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Obama’s Duality Encourages Indian Nuclear Ambitions
Sep 29 2009, Zaheerul Hassan

International community was greatly pleased on September 24 this year when by following US President Barack Obama’s initiation, the UN Security Council passed a resolution, calling upon all countries outside the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty...

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Rocket man fails to fly from Morocco to Spain
Vicente, Madrid
A Swiss adventurer went down in the Atlantic on Wednesday while trying to fly from Morocco to Spain with jet-powered wings strapped to his back. A rescue helicopter...
Rocket man, Yves Rossy, Trip form Morocco to Spain
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Dozens dead in Ugandan rebel attack in CAR
Ivan, Kampala
Dozens of people were killed in a remote corner of Central African Republic when Ugandan rebels attacked villagers but were then ambushed by Ugandan soldiers, a witness...
Uganda, Rebels, Rebel attacks
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German general fired over air strike that killed Afghan civilians
Pureafghan, Kabul
The German defence minister, Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg, tol the Berlin parliament that Gen Schneiderhan had been relieved of his duties for not explaining to his...
Afghanistan war, German general fired, Air strikes
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As Irish Clerics protected church against defenseless children, Sexual abuses remained buried for decades
Mick, Dublin
Four Archbishops, including Cardinal Desmond Connell, will be named over their mishandling of hundreds of allegations, including not reporting crimes to the...
Ireland, Sexual abuses of Children, Catholic priests's sexual abuses
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Foe’s foe is a friend: Chavez Hugs Ahmadinejad blasts Israel, US
Ali, Liverpool
President Hugo Chávez rolled out the welcome mat here on Wednesday for President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran, using the visit to strengthen Venezuela’s political...
Venezuela, Ahmadinejad's visit, Hugo Chavez
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Is The Free World Mellowing Towards Mugabe?
Robb, Derby
I note the basic stalemate within the ‘power-sharing’ government in Harare, and the lack of any progress. South African President Jacob Zuma was supposed to...
Mugabe, British Commonwealth, Zuma
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Brazil: US Policy on Honduras Puts Latin Ties at Risk
Koruja, Brasilia
The United States risks souring relations with much of Latin America if it recognizes a presidential election in Honduras on Sunday, the foreign policy adviser to...
Brazil, US Honduras policies, Latin America Ties
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Chile murder mystery: Who killed Victor Jara?
Juan, Buenos Aires
The notorious murder of the popular folk singer — who became a symbol of resistance after he was tortured and shot to death in the chaotic first days of Chile’s...
Chile, Murder mystery, Victor Jara
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French Crackdown on Illegal immigrants, border police discover 12 Lorries packed with British-bound migrants
Paul, Paris
This is the moment when British-bound migrants hiding in lorries bound for Dover were flushed out in a police swoop. The two would-be illegal immigrants were among 30...
France, Illegal immigrants, crackdown on Illegal immigrants
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Why I Am Thankful
Rudolf, New York
My calendar year runs from one Thanksgiving to another. Since the last Thanksgiving, I have lost my father. Some days, I still wait to wake up from my nightmare even...
Thanksgiving, Sarah Palin, Glenn Beck
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Philippine’s Mayor prime suspect in massacre arrested
Ding, Manila
The son of a Philippines clan boss, suspected of the massacre of at least 57 journalists and political activists, turned himself in today, as investigators announced...
Philippines, Andal Apatuan Jr, Philippine's massacr
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Early Rain Saves Jordan, Climate Change Is Killing It
Wa'd, Amman
I have finally read some news that actually made me smile : ) Jordan’s dams are filled with more water than what they had at this time of the year last year due to...
Early Rain, Dams in Jordan, Water scarcity
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Argentina: Since economic crisis, unemployed make picketing a way of life
Emilio, Buenos Aires
In Argentina, a street demonstration is more than a political act – it’s a profession. Ever since the country’s economic crisis of the late 1990s, unemployed...
Economi crisis, unemployment, picketing
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Mullah Omar's Holiday Message: Karzai's A "Stooge," I Won't Talk With Him
Maqsood, Islamabad
A helicopter belonging to an international military contractor has gone missing in Afghanistan, officials said Thursday. The helicopter for Supreme Global Service...
Afghaistan war, Mullah Omar, Karzai
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Netanyahus Stubbornness On Settlements Produces American Call For 1967 Borders
Jack, Los Angeles
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu announced today his cabinet’s decision, “To suspend new construction in Judea and Samaria.” (Yes, they still call it...
Netanyahu, Settlements, Occupation
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Iran clerics start taking control of schools
Hadi, Tehran
Islamic religious authorities have begun tightening their grip on Iranian public schools, a report said Wednesday, as hard-liners expand an ideological “soft...
Iran, Iran clerics, Schools
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Gold Addiction Fuels Brutal Congo War
Isaac, Kampala
This Sunday “60 Minutes” will present an investigation into how the global gold industry is helping fuel violence and chaos in the Congo. CBS reporter...
Congo, Congo rebels, Gold
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Bomb Blast on Charsadda Road Injures Two Cops
Karim Khan, Peshawar
Early this morning, November 26, 2009, a blast has been reported from the Rasheedabad area on Charsadda Road of Peshawar. Two policemen, including an SHO, are reported...
Peshawar blast, Charsadda Road blast, terrorism in Peshawar
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10 Florida students suspended for participating in "kick a Jew day"
Incognito, Boca Raton
Anti-Semitism is rampant all over the world, and it doesn’t help that the anti-Zionist/anti-Israeli movement is so vocal and so vitriolic. Regardless of whether...
Anti-semitism, kick a Jew day, Florida
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100 Afghan Women Committed Self-Immolation in 2009
Ikramuddin Bahram, Peshawar
On the eve of International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, the Ministry of Public Health in Afghanistan has released a shocking report on the rise...
Violence and Depression, Elimination of Violence against women, Forced Marriages
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Can tougher action against treaty violators prevent spread of nuclear weapons?
View Point, Shimla
In order to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons, the top US nonproliferation officer, Susan Burk, argued in favor of tougher sanctions than present for the nations...
NPT, Non proliferation treaty, Iran nuclear program
made popular Aug 14 2009
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Middle East nuclear weapons free zone
Eyal, Jerusalem
This past Saturday at its 52nd International General Conference held in Vienna, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) again called for the establishment of a...
IAEA, NPT, Nuclear Weapons, Nuclear
made popular Oct 11 2008
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China’s Attempt To Contain India’s Nuclear Program Collapses
Ravinder Makhaik, Shimla
For most Indians, China’s opposition to a clean waiver to India for supply of nuclear fuel at the Nuclear Supply Group (NSG) meet in Vienna came as a surprise, to...
China, India, Nuclear Supply Group
made popular Sep 8 2008
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All options on the table? - Noam Chomsky
Madhuri Katti, Kolkata
NUCLEAR threats and counter-threats are a subtext of our times, steadily, it seems, becoming more insistent. The July meeting in Geneva between Iran and six major world...
Iran, Iraq, US, Nuclear threat
made popular Aug 27 2008
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Australia debates Uranium sale to India
Madhuri Katti, Kolkata
Australia sells uranium to Russia and China but not to India? Why? Will it change its stand? India needs nuclear fuel for generating electricity...
Uranium, NPT, sale to India, Australia
made popular Jun 10 2008
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IAEA should decide Irans nuke status: India
Puneet, Noida
NEW DELHI: India on Wednesday asked the United States not to take the responsibility of deciding if Iran was manufacturing nuclear weapons, in comments that came a day...
Irans nuke status, IAEA, NPT, Iranian nuclear plan
made popular Apr 24 2008
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It's high time: Should India go ahead with Nuclear Deal or Drop the whole affair ?
Dayasurabhi Balaji, Pune
The ongoing delay for the ratification of civilian nuclear co-operation with the US, presents a murky picture of India. The ideological difference between the Left and...
Nuclear Deal, IAEA, NPT
made popular Mar 26 2008
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Australian uranium export to India goes under uncertainty
Pratyush, New Delhi
The dark clouds over the future of Indo-US nuclear deal are now ready to ruin UPA government joy of success again, this time for another cause. The government had...
Alexander Downer, Australia, Australian Uranium, NPT
made popular Aug 16 2007
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EU to India: Sign NPT, CTBT first to get nuclear cooperation
Pratyush, New Delhi
India will have to take few necessary steps to get Nuclear energy help from the European Union, a 25-nation body. The European Union clearly stated that India will have...
Beneta Ferrero-Waldner, EU, Nuclear Energy, NPT
made popular Feb 16 2007
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India expects Bush's signature on India US nuclear bill on Monday
Pratyush, New Delhi
The US House of Representatives has approved the much-awaited nuclear cooperation between Washington and New Delhi. It will end India’s three-decade long nuclear...
Bush, India US nuclear Bill, NSG, NPT
made popular Dec 9 2006
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US congress gets joint version of India US nuclear bill
Pratyush, New Delhi
The crucial two-day detailed discussions on the Indo-US nuclear bill finally got the final shape and the United States Congress has been agreed on one joint Bill for...
India US Nuclear Bill, US Congress, Senate, HOR
made popular Dec 7 2006
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Iran to go ahead with its nuclear program
Vikas Shekhawat, Churu, Rajasthan
Perhaps, the North Korean nuclear test has again triggered the arms race, especially in Asia. In its latest statement, Iran has made it clear that it would go ahead...
iran, nuclear research, atomic research, Mohammad Ali Hosseini
made popular Oct 29 2006
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Indo-US nuclear deal: What is in it?
Pratyush, New Delhi
People are talking about the nuclear deal everywhere in India, US and obviously in Pakistan too (for what reason, you may simply guess). The US House of Representatives...
US, Nuclear Deal, Pakistan, Non-Proliferation Treaty
made popular Jul 27 2006
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Pot calling the kettle black: China attacks Indo-US N-deal
Jayanta Bhattacharya, New Delhi
China attacked the proposed the recent Indo-US deal on nuclear technology assistance and transfer citing that the bilateral deal will inflict a ‘hard blow’...
indo-us nuclear deal, crticize, NPT, proliferation
made popular Nov 5 2005
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