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(Photo: AP / Pablo Martinez Monsivais)Obama must hang tough against a nuclear Iran 
In this photo taken May 18, 2012, President Barack Obama speaks in Washington. Ignoring a veto threat, the House passes a $642 billion defense budget that breaks last year's deficit-cutting deal and restricts President Barack Obama's authority as commander in chief. The election-year salvo from Republicans also calls for an East Coast missile defense installation opposed by the military. The Democratic-controlled Senate is likely to scrap many of the measures....Full Story

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After John Travolta lawsuit fizzles, questions about attorney remain
It was billed as a "shocking tell-all" and a "world exclusive," but the National Enquirer's March 26 cover story landed with a thud. TMZ, Page Six and other major players in celebrity gossip ignored the article in which a masseuse claimed John Travolta offered money for...Full Story
Baby boomers should be tested — CDC
| Los Angeles: All baby boomers should be tested at least once for the liver-destroying hepatitis C virus, according to proposed guidelines from US health officials released on Friday. | The virus is transmitted through contaminated blood. | While infection rates have d...Full Story
Surveillance programme could expose private lives
| London: British officials have given their word: "We won't read your emails." | But experts say the government's proposed new surveillance programme will gather so much data that spooks won't have to read your messages to guess what you're up to. | The Home ...Full Story
Generals to alter president's powers
| Cairo: Egypt's military chiefs are expected to issue a constitutional declaration redrawing the powers of the presidency before polls open on Wednesday for the country's first presidential vote since autocratic leader Hosni Mubarak was overthrown, according to state m...Full Story
Jagan’s popularity is eroding fast: Chiru
| Actor-turned-politician K. Chiranjeevi, whose Praja Rajyam merged with the Congress a few weeks ago, seems to be the only charismatic crowd-puller for the Congress in the state. He has been entrusted with the responsibility of ensuring victory in at least some of the ...Full Story
Why Captain Nair, chief of Leela Hotels, is so confident about his future
Tweet Early last year, Captain CP Krishnan Nair, chairman, Hotel Leela Venture Ltd, which runs a chain of luxury hotels, was quoted as saying that Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani, son of his "long-time" friend, the late Dhirubhai, would bail him out if there ...Full Story
Better look at your performance: Akhilesh to Mayawati
Lucknow, May 20: | Hitting back at BSP supremo Mayawati, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav today said the former chief minister should take into account her own performance before levelling allegations. | "See whatever account is being taken... those levelling...Full Story
Dining in the dark?
SHARE | AND | DISCUSSTweetHave you tasted the dark? Will you grope in the dark or spin around a dim sum tonight? The way we eat out is changing, with hoteliers hopeful that diners will shell out big bucks for a bizarre experience as they do for food. Dare to say bon app...Full Story
Beware of conspiracy to attack democracy, Sushma tells first time MLAs
Bharatiya Janata Party leader and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Sushma Swaraj on Saturday decried attempts by vested interests to undermine parliamentary democracy in the country and damage the credibility of politicians. | Describing democracy as India's b...Full Story
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Rahul to address Youth Congress meeting in Karnataka
The Hindu Just over a month after Congress president Sonia Gandhi visited Karnataka on a politically significant mission — wooing the influential Lingayats who brought the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to power almost eight years ago — party general...
The Corsican connection
Deccan Chronicle | Marie-Jeanne Bozzi’s killers didn’t just murder her, they butchered her. One or two nine-millimetre bullets would have been more than enough to bring her down. But on April 22, 2011, in Porticcio, a picturesque Corsican resort town, they fired ...
Dark-Horse Candidates Add to Egypt’s Suspense
The New York Times | CAIRO — Signs of a late surge in popularity by two dark-horse candidates in Egypt’s first competitive presidential race are adding new suspense about the outcome of the initial round of voting just days before it is set to begin. Relate...
Motorola phones blocked in US over Microsoft patent
Gulf News | Washington: Some Motorola Mobility smartphones infringe on a Microsoft patent and will be barred from importation to the United States, a US trade panel said on Friday. | The order by the US International Trade Commission has been sent to President...
Exclusive club
Deccan Chronicle | For years other all-India services have resented the domination of the IAS cadre. Now the Indian Police Service (IPS) too is beginning to extend its domain. According to sources, the CBI is planning to turn into an exclusive club of IPS officers. |...
How National Belt-Tightening Goes Awry
The New York Times | WHY is there such strong political support for fiscal austerity, for government cuts and layoffs, at a time of widespread unemployment? Enlarge This Image Kim Scufuro | Maybe it’s because we have the wrong metaphor stuck in our minds, and it&...
'Snow White and the Huntsman' director wanted real feeling at its core
The Los Angeles Times | MARLOES SANDS, Wales — Nearly a hundred soldiers on horseback sprinted across the beach here last fall, dodging arrows and catapulted fire balls. Despite many casualties, the charging"Snow White and the Huntsman"army was determined to storm t...
Navigating the future of NATO
Chicago Tribune | This weekend, Chicago plays host to the leaders of NATO, the world's strongest and most successful alliance. During the summit, the first held in the United States outside of Washington, President Barack Obama and his counterparts from Canada and 2...
Pakistan negotiates for Indian and Iranian power
Gulf News | Dubai: Talks with India and Iran on power exports are under way and likely to be settled soon, Pakistan's Minister for Water and Power Syed Naveed Qamar, told Gulf News. | Iran currently provides 72 megawatts to Pakistan which is likely to be incre...
Iraq shortlists five bids for $1b power plant
Gulf News | Baghdad: Iraq announced yesterday the names of foreign companies bidding to build a 1,500-megawatt power plant with a value of around $1 billion (Dh3.67 billion) in western Iraq, part of a drive to improve infrastructure weakened by years of sancti...
Call changes won't address scrum issues
NZ Herald | Most of the law changes just announced seem pretty good to me, with the exception of the supposed new scrum call. | Instead of that bloody awful crouch-touch-pause-have a pie-put the tea on-shear a sheep-engage nonsense, they are talking about sayi...
Pullback a normal phenomenon
Gulf News | Dubai: The Dubai Financial Market General Index (DFMGI) declined by 39.44 or 2.6 per cent last week to close at 1,475.58. Weakness was widespread with 25 declining issues and only six advancing. Even though the DFMGI continues to sell off, volume i...
Oil falls to six-month low on concern over Europe
Gulf News | New York: Oil dropped to a six-month low in New York on concern that Greece will have to exit the euro system, compounding Europe's debt troubles and curbing fuel demand. | Futures declined 1.2 per cent after German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeu...
Blight: An open letter to Matt Primus
The Australian | PORT Adelaide coach Matthew Primus needs to hang in there and believe in himself and his team, writes Malcolm Blight. | -------------------------------------------------- | I HOPE you don't mind me writing to you but there seems to have been a fair...
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