French Worry About Mideast Violence's Domestic Impact

Police patrolling "bullet proofed" in the streets to avoid conflicts, during holday season 7000 army securites with machine guns. Well it is time to stop the violence for a Peace broker. We have to live and...

Paranoid Pranab: India’s Two Faced Foreign Minister

"By AHMED QURAISHI Tuesday, 6 January 2008. ISLAMABAD, Pakistan—During the entire Pak-India crisis, India’s foreign minister Pranab ‘Paranoid’ Mukherjee has shown himself to be a four-legged clown. Since early December, Mr. Mukherjee has changed more positions...

The Gathering Storm?

Most such discussions start with a broad survey of the environment followed by criticism of the policies being implemented and finally the conclusion is reached that either the government or external forces or both acting in collusion are responsible. The questions that are...

Tensions mount as Pakistan shifts troops to Indian border

This is becoming a serioussituation.  A wrong move could start a war betweenIndia and Pakistan withdisasterous consequences. "Pakistan has redeployed thousands of troops to the border with India, officials...

India asks Pakistan for 20 fugitives

Same story of  handing  over fugitive terrorist to India is being repeated again.Last time it was just after the attack on parliament Indian goverment handed over list of terrorist to Pakistan , but Pakistan...

So close and yet so far: From Pooneryn to peace in Sri Lanka

"While the government’s military project has effectively weakened the military strength of the LTTE, it has admittedly grossly neglected nurturing and developing parallel political structures. Indeed, despite the much vaunted provincial administration in the East, that...

Venezuelan-Russian naval exercises rise concerns in the region

"November 10 Ex Colombian President worried by Venezuelan-Russian naval exercises Former Colombian President Andrés Pastrana (1998-2002) is concerned by the unprecedented joint naval exercises between ...

McCain aide: Palin's 'going rogue'

"(CNN) -- With 10 days to go until Election Day, long-brewing tensions between GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin and key aides to Sen. John McCain have become so intense they are spilling out in public, sources say. ...

Turkey set for mass terror trial

On the charges of  armed insurrection, aiding terror group and illegal possession of explosives, a group of 86 people are to be tried at a Turkish court. The massive trial held near Istanbul is organised agaisnt Ergenekon group for about 30 charges, including membership...

Thailand and Cambodia Agree to Joint Patrol of Border

RELATIONS between Thailand and Cambodia remained tense today as Thailand denied that Cambodian troops had killed several of their soldiers in a border flare-up of ongoing hostilities.  The two...

Close friend believes Steve Fossett 'had death wish because of guilt over mar...

Here we go the guys reported dead and now we have a nasty assumption from the gutter press. Lets milk the story before he is put into the grave.   " Adventurer Steve Fossett crashed his plane into a remote Californian mountainside in a ‘subconscious death wish’,...

Thailand lifts emergency

After several thousand anti-government protestors from the People's Alliance for Democracy besieged the grounds of Government House — the prime minister's office demanding his resignation in Thailand. The embattled...

Russian threats against Europe

SOCHI black sea russia Sept-11 Following the Russian invasion, NATO decided on 19 August to establish a new NATO-Georgia Commission, which will inaugurate its work in Tbilisi on Monday with NATO Secretary General...

Tehran the Winner as US and Russia Tangle

I am amazed looking at what passes for "foreign policy" coming out of Washington over the last four years, at the number and degree of stumbling foolish moves that are now exacerbating the deteriorating situation for...

Bush ends Asian trip after taking in some Olympics

"The Olympics hadn't even started when Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin quietly confirmed to President Bush the sketchy reports of Russian troops involved in an outbreak of fighting in Georgia's breakaway...

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