Pope names new archbishop of Washington DC

Tuesday, May 16, 2006, 16:41 [IST]

VATICAN CITY, May 16 (Reuters) Pope Benedict today named Donald W Wuerl, bishop of Pittsburgh, to be the new archbishop of Washington DC the Vatican said.

Wuerl succeeds Cardinal Theodore E McCarrick, who is resigning for reasons of age, the Vatican said.

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Afghan parliament functions but faces risk group

Tuesday, May 16, 2006,16:41 [IST]

KABUL, May 16 (Reuters) Afghanistan's new parliament is beginning to function properly but it risks being dominated by old power-brokers unless political blocs emerge, an international think-tank said today. The parliament was elected in landmark polls last September with candidates running as individuals, not as members of parties. But parties are vital for the development of a robust democracy, the International Crisis Group said. ''In its opening months, the bicameral legislature has functioned slowly but.....

Milan models to strike over foreign competition

Tuesday, May 16, 2006,16:41 [IST]

MILAN, May 16 (Reuters) Models, fashion photographers, and make-up artists in Milan plan to go on strike tomorrow to demand tighter regulation of foreign competitors, saying a lack of controls is allowing them to poach Italian clients. The Milan fashion pack complained today that foreign agencies did not pay Italian tax and were able to lure away clients by offering cheaper services. ''There is a total absence of rules for agencies that come here. They don't.....

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New protest in Nepal over delay in clipping king

Tuesday, May 16, 2006,16:41 [IST]

Kathmandu, May 16: Hundreds of Nepalis took to the streets of the capital today, burning tyres, uprooting pavement barriers and blocking roads as they protested against a delay in plans to curtail the king's powers.The demonstrations came a day after the country's new, multi-party government deferred tabling a landmark resolution in parliament to check King Gyanendra's powers, saying it needed to expand cabinet and debate the move there first.The government, formed last month after weeks of often violent.....

UAE exchange opens office in Kannur

Tuesday, May 16, 2006,17:47 [IST]

Kannur, Kerala, May 16 (UNI) UAE exchange, one of the largest and fastest growing money transfer and money exchange houses in India, opened its regional office in North Kerala here today.At a press conference here, George Antony, the Country Manager, said this was the second regional office in the state after Thrissur, covering between Palakkad and Kasaragod. UAE exchange is planning to have all their branches as a one stop financial shopping mall for all services like money.....

'Indian IT cos to suffer due to talent shortage'

Tuesday, May 16, 2006,17:47 [IST]

Mumbai, May 16: Competitiveness of Indian IT companies will suffer in the next three to four years due to a shortage of talent, says former Infosys Chief Financial Officer and now Human Resource chief T V Mohandas Pai.The requirement in the next three years is likely to be around ten lakh engineering graduates, he said while adding that the talent shortage is likely to afect other industries too. He expressing the need for the Government to intervene.''India's human.....