'Asia's return to dominance is the norm' By the year 2050, the BRIC's (Brazil, Russia, India and China) study shows that the four largest economies in the world will be China, the United States, India and Japan.
Perils of the odyssey Now, there are at least six common life phases: childhood, adolescence, odyssey, adulthood, active retirement and old age.
WRONG STRATEGY
Opium for the people Surely there is a statesman somewhere - Gordon Brown? President Sarkozy? - with enough of Washington's ear to urge the better course of action, able to do the sums to show that buying poppies to help stop a war has to be a far cheaper option than using them to commemorate war dead.
NEPAL
Democracy in danger King Gyanendra's standing has been gradually picking up.
Left hijacks debate on Indo-US nuke deal The American nuclear industry may gain a market if the deal goes through, though it will have stiff competition from France, Japan, Russia and others. But without the deal, our elaborate three-stage nuclear power plan will have to be aborted. That is the message that the government has to communicate to the Indian public.
Remembering terror... Surfer members of Paddle for Peace line up with their surf boards to mark the fifth anniversary of Bali bomb blast at Kuta Beach in Bali, Indonesia, on Friday. Two bombs ripped through Bali nightclubs, killing 202 people, including 88 Australians and many foreign tourists on October 12, 2002. AP
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