By Linda Karadaku Kosovo’s parliament approved a package of changes to the country’s constitution on Friday (August 31st) after the amendments were finalised by the Commission for constitutional amendments. The changes, which the 120 seat parliament passed with 63 votes in favour, provide the framework for the official end of supervision in the country. Kosovo [...]
Kosovo Finalises Amendments For Supervision End
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Mali: Conditions In North Portend Disaster
By Jemal Oumar and Raby Ould Idoumou The suffering of northern Mali citizens is becoming worse under the domination of al-Qaeda in Islamic Maghreb (AQIM)-allied Islamist groups. On Thursday (August 30th), UN humanitarian chief Valerie Amos sought to highlight the plight of children, calling for more resources to prevent severe malnutrition. “Children’s lives are being [...]
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The RAP Vote: Alternative To Lack Of Acceptable Choices – OpEd
Almost half a millennium ago, Montaigne, in his wisdom, was telling us that “sometimes it is a good choice not to choose at all.” [Essays III.ix]. He could have been addressing what would eventually be American democracy, its captive politics, and the fantasy that voters are making a meaningful choice when casting their ballots for [...]
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Senior Officials’ Meeting Opens APEC Summit In Vladivostok
A concluding senior officials’ meeting opened on Sunday the 2012 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit Russia’s Far East. The APEC summit is taking place on the Russky Island in the city of Vladivostok in Russia’s Primorye Region on September 2 to 9. “I’m really pleased to welcome you to this beautiful city of Vladivostok. We [...]
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Iran To Hold Massive Air Defense Drills
Iran is to launch a massive air defense drills in the near future with the participation of the Army and the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), a senior Iranian commander said. “After the successful launch of the tactical air defense exercises in several areas of the country over the past year, the major national maneuver [...]
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French Pessimism At Highest Level Since 2005
The French are bleaker about their country’s future than at any time since 2005, a new poll showed on Saturday, Sept 1, with 68 percent saying they are “rather” or “very” pessimistic, the highest level ever in the initial months of a new presidency, Reuters reported. The poll’s findings jibed with a survey released last [...]
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Venezuela’s Oil Refinery Blaze: Seven Good Reasons To Suspect Sabotage – OpEd
Only 43 days before the Venezuelan presidential election and with President Chavez leading by a persistent margin of 20 percentage points, an explosion and fire at the Amuay refinery killed at least 48 people – half of those were members of the National Guard – and destroyed oil facilities producing 645,000 barrels of oil per [...]
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You Know You’re A Moron If… – OpEd
We now know the theme of Barack Obama’s campaign in the remaining weeks before the November 6 election. In an interview with the Associated Press last week he said that Mitt Romney holds “extreme positions.” This is in line with the immediate Democratic Party attack launched against Paul Ryan as a “radical.” The sad part [...]
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Armenia, Hungary In Diplomatic Fallout – OpEd
By Natalya Kovalenko Armenia has severed diplomatic ties with Hungary after that country released the killer of an Armenian military officer. Street protests have erupted in Yerevan. Armenia’s armed forces are on heightened alert. In 2004, the Armenian officer, Gurgen Markaryan, was axed to death by an Azeri colleague, Ramil Safarov, as both were attending [...]
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Are Employers Unfair To Women? – OpEd
During the Republican Convention, Democrats took every available moment of air time to count the women’s vote. “Republicans are anti-women,” they chanted. And they frequently brought up this oft-repeated nugget: For doing essentially the same jobs, men get paid more than women. That claim is often combined with the complaint that whites get paid more [...]
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Saudi Arabia: One Million Jobs Bonanza
Asharqia Chamber’s nationalization strategy aims to create one million jobs and contribute SR 105 billion to the gross domestic product in the first phase, said Abdul Rahman Al-Rashid, chairman of the chamber yesterday. “The benefits of nationalization will be wide-ranging as it will contribute to realizing the objectives of economic diversification and creating more jobs,” [...]
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Saudi Arabia: Shoura Council To Have 30 Women
Saudi Arabia is expected to appoint 30 women on the Shoura Council before the consultative body begins its next annual session. “The expectations are that up to 30 women will be appointed to the Shoura,” sources close to the council told Al-Sharq Arabic daily. The newspaper said that talks have already begun with several institutions [...]
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Syria’s Present Is Drenched In Blood So Next Generation Can Have A Future – OpEd
By Isida Tushe Syria’s riots have turned into war. The country’s civil conflict, however, comes with a sinister twist. Unlike in previous wars the world had witnessed, such as World War I, which saw soldiers making up 90 percent of the casualties, Syria’s ongoing bloodletting has seen civilians accounting for 90 percent of the war’s [...]
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Common-Sense After CoNI – OpEd
By Daniel Bosley “I call upon Dr Waheed to immediately step down from the seat he is sitting in and call for immediate elections… I will never back down until a lawful legitimate government is sworn in.” “I am ready to face any traitor police or army officer that confronts me. And I urge all [...]
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Burma: Kachin Refugees Feel Chinese Heat
China is forcing back thousands of Kachin refugees fleeing ethnic violence in northern Myanmar, activists and aid workers say. “The latest reports are that the push-backs are still going on and the Chinese government is refusing to face the reality that the refugees are being pushed back into a war zone,” Phil Robertson, deputy director [...]
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Fighting Over The Sun: EU And China On Verge Of Solar Energy Price War?
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has called for a frank assessment of a solar panel trade dispute with China. The EU is mulling an anti-dumping inquiry into China after the US took similar action in one of the world’s fastest-developing markets. “I suggest the European Commission and China try to solve the issue through communications, rather [...]
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Islamic Fundamentalism In Africa – Analysis
By Daniel Bodirsky The proliferation of Islamic fundamentalist groups across Africa represents the latest iteration of the War on Terror. Much to the chagrin of the United States, Islamist militant groups from Nigeria to Somalia are increasingly coordinating their efforts and forging close links to al-Qaeda. This dossier will serve as a brief introduction to [...]
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Not So Cute: Raccoons Spreading Dangerous Diseases Around Europe
(CORDIS) _- You could be forgiven for thinking that a raccoon looks quite cute and that it would make the ideal furry friend, but in reality these small carnivores are no cuddly toys: greedy and difficult to control, they can adapt and survive in new habitats, and as they inhabit new areas they also spread [...]
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Shine On: Effect Of Artificial Light Cycles On Our Waistlines
(CORDIS) — Electric light has long allowed us to work, rest and play 24/7, defying the Earth’s natural rotations that define night and day. But when Thomas Edison tested the first light bulb in 1879, he probably didn’t imagine that his invention could one day contribute to a global obesity epidemic. But now, a new [...]
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Exposure To Common Toxic Substances Could Increase Asthma Symptoms
Children who are exposed to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), which were commonly used in a range of industrial products, could be at risk of an increase in asthma symptoms, according to new research. The study will be presented in a poster discussion this week (Sunday 2 September 2012) at the European Respiratory Society’s Annual Congress in [...]
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