New York Times:
The Americans hope the militias will encourage an increasingly demoralized Afghan population to take a stake in the war against the Taliban.
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New York Times:
The investigation of an underground group known as Ergenekon has strained ties between a secular elite and a growing population of observant Muslims.
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Hyderabad-Cities-The Times of India:
Despite housing the city’s much sought after IT hub and being home to a fairly large literate population, the Serilingampally division has earned dubious ‘high alert’ tag as three candidates contesting in the GHMC elections f (Read More)
India Times:
Pakistan faces a demographic disaster if its leaders fail to invest in a youth population that is disturbingly cynical about democracy, a report commissioned by the British Council said. (Read More)
www.guardian.co.uk:
The Cartoons that Shook the World, by Jytte Klausen (Yale, £20)In what deserves to become the definitive account of the Danish cartoon controversy of 2005-6, none of the major actors comes out looking too good. Certainly not (Read More)
The Guardian:
Maybe the Fifa president should take himself out of circulation for a while and have a damn good thinkFirst we were cross with Thierry Henry. This turned out to be an unsatisfying experience, like shouting tiny, pathetic inau (Read More)
The Guardian:
Commodities soared and emerging markets took off, but the average small investor missed out, says Patrick CollinsonIt invests in goldmines – and it became a goldmine. Every £1,000 invested in BlackRock Gold & General at the b (Read More)
www.guardian.co.uk:
Readers' responses to The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran DesaiKiran Desai was not the first novelist who has come to speak to the Guardian book club and confessed to having second thoughts about the ending of her novel. Several (Read More)
www.guardian.co.uk:
Once a place to escape to, the suburbs became a byword for conservatism. Owen Hatherley on a surprising exhibition at the London Transport MuseumA couple of years ago, I temporarily moved out of south-east London, where I hav (Read More)
Ahmedabad-Cities-The Times of India:
At least 143 papers discussing Asian cities and the problems they face in terms of infrastructure, planning, increasing population and sustainability will be part of the 10th congress of Asian Planning Schools Association (AP (Read More)
The Guardian:
• Swelling population 'risks demographic disaster'• Cynicism and disaffection among disturbing findingsPakistan faces a "demographic disaster" if its leaders fail to invest in a youth population that is disturbingly cynical a (Read More)
Daily Kos:
The good news on the Senate version of the public option is (beyond the fact that there is one included in the bill, making conference that much easier) that it uses the essential components of the HELP version of the public (Read More)
observer.guardian.co.uk:
Resistant strain discovered in Cardiff hospital, prompting concern among health officialsDoctors in Wales are investigating a Tamiflu-resistant strain of swine flu that has been spreading from patient to patient in a Cardiff (Read More)
www.guardian.co.uk:
Problem of biodiversity loss has been 'eased off centre stage' by focus on climate change, according to Prof Edward Wilson, the ecologist described as 'Darwin's natural heir'The diversity of life on Earth is undergoing an "im (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Politics:
It would be hard to imagine a less democratic process for appointing the EU president. I should know – I tried toThe news from Brussels is something to slowly savour. For those of us in the Euro-project sceptic camp, the anno (Read More)
The Guardian:
• Bankers' choice: voluntary redundancy or leave role to relative• Media and unions critical – calling it an attack on social mobilityIt is a problem many a company faces in these tough times: how to replace older – and costl (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Society:
Unicef's 2009 state of the world's children report tells us what it's like to grow up in the poorest - and richest - places in the world. Find out which is which• Get the data• Afghanistan's civilian casualtiesA UN official c (Read More)
The Guardian:
Times and Sun publisher says database of 20 million people enables it to assess which are the most valuable customersA third of the UK population - around 20 million people - have a direct relationship with News International (Read More)
Kolkata -Cities-The Times of India:
People living in nearly 40,000 houses here have to go without a proper toilet. As Kolkata tries to shake off its colonial past and come to terms to being a 21st century city, a vast section of its population doesn't bat an ey (Read More)