, at Jaipur, in Rajasthan on January 07, 2012. The Hindu
VS distancing himself from politics of murder: Ravi
Union Minister for Overseas Indian Affairs Vayalar Ravi has said that Leader of the Opposition V.S. Achuthanandan is distancing himself from the “politics of murder... (photo: PIB of India)
Business   Election   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Vayalar Ravi  
The Buddhist leader His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama arriving at the Chime Gatsal Ling monastery for teaching events- April 4-6, 2012, Dharamshala, India CNN
Dalai Lama silent on monk self-immolations
| By Richard Allen Greene | LONDON (CNN) – The Dalai Lama refused to answer a question Monday about whether Tibetan monks should stop setting themselves on fire to ... (photo: WN / Yeshe Choesang)
Fire   London   Photos   Tibet   Wikipedia: Dalai Lama  
Politics / Politicians / Elections Agricultural Policy
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After Mamata, trendsetter, meet absentee Rly minister Roy
After Mamata, trendsetter, meet absentee Rly minister Roy
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- 600 Gujarat farmers fly to Israel to learn agriculture techn
- Government plans to reduce subsidy on fertilisers: Sharad Pa
- Pranab calls for agricultural marketing reforms to check inf
- 5 Invasive Plants You Can Eat
The Union Minister for Agriculture and Food Processing Industries, Shri Sharad Pawar .
Government plans to reduce subsidy on fertilisers: Sharad Pawar
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International Relations Climate Change Policy
- House voting on violence bill, draws veto threat
- House votes on violence bill, draws veto threat
- Vietnam protests China's S. China Sea fishing ban
- 10-year-old girl shot at Ohio restaurant dies
President of the Socialist group at the National Assembly Jean-Marc Ayrault is seen in an elevator prior to a meeting of the Socialist group at the National Assembly, in Paris Wednesday May 9, 2012.
Jean-Marc Ayrault named as France's new prime minister
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- The Elite Believe That You Are Ruining Their Planet And They
- Himalayas: Up there it's getting warmer, faster
- We Could Be Heroes
- GIDEON RACHMAN: Obama’s greatest failure is in foreign pol
In this Tuesday, April 24, 2012 photo, Sudanese workers inspect burnt out oil pipes at the oil-rich border town of Heglig, Sudan.
Oil Wars on the Horizon
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Human Rights Policies Society & Culture
- Bureaucratic War Criminals and Their Crimes
- Chen seeks help from US congress
- China's Chen 'not pressured to leave US embassy�
- Tear gas used as 25,000 rally for Malaysia reforms
Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta addresses troops at Ft. Benning, Ga., May 4, 2012.
Bureaucratic War Criminals and Their Crimes
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- Air India begins international operations
- PTI leader says 'lust for money has made Pak govt. blind
- Beijing police launches 100-day crackdown on illegal foreign
- Imperative to ensure foolproof security of nuclear plants: M
Cargo Ships
India ranked 46th in trade logistics performance
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Nuclear Weapons Terrorism
- Iran nuclear concession would test big power unity
- Imperative to ensure foolproof security of nuclear plants: M
- Cannot close option of nuclear power: PM
- No compromise on nuclear safety: Manmohan
Tomari Nuclear Power Plant (Tomari, Hokkaid, Japan).
Japan’s last nuclear reactor is turned off to cheers, worry
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- Keshubhai says Modi rule a terror
- The pits of terrorism
- Taliban infighting over US talks breaks down into terror cam
- Hinkle: Terror, Inc.: Shocking exposé reveals dangerous wor
Hafiz Mohammed Saeed, center waves to media, chief of an Islamic charity Jamaat-ud-Dawa, arrives under tight security to appear before the judicial review board of High Court in Lahore, Pakistan on Tuesday, May 5, 2009.
Muslims not to tolerate new US threats: Hafiz Saeed
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