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"Military contractor in Iraq holds foreign workers in warehouses." ... "About 1,000 Asian men who were hired by a Kuwaiti subcontractor to the U.S. [United States] military have been confined for as long as three months in windowless warehouses near the Baghdad [Iraq's capital] airport without money or a place to work." ... "Najlaa International Catering Services, a subcontractor to KBR [formerly a Halliburton subsidiary, the corporation formerly run by Republican Vice President Dick Cheney], an engineering, construction and services company, hired the men, who're from India, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. On Tuesday, they staged a march outside their compound to protest their living conditions." ... "The laborers said they paid middlemen more than $2,000 to get to Iraq for jobs that they were told would earn them $600 to $800 a month." ... "The conditions in which the men have been held appear to violate guidelines the U.S. military handed down in 2006 that urged contractors to deter human trafficking to the war zone by shunning recruiters that charged excessive fees." -By Adam Ashton -McClatchyDC.com 
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- "U.S.,
India reach deal on nuclear technology." ... "The
United States and India announced Friday a landmark deal on nuclear cooperation
for civil purposes that they said will benefit both countries and strengthen
international non-proliferation efforts." ... "But the deal is drawing
criticism as being too conciliatory to India and opening the way to the
spread of nuclear weapons." ... "Several steps need to be taken before
the agreement can be implemented. India must negotiate an inspection regime
with the U.N. nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency,
and gain approval from the 45-nation Nuclear Suppliers Group." ... "The
U.S. Congress must also review the deal. Many lawmakers and non-proliferation
experts have voiced concern about what they see as U.S. concessions to
New Delhi. In particular, the United States has agreed to ensure continued
delivery of nuclear fuel to India even if it tests a nuclear weapon and
the United States suspends cooperation, as required by law." ... "U.S.
officials said that a further Indian nuclear test is unlikely, although
the Indian government has maintained its right to test nuclear weapons
and the deal does not place India's considerable nuclear weapons arsenal
under international monitoring." -By Elise Labott
-CNN
George
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Election - 2006
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Israel
- "Guess
Who's Mad At George Allen Now? Confederate Group
Slams Va. Senator For Demeaning Rebel Flag." ... "[Virginia Republican]
Sen. George Allen's use [of] the word "macaca" for a young man of Indian
descent forced him to spend the past six weeks disputing claims that his
past is littered with racist language and a fondness for Confederate symbols."
... "What had been a warm-up race for a 2008 presidential [election] bid
has become the fight of Allen's political life. He had been a strong [2006
election] favorite over Democrat Jim Webb, a decorated combat veteran who
once served as President Reagan's Navy secretary." ... "Stories about how
the Confederate flag he kept in his home and a hangman's noose in his law
office have gained new currency. At a debate, Allen was startled and irritated
by a question about whether his grandfather was Jewish, then confirmed
it a day later." -AP
via -CBSNews
India
- US
- "Outsourcing
outrage: Indian call-center workers suffer abuse."
... "While irate calls are a mainstay of customer service work in any country,
many Indian call-center workers say they regularly face particular abuse
from Americans, whose tantrums are sometimes racist and often inspired
by anger over outsourcing." ... "Such telephone tirades are fueled by outrage
over outsourcing, which is expected to move 3.4 million U.S. service-sector
jobs overseas by 2015, according to the consultancy Forrester. Most of
the work comes to India, where young, low-cost employees now handle a range
of American tasks --they draw cartoons, interpret heart scans, adjudicate
insurance claims, reserve flights and chase debtors." -By
Mike McPhate -SFGate.com
Pakistan
- India
- Politics
- "Police
Keep Kashmiris From Crossing Border." ... "Pakistani
police fired tear gas to disperse Kashmiri villagers Monday when some tried
to cross into Indian territory during an unprecedented frontier ceremony
by the South Asian rivals to exchange aid for victims of the Oct. 8 quake."
... "The border opening that India and Pakistan agreed to last month was
supposed to have been a much grander gesture: letting Kashmiris cross at
five points to check on long-lost relatives and visit relief camps set
up along the frontier." ... "But India on Saturday said it was prepared
to open only one crossing, and on Sunday officials on both sides said bureaucratic
wrangling would delay chances for people to cross, partly because India
must be assured that no Muslim militants will head into Indian territory."
-AP via
-CBSNews
Pakistan
- India
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Earthquake
- Disaster
- "Disease
threat for quake zone: Top U.S. diplomat will visit
Pakistan." ... "Weather is hampering relief efforts to survivors of the
deadliest quake in South Asia for a century, as health experts warn the
Himalayan region could become a fertile breeding ground for disease." ...
"Millions of people remain homeless in the mountainous areas of northern
Pakistan and India following the quake, which is estimated to have claimed
more than 41,000 people." ... "As Wednesday arrived, new threats loomed
for the people left without shelter following the quake; international
health experts warned of potential disease threats from the devastated
public sanitation systems." -With contributions by
Andrew Stevens, Satinder Bindra, Matthew Chance, Ram Ramgopal, Becky Anderson,
Syed Mohsin Naqvi, John Raedler, Mukhtar Ahmed, Tom Coghlan and
-AP -CNN
Pakistan
- India
- Earthquake
- Disaster
- "Food
arrives as toll tops 42,000." ... "The death toll
from the massive South Asia earthquake soared above 42,000 as the first
trickle of humanitarian aid began to flow into the region, authorities
said." ... "Meanwhile, 120 metric tons of ready-to-eat food arrived Tuesday,
enough to feed 240,000 people for five days, a World Food Programme spokesman
told CNN." ... "Another 80 million metric tons of food aid is in the pipeline,
Amjad Jamal said." ... "But he acknowledged the need was great and said
appeals were being made to the international community for additional donations
of food, supplies and money." ... "Even with many far-flung areas still
not reached, the death toll has hit 41,000 in Pakistan alone, with another
1,239 dead in India and one reported death in Afghanistan, officials have
said." -By Andrew Stevens, Satinder Bindra, Matthew
Chance, Ram Ramgopal, Syed Mohsin Naqvi and John Raedler with contributions
by Mukhtar Ahmed and Tom Coghlan -CNN
Pakistan
- India
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People
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- "Quake
relief fights tough terrain: The Asian temblor is
being described as the worst disaster in Pakistan's history." ... "Relief
workers and military officials on both sides of the border in the Himalayan
region of Kashmir struggled to reach hundreds of villages cut off by the
worst earthquake to hit this region in a century. Estimates of the death
toll ranged Monday between 20,000 and 30,000. Relief agencies have put
out a massive appeal for food, tents, and medicines for an estimated 2.5
million people who are thought to be homeless - a number similar in scope
to the Indian Ocean tsunami." ... "Just as Americans voiced anger at the
slow response of emergency relief agencies in the wake of hurricane Katrina,
many Kashmiris in both the Indian and Pakistani portions of the divided
territory decried what they called a slow emergency response." ... "The
earthquake of Oct. 8 could be a crucial test of both the military-dominated
government of President Pervez Musharraf, as well as renewed peace efforts
between India and Pakistan, who both claim the quake-ravaged state of Kashmir."
-By Scott Baldauf and Laura Winter with contributions
by Anuj Chopra -CSMonitor
Pakistan
- India
- Military
- "Pakistan,
India sign agreement to give advance notice of missile tests."
... "Pakistan and India signed agreements today for giving advance notice
of ballistic missile tests, and on setting up a hotline between their coast
guard agencies, officials said." ... "The missile test warning deal was
first struck during talks between Indian and Pakistani officials in New
Delhi in August but is now being officially brought into force."
-AFXNews via -Forbes
Iran
- India
- UN
- Energy
- Business
- "Iran
warns India on nuclear vote."Iran has singled India
out for criticism over Delhi's support for Iran to be referred to the UN
Security Council over its nuclear plans." ... ""India's vote came as a
great surprise to us," an Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Tuesday."
... ""We will reconsider our economic cooperation with those countries
that voted against us."" ... "India and Iran are in negotiations over a
$7bn gas pipeline deal that would help India's energy supply problems."-BBC
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- "WHO
Presses China Over Bird Flu Samples." ... "Chinese
authorities have yet to release samples gathered in the western province
of Qinghai, where at least 6,000 migratory birds have died, Wadia said."
... "Over the last two years, hundreds of millions of birds, including
poultry and wild birds, have died or been slaughtered across Asia because
of the H5N1 bird flu virus, which also has infected some humans, killing
more than 55 people in Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia and Indonesia, which
reported three new human deaths from bird flu Wednesday." ... "Health experts
have warned that migratory geese and gulls in Qinghai could be poised to
spread the virus to India, Australia, New Zealand and eventually Europe
when they fly south this summer." -By Alexa Olesen
-AP via -WashingtonPost
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- "Bush
seals nuclear agreement with India." ... "In a detailed
joint statement issued after talks on[e] day in Washington with Manmohan
Singh, India's prime minister, Mr Bush said he would seek agreement from
Congress to end more than four decades of sanctions that have barred full
US co-operation with India on civilian nuclear energy programmes." ...
"In return for the US pledges, India agreed that it was “ready to assume
the same responsibilities and practices and acquire the same benefits and
advantages as other leading countries with advanced nuclear technology.”"
... "This would include voluntarily placing its civilian nuclear facilities
under International Atomic Energy Agency safeguards, agreeing to additional
measures under the IAEA protocol, and co-operating fully in international
schemes to prevent the spread of nuclear enrichment and re-processing technologies."
-By Caroline Daniel and Edward Alden
-FT.com
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- "Rumsfeld
warns China on lack of democracy." ... "Defense Secretary
Donald Rumsfeld warned on Friday that China's failure to match economic
freedoms with democratic reforms could raise tensions and undermine its
growing influence in the world." ... "On way to a regional security conference
that is expected to focus on China and North Korea, Rumsfeld drew a stark
contrast between China and India, the world's largest democracy, which
America is courting as a counter-weight to the communist nation." (1, 2)
-By Carol Giacomo -Reuters
- Religion
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- "Fresh
blast rocks Indian capital: One person has been injured
in an explosion in the Indian capital Delhi -just hours after two bomb
attacks on cinemas showing a controversial film." ... "The blast occurred
when a man opened an abandoned handbag near a railway crossing in eastern
Delhi, police said." ... "One person was killed and at least 49 injured
in blasts at two cinemas were showing a film criticised by Sikh leaders
for denigrating their faith." ... "The film, Jo Bole So Nihal, was withdrawn
from theatres across the largely Sikh state of Punjab last week, following
protests." ... "The highest decision-making body of the Sikh religion said
the title misused a battle-cry."-BBC
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- "Countries
circulate resolution to expand U.N. Security Council."
... "Brazil, Germany, India and Japan circulated a draft resolution Monday
that would expand the U.N. Security Council from 15 to 25 members and give
the four countries permanent seats along with two African nations." ...
"The draft says the new permanent members should have "the same responsibilities
and obligations as the current permanent members" — the United States,
Russia, China, Britain and France — which includes veto power over council
resolution." -AP
via -USATODAY
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- "India,
Pakistan Vow to Settle on Kashmir." ... "India and
Pakistan will reach a ``final settlement'' to the decades-old dispute over
Kashmir, their leaders vowed Monday, concluding three days of talks with
a series of agreements to boost trade and cross-border travel." ... "With
Pakistani President Gen. Pervez Musharraf beside him, Indian Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh announced the two had agreed to continue talks on Kashmir
in ``a sincere and purposeful and forward-looking manner for a final settlement.''"
-By Rajesh Mahapatra -AP
via -Guardian.co.uk
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- "Lethal
quake rattles tsunami zone: A massive earthquake
off the coast of Indonesia has killed hundreds of people and triggered
tsunami alerts around the Indian Ocean." ... "The 8.7 magnitude quake struck
just before midnight, destroying buildings on the Sumatra island of Nias."
... "Thousands of people fled their homes in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand,
India and Sri Lanka - areas still recovering from the deadly tsunami in
December." ... "But three hours after the quake, tsunami alerts were scaled
down." -BBC
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Nepal
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- "Hundreds
Arrested in Nepal at Rallies Urging Return to Democracy."
... "Security forces arrested hundreds of people calling for the restoration
of democracy in the biggest protests since King Gyanendra imposed emergency
rule last month, according to Nepali political parties and witnesses."
... "The Himalayan kingdom's five main political parties had called on
their members to defy a ban on protests to register their opposition to
Gyanendra's assumption of absolute power, which has been condemned by the
governments of India, the United States and Britain."
-Reuters via-WashingtonPost
- "India's
cultural elite revive muckraking magazine: After
declining under previous government, Tehelka.com rebounds, bolstered by
reader funding." ... "Tarun Tejpal's story shows the perils and promise
of muckraking journalism in modern India." ... "His Internet news portal,
Tehelka.com,
was almost hounded out of existence after rocking India's political and
defense establishment three years ago with a seedy exposé of high-level
corruption." ... "The Tehelka tapes, declared bona fide late last month,
depicted top military officials and politicians accepting bribes - and,
in some cases, prostitutes - from reporters posing as defense contractors.
The news portal was crushed in an alleged government backlash, and its
staff fell from 125 employees to three under the weight of police raids
and a lengthy judicial inquiry." -By Dan Morrison
-CSMonitor
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- "Iraq
Militants Take Six Foreign Truck Drivers Hostage, AP Says."
... "The hostages include two from Kenya, three from India and an Egyptian.
A group calling itself ``the Holders of the Black Banners'' said in a statement
given to the AP that it would kill one hostage every 72 hours."
-AP via -Bloomberg
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- "U.S.
to Send India Nuclear, Space Technology: New Delhi
Pledges to Pursue Peaceful Purposes and Help Block Spread of Weapons."
... "President Bush pledged yesterday to help India with its nuclear energy
and space technology in return for India's promise to use the assistance
for peaceful purposes and to help block the spread of dangerous weapons."
... "U.S. officials asserted that India will receive no substantial technology
until the New Delhi government enacts tougher export controls to prevent
the spread of sophisticated science. The Bush administration said the principal
goal is nonproliferation at a time when the administration is stepping
up its efforts to deny weapons of mass destruction to terrorist groups
and pariah governments." -By Peter Slevin
-WashingtonPost
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- "Militants
to fight on in Kashmir: Islamic militants have vowed
to continue fighting against Indian forces in the disputed region of Kashmir."
... "The pledge came after India and Pakistan agreed to hold historic talks
to try to resolve their long and bitter dispute over the region." ... "Jaish-e-Mohammad
spokesman Mohammad Hassan Burki told the BBC by mobile phone that his group
would keep up its jihad, or holy war, until Kashmir was freed from Indian
control." ... "Syed Salahuddin, the chief of Kashmir's largest militant
group, the Hizbul Mujahideen, also said its military operations would continue."
-BBC/News
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- "India,
Pakistan hope to improve relations further." ...
"The leaders of nuclear-armed India and Pakistan will try to build on recent
moves to improve ties after meeting on Monday, India's foreign minister
said, but there was no word on whether they had made concrete progress."
... "India's Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee and Pakistani President
Pervez Musharraf held their first meeting in over two years on Monday on
the sidelines of a regional summit in Islamabad, boosting hopes for peace."-Reuters
via -AlertNet.org
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- "Further
thaw for India, Pakistan: The prime ministers of
the two nuclear powers met Sunday, a first since the nations averted war
in 2001." ... "As the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
(SAARC) opened its summit in the Pakistani capital Islamabad under a dense
umbrella of security, the leaders of India and Pakistan made their first
cautious moves in more than two years to shake hands and brush off piles
of accumulated mistrust." ... "Hopes have risen after Indian Prime Minister
Atal Behari Vajpayee and his Pakistani counterpart, Mir Zafarullah Jamali,
met Sunday for the first time. In an unexpected breakthrough, diplomatic
sources have said that Mr. Vajpayee is scheduled to meet with Pakistani
leader Pervez Musharraf Monday." -By Owais Tohid
-CSMonitor
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- "Pakistan,
Kashmir and India breathe easier with cease-fire."
... "Indian and Pakistani military commanders agreed yesterday to a cease-fire
along their common border, including the volatile and heavily militarized
front line in the disputed territory of Kashmir, officials in both countries
said." ... "The truce, which was to take effect at midnight last night,
is the first formal cease-fire between the nuclear-armed rivals since a
separatist insurgency began in Indian-controlled portions of Kashmir 14
years ago." -By Hari Kumar
-NYTimes via -SeattlePI.NWsource
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- "US
workers see hard times: High-tech firms tout
outsourcing as crucial to survival." ... ["The White Collar Job Migration."]
... "In the next generation of high-tech companies, entrepreneurs and venture
capitalists are making the outsourcing of jobs overseas part of their business
plans from the start. Ruthlessly, perhaps, they see outsourcing as the
latest innovation in an industry built on innovation." ... "To the surprise
of white-collar programmers who thought themselves immune, many of their
jobs have turned into ``grunt labor'' positions exported to India, China,
Russia, and other countries and filled with skilled but less expensive
workers. IBM Corp., Oracle Corp., Microsoft Corp., EMC Corp., and other
high-tech leaders have set up software design and maintenance centers in
India, and scores of other large companies have farmed programming work
to Indian consultancies." -By Chris Gaither
-Boston/Globe
- "Back
to Kashmir: Tourists Return to Himalayan Jewel,
But Signs of War Linger." ... "For the first time since an Islamic insurgency
erupted here in 1989, thousands of Indian tourists — encouraged by recent
peace overtures between India and Pakistan — are leaving the sweltering
summer plains to enjoy vacations in this picture-perfect place." -By
Mujtaba Ali Ahmad -AP
via -ABCNEWS.com
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- "India,
Pakistan to Hold Peace Talks: India, Pakistan
Will Hold Talks Aimed at Ending Five Decades of War." ... "Prime Minister
Atal Bihari Vajpayee,78 and ailing, indicated he would like to leave a
legacy of peace between India and Pakistan." ... ""This round of talks
will be decisive," he said in a speech to India's parliament. "And at least
for my life, these will be the last."" ... "A dispute over divided Kashmir
is the main source of the friction between the nuclear-armed neighbors.
Both countries claim Kashmir in its entirety and have fought two wars over
the region since their independence from Britain in 1947."
-AP via -ABCNEWS.com
- "19
Journalists Killed [Worldwide] For Their Work In 2002:
Lowest number on record; Russia, Colombia, and the West Bank top list."
... "A total of 19 journalists were killed worldwide for their work in
2002, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). This number
marks a sharp decrease from 2001 when 37 journalists were killed, eight
of them while covering the war in Afghanistan. Of the 19 journalists killed
in 2002, most were targeted in direct reprisal for their work, and their
killers had not been brought to justice at year's end." ... "This is the
lowest number of journalists killed in the line of duty that CPJ has recorded
since it began tracking the deaths in 1985." ... "Still, in 2002, journalists
remained at great risk. In countries such as Russia, Colombia, Pakistan,
India, Bangladesh, and the Philippines, local journalists were murdered
in direct reprisal for their reporting on crime and corruption, most of
them with impunity. Cameramen and photographers were especially vulnerable
to cross fire and targeting by military forces—five were killed in 2002,
including two who were covering conflict in the West Bank." ... "Some statistics
fluctuate from year to year, but others remain constant in such countries
as Russia and Colombia, where journalists die virtually every year because
of their work." -CPJ.org
- "Bhopal
charges stay, Indian court rules: Judge orders
extradition proceedings." ... "More than 3,000 people died immediately
and countless more suffered permanent injury following a leak of poisonous
methyl isocyanate gas from the Union Carbide pesticide plant on the outskirts
of the city on December 3, 1984." ... "In the subsequent years it is thought
that as many as 10,000 people died as a result of illnesses brought on
by the gas." -CNN/Asia
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