Michelle Obama urges Congress to pass legislation on nutrition in school meals

President Barack Obama

Brazil launches population census

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 2 (IANS/EFE) Some 190,000 enumerators equipped with handheld computers, digital maps and GPS devices will visit an estimated 58 million houses during this year’s census in Brazil.

UNESCO adds 5 sites to the World Heritage List, including Imperial Citadel in Vietnam

UNESCO adds 5 sites to the World Heritage List

Mulayam’s apology to Muslims a gimmick: Amar Singh

ALLAHABAD - Expelled Samajwadi Party leader and now head of his newly formed Lok Manch, Amar Singh, Sunday attacked his one-time political mentor Mulayam Singh Yadav for shedding “crocodile tears” over his alliance with rebel Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kalyan Singh.

BJP, Left to attend Mukherjee’s meeting to end house impasse (Night Lead)

Pranab Mukherjee

Congress focusing more on human rights of a terrorist: BJP

NEW DELHI - The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Sunday said that the human rights of a “terrorist” were more important for the Congress than the issue of terrorism, alleging that its “witch hunting” on the 2005 killing of Sohrabuddin Sheikh will “boomerang” on it.

Benazir’s son to address PPP meeting in Britain

LONDON - Bilawal Zardari Bhutto, the son of slain former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto and the current President of the country Asif Zardari, will be addressing a meeting of the the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) in Birmingham for the first time since his graduation from Oxford University.

Minnesota’s Pawlenty pushes across Iowa in swing that could foreshadow 2012 presidential bid

President Barack Obama, daughter Sasha Obama and wife

Naga group announces resumption of Manipur blockade

NEW DELHI - The United Naga Council announced Sunday it will be resume an economic blockade of Manipur for 20 days from Wednesday as the central government had failed to meet its July 31 deadline to accept its four demands.

Facing eroding support, administration sells Afghanistan war as limited with achievable goals

The Dalai Lama

Pranab to meet opposition leaders Monday to break house impasse

Pranab Mukherjee

Aging, forgotten but still loyal to Britain, WWII has never ended for fabled Burma fighters

Fabled Burmese fighters forgotten but forgiving

Obama to be in Atlanta _ but leading Democrat running for governor won’t be anywhere near

Barack Obama

Mass. Sens. Kerry, Brown smooth over political differences while riding their bikes together

John kerry

UNESCO puts Bikini Atoll, site of nuke tests, on World Heritage List; 6 other sites also added

UNESCO adds 7 sites to the World Heritage List

Joint statement from Clintons on Chelsea’s wedding

US President Bill Clinton

Sarah Palin says having writer living next door has changed the way her family lives in Alaska

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Lalgarh meeting under apolitical banner: Mamata

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UPA ally Muslim League wants price rise checked

CHENNAI - The Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), an ally of the ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA), Sunday asked the central government to intervene and control the spiralling prices of essential commodities.

French opposition politicians, media say Sarkozy is scapegoating minorities with new measures

French opposition: Sarkozy scapegoating minorities

Mathew championed highest traditions of Indian journalism: PM

Lee Myung-bak,Manmohan Singh

Palin says she’s never committed to 2012 White House run, is focused on electing Republicans

Sarah Palin

Red Shirt protesters stage symbolic protest to mimic deaths that occurred in Bangkok

Thailand’s Red Shirts stage new protest in Bangkok

PM to release stamp on Muslim League leader

Lee Myung-bak,Manmohan Singh

Netanyahu expects direct talks to begin in two weeks

The Dalai Lama

It’s official - Tharoor a divorcee

NEW DELHI - It’s official now. Former minister of state for external affairs Shashi Tharoor has divorced his Canadian wife, Christa Giles.

Gujarat should again be Gandhi’s: Khurshid

AJMER - Rejecting Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi’s allegations of discrimination, Minority Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid Sunday said that the Congress wanted the state to be Mahatma Gandhi’s Gujarat once again.

Emotional, angry Zimbabwean President Mugabe attacks West at sister’s burial

Zimbabwe’s Mugabe attacks West at sister’s burial

Israeli prime minister warns Hamas after Gaza rocket attack on Israel

US President Barack Obama

Speaker Pelosi: I’m ‘not nervous at all’ about chance Democrats could lose House majority

Pelosi ‘not nervous’ about Dems losing elections

Tanzania’s Zanzibar island votes for unity goverment, trying to head off electoral violence

Tanzanian island of Zanzibar votes for unity gov’t

Miliband calls Cameron a ‘cuttlefish squirting out ink’ over Pakistan comments

LONDON - Former British Foreign Secretary David Miliband has criticized Prime Minister David Cameron, accusing him of being a “cuttlefish squirting out ink” over his remarks about Pakistan’s record on terrorism.

Case involving SKorea’s most famous acupuncturist highlights clash over traditional medicine

Growing debate in SKorea over traditional medicine

Chelsea Clinton says ‘I do’ in wedding of the century (Second Lead)

The Dalai Lama

Iran says 3 imprisoned Americans should stand trial for illegal border crossing

US President Barack Obama

Special envoy to Sri Lanka this week: Chidambaram

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Mamata will be provided proper security: Pranab

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Opposition to stick to voting on price rise

Pranab Mukherjee

Democrats on defense in dozens of competitive House races across the country; GOP seeks power

US President Barack Obama

Philippines remembers late democracy icon Corazon Aquino who led 1986 ‘people power’ revolt

Philippines remembers late democracy icon Aquino

Congress and inflation wedded together: Nitish Kumar

P Chidambaram

Rudd considers legal action on leak claim

MELBOURNE - Former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd is reported to be considering taking legal action against former Foreign Minister Alexander Downer after the latter claimed that the former had leaked damaging information about his Labor Party colleagues.

Zardari to visit UK ‘to alleviate misconceptions and propagandas against Pak’: Babar

Asif Ali Zardari

‘Mamata ko manao’, says Sonia (Capital Buzz)

Mamata Banerjee

Cameron should condemn HR violations in Kashmir rather than accuse Pak of terror: Gilani

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani has said that rather than highlighting Pakistan’s role in promoting “export of terror”, British Prime Minister David Cameron should raise his voice against the human rights violations in Jammu and Kashmir.

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