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Nobel winner Ebadi warns against war on Iran

Talk of nuclear deal exaggerated: VelayatiTEHRAN: Nobel peace prize winner Shirin Ebadi warned the West on Thursday against launching a military attack against Iran or imposing economic sanctions over its contested nuclear programme. “We not only are against military action on Ira ...
Medvedev advised to ‘democratise’ Russia

MOSCOW: Political experts close to President Dmitry Medvedev have publicly criticised the state of democracy in Russia and advised him that the country’s progress hinges on genuine political pluralism. “Russia has reached the limit beyond which it must shift to democratisation in order to ...
Khaleda faces new graft charges

DHAKA: Bangladesh brought fresh graft charges on Thursday against detained former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia, accusing her of embezzling money from an orphanage. The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) filed a case accusing Khaleda, her detained elder son and political heir Tareque Rah ...
Russia’s middle class fears ‘apocalypse’

MOSCOW: Half of Russia’s emerging middleclass do not believe in the stability delivered by former president Vladimir Putin, fear a crisis may loom and would like to emigrate, according to independent pollsters Levada. “Those who should be grateful are not very grateful, but the situation is very fra ...
Denmark world’s happiest nation

LONDON: Denmark is the happiest country in the world, according to the latest World Values Survey published by the United States National Science Foundation. The annual study surveyed people in 97 countries to discover who is happiest. The survey asked people two simple questions abo ...
India to push ahead with US nuclear deal

By Elizabeth RocheIndia’s ruling Congress party has decided to press ahead with a nuclear energy deal with the United States despite threats by its left-wing allies to bring down the coalition, officials said on Thursday. Faced with losing its majority in parliament because of communist opposition to the pact ...