The U.S. government recently designated the Syrian opposition group Jabhat al-Nusra Front a foreign terrorist organization. The move was designed to build Western support against the Syrian government by alleviating fears that money and weapons donated to the opposition would flow to a militant group. The designation means that Americans cannot have financial ties to [...]
America’s Wars: The Gifts That Keep On Giving – OpEd
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Kyrgyzstan: Cold Snap Sparks Energy Emergency
It is becoming a pattern: As temperatures plunge in Kyrgyzstan, the gas gets cut, the electricity system overloads and burns out, and people shiver. Once central Bishkek, the capital, was immune to such suffering. No longer. Temperatures in Bishkek have been hovering around -20 Celsius (-4 Fahrenheit) since December 14 and are forecast to drop [...]
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Milestone For Daimler In China: Integrated Sales Company For Cars
Daimler has reached a crucial milestone in growth market China: The establishment of Beijing Mercedes-Benz Sales Service Co., Ltd. means that all sales activities for imported and locally produced Mercedes-Benz cars will now be combined under one roof. The new company is a 50:50 joint venture with Daimler’s strategic partner, Beijing Automotive Group (BAIC). Nicholas [...]
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Three Chinese Nuclear Reactor Projects Underway
Construction of three new Chinese reactors has started since the country’s announcement in October that it would approve only a ‘small number’ of projects in each of the coming five years. First concrete has now been poured for Fuqing unit 4 in Fujian province and Yangjiang unit 4 in Guangdong province – both 1080 MWe [...]
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Spain Begins Early Shutdown For Garoña Nuclear Plant
Spanish utility Nuclenor has begun shutting down the Garoña nuclear power plant, which was due to close in mid-2013. The company said that closing the plant now will avoid it being burdened with a new energy tax set to be imposed next year. Garoña – Spain’s oldest nuclear power plant – was disconnected from the [...]
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Indo-US Relations: A Reality Check – Analysis
By Monish Tourangbam From being “estranged democracies”to sharing an “evolving strategic partnership”, India and the United States have indeed travelled a long distance. The increasing profile, regularity and importance accorded to the annual strategic dialogues (three till date) are testimony to the increasing engagement between these two countries. The groundwork that is done today before [...]
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New Patient Profile And Treatment For Chagas Disease
By Estrella Gutiérrez Chagas disease, the third most serious infectious disease in Latin America, is developing a “new face” and moving into urban areas, while a new treatment may offer hope for millions of sufferers. The new face of the disease is exemplified by Luz Maldonado, a 47-year-old teacher from Venezuela. Maldonado contracted Chagas disease [...]
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Amazon Rainforest Under Pressure
The Amazon Network of Socio-Environmental Geo-Referenced Information, or RAISG, comprised of 11 environmental organizations from Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela, presented on Dec. 4 in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, the atlas “Amazon rainforest under pressure,” which warns of the dangers the South American Amazon region faces that in the near future [...]
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South Korea Imports 30% Of Oil From Saudi Arabia
President Lee Myung-bak of South Korea decorated yesterday Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Ali Al-Naimi with the Medal of Excellence for Diplomatic Service. This which awarded to him by the South Korean government as an expression of the depth of the relationship between Saudi Arabia and the South Korea, and in recognition [...]
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Can American Leaders Lead? – OpEd
The longer version of the headline question is this: Given the corruption of the American political system which puts what passes for democracy up for sale to the highest lobby bidders, will any U.S. President (not only a second-term Obama) ever be able to shape and implement policies which best serve the longer term interests [...]
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Guns And Culture In America – OpEd
By Gwynne Dyer Here’s an interesting statistic: The second-highest rate of gun ownership in the world is in Yemen, a largely tribal, extremely poor country. The highest is in the United States, where there are almost as many guns as people: Around 300 million guns for 311 million people. But here’s another interesting statistic: In [...]
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Egypt: Morsi’s New Prosecutor Offers To Resign Over Powers Protests
Egypt’s new public prosecutor offered to resign from his post on Monday following protests about his appointment. Talaat Ibrahim was appointed last month by Egyptian president, Mohammed Morsi. Under his controversial decree, allowing himself extensive new powers, Morsi fired former public prosecutor, Abdel Maguid Mahmoud and replaced him with Ibrahim. Following nationwide protests, Morsi agreed [...]
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Korean Reunification: Time To Revisit The Debate – Analysis
As South Koreans will soon elect a new president it is timely to re-visit the re-unification issue. While the challenges are daunting, reunification would bring tangible benefits, including solutions to some of South Korea’s most intractable problems. By Euan Graham AGAINST THE backdrop of North Korea’s latest and apparently successful long-range rocket test, South Koreans [...]
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Patrick Buchanan: The Dead Soul Of Adam Lanza – OpEd
“No set of laws can eliminate evil from the world, or prevent every senseless act of violence in our society.” So said President Obama in words of comfort in Newtown. The president was right to speak of evil, but mistaken when he called the massacre “senseless.” For this was a premeditated and purposeful act of [...]
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Iran: Labour Activist Reza Shahabi Goes On Hunger Strike Following Mistreatment
Imprisoned labour activist Reza Shahabi has once again gone on hunger strike to protest his maltreatment in Iran’s notorious Evin Prison, opposition reports suggest. According to Kaleme, a site close to imprisoned opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi, Reza Shahabi, a labour activist and board member of the Syndicate of Workers of Tehran Bus Company, has [...]
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Iraq’s President Rushed To Hospital Suffering From A Stroke
Iraq’s President Jalal Talabani was hospitalized on Monday night suffering from a stroke, according to TV reports. “Due to fatigue and tiredness, [the president] had a health emergency and was transported … to the hospital in Baghdad”, a statement posted on the president’s official website read. The president’s office later reported that Talabani’s condition had [...]
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Obama To Support Ban On Assault Weapon Sales
US President Barack Obama supports a proposal from Senator Diane Feinstein (D-California) that would reinstate a ban on the sale of assault weapons in the United States. Sen. Feinstein announced on NBC’s “Meet the Press” over the weekend that she helped craft new legislation that was aimed at once again eliminating high-powered firearms from gun [...]
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Iranian Official Defends Uranium Enrichment
As preparations progress for the resumption of nuclear talks between Iran and the world powers, the head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization said today that his country will not stop enriching uranium to the 20-percent level “due to a mere request by others.” Fereydoon Abbasi Davani said on Tuesday: ”20-percent uranium enrichment is not an [...]
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Patriot Missiles Arrive In Turkey
The first parts of Patriot air defence missile systems have been delivered to Turkey, The Turkish Weekly reports. According to the newspaper, the mounting of the systems on the Syrian border is planned for the beginning of 2013. Servicemen from Germany and the Netherlands arrived in Turkey at the same time with Patriot components. They [...]
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Coal To Close In On Oil As World’s Top Energy Source By 2017
Coal’s share of the global energy mix continues to rise, and by 2017 coal will come close to surpassing oil as the world’s top energy source, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said today as it released its annual Medium-Term Coal Market Report (MCMR). Although the growth rate of coal slows from the breakneck pace of [...]
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