Daily Babel

INDIAN EXPRESS: Terrorism being fanned to destabilise Indian economy

DailyBabel — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:39:36 +0000

Terrorism and militancy are being fanned to destabilise the economy of the country which is at the threshold of a double digit growth, Union Home Minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday said.

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THE JAPAN TIMES: ‘Cove’ Oscar won’t end Taiji dolphin kill

DailyBabel — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:31:45 +0000

The gala crowd in Los Angeles cheered as “The Cove” won the best documentary Oscar with its grisly portrayal of dolphin slaughter. But residents of this small port shown in the film abhorred the attention and said it will not end their centuries-old tradition, reports The Japan Times.

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HAARETZ: Biden in West Bank: East Jerusalem construction undermines peace talks

DailyBabel — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:22:20 +0000

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said Wednesday the Palestinians deserve a viable independent state with contiguous territory, in an effort to reassure them of U.S. support after Israel announced plans to expand a Jewish neighborhood in disputed East Jerusalem.

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CORRIERE DELLA SERA: The newest Laker- Lapo Elkann

Alessandro Passanti — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:53:15 +0000

The Lakers needed a win. They lost three games in a row. And last night’s game against Toronto was a difficult place to start.

But the Lakers found an incredible assist for its win. And it was help from a person that wasn’t even on court. Kobe Bryant’s team defeated the Toronto Raptors of Andrea Bargnani with the decisive help of Lapo Elkann, says Corriere della Sera.

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THE NATIONAL: A Fatwa against Terrorism

DailyBabel — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:30:03 +0000

For those longing for a moderate Islamic voice vociferating against the perils of fundamentalism and the evils of terrorism, Islamic scholar Dr. Tahir ul Qadri has published his fatwa against terrorism in Abu Dhabi’s The National:

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CHINA DAILY: Knocking on the glass ceiling

DailyBabel — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:13:03 +0000

Chinese women working full-time are not only longing for economic independence, they are also working for a sense of job satisfaction and fulfillment, a recent survey has found.

It shows that despite their steadily improving social status, 66 percent of working women believe men are favored for promotions and raises, even when they are capable of the same work.

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The Word on the Street: Dictator Primo de Rivera governed better than Liberal and Socialist statesmen of Spain

DailyBabel — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:54:22 +0000

Between 1923 and 1930 Spain was ruled by General Miguel Primo de Rivera (whose son José Antonio will, before being put to death by a Leftist tribunal, create the semi-fascist, quasi-socialist movement, Falange). While the regime of Miguel was officially authoritarian, it lacked many traits that are usually associated with military dictatorships: it was bland rather than bloodthirsty or cruel; it was not rightist –on the contrary, it favored the lower classes; it was not ended by a coup d’état, a revolution or a foreign invasion.

HAARETZ: East Jerusalem construction plan ends Mideast peace talks, says PA

DailyBabel — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:52:18 +0000

Israel’s decision to approve new East Jerusalem houses effectively prevents any peace negotiations from taking place, the Palestinian Authority said on Tuesday, following an Interior Ministry statement released earlier authorizing 1,600 new housing units.

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IRIN: Women at risk in Haiti refugee camps

DailyBabel — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:15:14 +0000

Many women at the Jean-Marie Vincent site for displaced people (IDPs) in Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince wash themselves inside their makeshift tents because the only alternative is to do so out in the open. Given the overcrowding and meagre security, this exposes them to the risk of attack or rape.

CYPRUS WEEKLY: Ransom for former Cyprus Prez Tassos’ corpse

DailyBabel — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:01:54 +0000

Justice Minister Loucas Louca said Tuesday that the culprits responsible for the theft of the remains of former president Tassos Papadopoulos had demanded ransom from his family.

“Ransom was asked for but it was not paid,” said Louca.

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