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Factfile on Myanmar
27 May 2012, 9:19 am
Factfile on Myanmar, where Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday began a three-day visit - the first by an Indian prime minister in 25 years.
China cancels visit to UK 'over Dalai Lama meet'
25 May 2012, 10:33 pm
China's top legislator cancelled a visit to Britain in anger over a meeting between Prime Minister David Cameron and the Dalai Lama, Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, a source said.
China cancels Britain visit 'over Dalai Lama meet'
25 May 2012, 10:30 pm
China's top legislator cancelled a visit to Britain in anger over a meeting between British Prime Minister David Cameron and the Dalai Lama, Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, a source said.
UT/TT Poll: Texans Stand Behind Death Penalty
24 May 2012, 12:24 pm
by Ross Ramsey, Texas Tribune Texans remain strongly in favor of the death penalty and
nominally in favor of abortion rights and medically assisted suicide, according to the University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll. Voters' overwhelming support for the death penalty remains intact, with 73 percent either somewhat or strongly in support and only 21 percent opposed. ...
Value
24 May 2012, 12:07 pm
AUSTIN -- Texans remain strongly in favor of the death penalty and
nominally in favor of abortion rights and medically assisted suicide, according to the University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll.
SpaceX Dragon Spies Earth
23 May 2012, 8:07 am
All systems are functioning
nominally aboard the Earth orbiting Dragon cargo carrier launched yesterday, May 22, atop the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida. SpaceX has released the picture above of the Earth as seen by a thermal imager that Dragon will use in its upcoming approach to the International Space Station. (...)Read [...]
Obama Defends Bain Attacks on Romney
21 May 2012, 4:28 pm
Yes, it was a press conference at the NATO summit,
nominally about global politics and economics, but in an election year it's no surprise the second question for President Barack Obama was about Newark Mayor Cory Booker's criticism of his campaign's attacks on Mitt Romney. "It's important to recognize this issue is not a distraction," Obama said of his campaign's ads attacking Romney's record ...
Don't Expect Obama to Back Off Bain Attacks
21 May 2012, 4:10 pm
Yes, it was a press conference at the NATO summit,
nominally about global politics and economics, but in an election year it's no surprise the second question for President Barack Obama was about Newark Mayor Cory Booker's criticism of his campaign's attacks on Mitt Romney.
World - nominally
Singh first Indian PM to visit Myanmar in 25 years - rediff.com
27 May 2012, 8:09 am
Ever since President Thein Sein, a former military General now heading a
nominally civilian government, assumed office in March last year, he has surprised cynics by initiating a slew of political and economic reforms seeking to end Myanmar's ...
Malian rebels and Islamic fighters merge - Aljazeera.com
26 May 2012, 3:49 pm
The merger, announced on Saturday, would see the Tuareg separatist-led National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA), and Ansar Dine fighters join forces to
nominally control an area the size of France. "I have just signed an accord that ...
Biden tells West Point cadets: prepare for new threats - Reuters
26 May 2012, 2:37 pm
He did not say what he expects to transpire in Iran and North Korea, where tensions about nuclear programs are running high, nor in Syria where street violence continues despite the government having
nominally agreed to a U.N.-backed peace plan.
China cancels Britain visit over Dalai meet: Source - AsiaOne
26 May 2012, 4:07 am
Wu Bangguo, the head of China’s parliament and
nominally number two in the political system, was to have travelled to Britain this month, but the Dalai Lama meeting put an end to those plans, according to the source. The British government ...
