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Breaking News Tue, 9 Mar 2010
The aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) enters Yokosuka, Japan
Defence   Japan   Nuclear   Photos   US  
 The New York Times 
Japan Drops Denial of Cold War 'Treaties'
| TOKYO — Japan ended decades of denials on Tuesday by confirming the existence of secret cold-war-era agreements with Washington that, among other things, had allowed American nuclear-armed war... (photo: U.S. Navy / Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kyle D. Gahlau )
An evacuated Parliament House complex is seen in New Delhi, India, Thursday Dec. 13, 2001. Gunfire and explosions erupted at Indias Parliament House as half a dozen armed men stormed the complex
India   Law   Photos   Politics   Woman  
 The New York Times 
Uproar in India Over Quota for Female Lawmakers
| NEW DELHI — The upper house of India’s Parliament passed a bill Tuesday that would amend the Constitution to reserve one-third of the seats in India’s national and state legislatur... (photo: AP / Ajit Kumar)
Anti-Myanmar government protesters hold posters of detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi during a protest to demand her release in front of the U.N. office in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, May 22, 2009.  Asia Times 
'Bless you Mr Obama' on Myanmar
| By Stanley A Weiss | MANDALAY - In September 1952, Russian dictator Joseph Stalin and Chinese foreign minister Chou Enlai convened an extraordinary meeting to discuss the future of Southeast Asia. A... (photo: AP / Sakchai Lalit)
China   Foreign Policy   Myanmar   Photos   US  
Indonesian police officers check a car during a search for militants in Pidie, Aceh province, Indonesia, Tuesday, March 9, 2010.  The New York Times 
Indonesian Forces Kill 3 Terror Suspects
| JAKARTA — Indonesian counterterrorism forces stormed an Internet cafe and a nearby house on the outskirts of Jakarta on Tuesday, killing three suspected terrorists and arresting two others. | ... (photo: AP / Heri Juanda)
Indonesia   Jakarta   Photos   Security   Terrorism  
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Union Renewable and energy Minister Dr, Farooq Abdullah inaugurates the Jammu and Kashmir Entrepreneurship Development Institute at Pampore in Srinagar on 14, October 2009. DNA India
Farooq Abdullah welcomes passing of women's bill in Rajya Sabha
| New Delhi: Union minister and UPA ally National Conference president Farooq Abdullah today welcomed passing of Women's Reservation Bill in Rajya Sabha, calling it a... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar)
Delhi   India   Photos   Politics   Women  
Old age woman-India Kalinga Times
Women’s Reservation Bill passed in Rajya Sabha
| KalingaTimes Correspondent | New Delhi, March 9: The women’s reservation Bill was finally passed in the Rajya Sabha today with 186 members voting for it and only ... (photo: WN / Sayali Santosh Kadam)
Delhi   India   Photos   Politics   Women  
Raj Thackeray -Maharashtra -Politics -India Indian Express
Don't force Hindi on us: Raj Thackeray
| A day after the Supreme Court asked him to desist from making provocative speeches targeting north Indians, MNS chief Raj Thackeray on Tuesday chose to speak on Hindi s... (photo: WN / Sayali Santosh Kadam)
Court   India   Mumbai   Photos   Politics  
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov speaks at Moscow's President Hotel, Friday, March 27, 2009. Friday's conference on coordination of global efforts to combat terrorism and drug-trafficking in Afghanistan, whose participants include United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, is organized by the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, which includes Russia, China and the ex-Soviet Central Asian nations of Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekista Star Tribune
Russian foreign minister says nuclear arms treaty could be signed by April
| MOSCOW - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says a new treaty limiting U.S. and Russian strategic nuclear arsenals could be signed within two or three weeks. | Russ... (photo: AP / Misha Japaridze)
Moscow   Nuclear   Photos   Politics   Russia  
Arun Jaitley- india-politics-am1 Samachaar
Jaitley rues 'shameful incidents' in Rajya Sabha
New Delhi: The BJP "unequivocally" supported the women's reservation bill, party MP Arun Jaitley said in the Rajya Sabha Tuesday, but added that the privilege o... (photo: BJP Website)
Delhi   India   Photos   Politics   Women  
The Minister of State for Environment Jairam Ramesh - India- Politics Deccan Herald
India stands by Copenhagen Climate Change Accord: Ramesh
New Delhi, Mar 9, (PTI): | India today said it has decided to formally back the Climate Change Accord hammered out in Copenhagen last year joining over 100 countries that... (photo: PIB of India)
Delhi   Environment   India   News   Photos  
Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin reacts during a news conference after meeting with Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek in the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Jan. 10, 2009. The Czech prime minister is in Moscow to offer the Kremlin a gas deal brokered with Ukrainian President and Prime Minister RBC News
PM to visit India
|       RBC, 09.03.2010, Moscow 14:43:30.Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is scheduled to pay India a working visit India on March 11-1... (photo: AP / Sergey Ponomarev)
India   Moscow   Photos   Politics   Russia  
Indian tourists  buying warm clothes at a road side stall in Kashmir's summer capital Srinagar 03 Janurary 2010. Temperatures have dipped sharply in Srinagar and its surroundings after the capital experienced the first snowfall of the season overnight. The Times Of India
Govt ready to revisit new tourist, conference visa guidelines
NEW DELHI: The government today said it was ready to revisit the new guidelines issued for granting tourist and conference visas if there were genuine grievances. | Home ... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar)
Delhi   Photos   Tourist   Travel   Visa  
Gen. Stanley McChrystal, commander of the International Security Assistance Force and commander of the U.S. Forces Afghanistan, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009, before the House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on Afghanistan. The Columbus Dispatch
U.S. general in Afghanistan has eyes on Kandahar next
| KABUL - NATO-led troops are wrapping up the biggest military offensive of the Afghan war and laying the groundwork for the next push into the Taliban heartland of Kanda... (photo: AP / Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Afghanistan   Kabul   Nato   Photos   US  
Philippine -Economy -Investment -Building Inquirer
RP is 4th most corrupt country in Southeast Asia—poll
| MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines is ranked as the fourth most corrupt country in Southeast Asia out of 16 surveyed by over 2,000 expatriate businessmen, according ... (photo: WN / Jelly Clam)
Asia   Corruption   Manila   Philippines   Photos  
Politics / Politicians / Elections Agricultural Policy
- Japan Drops Denial of Cold War 'Treaties'
- Uproar in India Over Quota for Female Lawmakers
- Kevin Rudd and Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's plan to stop
- 'Bless you Mr Obama' on Myanmar
The aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) enters Yokosuka, Japan
Japan Drops Denial of Cold War 'Treaties'
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- Farmers contracted to plant red rice to make infant cereal
- China Green Agriculture, Inc. to Present at the 22nd Annual
- PHILIPPINES: Food security warnings over El Niño
- Rubber production in India keeps uptrend
Rice - Healthy Rice - Red Rice - Food - Agriculture - Health   (rhubie)
Farmers contracted to plant red rice to make infant cereal
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International Relations Climate Change Policy
- Japan Drops Denial of Cold War 'Treaties'
- Uproar in India Over Quota for Female Lawmakers
- Sri Lanka's opposition leader ends hunger strike
- Russian foreign minister says nuclear arms treaty could be s
The aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) enters Yokosuka, Japan
Japan Drops Denial of Cold War 'Treaties'
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- China and India Join Climate Accord
- India backs Copenhagen climate deal—minister
- Karnataka leader Rajasekharan calls for "Miss a Meal&qu
- India 'associates' with Copenhagen Accord
Su Wei, chief negotiator of China on climate change, makes a point during his press conference at the UN Climate summit in Copenhagen, Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009.
China and India Join Climate Accord
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Human Rights Policies Society & Culture
- Burma publishes new election laws
- Bangladesh 'ignoring plight' of starving Burma refug
- No Leeway Given in Picking Dalai Lama
- Heavy security is the new normal in China's Tibet
 Contrasted against giant statues of ancient kings, Myanmar ruling leader Sr. Gen Than Shwe salutes the flag during opening ceremonies of Myanmar Armed Forces day Tuesday, March 28, 2007, in the new capital of Naypyitaw. The new Myanmar capital is located
Burma publishes new election laws
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- Manmohan Singh calls the Women's Reservation Bill "
- Karnataka leader Rajasekharan calls for "Miss a Meal&qu
- Jaipur Police station adjudged best in Asia
- Tibetan exiles try to rush into Chinese Embassy in Delhi
Gender equality is mostly on paper in Asia Pacific region, as women were denied their right on property.
Half of half the sky
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Nuclear Weapons Terrorism
- Japan admits it lied about nuclear deals with US
- Russian foreign minister says nuclear arms treaty could be s
- Japan vows to keep nuclear arms ban after report
- Japan confirms secret pact on US nuclear transit
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov speaks at Moscow's President Hotel, Friday, March 27, 2009. Friday's conference on coordination of global efforts to combat terrorism and drug-trafficking in Afghanistan, whose participants include United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, is organized by the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, which includes Russia, China and the ex-Soviet Central Asian nations of Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekista
Russian foreign minister says nuclear arms treaty could be signed by April
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- Indonesian Forces Kill 3 Terror Suspects
- Pak Army involved in 26/11 terror attacks: Nikam
- Are Indonesian terror networks regrouping?
- Indonesian Forces Kill 3 Terror Suspects
Indonesian police officers check a car during a search for militants in Pidie, Aceh province, Indonesia, Tuesday, March 9, 2010.
Indonesian Forces Kill 3 Terror Suspects
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