Russia-Saudi Arabia: A growing strain
September 6th, 2012 - 1:00 pm ICT by IANS
Relations between Russia and Saudi Arabia, which have never been cloudless, are quite tense today, something that seems unlikely to change in the foreseeable future, says a RIA Novosti commentary from ... Read more...
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Rebuilding education from the ruins: Afghan minister (Interview)
July 1st, 2012 - 1:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) As Afghanistan engages in rebuilding its educational institutions destroyed by the Taliban, bringing women back into schools and colleges continues to be a challenge, ... Read more...
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China, Japan, South Korea warn North Korea over n-tests (Lead)
May 13th, 2012 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 13 (IANS) China, Japan and South Korea have warned they will not accept new nuclear tests by North Korea, South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak said Sunday."Our three countries ... Read more...
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North Korea prepares for underground nuclear test
April 8th, 2012 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 8 (IANS/RIA Novosti) North Korea is preparing for a third underground nuclear test, the South Korean news agency Yonhap reported Sunday."North Korea is making clandestine preparations for a ... Read more...
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India should be careful in dealing with China: Dolma
March 26th, 2012 - 10:45 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, March 26 (IANS) Home minister of the Tibetan government-in-exile, Gyari Dolma Monday warned the Indian government to be very careful while dealing with China."The Chinese deceive. So we want ... Read more...
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Seoul hopes tensions between Koreas will ease
January 2nd, 2012 - 6:46 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 2 (IANS/RIA Novosti) South Korean President Lee Myung-bak Monday said that his country is ready to improve relations with North Korea if Pyongyang "shows its attitude of sincerity", ... Read more...
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Communist-era Poland produced better films than now: Director
November 29th, 2011 - 3:41 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Nov 29 (IANS) Poland churned out qualitative, richer cinema during the repressive and censorship oriented communist regime in pre-1990s, than in freer and more open contemporary times, a leading ... Read more...
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China’s refitted aircraft carrier undergoes sea trial
November 29th, 2011 - 1:44 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Nov 29 (IANS) China's refitted aircraft carrier sailed for its second sea trial Tuesday, authorities said.The ministry of national defense said that prior to sailing, the aircraft carrier had ... Read more...
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Go shrine seeing, prison strolling in Cambodia
September 13th, 2011 - 9:45 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) A Communist legacy in the form of ghastly souvenirs, an ancient town with over 100 temples of Hindu origin, a port city with spotless beaches ... Read more...
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Change in Bengal, close fight in Kerala, Tamil Nadu: Exit polls
May 10th, 2011 - 11:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) Election surveys by three television channels Tuesday gave a unanimous clean sweep for Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress in West Bengal, predicting the end of ... Read more...
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Aged 91, 87, 78… Kerala’s veterans will fight elections
March 8th, 2011 - 12:45 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, March 8 (IANS) At age 91, K.R. Gowri is still itching to contest Kerala's assembly elections. Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan is 87 but is not ready to call it ... Read more...
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We want a grand alliance: Trinamool leader Partha Chatterjee
March 4th, 2011 - 3:32 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 4 (IANS) While exuding confidence of getting an absolute majority on its own in the West Bengal elections, the main opposition Trinamool Congress says it still favours ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Advani’s attack on PM betrays desperation, says Congress
January 21st, 2011 - 10:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) Responding to L.K. Advani terming Manmohan Singh as a weak prime minister, the Congress Friday described the senior BJP leader as an "eternal PM in waiting" ... Read more...
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CPI-M’s days are numbered, thunders Rahul (Second Lead)
September 6th, 2010 - 5:46 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 6 (IANS) Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi declared Monday at his first ever rally here that the days of West Bengal's ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) were numbered.
Recalling ... Read more...
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CPI-M doesn’t belong to West Bengal’s poor: Rahul (Lead)
September 6th, 2010 - 5:00 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 6 (IANS) Alleging there were "two Bengals", one of the poor and the other of the privileged people of the Communist Party of India-Marxist, Congress general secretary Rahul ... Read more...
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Sick of queuing? Hire someone to do it for you
July 22nd, 2010 - 3:42 pm ICT by IANS
Kiev, July 22 (DPA) Queuing is part of everyday life in Ukraine. There are often hundreds of people standing in lines at government offices in the former Soviet republic.
But a young businessman ... Read more...
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Fidel Castro makes rare TV appearance (Lead)
July 13th, 2010 - 8:35 am ICT by IANS
Havana, July 13 (DPA) Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro appeared to be in stabile health and good spirits during a rare interview broadcast late Monday on Cuban television.
The 83-year-old spoke lucidly and ... Read more...
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Cuba rated best place to be a mother in developing world
May 5th, 2010 - 9:02 am ICT by IANS
Madrid, May 5 (IANS/EFE) Cuba - despite its image as a backward nation ruled by a despotic Communist regime - provides the best conditions for motherhood among developing countries, according to Save ... Read more...
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Hopes dim of finding more survivors of sunken Korean ship
March 28th, 2010 - 11:59 am ICT by IANS
Seoul, March 28 (DPA) Hopes of finding more survivors waned Sunday as South Korean military officials prepared to salvage the wreckage of a warship that exploded and sank Friday night, Yonhap News ... Read more...
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Korean Official Executed For Ruining Nation’s Economy
March 19th, 2010 - 3:17 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Mar 18 (THAINDIAN NEWS) In an un-official announcement which was released this morning, the world learned the fate of the North Korean Official, Pak Nam-gi. He was reportedly dragged in front of ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
North Korean leader Kim Jong-il shown in rare rally footage
March 8th, 2010 - 12:04 pm ICT by ANI
Seoul, Mar.8 (ANI): North Korea has broadcast a video of its leader Kim Jong-il attending a massive rally to mark the reopening of a textile factory.According to The Telegraph, the video footage ... Read more...
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Railway connectivity, Mamata’s gift to Nandigram
January 30th, 2010 - 11:52 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 30 (IANS) Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee Saturday inaugurated a project for laying 17 km of railway tracks in West Bengal's Nandigram and promised jobs or houses to those whose ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
German firms don’t want to miss India bus
January 21st, 2010 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
By Manik Mehta
Frankfurt, Jan 21 (IANS) India's burgeoning market is a major draw for German companies, which do not want to "miss the bus".A business delegation will be accompanying German President Horst ... Read more...
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Rights situation remains poor in Cuba, say dissidents
January 20th, 2010 - 1:15 pm ICT by IANS
Havana, Jan 20 (IANS/EFE) The state of human rights in Cuba did not improve last year and is unlikely to get better in 2010, a dissident organisation said, though noting that the ... Read more...
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Heir demands reopening of investigation into murder of Russian Tsar Nicholas II
January 16th, 2010 - 6:12 pm ICT by ANI
Moscow, Jan. 16 (ANI): The putative heir to Russia's imperial throne has urged the Russian Government to re-launch the investigation into the murder of Tsar Nicholas II and his family in 1918."This ... Read more...
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UN decries sentencing of Chinese dissident
December 26th, 2009 - 8:42 am ICT by IANS
New York, Dec 26 (DPA) The human rights commissioner of the UN Friday expressed concern about the 11-year prison term handed down to a prominent Chinese dissident.
"The conviction and extremely harsh sentencing ... Read more...
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Czechs mark 20 anniversary of Velvet Revolution
November 15th, 2009 - 7:07 am ICT by IANS
Prague, Nov 15 (DPA) Former Czech president Vaclav Havel opened festivities in Prague celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution, which toppled the communist regime in 1989.
Lou Reed, Suzanne Vega ... Read more...
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Germany celebrates Berlin Wall Fall’s 20th anniversary
November 9th, 2009 - 8:40 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Berlin, Nov 9 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Prayers, blaring music and pomp, marked the 20th anniversary of the day the historic Berlin Wall fell, when the East Germans started moving west and the ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
China learns that 2009 is not 1962 (Comment)
October 31st, 2009 - 11:20 am ICT by IANS
By Amulya Ganguli
The inscrutable Chinese are supposed to take every step after careful deliberation. Whether it is Mao Zedong's smile for an Indian envoy to open a new chapter after the ... Read more...
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Fidel Castro’s sister reveals she worked for CIA
October 27th, 2009 - 12:57 am ICT by IANS
Miami/Washington, Oct 26 (DPA) Juanita Castro, sister of Cuban leaders Fidel and Raul Castro, worked for the CIA for three years, according to details emerging from her book which is being released ... Read more...
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‘China using elite hacker community to build cyber warfare capability’
October 23rd, 2009 - 6:12 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 23 (ANI): The Communist regime in China with the help of a elite hacker community is building its cyber warfare capabilities and appears to be using a long-term computer attack ... Read more...
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Thousands attend Havana concert for peace
September 21st, 2009 - 6:32 am ICT by IANS
Havana, Sep 21 (DPA) Hundreds of thousands of Cubans gathered at the Revolution Plaza in Havana Sunday for a "Peace Without Borders" concert headlined by popular Colombian singer Juanes.
An estimated 650,000 ... Read more...
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Haunting memories of a former Tibetan prisoner (Feature)
September 20th, 2009 - 1:36 pm ICT by IANS
By Mayank Aggarwal
Dharamsala, Sep 20 (IANS) More than two decades have passed since she was released from prison by the Chinese authorities, but the painful memories of her jail stay still haunt ... Read more...
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Russian army general visits Cuba
September 16th, 2009 - 12:24 pm ICT by IANS
Havana, Sep 16 (EFE) Russia's armed forces general staff chief Nikolay Makarov is visiting Cuba, officials have said.
Makarov arrived in Cuba Monday. The officials didn't provide details on his agenda or the ... Read more...
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Obama extends decades-long trade embargo against Cuba
September 15th, 2009 - 5:10 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 15 (DPA) US President Barack Obama Monday extended for another year the trade embargo against Cuba that has been in place for nearly five decades.
Obama, in a note to ... Read more...
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