Representatives from dozens of governments met in Rangoon on Sunday to discuss how to help the cyclone victims. They pledged more aid on condition that foreign aid workers are let into Burma. There are signs the Burmese rulers are granting

Attacks against foreigners have been rampant in South Africa in recent weeks. SPIEGEL spoke with Johannesburg Bishop Paul Verryn, 56, about xenophobia among the political elite and why World Cup fans might want to re-think a trip to South Africa

Through this acquisition, Reliance Globalcom would add nine network management centres to its integrated global service systems and processes. Vanco managed network services are available in over 40,000 locations across 163 countries. About 90 per cent of the company's revenues

Today for China to threaten Arunachal Pradesh and demand a slice of Sikkim after assured of its vice-like grip on India, is a natural progression even as New Delhi continues its slumber.

With the new academic session about to begin, the University Grants Commission (UGC) has asked all universities to take steps against ragging such as specifying the number of cases in the previous sessions and the punishments awarded in the brochures

The Bharatiya Janata Party which emerged as the single largest party in Karnataka has managed to convince three independent Members of the Legislative Assembly to join it in the formation of the government

The Bharatiya Janata Party will stake claim to form the government in Karnataka, BJP legislature party leader B S Yeddyurappa said before leaving for Raj Bhavan on Monday evening.

The Rajasthan government on Monday warned of commando action against protesting Gujjars if they did not give up arms immediately and release the bodies of those killed during violent agitation since May 23.

The meeting of UPA-Left Committee on nuclear issue, scheduled for Wednesday, has been postponed, putting back further a decision on whether India should sign the safeguards agreement with IAEA. The meeting is now expected in the first half of next

The first signs of a possible breakthrough in the standoff between Rajasthan government and the agitating Gujjars' emerged Monday with Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje recommending four to six percent reservation for the community and Gujjar leader Kirori Singh Bainsla welcoming

A day after Mahrashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray held a rally in Pune without obtaining the necessary permission, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister R R Patil on Monday said that strict action would be taken against such persons.

At least seven persons including four women were killed and 72 others injured when a bomb, planted by suspected LTTE terrorists, ripped through a packed train near the Colombo on Monday.

The BJP had initially reached Raj Bhavan with the support of four independent legislators but at the last minute they managed to get a letter of support from the fifth legislator, thus taking their toll up to 115. The BJP

Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine for European and International Integration Hryhoriy Nemyria held a meeting with Vatican's Secretary of State Tarcizio Bertone. During the meeting topical issues on the Ukraine-Vatican relations have been discussed. In particular, the matter concerned deepening

In particular, the bloc of Leonid Chernovetsky obtains 29,84% of votes, the BYuT - 22,34%, the bloc of Klychko - 10,57%, the bloc of Lytvyn - 8,15%, "Civil activists of Kyiv" - 5,66%, the Party of Regions - 4,26%, the

for the development of cities' infrastructure, says WB department head Dmytro Kryshenko. Cabinet's press service reports. He noted that the finance would be provided for projects on reconstruction of water supply and sewage facilities, as well as solid house waste

Parliamentary faction of the Lytvyn's bloc will determine on its position concerning leadership of the State Property Fund change only after implementation of the moratorium on privatization of the State property. "First of all, we will strive for moratorium on

Lebanon's parliament elected the army commander, Gen. Michel Suleiman, as president Sunday, filling a post vacant for six months and bringinga symbolic if tenuous end to the country's worst crisis since the15-year civil war ended in 1990.The vote for Suleiman

Fighting a fierce north wind and cresting waves, a dozen Cucapa Indianfishermen were in trouble before they were halfway home, their smallboats and balky outboard motors over matched by the roiling estuary ofthe Colorado River Delta."Malo viento," muttered Julio Figueroa,