In
a new blow to embattled Prime Minister
Bulent Ecevit, Turkey's popular Economy
Minister Kemal Dervis, the architect of
vital IMF-backed reforms, resigned Sat.,
Aug. 10, 2002, to build a powerful bloc
of pro-Western liberal forces ahead of
early elections on November 3... more>>
According
to a recent report published by the
British paper The Guardian, U.S. schools
are returning to the pre-civil rights
battle against segregation based on
racial lines... more>>
India's
powerful (CEC) JM Lyngdoh has indicated
that he will water down efforts of the
riot party in Gujarat to hold elections
in order to cash in on their acts of
omission and commission during the
anti-Muslim pogroms in the state. He has
said that the rehabilitation of the riot
victims is more important than holding
elections... more>>
Fresh
attacks erupted in the Gaza Strip, when
Israeli tanks shelled houses in the
autonomous southern town of Khan Yunis
early Saturday, August10, 2002, injuring
eight Palestinians, five of them
belonging to the same family and four
are children, medical sources said... more>>
Turkey's
Economy Chief Quits to Build Powerful
Election Alliance
U.S.
Schools Returning to Segregation: Report
India's
Election Commissioner Tours Gujarat,
President Kalam to Follow
Shelling
Targets Civilians in Gaza, Injures Eight
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