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In the news : December 2007

5.12.2007


Expectations Vary for Fed's Move (wsj)


New Data, New Methods, New Conclusion (nytimes)


Revealed: how UK banks exploit charity tax laws (guardian)


Kirsten to be India's cricket coach, to go to Australia (Hindustan Times)


Women thrash goon in Nagpur (Times of india)


The earlier you have sex, the better (DNA)


4.12.2007

Economy Moves To Fore as Issue For 2008 Voters (wsj)
An Assessment Jars a Foreign Policy Debate About Iran (wsj)
Anti-terror police chief resigns over 'hurtful' expenses allegations (Times)
Video released of five Britons held hostage in Iraq (guardian)
BCCI climbs down, wants Vengsarkar to continue (Hindu)

3.12.2007

Chavez defeated in referendum vote (NDTV)

UN Kicks Off Bali Climate Conference (AP)

Six kids die as Hyderbad hospital docs strike work (ibnlive.com)

Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan has broken Shane Warne's record to become the game's leading Test wicket-taker. (bbc)

AV Birla retail needs 55,000 employees (rediff.com)

Putin's party sweeps to victory (cnn.com)
6.12.2007
Austrian wins $11,000 over anesthesia (AP)
Big Pharma Faces Grim Prognosis(wsj)
Details in Military Notes Led to Shift on Iran, U.S. Says (nytimes)
Mall gunman declared 'Now I'll be famous'(Times)
Interest rates cut to 5.5% (guardian)Gunman goes on rampage at US mall (bbc)
Sabeer Bhatia to tie the knot with Tania Sharma (indiainfo.com)
Malaysian court denies bail to 31 ethnic Indians (Hindustan Times)
9.12.2007
Health risks take toll on corporate Bangalore (rediff.com)
Citigroup Expected to Name New CEO Soon (wsj)
Oil-Rich Nations Use More Energy, Cutting Exports (nytimes)Election panel issues notices to Sonia, Digvijay Singh (Hindustan Times)
US, China not ready to commit on emissions cuts (NDTV)
Modi reigns supreme as Gujarat goes to polls (aol.in)
EU-African leaders to seal pact (bbc)
Adverts impact on children probed (bbc)
Can Oprah turn a hug into votes? (cnn)
11.12.2007
Gujarat polling proceeds peacefully, but slowly (aol.in)
Economists Say Recession Risk Is Climbing (wsj)
Medvedev Says Putin Would Be Named Premier (nytimes)
Portuguese police fury over Tapas Nine's secret Madeleine summit (dailymail)
Bomb blasts kill dozens in Algerian capital (telegraph)
Bomb blasts kill dozens in Algerian capital (guardian)
Boy shoots classmate dead in Gurgaon school (Hindustan Times)
Renault make Alonso highest paid F1 driver:Press (DNA)
12.12.2007
Pandit, Bischoff Enter Spotlight To Repair Citi (wsj)
General Killed in Bomb Attack in Lebanon (nytimes)
India end drought after Kumble's five-wicket magic (times of India)
13.12.2007
Musharraf set to end emergency (AP)
Retail Sales Suggest Economy May Be Stronger Than Expected (wsj)
Climate Report Confirms Fears as Talks Stall (nytimes)
Gordon Brown absent as EU leaders sign new constitution (Times)
Stock markets sharply lower as traders assess world banks' £50bn injection (Guardian)
EU leaders sign landmark treaty (bbc)
Atonement' leads Golden Globe nominations (cnn)
India moves over 6,000 troops to border with China (rediff.com)
14.12.2007
Citigroup Alters Course,Bails Out Affiliated Funds (wsj)
Steroid Report Cites ‘Collective Failure’ (nytimes)
Bali climate talks go into extra time (Times)
Climate talks edge towards deal (guardian)
Knols Project: Google Experimenting With User Generated Encyclopedic Pages (readwriteweb.com)
Malaysia justifies ethnic Indians' arrest, snubs US (ibnlive.com)
Death Penalty Foes Rejoice After NJ Vote (newsvine)
Lovers turn to text message to say it's over (reuters)
23 fodder convicts get prison terms (msn)
Court moots panel to screen sting operations (Times of India)
Scientists develop 'intelligent' bra for women (DNA)
Pakistan to lift emergency, but critics cautious(Hindustan Times)
15.12.2007
Lab Rat? (wsj)Nations Agree on Steps to Revive Climate Treaty (nytimes)
Donations to fight AIDS, TB and malaria in Africa have inadvertently put many of those with other basic healthcare needs at risk.(LAtimes)
Climate deal sealed by US U-turn (bbc)
British varsity honours Murthy with doctorate (Hindustan Times)
16.12.2007
UN Conference Adopts Plan For New Climate Pact (wsj)
Afghan Mission Is Reviewed as Concerns Rise (nytimes)
Wardrobe malfunction for Posh as the Spice Girls hit the UK (dailymail)
Britain hands Basra back to the Iraqis (telegraph)
Brazilian architect Niemeyer celebrates 100 years (Reuters)
'Sex slaves' win cash in landmark legal deal (guardian)
17.12.2007
Ingersoll-Rand to Acquire Trane (wsj)
Candidates Scrambling to Cope With Rise of Huckabee (nytimes)
Splits and jeers as ANC seeks a leader (Times)
UK has left behind murder and chaos, says Basra police chief (guardian)
Christmas credit crunch: One million Britons struggle to meet mortgage payments(Dailymail)
18.12.2007
Justice Chopra Committee rejects Gujjars' demand for ST status (rediff)
Iran's Actions in Iraq Scrutinized (wsj)
Lover's kiss makes women feel pretty (Times of India)
Fed Shrugged as Subprime Crisis Spread (nytimes)
Turkish troops clash with Kurds in Northern Iraq (Times)
19.12.2007: Wednes Day
'Google looking at technology to make news accessible' (Times of India)
Global credit crisis may impact India's growth: PM (Hindustan Times)
Malaysia PM will look into ethnic Indians’ demands (Indian Express)
Interest Groups Gain In Election Cash Quest (wsj)
Bush Lawyers Discussed Fate of C.I.A.Tapes (nytimes)
58 dead, 120 injured in Pakistan train accident (aol.in)
Breaking News: Russian President Vladimir Putin is Time magazine's "Person of the Year"
20.12.2007
Ahead of Iowa, Republican Race Is Wide Open (wsj)
E.P.A. Says 17 States Can’t Set Emission Rules (nytimes)
Top prosecutor says Zuma will face corruption charges soon (Times)
Guantánamo Briton released on bail (guardian)
Tata ranked world's 3rd most accountable group (DNA)

21.12.2007

Scientists Weigh Stem Cells’ Role as Cancer Cause (nytimes)
In Putin's Past, GlimpsesOf Russia's Hardline Future (wsj)
Suicide attack in Pak, several feared dead (Times of India)
Love and affection boosts a child's IQ level (rediff)
Dalai Lama "is not a call girl", says Canada's PM (Hindustan Times)
22.12.2007
British Jaguar dealers give thumbs up to Indian bidders (aol.in)
'Gurgaon aspires to be a US suburb' (rediff)
Little Surprise: Oil Prices Will Rise (wsj)
9/11 Panel Study Finds That C.I.A. Withheld Tapes (nytimes)
23.12.2007
Modi on top, BJP set for a fourth innings (Times of India)
Long way: From selling tea to being CM for 3rd time (DNA)
Modi poised to become CM for third time (hindu)
Moditva overpowers Hindutva (NDTV)
Modi is king of Gujarat (Hindustan Times)
Alesha tangoes her way to Strictly victory (Times)
World champion fighter blends sport with life lessons (Dailymail)
24.12.2008
U.S. Officials See Waste in Billions Sent to Pakistan (nytimes)
GOP Contest Heats Up in New Hampshire (wsj)
Patients admitted to hospital simply to hit targets (Times)
Giuliani's Loss Set Stage for Success (AP)
Positive emotions help ease pain (Times of India)
25.12.2007
Costco Notches 'Pretty Good' Holiday Sales, 'Clean' Inventories (wsj)
Widening of Health Care in States Hits Roadblocks (nytimes)
'Modest' Modi to take oath as Gujarat CM today (Times of India)
Pope's Midnight Mass ushers in Christmas (AP)Pope says find time for God at Christmas (Reuters)
Feuding Korean clans end 400-year fight (REuters)
The not-so-rough guide to Celeb-mas: The stars flock to exotic climes over the festive season (dailymail)
Modi to be sworn in as CM (NDTV)
Modi to be sworn in today, 'best birthday gift' to Vajpayee (ibnlive)
26.12.2007
Buddhadeb talks peace, development in Nandigram (Hindustan times)
'Dawood funded Hyderabad blasts' (rediff)
Fresh violence in Orissa, curfew continues (NDTV)
Gujarat would have seen president’s rule (DNA)
Gemini Communication receives Rs 260 cr order (Economic Times)
Britain in secret talks with the Taliban (Telegraph)

27.12.2007

DoCoMo, Google to join forces, say Japanese reports(computerworld)
Apple and Google Are Telecom's Newest Stars (slashdot)
Clarke claims Australia has found a way to silence Tendulkar (Hindu)
Taare Zameen Par becomes tax free (Indiafm)
Sex education curbs sexual appetite: study (dna)
Amarinder's Pak guest stirs up row (Times of India)
BREAKING NEWS
Pakistan's Bhutto killed in attack
By SADAQAT JAN and ZARAR KHAN, Associated Press

RAWALPINDI, Pakistan - Pakistan opposition leader Benazir Bhutto was assassinated Thursday in a suicide attack that also killed at least 20 others at the end of a campaign rally, aides said.
The surgeons confirmed that she has been martyred," Bhutto's lawyer Babar Awan said.
A party security adviser said Bhutto was shot in neck and chest as she got into her vehicle to leave the rally in Rawalpindi near the capital Islamabad. A gunman then blew himself up.
"At 6:16 p.m. she expired," said Wasif Ali Khan, a member of Bhutto's party who was at Rawalpindi General Hospital where she was taken after the attack.
Her supporters at the hospital began chanting "Dog, Musharraf, dog," referring to Pakistan's president Pervez Musharraf.
Some smashed the glass door at the main entrance of the emergency unit, others burst into tears. One man with a flag of Bhutto's Pakistan People's Party tied around his head was beating his chest.
In Washington, the State Department said it was seeking confirmation of Bhutto's condition.
"Certainly, we condemn the attack on this rally," deputy spokesman Tom Casey said. "It demonstrates that there are still those in Pakistan who want to subvert reconciliation and efforts to advance democracy."
The United States has for months been encouraging Musharraf to reach an accommodation with the opposition, particularly Bhutto, who was seen as having a wide base of support in Pakistan. Her party had been widely expected to do well in parliamentary elections set for next month.
At least 20 others were killed in the blast that took place as Bhutto left the rally where she addressed thousands of supporters in her campaign for Jan. 8 parliamentary elections.
Bhutto served twice as Pakistan's prime minister between 1988 and 1996. She had returned to Pakistan from an eight-year exile Oct. 18.
On the same day, her homecoming parade in Karachi was also targeted by a suicide attacker, killing more than 140 people. On that occasion she narrowly escaped injury.
28.12.2007
Benazir Bhutto profile:-
PERSONAL
Daugher of Zuhkar AD Shutto (former Prime M ruster of Pakist7n who 4 as executee b[ the n thtary regime of Gen Za vi Haq) and by the mrlitary regune of Gen Zia-ol-Haq) and Nusral Bhutto (former Member of Parhament and Deputy Pnme Minister of Pakistan) & Married: December 18, 1987 to Asif Ali Zardari (served asa member of the National Assembly and Senate) ChlIdren: Silawal, Bakhtwar and Aseefa
EDUCATION
Radcli fe College, Harvard University, B.A , 1973
F Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford University, B.A., 1976
O Graduate study at Oxford in Foreign Service, 1976-77
POLITICAL CAREER
Political activist with the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPPL 1977-84; Put under arrest by the Pakistani government on many occasions Went into exile to London in 1984 to return in 1986 9 Becomes one of the first iemale prime mirusters in an Islamic country in 1988 after winnina alections followino the death of Gen Za in an air explos on 0 Disonssed from othee in August 1990 on corruption charges bi President GMam ishaQ Khar 4' Becomes PM 'er the second time after winning the October 1993 general elections to be sacked once agan for deged corruption in November 1996. this time by President Farooq Leghari 9 Goes into self-imoosed exile in 1999 followag conviction on corruphor charges Returns home on October 18 2007 to contest elections after droppmo of corruption charges. Survives assassination attempt within few hours of arrival a Assassinated on December 27 2007 in a suicide attack soon after address
31.12.2007
US Congressmen secure Syria pledge to free dissidents (AFP)
Team India to consult sports psychologist (rediff)



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