The Syrian government had promised the mediator, former UN Secretary — General Kofi Annan, that it would remove all its heavy weapons from urban areas by April 10th, and accept a complete cease-fire by the 12th.
Section: Analysis | Tuesday, April 10, 2012 8:30 IST
After Mohamed Merah died in a hail of French police bullets last Thursday, people who had known him talked about ‘a polite and courteous boy’ who liked ‘cars, bikes, sports and girls.’
Section: Analysis | Tuesday, March 27, 2012 8:00 IST
Some PR firm has persuaded the West Bengal government that all official buildings and assets in Kolkata, right down to the lane dividers on highways, should be painted light blue.
Section: Analysis | Monday, February 27, 2012 10:30 IST
The Baathists know how to destroy armed resistance.
Section: Analysis | Friday, February 10, 2012 9:00 IST
Foreign governments fear that middle-ranking Islamist fanatics in the army might be able to stage a successful coup and get their hands on those nuclear weapons.
Section: Analysis | Saturday, January 21, 2012 10:30 IST
It’s getting harder for freelance journalists to make a decent living, so recently I’ve had to branch out into the advice column business.
Section: Analysis | Wednesday, January 4, 2012 8:00 IST
An Arab Spring, a European freeze and a changing climate — Gwynne Dyer asks whether the world can weather these storms.
Section: Analysis | Saturday, December 31, 2011 8:00 IST
The evidence does NOT show that Iran is actually building a nuclear weapon now, or has any intention of doing so.
Section: Analysis | Saturday, November 12, 2011 11:00 IST
On the same day Tunisia announced that Ennahda, an Islamic party, had won the most votes in that country’s first free election.
Section: Analysis | Thursday, October 27, 2011 8:00 IST
Laden was fully aware that the United States would invade Afghanistan in response to the 9/11 attacks, and he wanted it to do so.
Section: Analysis | Sunday, September 11, 2011 9:00 IST
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