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Shashi Tharoor talked about his book, Nehru: A Biography, published by Arcade Books. The book is a biography of Jawaharlal Nehru (1889-1964), a politician and independence-movement leade…

The 26th Annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards were presented by the National Television Academy at a black-tie ceremony at the Marriott Marquis hotel in New York City. Newsmakers and indu…

Shashi Tharoor, U.N. Undersecretary General for Communications, spoke by remote link from New York City about President George W. Bush’s speech at the United Nations the previous day and rea…

In a forum sponsored by the Close Up Foundation, panelists talked about the role of the United Nations in the world. Among the issues addressed were the divisions over Iraq, the responsibili…

Participating from New York City, United Nations Under Secretary General for Communications, Shashi Tharoor talked about the attack on the United Nations mission headquarters in Baghdad, the…

As part of the Detroit Educational Summit, the panelists talked about the effects of illiteracy, segregation, incarceration and poverty in urban areas. They also talked about ways to develop…

First Lady Laura Bush and U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan participated in the International Women’s Day recognition of Afghan women.

The panelists talked about human creativity and read from or described works of art from around the world and many time periods. They attempted to define imagination and its products and dis…

The participants spoke about the genocide in Rwanda. They also talked about last 50 years of Indian history. They also discussed the life and career of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter. Af…