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James Dobbins appointed US Afghanistan-Pakistan envoy

James F Dobbins, a veteran United States diplomat, has been named as the new special American envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan, at a time when both countries are going through "a pivotal moment".......

Holbrooke: Ruthless in search for peace in S Asia

Richard Holbrooke, who passed away on Monday, was probably inching toward his complete lifetime achievement -- as the architect of peace in Afghanistan and in South Asia, says M K Bhadrakumar A......

US special AfPak envoy Holbrooke passes away

Richard Holbrooke, United States special envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, has died after undergoing surgery to repair a torn aorta. US President Barack Obama in his rare address to a holiday......

'There are issues with India, but can't ignore it'

Stephen Cohen, a senior fellow at the Washington, DC-based Brookings Institution, is considered the doyen among South Asian experts in the United States.Cohen has extensively researched South Asian......

Does memory matter anymore?

My son's friend Vikram, all of 18, was visiting us from the US. He is a bright student, has just finished school and is on a 'gap year', a fancy term these days when youngsters take a year to......

Stunning images capture beauty of gold

Gold has been known and used by artisans since the Chalcolithic. Gold artifacts in the Balkans appear from the 4th millennium BC, such as those found in the Varna Necropolis, Bulgaria. Gold......

Indo-US ties: it's the economies, stupid

To read Raymond Vickery's hugely interesting book while US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is still on Indian soil reminds one of the great distance India and the US have travelled since the......

Cyber war? Not possible, says a study

Notwithstanding serious concerns about cyber security across the world, a new study conducted at the Oxford Internet Institute says that a cyber war is an unlikely scenario. Heavy lobbying,......

Iceland volcano: Flights to be affected today also

As disruption to air traffic in Europe entered the fourth day, flight navigation service providers said a status quo on flight ban in most parts of Europe was likely to remain on Monday as......

Making millions, making violins!

In 2003 a violin built by Samuel Zygmuntowicz for Isaac Stern sold for $130,000 at auction, the highest price for one by a living luthier. Last year Yo-Yo Ma played a Zygmuntowicz cello worth an......

Not shaken, not stirred

So the new James Bond movie is out. Die Another Day hasall the usual ingredients: a deadly megalomaniac with a high-tech weapon; capers in Korea, Cuba and London; a spectacular hovercraft chase......

Djokovic named Balkan athlete of the year

Serbia’s World No 1 tennis player Novak Djokovic has been named Balkan Athlete of the Year, the Bulgarian state news agency (BTA) said on Tuesday. Djokovic, who won the Australian Open last......

Serbia and Croatia in World Cup stare-down

The coaches of bitter Balkan rivals Serbia and Croatia were confident their teams would reach the 2014 World Cup finals in Brazil after they were drawn together in a tough European qualifying Group......

Olympic venues fall into neglect

When Greece hosted the Balkan indoor athletics championships two weeks ago, the overwhelmingly obvious location should have been one of many state-of-the-art indoor facilities built for last year's......

Spain stumble as England, Germany and France win

World champions Spain were held by lowly Finland but there were wins for England, Germany, France and Netherlands as Europe's top teams returned to the task of qualifying for next year's World......

Serbian FA suspends Under-21 players over Eng racism row

The Serbian Football Association has suspended Under-21 national team players Ognjen Mudrinski and Nikola Ninkovic for a year for their involvement in a brawl with England rivals during a Euro 2013......

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Q. should we not declare a war against Pakistan ?
Sharma: A. more

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Q. What is the full form of SAP ?
Truth Exposed: A. Generally war is the result of a national entity wishing to improve the standard of living for its people. A major second cause is when a nation...... more

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Q. How many territories did Alexander the Great conquer?
Mohanbirsingh Ghura: A. 1)Serum amyloid P component, the identical serum form of Amyloid P component2)Seminal acid phosphatase, an enzyme produced by the...... more

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Q. what was the name of the first oil driven battle launched in 1913 ?
Raju: A. Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Yemen, Jordan, Palestine, Israel, Egypt, Iran, Pakistan, part of India, Saudi Arabia, and Afghanistan. This is in...... more

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Q. According to UN 2001 is the year of ....................................?
Nithya: A. First Balkan War. more

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Halal food production on rise in the Balkans

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Mr Mittal meets Romanian president and PM

Romanian reported that ArcelorMittal CEO Mr LN Mittal during a meeting with Romanian President Traian Basescu highlighted the importance of Galati... ...

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Croatia trains honeybees to detect land mines

Zee Media Bureau New Delhi: In a bid to eliminate the scourge of landmines, Croatian scientists are training honeybees to sniff out unexploded... ...

http://zeenews.india.com/news/science/croatia-trains-honeybees-to-detect-land-mines_849886.html

IMF urges Montenegro to close aluminum plant to cut debt

PODGORICA (Reuters) - Montenegro should shut down the loss-making aluminum plant that is the country's biggest single industrial employer to stem a... ...

http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/05/20/us-montenegro-imf-idINBRE94J0J520130520

Daft Punk seduces machines into singing

, "Random Access Memories" (Columbia) On its wildly anticipated fourth studio album, "Random Access Memories," helmeted duo Daft Punk go harder,... ...

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