Cracks in India's nuclear law Asia Times | Sep 2, 2010 Cracks in India's nuclear law | By Indrajit Basu | KOLKATA - Pleasing neither supporters nor its critics, India this week passed a Nuclear Liability Bill, opening up the country’s US$150 billion nuclear power market to global equipment suppliers. The first to b...
Pakistan flood-related losses reach $43 bn: Gilani Zeenews Islamabad: Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said Wednesday that his country has suffered losses of around $43 billion due to the floods that have displaced over 17 million people and killed over 1,600. | The floods, which started with heavy monsoon rains in July, have affected 30 percent ...
Honduras - United States relations The Examiner | From wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honduras Honduras is an ally of the United States and generally supports U.S. initiatives in international fora. There is close cooperation with Honduras in the areas of counter-narcotics and counter-ter...
India, Mongolia to cooperate on security and foreign policy Zeenews Ulaanbaatar: India and Mongolia have agreed to widen the collaboration between the security and foreign policy organisations of the two countries. | This was agreed during a visit of a high-level Indian delegation led by H Upadhyaya, Chairman of the ...
Mexico's foreign minister dampens hopes of Cancun climate deal The Guardian | Patricia Espinosa says success of talks should not be measured by whether countries agree on a new legally binding text Patricia Espinosa speaks to journalists after climate talks in Geneva. Photograph: Salvatore Di Nolfi/EPA | Mexico's foreign min...
Police chief criticises UK extradition law ahead of Home Office review The Guardian | Cambridgeshire force tried to bring German doctor Daniel Ubani back to the UK after he killed a patient on his first UK shift Cambridgeshire Chief Constable Julie Spence found attempts to extradite German doctor Daniel Ubani frustrating. Photograph...
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Cuba eases property laws, could open door to golf The Boston Globe | HAVANA-Cuba has begun allowing foreign investors to lease government land for up to 99 years, a step toward a future that could be filled with golf courses ringed by luxury villa...
Pakistan's foreign minister to start Gulf tour next week Zeenews Dubai: Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi will embark on an official visit to the Gulf countries of Kuwait, Oman and Bahrain from Monday. | According to Kuwait's offi...
Rights Panel Criticizes France Over Roma Policy The New York Times | GENEVA — A United Nations-backed committee of experts sharply criticized France on Friday for deporting large groups of Roma and said the government in Paris should do more...
1000 employers turn out for employment law changes Scoop Friday, 3 September 2010, 10:32 am | Press Release: Employers And Manufacturers Association | 1000 employers turn out for employment law changes | A thousand employers are turning out over the next few days to learn more about the upcoming changes to...
India's visa policy is affecting British businesses and universities The Guardian | I recently drew attention to India's new "David Headley visa rule", which discriminates against British citizens of Pakistani origin on the sole ground of their "race, ... descent, or national or ethnic origin", contrary to the international conven...
Califonia passes new anti-paparazzi law, but will it help? (Or at least save Kate Moss?) Entertainment Weekly | California passed a new anti-paparazzi law on Tuesday that will implement harsher penalties for photographers found breaking traffic laws or interfering with the operation of a celebrity’s car while in pursuit of a photo. Under this new legis...
Financials Fret New Tax Law The Street Experts believe the law will be just as burdensome for U.S. banks, like Bank of America(BAC) and Wells Fargo(WFC), as it will be for foreign ones operating in the U.S., like Deutsche Bank(DB) and HSBC(HBC). | The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (F...
Wikileaks founder admits sexual relations with accuser The Daily Telegraph Julian Assange, the founder of the Wikileaks whistleblower website, admitted that he had sexual relations with one of two Swedish women who accused him of sex crimes. | Julian Assange, founder of Wikileaks | Mr Assange said that he had consensual sex...
China angers India over J&K Mumbai Mirror India over J&K"> | Agencies | Posted On Friday, September 03, 2010 at 06:18:54 PM | China has denied the presence of troops in the Gilgit-Baltistan area of Pakistan-Occupied-Kashmir, but provoked further indignation in New Delhi with the language that it used in its clarification, which seems to indicate a more aggressive diplomacy. | While dis...
