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India Cabinet Clears Changes to Anti-Corruption Bill : India's federal cabinet on Thursday approved changes to a proposed anti- corruption law that aims to create an ombudsman and fast-track graft investigations in an effort to crack down on rampant corruption in the country's bureaucracy, a minister said. Wall Street Journal (blog)

Corruption in India: Multinationals Join the Accused : Subhinder Singh Prem headed Reebok's operations in India for several years. In 2005, German sports apparel company Adidas took over its U.K.-based rival, Reebok. Soon, Prem was put in charge of the combined entity in India . Last year, Adidas ... Knowledge@Wharton

Russia accuses Clinton of distorting Moscow's position on Syria : MOSCOW , Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- Outgoing U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has made incorrect, biased comments on Russia's position concerning a Syrian crisis settlement, the Foreign Ministry said Thursday. "Hillary Clinton made a few statements to ...

Moscow urges Iran against boosting nuke program : Moscow and the UN Security Council members are urging Iran against boosting its nuclear program until holding talks with the IAEA, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said. Earlier Iran has informed the IAEA nuclear agency that it plans to upgrade ... The Voice of Russia

UN rights inquiry says Israel must remove settlers : GENEVA (Reuters) - U.N. human rights investigators called on Israel on Thursday to halt settlement expansion and withdraw all half a million Jewish settlers from the occupied West Bank, saying that its practices could be subject to prosecution as ...

Tibet Policy Institute reveal reasons for Tibet burn Tibet Policy Institute (TCI) - a think tank that functions as a research-oriented intellectual platform for the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) - has revealed in its first report that the political repression and cultural assimilation are ...

Diaspora Armenian generals wrap up visit to Armenia : The high-ranking Diaspora Armenian servicemen wrapped up their visit to Armenia . During the four-day visit they held meetings with His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians , Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan, Secretary of ... Public Radio of Armenia

Armenia: Domestic Violence Taking High Toll : During the trial of Mariam Gevorgian, protestors gather to oppose domestic violence in Armenia . Haykanush Mikayelian received a 10-month sentence in 2012 for her role in the abuse of her 23-year-old daughter-in-law. (Photo: A Society Without Violence) ... Australia-Malaysia | 中国 | 日本 | 한국 | ราชอาณาจักรไทย | Tiếng Việt | Stigmabase | eGAYlity

Two Pakistan polio vaccination workers killed in mine blast : Two polio vaccination workers have been killed in a landmine blast in the Kurram tribal region of north-west Pakistan , officials say. The men were visiting a village in the Malikhel area when the mine went off. No group has claimed the attack ... BBC News

Pakistan to build $1.5bn Iran pipeline : Asif Ali Zardari, Pakistan's president, unexpectedly cancelled a trip to Iran at the last minute in December, amid concerns in Islamabad over stiff US opposition to a project considered essential for tackling mounting energy shortages. Some Pakistani ...

Roadside Bomb Kills 2 Polio Workers in NW Pakistan : A roadside bomb killed two Pakistani polio workers on their way to vaccinate children in a northwestern tribal region near the Afghan border on Thursday, an official said. The two men were on their way to Malikhel village as part of the U.N.-backed ... ABC News

Pittsfield: McHugh returns to the Youth Suicide Prevention Project : Berkshire Area Health Education Center has rehired Bear McHugh to coordinate the Youth Suicide Prevention Project. The project is funded by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health's Suicide Prevention Program. The funding allows Berkshire ...

Yair Lapid: An Interview with Israel's New Power Broker : Yair Lapid is the Israeli anchorman and columnist who stunned Israel 's political world by finishing second in Jan. 22 balloting, nearly tying the total for Prime Minister Benjamin Netayahu's Likud Party (which ran with another right-wing party on the ... TIME

British man plunged to his death from a Moscow bridge 'after losing his passport' A British man has been found dead lying on the ice beneath a bridge in the Russian capital of Moscow yesterday. Eye-witnesses said the 'youngish' man leaned over the rail and fell from Novoarbatskiy Bridge at around 6.40pm on Wednesday. He suffered ...

Mysore Mayor reiterates MCC chief is corrupt MYSORE: Differences between mayor RajeshwariPuttaswamy and MCC commissioner M R Ravi flared up again on Wednesday with the mayor accusing the official of corruption . She has approached the state government complaining against Ravi but ...

Thousands join Solidarity with Tibet Campaign in New Delhi : solidarity-2013-jan-30-1 New Delhi: - Various representatives from Indian political parties among thousands of Tibetans and supporters gathered at the Talkatora indoor stadium in Indian capital New Delhi on Thursday, January 30, 2013, where the ...

Pakistan under pressure to stop cross-border attacks ahead of UK summit With time running out before the 2014 deadline, Pakistan is coming under increasing pressure once again to stop cross-border attacks from its territory. Aimal Faizi, spokesman for President Hamid Karzai, said Afghans would only accept greater co ...

Polio workers killed in Pakistan by roadside bomb, official says : A Pakistani schoolgirl receives a polio vaccine from a health worker on the outskirts of Islamabad,Thursday. A roadside bomb killed two Pakistani polio workers on their way to vaccinate children in a northwestern tribal region near the Afghan border. Toronto Star

Pakistan's top court orders polls to go ahead as planned : ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's powerful Supreme Court on Thursday ordered imminent general elections to go ahead as planned in a bid to quash fears a fledgling democratic process is about to be derailed. The order came amid speculation that the ...

Wristwatch to Combat Sexual Violence in India : The wristwatch would be equipped with a video camera, GPS and would send texts to authorities and family members in the event of a threat.

China, India defence sectors prone to high risk corruption: reports China and India have been clubbed together as countries with defence sectors prone to high corruption risk in a new report by global anti- corruption watchdog, Transparency International (TI). One of the major problems faced by China is the lack of ...

Pakistan court summons anti-corruption boss : ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan's top court has summoned the government's anti- corruption chief over a letter he wrote criticizing the tribunal's judges. Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry on Thursday issued a court order for the anti- corruption chief, Fasih ...

Investors can apply for Oil India OFS, valuations attractive: Analysts The Empowered Group of Ministers (EGOM) has approved Oil India's divestment plan of selling 10 per cent stake through OFS on February 01, 2013. A little over 6 crore shares will be offered at a floor price of Rs 510 per share to raise around Rs 3000 crore.

UN human rights inquiry says Israel must remove settlers : GENEVA (Reuters) - United Nations human rights investigators called on Israel on Thursday to halt settlement expansion and withdraw all Jewish settlers from the occupied West Bank, saying that its practices violated international law. " Israel must, in ...

Expert says Iran-Armenia railway can be profitable : According to current costs, the freight through Iran- Armenia railway will be profitable if the volume of transferred cargo reaches more than 3.5 million tons, says an expert cited by News.am. At the moment the annual cargo turnover, which is carried ... ArmeniaNow.com