By IANS, [RxPG] New Delhi, April 16 - With India's strategic interests extending 'far beyond' its neighbourhood, it was incumbent on New Delhi to leverage its ties with countries like the US and Russia to enable it play its rightful role, Defence Minister A.K. Antony contended Monday.
Antony's remarks at the Army Commanders' Conference here were in the context of the present century ...
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A US journalist who was abducted and killed in Pakistan had his name added to a Holocaust memorial in Florida.
Daniel Pearl became the first person to be added to the 30,000 names on Miami Beach memorial who was not killed in the 20th century genocide.
Pearl died for the same reasons that six million Jews were killed, his father Judea Pearl said.
“The forces of barbarity and e...
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Although Pearl's death and the Jews of the Holocaust were executed by people of different faith, language and agendas, there is a common thread of hatred, his father Judea Pearl told a crowd of hundreds as his son's name was unveiled as the first non-Holocaust victim to be remembered at the wall in Miami Beach.
"The forces of barbarity and evil are still active in our world. The Holocau...
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MIAMI BEACH, Fla. - Daniel Pearl was added to the 30,000 names etched on the Holocaust Memorial Wall here on Sunday to honor the American journalist who was abducted and killed by terrorists in 2002.
Although Pearl's death and the Jews of the Holocaust were executed by people of different faith, language and agendas, there is a common thread of hatred, his father Judea Pearl told a crowd...
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Over the past few months, the Bush administration in the backdrop of the Iraq Study Group's (ISG) report has announced its plan for Iraq-apart from the Presidents refusal to formally engage Iran and Syria- the plan broadly concurs with the recommendation laid out by the ISG. Furthermore, the US has mobilised its surrogates in Egypt, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq and the gulf countries to imp...
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It goes without saying that mainland Chinese prime minister Wen Jiabao's visit to Japan this week is historic, taking place at a time when Sino-Japanese relations have been frosty for too long. The soft-spoken Chinese leader rightly calls his journey to Japan an "ice melting" visit. While it remains to be seen whether the trip will thaw the ice, it is at least a step in the right direction.Posted in read more
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RELATIONS between China and Japan are on the mend again, after occasional pouts and spats. The current upswing in ties has resulted in, and is buoyed by, Chinese premier Wen Jiabao's visit to Tokyo during the week.
First came Wen's summit with his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe. Wen said the meeting had inspired him to compose a poem at midnight on the early onset of spring.
Anot...
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New Delhi, April 13 (Prensa Latina) Cuba's Foreign Affairs Minister Felipe Perez Roque expressed in this capital on Friday his country's support of India in its efforts to be a permanent member of the UN Security Council.
In a statement to press in New Delhi, Perez Roque said that the political importance and economic growth of India make this Asian country able to become a new permanen...
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HA NOI — IBM yesterdayhosted Viet Nam's first seminar on service oriented architecture (SOA) forlocal banks.
SOA, according to IBMexecutives, is more a business strategy, rather than a specific software andtechnology package, aimed at improving the operational efficiency of key bankingfunctions.
SOA breaks down anorganisation's processes into individual services ranging from credi...
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The two leaders agreed to build "strategic, mutually beneficial relations" in economic, energy, environment and other areas. After their talks, they issued a joint press statement pledging to boost cooperation, promote high-level economic, political and defense dialogue and to continue to seek denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.
Abe conveyed his intention to visit China again by the...
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