John O, the lead vocalist of the band Paperplane Pursuit, questioned the rationale for removing a song which nobody understands .

Nitsoi shared her thoughts on the feasibility of eradicating the Russian language in Ukraine with the Ukrainian publication Observer .

Sergei Balykin at Belorusski Partizan discusses the pros and cons of running for public office in the authoritarian regime of Lukashenko's Belarus, based on his own campaign experience from local elections in the Minsk region.

This has triggered a search for a radical redefinition of central banks objectives and has cast doubt on the appropriateness of maintaining their independence.

When the inevitable conflict occurs, public confidence, political credibility and market reliability are needlessly sacrificed this has clearly occurred for Russia and for Ukraine.

Tolerance of questionable dealing today for the sake of political expediency will cost more in the future for us all.

Everyone looks to the great Northern neighbor for direction and mutters about expediency.

While debates over the appropriateness of participating in Halloween fun rage in Tajikistan, young people in the neighboring Kyrgyzstan revel in Halloween festivities.

Consider the long war, a bold concept embraced a few years ago to describe the continuing struggle against terrorism, the grudging progress that could realistically be achieved, and the enormous financial burden that it would impose for years to come. It was also a realpolitik acknowledgement of the setbacks to be expected along the way (the slog, as then Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld put it).

It was also a realpolitik acknowledgement of the setbacks to be expected along the way (the slog, as then Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld put it).

In the name of short term expediency, too little was done to sack corrupt governors and police, or to counter involvement by high level officials in the narcotics trade.

Unlike most of Hong Kong s tycoons, who are considered excessively focused on political expedience, Li is viewed as a person of strong conscience and thus worthy of considerable respect.

(e) The demonstrated readiness of the Government of Turkmenistan to discuss human rights matters with interested third parties on an ad hoc basis and to agree on the desirability of continuing dialogue and practical cooperation

(a) To seek the views of member States of the Commission for Social Development on the desirability to work out a declaration on the role, responsibilities and rights of families on the occasion of the International Year of the Family

A similar effort is needed for Ukraine today, and that effort should not be set aside for reasons of political expedience, or, for that matter, pursued for reasons of simple economic self interest.

The Kaesong Industrial Complex, a joint venture of the North and South Korean governments, is both a tribute to the concept of diplomatic reconciliation through business and a difficult test of its feasibility.

China s belated bouts of openness about the rural spread of AIDS and the SARS epidemic clearly indicate that the central government regards transparency solely as a matter of expediency.

At the same time, we convened a second, equally stellar group of economists, including three Nobel laureates, to examine all of the research and rank the proposals in order of desirability.

It can t raise taxes, declare war, or sack a government (even though in theory it can dismiss all the members of the European Commission en masse, the so called nuclear option that is unlikely ever to be used). More to the point, perhaps, the European Parliament doesn t really work on the same basis of left right politics as national parliaments do it deals in practicalities more than ideologies.

More to the point, perhaps, the European Parliament doesn t really work on the same basis of left right politics as national parliaments do it deals in practicalities more than ideologies.

1. Recalls section X, paragraph 5, of its resolution 59 266, in which it requested the International Civil Service Commission to present to it an analysis of the desirability and feasibility of harmonizing conditions of service in the field

After talks with Mr Abraham, Russia indicated that implementation of nuclear projects in Iran beyond the existing one at Bushehr would be subject to a review of domestic political developments. But that seems more like a tactical move aimed at appeasing the US, rather than a reflection of genuine second thoughts on nuclear cooperation with Iran in principle.

But that seems more like a tactical move aimed at appeasing the US, rather than a reflection of genuine second thoughts on nuclear cooperation with Iran in principle.

In the country s wealthier north, where average per capita income, at 30,000 ( 40,500), approaches that of Germany, people are questioning the rationale of EU membership.

2.5 of Territorians were born in England, 1.9 in New Zealand, 1.7 in Philippines, 0.9 in India and 0.5 in the United States.

Some of the students were from Asia and the others were from Europe.

Americans are from Italy, Europeans are from Japan

Are you an NGO? Are you the media?

This is a pair of underpants from from Tibet.

What is the wall mostly made of? Atoms.

In a few months we've reached more than 6000 followers, most of them Burmese obviously.

Many of us walked away from Luhansk.

Is it made of wood or metal?

Is it made of wood or metal?

Is it made of wood or metal?

Do you come from Austria or Australia?

Do you come from Austria or Australia?

Are you American or French?

One of the tigers has escaped from the zoo.

Are you guys from Austria, or is it Australia?

Musawwira from Ghana, Hadya from Pakistan, Jaleel from Iran who uses fire.

What are little boys made of? Snips and snails and puppy dog tails.

Yours comes from guesswork, ours from the Bible.

Five of the victims were tourists from Argentina.

Some of them can be from the government.