China seeking resources Chad is as geographically isolated as places come in Africa. It is also among the continent's poorest and least stable countries, the scene of recurrent civil wars and foreign invasions since it gained independence from France in 1960.
Humanise our saintly figures Like good literature, brilliant movies have a cathartic effect. Gandhi my father made me cry after many months.
Reordering the world order SCO snubbed the Bush administration by rejecting its application for an observer status for the United States, ostensibly due to America's lack of common borders with China or Russia.
Instruments of change It may not come as a surprise to learn that four out of five people in the UK harbour regrets, as revealed in a recent survey by Norwich Union. Perhaps less predictably, however, the most common regret expressed was not having learnt how to play a musical instrument.
Crooning... Australian senate candidate Anja Light (L) sings folk songs while a colleague in a koala suit holds a banner “Coal Kills the Reef” in front of Japan’s trade and industry ministry in Tokyo on Wednesday. A Green candidate in Australia’s upcoming elections protested against Japan to stop buying her country’s coal.
Are the Left parties justified in stalling the Indo-US nuclear deal after it was “signed and sealed,” as claimed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh? What is the possible way out of the political impasse?. Readers can express their opinion in 100 words.
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