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Putin and missile defence
Russia's proposal to the United States that it relocate the `early warning' infrastructure of the planned missile interceptors from Poland and the Czech Republic to Azerbaijan has underscored two things: the hollowness of Washington's strategic ...

Musharraf's retreat
President Pervez Musharraf's decision to withdraw a draconian ordinance to `regulate' television broadcasts must be credited to a spirited fightback by Pakistan's media community and civil society. The ordinance, which gave the Pakistan ...

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U.S. seeks to keep EU and Russia apart
By Vladimir Radyuhin

American efforts have centred on rolling back Europe's emerging energy alliance with Russia, and widening EU rifts using its allies in "new Europe."

News Analysis

In Yavatmal, life goes on
By P. Sainath

This district, which President Kalam visits on June 15, has a higher concentration of families of farmers who killed themselves than most others in the country.

G8's promises look empty
By Larry Elliott

There is little new aid and a lot of familiar rhetoric.

Dealing with illegal migrants, the U.S. way
By Gary Younge

The solution is not in vindictive local law enforcement but international, and particularly regional, development.

Corrections and Clarifications
* The heading of a Bernama report was "[Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad] Badawi marries again" ("International" page, June 10, 2007). A reader points out that Badawi is the family name and that the heading should have been "Abdullah ...

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