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Atoning for an uncivilised act
The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka must be commended for its prompt order of interim stay on an unconstitutional and anti-human act by the Sri Lankan state against hundreds of its Tamil citizens. This relief came in response to a fundamental rights ...

A fascinating rivalry
With yet another masterfully constructed clay court symphony that brought him his third straight French Open crown, Rafael Nadal has taken a decisive step away from the giant shadow of an archrival who is on an epic journey towards surpassing ...

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CEOs and the wealth of notions
By P. Sainath

Gross inequality does far more than breed resentment. It destroys millions of lives, devastates the access of the poor to basic needs, dehumanises both its victims and its votaries, and undermines democracy itself.

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A jihad in new clothes
By Praveen Swami

How credible are the claims that Al-Qaeda has surfaced in India?

Russian President calls Bush's bluff
By Vladimir Radyuhin

The U.S.' response to Vladimir Putin's offer of cooperation on missile defence will be a litmus test of its true goals.

Corrections and Clarifications
*In a report "Bush-Manmohan meeting `positive'" (June 9, 2007, page 1), Japan was mentioned twice in the list of the G8, the group of eight top industrialised nations (the U.S., the U.K., Japan, France, Italy, Germany, Russia and Canada). A ...

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