Castro says Cuban system to stay

" Cuban President Raul Castro says he is willing to enter into dialogue with the US but the island's communist system remains non-negotiable. Mr Castro said he wanted to respond to recent overtures by Washington....

IMF playing negative role in global economic crisis

"The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is playing a ‘negative role’ in the current global economic crisis, former prime minister Shaukat Aziz said on Friday. Aziz also stressed the need for a strategy to deal with future challenges. In an interview with ARY OneWorld,...

Israel's Kadima begins voting to elect new head

Israel's ruling Kadima party has begun voting for a new prime minister, and a new one should be in place by the end of the week. Israel's foreign minister, Tzipi Livni, is the current favourite. She would be the...

Flat-Chested Paris Hilton Gets A New Look

"SHE vowed she'd never get plastic surgery, but famously flat-chested Paris Hilton has raised eyebrows with her newly heavy chest. Hilton says it's a booster swimsuit featuring an internal push-up bra that has emphasised her newly curvaceous figure. But speculation is rife...

Indonesian Playboy not indecent: court ruling

The Indonesian version of Playboy Magazine is now a little under a year old, and it seems may live to see a few years more. Indecency charges filed on the magazine, which is published and distributed in the...

Quota System: Who are the real beneficiaries? Compiled by Sai.R

"Quota System: Who are the real beneficiaries? Contents 1. Quota system: Beginning of the end for IITs and IIMs Bhamy V Shenoy, Gulf Times, May 26, 2006-------------------------------------- 2. Meeting the challenge of Mandal II, Satish Deshpande & Yogendra Yadav, Hindu...

Quota System: Who are the real beneficiaries? Compiled by Sai.R

"Quota System: Who are the real beneficiaries? Contents 1. Quota system: Beginning of the end for IITs and IIMs Bhamy V Shenoy, Gulf Times, May 26, 2006-------------------------------------- 2. Meeting the challenge of Mandal II, Satish Deshpande & Yogendra Yadav, Hindu...

Press applaud Blair's final address

"With the exception of the Mail and the Express, the papers are full of praise for Tony Blair's final speech to a Labour Party conference as prime minister. The Times described the address as "highly emotional", and emphasised what it said was Blair's "severe warning" to...

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