Annan presses Syria, Lebanon to agree on ties

Wednesday, September 13, 2006, 4:33 [IST]

United Nations, Sep 13: UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan pressed the leaders of Syria and Lebanon today to quickly launch negotiations to establish diplomatic ties between the two West Asian neighbours.

Annan told the UN Security Council he expected Damascus and Beirut to agree to ''the early initiation'' of efforts to establish full diplomatic relations after both Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora told him they were ready to meet with each other ''at any time'' to start the process.

Reuters

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Greenstone launches all-women US radio talk network

Wednesday, September 13, 2006,4:33 [IST]

NEW YORK, Sep 12 (Reuters) Greenstone Media, a radio company whose founders include social activist Gloria Steinem and actress Jane Fonda, has launched an all-women, all-talk network across the United States. Steinem said the network, which is run by women, aims to provide an alternative to current radio talk, which she describes as ''very argumentative, quite hostile, and very much male-dominated.'' This network ''has a different spirit. It has more community. It's more about.....

Three years RI to person for having unnatural sex

Wednesday, September 13, 2006,5:02 [IST]

Hamirpur, Sep 13 (UNI) A local court in Hamirpur district of Himachal Pradesh today sentenced a person to three years rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs 5,000 under Sections 376 and 511 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). In its order, the court sentenced the person to three years RI and a fine of Rs 5,000 for forcing the girl to have sex with him in an unnatural manner and another punishment of six.....

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Rise in travellers with Chikungunya virus reported

Wednesday, September 13, 2006,5:32 [IST]

LONDON, Sep 13 (Reuters) Cases of the mosquito-borne Chikungunya virus in people returning to Britain from islands in the Indian Ocean have risen dramatically, public health experts said today. More than 115 travellers have shown symptoms of the illness, which causes a high fever, headache, nausea, vomiting and muscle and joint pain, so far this year, compared to an average of about six cases annually. The Health Protection Agency (HPA), which monitors infectious diseases, said.....

US should test non-lethal weapons at home first

Wednesday, September 13, 2006,5:32 [IST]

Washington, Sep 13: The United States should test nonlethal weapons it has developed for crowd control or police actions at home before using them for military purposes overseas, Air Force Secretary Michael Wynne said.''We need to start using that here in the United States on Americans,'' Wynne told reporters yesterday. ''If we're not willing to use it here against our fellow citizens, we should not be willing to use it in a wartime situation.'' He said use of nonlethal.....

India, Brazil to continue G-4 initiative for UNSC seats

Wednesday, September 13, 2006,6:32 [IST]

Brasilia, Sep 13 (UNI) India and Brazil have decided to continue working closely together in the G-4 framework to realise their aspirations for permanent seats in the United Nations Security Council. The G-4 initiate on UN reforms also includes Germany and Japan. In a joint communique issued after their summit meeting here yesterday, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said both countries attached high priority to reforming the UN.....