Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad could not have asked for a better occasion. Speaking at the 29th anniversary celebrations of the country's Islamic Revolution, Ahmadinejad, one of the student leaders who participated in the seizure of the American embassy, reiterated his now familiar position on Iran's right to pursue a nuclear program.
In a speech he delivered in Abu Dhabi on Jan. 13, President Bush reasserted America's commitment to freedom and the cause of democracy. He cited America's involvement in Asia, particularly Japan, which had helped the proliferation of democracy in that country, ostensibly hinting that U.
Nothing is more intriguing about "Lions for Lambs" than its timing. It seems as if Hollywood has found a theme - the U.S. occupation of Afghanistan - whose saturation in the media fatigues many. But saturation doesn't always mean the point has been driven home, and that may be what inspired Robert Redford to make this flick.
by Santhosh Chandrashekar Daily Lobo columnist Padmavathi, a 39-year-old factory worker employed at Shalini Creations in Bangalore, India, collapsed at the factory gate and died soon after in a hospital on Sept. 18. Earlier, Padmavathi met with her manager and asked for leave to go to the hospital, only to be verbally abused.
Today is Mahatma Gandhi's birthday. It is also the International Day of Nonviolence - a day to contemplate not just Gandhi's effect on world politics, but to actively think about how his concepts of peace, nonviolence and civil disobedience can be applied to redress the injustice that characterizes our world today.
India's economic boom continues unhindered. Together with China, it is emerging as the most important nation that will keep the economic wheel spinning at a time when the developed world slows down to re-examine what capitalism-led economic reforms have done to its human capital and social well-being.
The move by the Recording Industry Association of America to file lawsuits against 16 UNM network users for illegally downloading music on the Internet raises disturbing questions about music, its commodification and the role of the Web as a carrier to distribute music.
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