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Breaking News Fri, 3 Sep 2010
The Chief Minister of Delhi, Smt. Sheila Dikshit
Delhi   India   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia :Sheila Dikshit  
 Zeenews 
As clock ticks, Dixit and Kalmadi say all is well
New Delhi: As the month-long countdown for Commonwealth Games begins, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit and Organising Committee chief Suresh Kalmadi, in the line of fire for tardy preparations, today voi... (photo: PIB of India)
The Union Minister for Tourism & Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, Kum. Selja addressing a Press Conference on Dr. Pranob Sen Committee Report on various aspects of Slum Statistics/Census and guide conduct of Slum Census 2011, in New Delhi on September 03, 2010.	The Secretary, HUPA, Smt. Kiran Dhingra, the Principal Advisor, Planning Commission, Dr. Pranob Sen and the Principal Director General (M&C), Press Information Bureau, Smt. Neelam Kapur are also seen.
Delhi   India   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia : Kum. Selja  
 The Times Of India 
Urban slum population to be 93.06 million by next year
NEW DELHI: There has been a growth of 17.8 million in urban slum population of the country in the last decade, according to a government committee formed to create a "reliable statistical model" of en... (photo: PIB of India)
Jai Kisan, the forgotten slogan  Zeenews 
‘Jai Kisan’, the forgotten slogan
Sushmita Dutta | Forty five years ago, former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri rightly underscored the importance of agriculture and the contribution of farmers as an indispensable tool to usher Ind... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo)
Agriculture   Economy   FArming   India   Photos  
Kenya Army women soldiers rehearse a military parade at Uhuru Park, Nairobi, Kenya, Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2010. Kenya's  armed forces are practicing drills ahead of a Friday ceremony during which Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki will sign into law a new constitution that sets up an American style presidential system with checks and balances.  BBC News 
Kenya's new constitution sparks hopes of rebirth
By Peter Greste BBC East Africa correspondent Supporters of the new constitution say it brings much-needed changes Nairobi's Uhuru Park is awash with the red, green and black of the Kenyan flag. | Wor... (photo: AP / Sayyid Azim)
Kenya   Photos   Politics   Violence   Wikipedia: Kenya  
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INDIA-MOTHER-TERESA-HOUSE The Hindu
Mother Teresa: a remembrance
| Navin Chawla | This day marks the birth centenary of a simple nun who, through her work among the poorest of the poor, became the conscience-keeper of her century. | To... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick)
Humanity   India   Mother Teresa   Photos   Wikipedia: Mother Teresa  
To Catch Cairo Overflow, 2 Megacities Rise in Sand Herald Tribune
To Catch Cairo Overflow, 2 Megacities Rise in Sand
| 6 OCTOBER CITY, Egypt — The highway west out of Cairo used to promise relief from the city’s chaos. Past the great pyramids of Giza and a final spasm of t... (photo: WN / marzena)
Cairo   Egypt   Giza   Photos   Pyramids  
A traffic jam at sunset on one of Cairo's bridges spanning the Nile River Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
To Catch Cairo Overflow, 2 Megacities Rise in Sand
| 6 OCTOBER CITY, Egypt -- The highway west out of Cairo used to promise relief from the city's chaos. Past the great pyramids of Giza and a final spasm of traffic, the o... (photo: AP / Enric Marti)
Cairo   City   Egypt   Photos   Pyramids   Wikipedia: Egyptian pyramids  
POVERTY - REMOTE AREA - PHILIPPINES - POVERTY - SHANTY Malaya
Demolitions to continue, says DENR's Paje
BY EVANGELINE C. DE VERA --> | SECRETARY Ramon Paje of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources on Tuesday stood firm on his agency’s plan to demolish shanti... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo)
Demolitions   Manila   Photos   Squatters   Wikipedia: Shanty  
Foreign students tie Rakhi to slum children in Gujarat Newstrack India
Foreign students tie Rakhi to slum children in Gujarat
| Surat, Aug.24 (ANI): A group of visiting foreign students, who are volunteers of AIESEC, celebrated the sibling festival Raksha Bandhan in the Surat city of Gujarat on ... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick)
Children   Gujarat   Photos   School   Students  
Egyptians prepare for life after Mubarak The Independent
Egyptians prepare for life after Mubarak
| So here comes the latest Egyptian joke about 82-year-old President Hosni Mubarak. The president, a keen squash player - how else could he keep his jet-black hair? - cal... (photo: WN / marzena)
Adventures   Egypt   Life   Photos   Tourism  
RBS - Six Brindleyplace - Birmingham The Daily Telegraph
RBS head office damaged by golf balls in climate protest
Windows at the Royal Bank of Scotland headquarters in Edinburgh have been smashed by golf balls during an ongoing climate change protest, it is claimed. | Climate campaig... (photo: Creative Commons / ell brown)
Climate   Golf   Photos   Protest   RBS  
Globalisation Immigrants
- Is Globalisation a Threat to Cultural Heritage?
- We're not mean, bad and mad. Our generation got a raw de
- Hindus want Internet access as fundamental right
- Zed wants internet access as fundamental right
Bread - Loaf Bread - Food - Commodity
Countries straining from food price increases
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- Most illegal immigrants who give birth in US have lived here
- Florida Has Fewer Illegal Immigrants
- What's behind the drop in illegal immigrants in the US
- Ariz. immigration law's legal costs could top $1 million
Immigrant smugglers take to the sea as land arrests rise
Immigrant smugglers take to the sea as land arrests rise
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Social Liberation Cultural Diversity
- Democratic exaggerations about "privatizing Social Secu
- Jobs Slashes Apple TV Price, Unveils 'Ping' Social N
- Liberal economists say Democrats also eyeing cuts to Social
- Socialism is not Communism but Stan Transue disagrees
President Barack Obama is pictured on board Air Force One as he travels from Andrews Air Force Base, Md., to Yeager Airport in Charleston, W.Va., Friday, July 2, 2010, to attend a memorial service for Sen. Robert Byrd.
Obama's Painful Test on Social Security
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- Israeli cultural institute to open in Budapest
- Israeli cultural institute to open in Budapest
- Israeli Cultural Institute To Open In Budapest
- Israeli cultural institute to open in Budapest
A common man - a man with his bicycle, Pune, India
The common man's idea of freedom is as varied as our multi-cultural identity
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Human Rights Racism
- Asylum seekers tortured upon return
- West Bank/Israel: Hamas Must End Attacks on Civilians
- Libya: Step Ahead for Women on Nationality Rights
- Kyrgyzstan: Locked in a Tinderbox
Sri Lankan refugees are seen onboard the Oceanic Viking, an Australian Customs Service patrol ship, 14 kilometers off the coast of Kijang, Tanjung Pinang on the Indonesian Island of Bintan on Wednesday Oct. 28, 2009.
Asylum seekers tortured upon return
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- Racism is alive and kicking
- NAACP watches for Tea Party racism, stirs controversy
- PM: Minister's 'racism' remarks just humour
- 'Machete' — sharp social satire or reverse rac
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., speaks at the democratic party of North Carolina's annual Vance-Aycock Dinner at The Grove Park Inn in Asheville, N.C. Saturday, Oct. 4, 2008.
Barack Obama's politically correct racism in Arizona and Pakistan
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Population Global Justice
- Have balanced approach to curb population: Hasina
- Florida's population grows again after first decline sin
- Illegal immigrant population is down in U.S., study reports
- Population of illegal immigrants in U.S. declines
The Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Ms. Sheikh Hasina.
Have balanced approach to curb population: Hasina
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- Security Council to hold summit on peace
- Ban 'Encouraged' By Start Of Direct Peace Talks
- Security Council to hold summit on peace
- Security Council to hold summit on peace
INDIA-WAR-HIROSHIMA DAY-MARCH
RM awardee dreams of peace fest in Hiroshima
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