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Region can be used to mean:
- Any considerable and connected part of a space or surface; specifically, a tract of land or sea of considerable but indefinite extent; a country; a district; in a broad sense, a place without special reference to location or extent but viewed as an entity for geographical, social or cultural reasons. The proper techniques of space delimitation covers regionalization.
- the equatorial regions
- the temperate regions
- the polar regions
- the upper regions of the atmosphere
- An administrative subdivision of a city, a territory, a country or the European Union.
- The geographically-specific encoding present on many commercially-produced DVDs.
- (historical) Such a division of the city of Rome and of the territory about Rome, of which the number varied at different times; a district, quarter, or ward.
- (figuratively) The inhabitants of a region or district of a country.
- (anatomy) A place in or a part of the body in any way indicated.
- the abdominal regions
- {obsolete} Place; rank; station; dignity.
- {obsolete} The space from the earth's surface out to the orbit of the moon: properly called the elemental region.
- For the QuickDraw data structure, see QuickDraw.
Regions are conceptual constructs and, thus, may vary among cultures and individuals.
Administrative regions
The word "region" is taken from the Latin regio, and a number of countries have borrowed the term as the formal name for a type of subnational entity (eg, the región, used in Chile). In English, the word is also used as the conventional translation for equivalent terms in other languages (e.g., the область (oblast), used in Russia alongside with a broader term регион). More on [ Region ]
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rediff.com
PM ups the ante, says India will approach IAEA
Stepping up the ante, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has declared that India will approach the IAEA on the Indo-US nuclear deal very soon and the process will move very fast. Talking tough, he said he would discuss the nuke deal with US President George W Bush and other leaders and seek their support. He also said he was ready to face Parliament for a trial of strength.
Furious at govt's 'lie', Left may pull out today
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Sri Sri teaches Art of Living to New Jersey
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Dr Singh said that there was a need to re-look at the balance of power in the international financial systems. He said that this has been necessitated by the fact that bulks of the world's savings originate in Asia today and western institutions act only as intermediaries. This is a new power that the countries of Asia have acquired collectively, he said, and need to be given their due. The prime minister said: "The world system is not a morality play; it is a power game."
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Mon, 07 Jul 2008 20:29:48 -0000
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BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition
Mann sentenced for E Guinea plot
Mon, 07 Jul 2008 21:57:22 -0000
Former British army officer Simon Mann is sentenced to more than 34 years in jail over a 2004 coup plot in Equatorial Guinea.
Israel signs prisoner swap deal
Mon, 07 Jul 2008 20:50:48 -0000
Israel formally signs an agreement with the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah over an exchange of prisoners.
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Anglicans will ordain women bishops
Mon, 07 Jul 2008 22:38:40 -0000
The Church of England's ruling body votes to ordain women as bishops, but agrees to some measures to reassure objectors.
End Farc 'hate', Betancourt urges
Mon, 07 Jul 2008 22:11:52 -0000
Ingrid Betancourt urges Colombia's president to end the "vocabulary of hate" towards her former captors.
EU backs French immigration pact
Mon, 07 Jul 2008 21:03:29 -0000
EU ministers have backed French plans to introduce common rules for integration and asylum across the union.
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Mann sentenced for E Guinea plot
Mon, 07 Jul 2008 21:57:22 -0000
Former British army officer Simon Mann is sentenced to more than 34 years in jail over a 2004 coup plot in Equatorial Guinea.
Militia attack Zimbabwe displaced
Mon, 07 Jul 2008 20:02:52 -0000
Armed men attack Zimbabweans, who had previously sought refuge at the South African embassy.
South African wins top book prize
Mon, 07 Jul 2008 21:37:39 -0000
South African novelist Henrietta Rose-Innes wins this year's Caine Prize for African Writing.
Niger signs power deal with China
Mon, 07 Jul 2008 12:24:30 -0000
China agrees to send electrical power units to help improve Niger's power supplies.
UN troops in Congo gold warning
Sun, 06 Jul 2008 22:11:39 -0000
Three Indian army officers are warned over allegations of gold trafficking while peace keeping for the UN in DR Congo.
Kenyan minister in quit challenge
Mon, 07 Jul 2008 14:33:21 -0000
Kenya's under-fire finance minister says he will only resign if the prime minister does.
rediff.com
PM ups the ante, says India will approach IAEA
Stepping up the ante, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has declared that India will approach the IAEA on the Indo-US nuclear deal very soon and the process will move very fast. Talking tough, he said he would discuss the nuke deal with US President George W Bush and other leaders and seek their support. He also said he was ready to face Parliament for a trial of strength.
Furious at govt's 'lie', Left may pull out today
Forward Block General Secretary Debabrata Biswas had said that the Left parties would submit their letter to President Patil, withdrawing support to the UPA government, by July 10. But Left Front leaders claimed that they might not wait till the PM returns from the G8 summit in Japan, as the government had 'lied' to them.
Sri Sri teaches Art of Living to New Jersey
Why G8 Summit is crucial for Dr Singh
There seems to be more in common between the predicament that faces Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda and the dilemma that has dogged Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh than it would appear at first sight.
Top MFs
Asian economies should be given their due: PM
Dr Singh said that there was a need to re-look at the balance of power in the international financial systems. He said that this has been necessitated by the fact that bulks of the world's savings originate in Asia today and western institutions act only as intermediaries. This is a new power that the countries of Asia have acquired collectively, he said, and need to be given their due. The prime minister said: "The world system is not a morality play; it is a power game."
BBC News | Americas | World Edition
End Farc 'hate', Betancourt urges
Mon, 07 Jul 2008 22:11:52 -0000
Ingrid Betancourt urges Colombia's president to end the "vocabulary of hate" towards her former captors.
Microsoft still keen on Yahoo bid
Mon, 07 Jul 2008 17:08:43 -0000
Microsoft is willing to again talk to Yahoo about a possible takeover if the search firm has a new board of directors.
Coca-Cola defends Olympics deal
Mon, 07 Jul 2008 22:36:32 -0000
Coca-Cola defends its sponsorship of the Beijing Olympics despite global protests about China's role in Tibet.
Fidel Castro in Farc hostage plea
Sun, 06 Jul 2008 22:54:21 -0000
Cuba's ex-President Fidel Castro calls on Colombia's Farc rebels to release all hostages after the raid that freed Ingrid Betancourt.
Iraq floats US pullout timetable
Mon, 07 Jul 2008 20:29:48 -0000
Iraq's PM raises the prospect of setting a timetable for the withdrawal of American troops from Iraq.
US and EU urged to cut biofuels
Mon, 07 Jul 2008 19:53:32 -0000
Rich nations should produce less biofuel and more food to help relieve hunger, the World Bank chief tells a G8 summit.
BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition
Mann sentenced for E Guinea plot
Mon, 07 Jul 2008 21:57:22 -0000
Former British army officer Simon Mann is sentenced to more than 34 years in jail over a 2004 coup plot in Equatorial Guinea.
Israel signs prisoner swap deal
Mon, 07 Jul 2008 20:50:48 -0000
Israel formally signs an agreement with the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah over an exchange of prisoners.
US and EU urged to cut biofuels
Mon, 07 Jul 2008 19:53:32 -0000
Rich nations should produce less biofuel and more food to help relieve hunger, the World Bank chief tells a G8 summit.
Anglicans will ordain women bishops
Mon, 07 Jul 2008 22:38:40 -0000
The Church of England's ruling body votes to ordain women as bishops, but agrees to some measures to reassure objectors.
End Farc 'hate', Betancourt urges
Mon, 07 Jul 2008 22:11:52 -0000
Ingrid Betancourt urges Colombia's president to end the "vocabulary of hate" towards her former captors.
EU backs French immigration pact
Mon, 07 Jul 2008 21:03:29 -0000
EU ministers have backed French plans to introduce common rules for integration and asylum across the union.
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