Clinton announces new US sanctions against defiant North Korea to stop nuclear proliferation

Clinton announces new sanctions against NKorea

SEOUL, South Korea – U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton announced Wednesday that Washington will impose new sanctions on communist North Korea in a bid to stem the regime’s illicit atomic ambitions.
Clinton, speaking at a joint news conference in Seoul after holding unprecedented security talks with U.S. and South … Read : Clinton announces new US sanctions against defiant North Korea to stop nuclear proliferation.

Congress issues gag order on senior leaders

NEW DELHI – The Congress party has issued a circular asking its top leaders not to speak out of turn.

All India Congress Committee (AICC) General Secretary Janardhan Dwivedi has formally written to all AICC office bearers and Congress Working Committee (CWC) members saying that they should express their views publically or interact … Read more >>.

Slippers hurled at Bihar Speaker, 17 RJD, LJP MLAs suspended

PATNA – Seventeen MLAs from the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) parties have been suspended for the rest of the session on Wednesday after they threw slippers at Speaker Udai Narain Choudhry.

Those suspended included ten RJD MLAs, two from LJP, one each from the CPIM and CPI-ML and two independents. … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Slippers hurled at Bihar Speaker, 17 RJD, LJP MLAs suspended.

16 legislators suspended from Bihar assembly

PATNA – Sixteen opposition legislators in Bihar were suspended for unruly behaviour in the assembly Wednesday, prompting a member to hurl a shoe at the speaker.

Speaker Uday Narain Choudhary suspended the 16, mostly from the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Lok Janshakti Party (LJP), while they demanded Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s resignation over … Read more >>.

Clinton: US will impose new sanctions on defiant North Korea to stop nuclear proliferation

Clinton: US will impose new sanctions on NKorea

SEOUL, South Korea – U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says Washington will impose new sanctions on communist North Korea.
Clinton said at a joint press conference in Seoul on Wednesday the sanctions are part of a series of measures designed to stop nuclear proliferation. She says the … Original source on Gaea Times at : Clinton: US will impose new sanctions on defiant North Korea to stop nuclear proliferation.

Will Blagojevich backpedal on vow to testify at corruption trial? Decision to come quickly

Will Blagojevich backpedal on vow to testify?

CHICAGO – Will he or won’t he testify?
That’s the question that hangs in the air about former Gov. Rod Blagojevich as his corruption trial resumes Wednesday morning.
The impeached governor’s attorneys dropped a bombshell at the end of the day Tuesday when they said they could rest their case without …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Will Blagojevich backpedal on vow to testify at corruption trial? Decision to come quickly.

55 percent Italians want Berlusconi to go

Rome, July 21 (IANS/AKI) The popularity of the beleaguered Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has fallen to its lowest level since he was elected for a third term in April 2008.

A majority of Italians (55 percent) say they don’t support his conservative government while 39-41 percent want the media moghul-turned-politician to quit, according Rome-based survey … Read this article on Gaea Times at : 55 percent Italians want Berlusconi to go.

Ex-media mogul accused of defrauding investors could leave prison Wed., judge to set terms

Ex-media mogul Conrad Black may leave prison Wed.

CHICAGO – Former media mogul Conrad Black could stroll out of federal prison just two years into his 6??-year sentence, but it’s unclear whether he’ll be a free man.
A federal judge in Chicago will set conditions of his release Wednesday, the same day he could leave a prison …. Source article  : Ex-media mogul accused of defrauding investors could leave prison Wed., judge to set terms.

India, Pakistan walk the tired road to peace (Comment)

The India-Pakistan meltdown took place only days ago. But it seemed one was reading an old novel with a jaded storyline. Except that the leading protagonists were new.
It would be na??ve to put the diplomatic disaster in Islamabad last week to the undiplomatic conduct of the host foreign minister or the errors on … Original article on : India, Pakistan walk the tired road to peace (Comment).

Voting for new Nepal PM today

KATHMANDU – The voting process for electing a new Nepal Prime Minister will take place on Wednesday.

The race for the prime minister’s post will be between the big three leaders of the major three parties.

UCPN (Maoist) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal alias Prachanda, Nepali Congress (NC) Parliamentary Party Leader Ram Chandra Poudel and CPN-UML Chairman Jhala …. Source  : Voting for new Nepal PM today.

Cameron says Lockerbie bomber Al Megrahi should have been left in jail to die

LONDON – British Prime Minister David Cameron, during his three-hour-long talk with the US President Barack Obama in Washington, has said that the decision to release Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Al Megrahi was wrong, and insisted that he should have been left in jail to die rather than setting him free.
“Releasing the …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Gilani rebukes Clinton, says Laden, Mullah Omar not in Pak

ISLAMABAD – Rejecting US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s statement that some “elements” in the Pakistan government know where Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden is hiding, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that any information regarding the terror warlord’s whereabouts must be shared with Islamabad to enable it to take strong action.
Talking …. Read the original article  : Gilani rebukes Clinton, says Laden, Mullah Omar not in Pak.

New Maoist-communist government or failed poll in Nepal?

KATHMANDU – As Nepal’s parliament readied to hold the third prime ministerial election in less than two years, the turbulent republic swung between a new communist-Maoist coalition and the spectre of an inconclusive prime ministerial poll Wednesday with none of the three contenders able to muster the required support.

With minutes left before the election, the …. Original source  : New Maoist-communist government or failed poll in Nepal?.

Buddhadeb skips CPI-M central committee meet

NEW DELHI – West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee skipped the crucial two-day meeting of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) central committee which began here Wednesday, party sources said.
The meeting is intended to finalise the draft document for the extended central committee meeting to be held in Vijayawada Aug 7-10.
“He …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Bangladesh set to review its constitution

DHAKA – A parliamentary committee to be announced Wednesday will begin a review of Bangladesh’s constitution.
Main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has kept out of what was billed an all-party body. It decided Tuesday night to stay away and announced the continuation of its anti-government stir with a hunger strike Sunday.
BNP …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

TDP agitation in Maharashtra inspired by Congress, alleges Shiv Sena

MUMBAI – The Shiv Sena Wednesday alleged that the Congress government in Maharashtra was soft on the Chandrababu Naidu issue to help divert attention from the statewide political rallies by Andhra Pradesh Congress leader and MP Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy.

In an editorial in Saamna, the party mouthpiece, the Sena said that Jagan, as the MP …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : TDP agitation in Maharashtra inspired by Congress, alleges Shiv Sena.

Police: 2 killed in attack on Russian hydropower station

Police: 2 killed in Russian power station attack

ROSTOV-ON-DON, Russia – Police say assailants launched an attack on a hydroelectric station in southern Russia, killing two workers and setting off bombs.
The attack early Wednesday took place in Kabardino-Balkariya, one of the republics in Russia’s restive Caucasus region where clashes with insurgents are frequent.
A spokesman for the … Original source on Gaea Times at : Police: 2 killed in attack on Russian hydropower station.

Westernised elite after my blood : Rural Development Minister C P Joshi (Interview)

NEW DELHI – Rural Development Minister C P Joshi, often rated as an “underperformer” by the media, says it is a “small section of the westernised urban elite and the English media that are criticising him without any basis” and he is satisfied that the “rural development schemes are creating awareness and hope …. Original source  : Westernised elite after my blood : Rural Development Minister C P Joshi (Interview).

Rage Against the Machine to play concert for immigration activists, promote boycott of Arizona

Rage Against the Machine to plug Arizona boycott

LOS ANGELES – Rage Against the Machine will push for artists and musicians to boycott Arizona because of its new and restrictive immigration law.
The politically outspoken rap-rock band’s lead singer, Zach de la Rocha, plans to announce Wednesday that proceeds from a concert in Los Angeles on Friday …. Original source  : Rage Against the Machine to play concert for immigration activists, promote boycott of Arizona.

Clinton, Gates make rare visit to heavily fortified DMZ dividing North and South Korea

Clinton, Gates visit DMZ dividing 2 Koreas
PANMUNJOM, Korea – Standing at the spot that divides North and South Korea, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton urged North Korea on Wednesday to turn away from the isolation that has left its people suffering.
Clinton and Defense Secretary Robert Gates paid a rare visit …. Source article  : Clinton, Gates make rare visit to heavily fortified DMZ dividing North and South Korea.