Opposition to stick to voting on price rise

NEW DELHI – Opposition parties are learnt to be in disagreement with Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee’s formula for ending the crisis in parliament over the mode of discussion on price rise.
Mukherjee, who has invited leaders of all political parties for a breakfast meeting Monday, is likely to stick on the government’s stand that …. Read the original article  : here.

Democrats on defense in dozens of competitive House races across the country; GOP seeks power

GOP looks to erase Democrats’ comfy House majority
WASHINGTON – No fewer than 65 House seats across the country – an overwhelming majority held by Democrats – are at risk of changing political hands this fall, enough to bolster Republican hopes of regaining power.
Even more races could become competitive as voters look to blame … Read more »».

Philippines remembers late democracy icon Corazon Aquino who led 1986 ‘people power’ revolt

Philippines remembers late democracy icon Aquino

MANILA, Philippines – Filipinos paid tribute Sunday to democracy icon Corazon Aquino, who helped lead a 1986 “people power” revolt that ousted a dictator and whose death last year became a springboard for her son’s triumphant run for the presidency.
President Benigno Aquino III led one of several tributes to his …. Read the original article  : Philippines remembers late democracy icon Corazon Aquino who led 1986 ‘people power’ revolt.

Congress and inflation wedded together: Nitish Kumar

PATNA – Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has said the price rise has been a bane of the Congress party, adding that both Congress and inflation are wedded together.

“It is very strange that from the time when we came to our proper sense we are seeing the same thing. It’s been a long …. Original article  : Congress and inflation wedded together: Nitish Kumar.

Rudd considers legal action on leak claim

MELBOURNE – Former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd is reported to be considering taking legal action against former Foreign Minister Alexander Downer after the latter claimed that the former had leaked damaging information about his Labor Party colleagues.

Incumbent Prime Minister Julia Gillard has dubbed Downer’s comments as “disgraceful”, even as he has downplayed the furor … Read : Rudd considers legal action on leak claim.

Zardari to visit UK ‘to alleviate misconceptions and propagandas against Pak’: Babar

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan Law Minister Babar Awan has confirmed that President Asif Ali Zardari will go ahead with his visit to the United Kingdom despite British Prime Minister David Cameron’s hostile remarks against Pakistan.

Zardari had been facing intense domestic pressure to cancel the trip after Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief Lieutenant General Ahmed Shuja … Read more >>.

‘Mamata ko manao’, says Sonia (Capital Buzz)

NEW DELHI – Congress president Sonia Gandhi continues to take keen interest in the passage of the Women’s Reservation Bill and has been telling activists that they should work on Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee for her support.
Mamata’s turnaround on the bill, after initially pledging support, has been a big setback for its … Original article on : ‘Mamata ko manao’, says Sonia (Capital Buzz).

Cameron should condemn HR violations in Kashmir rather than accuse Pak of terror: Gilani

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani has said that rather than highlighting Pakistan’s role in promoting “export of terror”, British Prime Minister David Cameron should raise his voice against the human rights violations in Jammu and Kashmir.

“In India, he [Cameron] has given a statement that we in Pakistan promote terrorism. We want …. Read the original article  : here.

Lalu slams Nitish Kumar over price rise

PATNA – Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav has accused Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar of failing to tackle the hoarding and black marketing, causing price rise.

Addressing a Party function here on Saturday, Yadav said the price rise was a result of wrong policies of both the Bihar Government and … Read more »».

Dmitry Pirog KOs Daniel Jacobs in 5th to win WBO middleweight title; Guerrero tops Casamayor

Pirog flattens Jacobs; Guerrero tops Casamayor

LAS VEGAS – Unheralded Russian middleweight Dmitry Pirog stopped Daniel Jacobs with a crushing overhand right in the fifth round to win the vacant WBO title Saturday night.
Former featherweight champion Robert Guerrero dominated Joel Casamayor in a lopsided unanimous decision to win his debut at 140 pounds, and Jorge Linares …. Original article  : Dmitry Pirog KOs Daniel Jacobs in 5th to win WBO middleweight title; Guerrero tops Casamayor.

Chelsea Clinton says ‘I do’ in a beautiful ceremony

WASHINGTON – Former first daughter Chelsea Clinton married her longtime beau Marc Mezvinsky “in a beautiful ceremony” on a perfect summer Saturday night. In what was billed as the “wedding of the century”.
The bride’s parents, former president Bill Clinton and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, issued a statement shortly after the lavish ceremony …. Read the original article  : here.

Clinton daughter weds in mystery-shrouded ceremony

NEW YORK – Chelsea Clinton was married Saturday, though details of the wedding were guarded like state secrets amid a horde of frustrated reporters in Rhinebeck, north of New York City, the family announced.
In a statement emailed to the media, US ex-president Bill Clinton and sitting Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said: … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Clinton daughter weds in mystery-shrouded ceremony.

Chelsea Clinton marries longtime boyfriend at exclusive estate in upstate New York village

Chelsea Clinton weds at exclusive New York estate
RHINEBECK, N.Y. – It was high society inside and high security outside as Chelsea Clinton wed her longtime boyfriend at an elegant estate in a Hudson River village where several prominent guests were spotted beforehand, but the husband-and-wife-to-be stayed out of sight.
The wedding site, a Beaux … Original article on : Chelsea Clinton marries longtime boyfriend at exclusive estate in upstate New York village.

Mexico renews diplomatic ties with Honduras

Mexico City, Aug 1 (IANS/EFE) The Mexican government has said that its ambassador to Tegucigalpa will return to Honduras next week, as it wants to renew diplomatic ties with the Central American nation.

Saturday’s announcement came hours after the Chilean government decided to send back its ambassador to that country.
Mexico’s Foreign Relations Secretariat (SRE) said …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Mexico renews diplomatic ties with Honduras.

Brazil’s president offers refuge to Iranian woman sentenced to death for committing adultery

Brazil offers haven to Iran woman in adultery case

SAO PAULO – Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva offered on Saturday to provide refuge to a woman who has been sentenced to death in Iran following her conviction for committing adultery.
The case created an international outcry when Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani initially was sentenced to death …. Original source  : Brazil’s president offers refuge to Iranian woman sentenced to death for committing adultery.

Mexico, Chile to return ambassadors to Honduras, recognize new government a year after coup

Mexico, Chile recognize Honduran government

MEXICO CITY – Mexico and Chile are formally recognizing the government of Honduran President Porfirio Lobo a year after his predecessor was ousted by a military-backed coup.
Mexico’s Foreign Relations Department said Saturday in a statement that it will send its ambassador back to Honduras next week.
The department took into account a … Read more : Mexico, Chile to return ambassadors to Honduras, recognize new government a year after coup.

PLO official: Obama warns Abbas bilateral ties might suffer if he rejects talks with Israel

PLO official says Obama sent warning to Abbas
RAMALLAH, West Bank – President Barack Obama warned Mahmoud Abbas in a letter that U.S.-Palestinian relations might suffer if the Palestinian leader refuses to resume direct peace talks with Israel, a senior PLO official said Saturday.
The White House had no comment Saturday. However, the Obama administration …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : PLO official: Obama warns Abbas bilateral ties might suffer if he rejects talks with Israel.

Chilean-American author Dorfman: former political foes must to show remorse about wrong acts

Author Dorfman says ex-enemies must show remorse
JOHANNESBURG – Chilean-American author and human rights activist Ariel Dorfman said Saturday that former enemies in both post-apartheid South Africa and in Chile after dictatorship must show remorse for past wrongs if peace and reconciliation is to be achieved within their nations.
Dorfman was giving the eighth Nelson … Read more >>.

Obama says he’ll call GOP’s bluff on deficit talk and offer ‘a bunch of ideas’ of his own

Obama says he’ll call GOP’s bluff on deficit talk
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama has a warning for Republicans who denounce the federal deficit but reject proposals to cut it.
Obama tells CBS, “I’m going to call them on their bluff.”
The president promises to have “a bunch of ideas” for deficit reduction, but he didn’t …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Obama says he’ll call GOP’s bluff on deficit talk and offer ‘a bunch of ideas’ of his own.

Regrets and defiance aboard government flight that takes illegal immigrants back to Mexico

A look inside the government’s deportation flights

CHICAGO – Every day, the federal government gathers hundreds of illegal immigrants and sends them back to Mexico aboard government jets.
An Associated Press reporter was permitted aboard a recent deportation flight that departed from Chicago. The journey offered a rare glimpse into the emotional final hours before immigrants left …. Read the original article  : Regrets and defiance aboard government flight that takes illegal immigrants back to Mexico.