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Khaleej Times PM vows to pursue Verma panel suggestions firmly rape promptly NEW DELHI ' Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday assured Justice J.S. Verma that the government would be prompt in pursuing the recommendations of the committee he headed on sexual assault cases... (photo: PIB of India) India Justice Photos Politics Wikipedia: Manmohan Singh |
Deccan Herald Israel now fears world court scrutiny Last week, the Palestinian foreign minister, Riad Malki, declared that if Israel persisted in its plans to build settlements in the currently vacant area known as E-1, which lies between Palestinian... (photo: UN / Eskinder Debebe) Israel Lawmaker Palestine Photos Wikipedia: Israeli–Palestinian conflict |
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The New York Times Thai Politician Arrested After 8 Years in Hiding BANGKOK (AP) — Thai police have arrested a fugitive politician who disappeared eight years ago after being convicted of hiring a gunman to kill a rival. Police Lt.... (photo: AP / Apichart Weerawong) Bangkok Lawmaker Photos Police Wikipedia: Somchai Khunpluem |
Asia Times India at 64: A struggling democracy By Sunil Kumar Speaking Freely is an Asia Times Online feature that allows guest writers to have their say. if you are interested in contributing.... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar) Asia Democracy India Photos Wikipedia: Republic Day (India) |
Newstrack India Kamal Haasan threatens to move overseas Tweet Chennai, Jan 30 (IANS) Veteran actor Kamal Haasan says that if the ban on his controversial film "Vishwaroopam" is not lifted, he might have to look out for a... (photo: AP / Wong Maye-E) Actors Celebrity Film Photos Wikipedia: Kamal Haasan |
Denver Post Angry protesters want ouster of Egypt's Morsi Military leader warns unrest could trigger state's collapse PORT SAID, Egypt — Residents of this Mediterranean coastal city burying their dead from Egypt's... (photo: AP / Nasser Nasser) Egypt Photos Protesters Violence Wikipedia: 2012–2013 Egyptian protests |
Al Jazeera Brazil club fire blamed on 'outdoor flares' The nightclub fire that claimed more than 230 lives in the Brazilian city of Santa Maria may have been caused by cheap flares used there by a band and "diverse... (photo: AP / Policia Civil do Rio Grande do Sul) Brazil Disaster Photos S America Wikipedia: Kiss nightclub fire |
BBC News China media: Pollution woes Newspapers voice more concern over the heavy smog which has hit several cities in China's north-east, disrupting motorway traffic and airports. Global Times says the... (photo: Creative Commons File / Jacob Ehnmark from Sendai, Japan) China Media Photos Pollution Wikipedia: China |