By Walid Ramzi Convicted terrorist Amar Gharbia, (aka Moqatel Abou Jebel) received a life sentence Tuesday (January 8th) in Algiers for kidnapping 15 foreign tourists in 2003. He was accused of working under the command of Amari Saifi (aka Abderrazak “El Para”), the leader of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb precursor GSPC. Malian national Youcef [...]
Algeria Sentences Sahel Tourist Kidnappers
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Saliva Gland Test For Parkinson’s Shows Promise
Described as a “big step forward” for research and treatment of Parkinson’s disease, new research from Mayo Clinic in Arizona and Banner Sun Health Research Institute suggests that testing a portion of a person’s saliva gland may be a way to diagnose the disease. The study was released today and will be presented at the [...]
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Unemployment Benefits Not Sought By Jobless
Employment insurance is a vital safety net for the unemployed across North America, yet some take advantage of the system. Recent headlines have made much of a recent report from the U.S. Department of Labor that 11 per cent of all unemployment benefits were overpaid between 2009-11. But new research from Concordia University proves that [...]
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Innovative Rehabilitation For Stroke Victims
(CORDIS) — A pioneering rehabilitation system has been developed, with the aim of improving the quality of life of those suffering from brain damage. The WALKX project, was co-funded for two years by the European Commission through the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7), and developed by the Biomechanics Institute of Valencia (IBV) in Spain. The home [...]
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DrivingStyles, Save Fuel By Driving Better
The Group of Computer Networks-DISCA of the Universitat Politècnica de València has developed a mobile phone application called DrivingStyles that characterizes our driving style. The system detects bad habits and helps promote better driving behaviour. Using a Bluetooth device, the application collects information from the electronic control unit of the vehicle such as speed, acceleration, [...]
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Life Possible On Extrasolar Moons
In their search for habitable worlds, astronomers have started to consider exomoons, or those likely orbiting planets outside the solar system. In a new study, a pair of researchers has found that exomoons are just as likely to support life as exoplanets. The research, conducted by René Heller of Germany’s Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam [...]
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Robots Changing Modern Battlefields
By Chas Henry When we humans go to war, our least favorite way is hand to hand, face to face. “It speaks to human nature,” says Massachusetts Institute of Technology Professor Missy Cummings, a former Navy fighter pilot. “We don’t really like to kill, and if we are going to kill, we like to do [...]
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‘Lincoln’ Leads Oscar Nominations
By Mike O’Sullivan The Steven Spielberg epic drama “Lincoln” leads the nominees for the Academy Awards, Hollywood’s top honors, which are also known as the Oscars. Nominees were announced in Los Angeles and the story of the Civil War U.S. president garnered 12 nominations, including for Best Picture. “Lincoln” earned Spielberg a nomination for Best [...]
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EU To Provide EUR65 Million To Support Reforms In Kosovo
The European Commission has allocated €65 million to support Kosovo’s efforts to implement its EU-reform agenda. The funds will be used for reforms of the justice and public administration systems, investments in education and regional development, and to provide housing and job opportunities for Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian families who are currently living in lead-contaminated [...]
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Democracy In China: A Debate
By Madhu Bhalla The demise of the Chinese Communist Party is often anticipated in terms of neo-liberal theory and the logic of civil society challenges to a contracted public space for popular representation. Theoretically, what Prashant Kumar Singh says is possible and is, in fact, what Western China-watchers and liberals have been saying for some [...]
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India-Pakistan: The Aggressor Will Always Get Away – Analysis
By Ramesh Phadke One of the biggest weaknesses of India’s security discourse is the failure of the Indian leadership to truly understand the nature and psyche of its Western neighbour. Pakistan, like any other country, does not like to lose face, is always ready to up the ante, initiate audacious and precipitous action, make noise, [...]
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Geopolitical Hotspots In 2013 – Analysis
By Zak Rose Egypt In the aftermath of the Egyptian revolution, the world will be watching very keenly to see what character the new government adopts. Recent trends suggest that Islamism, as opposed to secularism, is preferred by the majority in Egypt. Presently, nominally-Islamist Egyptian leaders are making a concerted effort to curry favour among [...]
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Holder To Remain In Obama’s Second Term – OpEd
While most major members of the Obama administration — including Hillary Clinton, Leon Panetta, Timothy Geithner and others — are being replaced by new appointees, on Wednesday it was confirmed that Attorney General Eric Holder is staying at the Justice Department when President Barack Obama starts his second term. The White House announced on Wednesday [...]
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Ron Paul: Fiscal Cliff Bill Passed In 3 Minutes, They Don’t Even Pretend To Read The Bills Anymore! – OpEd
Last week the Senate and House demonstrated again why their approval ratings are so low. The 154 page “fiscal cliff” bill was made available to Senators just three minutes before the vote was taken on the legislation. No one can read 154 pages in three minutes, so it is safe to assume that the legislation [...]
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Split Decision On Obama’s National Security Nominees – OpEd
In the revamp of his national security team for a second term, President Obama gets a mixed review. Barring an unlikely presidential post-re-election epiphany leading to a radical scaling back of the American Empire, Obama probably got the best mainstream candidates for Secretary of State and Secretary of Defense that could be had. Both John [...]
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Turkey-U.S. Relations Within The Context Of The Middle East – Analysis
By Suat Kınıklıoğlu We observe that the external dimension in Turkey-U.S. relations gained more significance. The U.S. used to give voice to subjects such as press freedom, democratization and human rights. But today as we see it, the U.S. has adopted a political approach more inclined toward cooperation with Turkey in the Middle East and [...]
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“Pakistan And Turkey Are Key Actors For A True Solution In Afghanistan” – Analysis
By Emre Tunç Sakaoğlu International Strategic Research Organization (USAK) hosted at the USAK Workshop Hall Pakistan’s Ambassador to Ankara, H.E. Muhammad Haroon Shaukat, on January 10th, 2013. Within the framework of the conference series entitled “Asia-Pacific in the 21st Century and Diplomacy”, our keynote speaker Mr. Shaukat was ready at the fifth event of the [...]
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Australia Arrests Associate Of Jailed Arms Smuggler Viktor Bout
(RFE/RL) — U.S. authorities say an associate of convicted Russian arms smuggler Viktor Bout has been arrested in Australia. The U.S. Attorney’s office in Manhattan announced January 10 that Syrian-born U.S. citizen Richard Ammar Chichakli was arrested at the request of the United States on January 9. He faces charges of conspiring with Bout and [...]
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Cambodia: Lawmakers Summon Court Chief
Cambodia’s opposition lawmakers on Thursday summoned the country’s top judge to answer queries in parliament over a series of court rulings which human rights groups say demonstrated the government’s misuse of the justice system to suppress dissent and undermine rights. The lawmakers want Supreme Court President Dith Monty to clarify the jailing of independent radio [...]
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Sanctions ‘Paralysing’ Entire Economy, Says Iranian Minister
The international sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme are having a “paralysing” impact on the country’s economy, says a cabinet minister. According to a report by the Ilna news agency, Iran’s Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade Mehdi Ghazanfari conceded that the international sanctions were indeed “paralysing” the economy. He said that the sanctions [...]
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