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CORRECTED: France's first lady defends Libya HIV medics role

(Corrects name of paper to L'Est Republicain) PARIS (Reuters) - Cecilia Sarkozy , wife of French President Nicolas Sarkozy , has rejected calls to appear before aparliamentary commission to explain her role in securing therelease of six foreign medics from a Libyan jail.
09 4 2007 11:47PM (...more)

France's first lady defends Libya HIV medics role

PARIS (Reuters) - Cecilia Sarkozy , wife of French President Nicolas Sarkozy , has rejected calls to appear before aparliamentary commission to explain her role in securing therelease of six foreign medics from a Libyan jail.
09 4 2007 11:08PM (...more)

India must quickly finalize nuclear deal

NEW DELHI, India - India must work fast to finalize its landmark nuclear energy deal with the United States, a top American diplomat warned Wednesday as India's prime minister said he was trying to overcome fierce domestic opposition to the pact.
03 6 2008 6:02AM (...more)

India early elections appear unlikely

NEW DELHI - India's prime minister on Friday allayed fears of an early election, indicating he would not challenge his communist political allies over their opposition to a landmark nuclear energy deal with the United States.
10 13 2007 5:51AM (...more)

India offers hand to US on climate change

WASHINGTON (AFP) – Confident about a warming relationship with the United States, India hopes to work closely with Washington in the fight against climate change , its ambassador
03 5 2009 4:30PM (...more)

PM defends farm debt deal

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - A combative Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday defended a massive scheme to bail out debt-ridden farmers and sharply attacked the opposition in a speech seen by analysts as a further pointer to early elections.
03 6 2008 1:55PM (...more)

Indian PM says US nuclear deal not dead

NEW DELHI (AFP) - India's prime minister said Tuesday he was still trying to push forward a nuclear energy deal with the United States that has been blocked by his sceptical coalition partners.
10 31 2007 2:44AM (...more)

More delays for India-US nuclear deal

NEW DELHI - India's government said it would hold off on finalizing a landmark civilian nuclear energy deal with the United States for at least a month after inconclusive talks with its communist political allies, who oppose the accord.
10 23 2007 2:46AM (...more)

Govt moves to ease anger over land for industry

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The government, which has faced violent protests over acquiring farmland for industrial use, on Thursday approved a new set of rules aimed at protecting the rights of vulnerable farmers and their families.
10 12 2007 2:30AM (...more)

Govt to meet deficit targets despite pro-poor plans

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The government is confident of meeting its fiscal deficit targets for the current year and next despite unveiling a slew of schemes for the poor, Finance Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram said on Monday.
10 2 2007 12:46PM (...more)