The Christian Science Monitor - India’s recent extension of an olive branch – more of a twig, really – to Pakistan is stirring strong political opposition at home and doing little to nudge Pakistan’s military away from its focus on India as its primary security threat.
The Christian Science Monitor - India’s recent extension of an olive branch – more of a twig, really – to Pakistan is stirring strong political opposition at home and doing little to nudge Pakistan’s military away from its focus on India as its primary security threat.
The Christian Science Monitor - When China detained an executive from the Aussie-Anglo mining giant Rio Tinto for stealing state secrets earlier this month, a predictable outcry ensued.
McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON ? The U.S. special envoy to Sudan said Thursday that the United States should drop its designation of Sudan as a state sponsor of terrorism and “unwind” sanctions that it’s maintained since President Bill Clinton applied the label in 1993.
AP - The United Nations said Friday the number of civilians killed in conflict in Afghanistan has jumped 24 percent so far this year, with bombings by insurgent and airstrikes by international forces the biggest single killers.
AFP - A young Australian Friday held an emotional TV reunion with her dog Muffy, who went missing nine years ago before reappearing filthy and flea-bitten 2,000 kilometres (1,250 miles) away.
Reuters - Former world champion Arturo Gatti committed suicide and was not murdered as initially suspected, a Brazilian police spokesman said on Thursday.
McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON ? The U.S. special envoy to Sudan said Thursday that the United States should drop its designation of Sudan as a state sponsor of terrorism and “unwind” sanctions that it’s maintained since President Bill Clinton applied the label in 1993.
OneWorld.net - WASHINGTON, Jul 30 (OneWorld.net) - A sewing center in the Democratic
Republic of Congo is giving women the skills to start a new life and
helping them cope with the mental and physical trauma caused by decades
of conflict.
The Christian Science Monitor - When China detained an executive from the Aussie-Anglo mining giant Rio Tinto for stealing state secrets earlier this month, a predictable outcry ensued.
