| ‘Third path’ for Syria A delegation from the Syrian opposition concluded a four-day visit to Beijing earlier this week. As Western countries, one after another, opt to sever contact with al-Assad's government,... | |
| Egypt muddies waters of US ties UNITED NATIONS -- When the government of erstwhile U.S. ally Egypt shut down seventeen Western pro-democracy groups, trashed their Cairo offices, and slapped travel bans on some of their staff ,... |
| Romney may come to regret fight against importing autos Four years ago, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney stood at the gates of a Michigan factory and vowed to fight for the U.S. auto industry as it slid toward... |
| Impasse on Syria bolsters opposition forces: analysts BEIRUT -- The diplomatic impasse on Syria after Russia and China's steadfast refusal to back any U.N. resolution condemning the ruthless repression of protesters could accelerate the... |
| Trail for US criminal probe seems to be growing cold in MF Global case When commodities brokerage MF Global imploded, the FBI and federal prosecutors were quick to launch an investigation to pursue what seemed obvious to outspoken regulators and lawmakers: laws were... |
| Bookshop's spirit will survive Peshawar but had to leave everything behind at the time of Partition. Starting from scratch, he swiftly ensured that his establishment would give the other well-known bookshops in Pune a run for... |
| It's involvement, not control Rahul Gandhi has been travelling throughout UP, getting to know every nook and corner of the state, its people and its aspirations. Given his intense involvement with the poll campaign as well as the... |
| No backseat driving, please Rahul Gandhi will 'remote control' a Congress regime in the state, irrespective of who becomes chief minister. This will merely reinforce notions about Congress bosses being averse to... |
| 'Meaner' locals might mean better Chinese When I first arrived in Taiwan I clearly remember predicting after six months of intense language practice, I would be triumphantly returning home to the U.S., flexing my fluent Chinese tongue to the... |
| Social woes of Dickens' work holds currency in Philippines Dickens' works were called social novels, scathing commentaries on poverty in Victorian England. His novels should be made required reading for English classes, made more relevant for Filipino... |
| Germany in two minds over taking Europe leadership role The eurozone crisis appears to have swept this post-war caution aside. Two years into the debt disaster, Germany looks increasingly confident in the role of economic superpower, pushing its model of... |
| Still a long road ahead for China The country's rise as an economic power has been one of the hottest topics in the world. Catching the trend The Economist published a special section on China in its Jan. 28 issue, the first... |
| Eye on the future While Banerjee kept the political pot boiling throughout the cold winter, Kumar chose to spoil the spring for the BJP, which had a golden past but is now faced with a bleak future in UP. Apparently,... |
| Beauty and the bordello Relief comes in the form of Karma, a rambunctious and irreverent old man. Called an avatar of the divine madman, Drupka Kunley, Karma embarrasses Anand and Tara by singing a provocative Drupka song... |
| Chase a crooked shadow shadow and so displeased with his own footsteps that he determined to get rid of both. The method he hit upon was to run away from them, so he got up and ran, but every time he put his foot down,... |
| Put the fence behind bars, too The cops are beefing up and increasing their numbers. But the thieves are increasing in numbers, too. While these are the bad guys, the bigger enemy are those who would egg them on by buying the... |
| Timing a burning question It is being asked at every gathering. This fixation on the date of the elections has totally and completely eclipsed policy arguments. THE final long weekend of the beginning of the year will have... |
| Unfair to treat mentally ill as a nuisance MINDA Malaysia (an umbrella body representing family support groups of people with mental illness in the country) and the Malaysian Mental Health Association (MMHA) read with... |
| Malayan tapir’s days numbered if no action taken I REFER to the report on the capture of the 200kg male tapir which somehow strayed into Kg Tun Abdul Razak, Bukit Katil in Malacca recently (The Star, Feb 2). The tapir is also the animal on the logo... |
| Waiting for Indonesian maids IT is difficult to rationalise why Malaysian households have to wait indefinitely for the recruitment of Indonesian maids when there are other options to employ maids from countries like Thailand and... |
| No enforcement leads to abuse IN a free enterprise market, a glass of water may be priced at 50sen to RM1.50, depending on what type of water you drink and where you go. You consume it if you want it. You... |
| Such a run of luck cannot be allowed to fail China has had a long run of luck in recent decades. Few countries can match China's momentum of development. Holding such good cards, if China should falter, several Chinese generations would... |
| ‘Today, if you get the budget right, your film finds an audience’ Filmfare awards - for his movies. The German embassy in Delhi recently showcased Akhtar's film Don - The King Is Back, about to be screened at the ongoing... |
