With an intelligently modified, distinctive design, a new, high-grade interior, new, efficient engines and new assistance systems, Mercedes-Benz has comprehensively updated the E-Class Coupé and Cabriolet. In addition, these particularly sportily designed members of the E-Class family have taken a large step forward in terms of lively performance, efficiency and ecology. This is the result, [...]
New Mercedes-Benz E-Class Coupé And Cabriolet Available At Dealers Starting In June
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Full EU Ban On Animal Testing For Cosmetics Enters Into Force
The last deadline to phase out animal testing for cosmetic products in Europe enters into force Monday. As of today, cosmetics tested on animals cannot be marketed any more in the EU. A Communication adopted by the Commission today confirms the Commission’s commitment to respect the deadline set by Council and Parliament in 2003 and [...]
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Security Council Resolution 1244: Everyone’s Favorite Crutch – OpEd
Kosovo has been an abject failure of Western policy, especially in Washington where successive administrations have been content to pontificate, but have been unwilling to provide creative, just and fair leadership. By Steven E. Meyer In the context of the ongoing Kosovo imbroglio, Security Council Resolution 1244 has become a sort of “bumper sticker;” perhaps [...]
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Mongolia: New Heating Technology Struggles To Combat Pollution Scourge
By Pearly Jacob Foreign donors and the Mongolian government are pumping millions of dollars into cleaning up Ulaanbaatar’s smoggy winter air, which the US Embassy calls one of Mongolia’s most critical environmental concerns. But as yet another relief project draws to a close, the city has little to show but more stubborn gray haze. In [...]
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Libel Actions Squeeze Azerbaijan’s Opposition Press
By Seymur Kazimov Rights activists and journalists in Azerbaijan warn that a media crackdown is already under way as the authorities prepare for a presidential election later this year. The pressure is being applied indirectly. Last year it was unpaid utility and print bills – see Azeri Opposition Paper Faces Closure – and now it [...]
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Afghanistan: The Great American Betrayal – Analysis
By Manoj Joshi It is well known that of all military operations, retreat is the most difficult and complicated. A victorious march that takes a wrong turn can end in a stalemate, but a retreat gone wrong will most likely turn into a disaster. These are the grim forebodings that come to mind when we [...]
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China In Africa: ‘Imperial Power’ Or ‘Altruist’? – OpEd
By Babette Zoumara Contrary to the claims of critics, China’s partnership with Africa is based on sincere friendship, equality and mutual respect for the sovereignty through non-interference in domestic affairs and the offer of loans and grants The emergence of China onto the global economic arena has received much attention, perhaps, than any emerging economy [...]
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Imagine: Obama’s Historic Speech In Bethlehem – OpEd
Haaretz reports President Obama will be visiting the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem during his visit to Israel and the West Bank in a few days. Four years ago Pope Benedict made the same visit and drew attention to Israel’s apartheid wall by giving a speech in its shadow. “In a world where more [...]
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Titanic Fantasies – OpEd
“Just count on the life boats.” – Billy Zane, People Magazine, Mar 7, 2013 Evidently, losing a hold on the Australian National Party has rattled the man, but one of Australia’s richest figures feels that history ought to repeat itself, expressing his desire to build another Titanic with that same hubristic pointlessness that doomed the [...]
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Iran: Maghreb Daily Shut Down By Press Board
ran’s Press Supervisory Board has suspended the publishing licence of Maghreb daily alleging that the newspaper has violated legal limitations imposed on the press. Bulletin News website reported on Monday March 11 that Maghreb Newspaper has lost its licence because of the publication of a number of articles that have been deemed insulting for high-ranking [...]
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Hackers Release Financial Records For Biden, Holder, Clinton And Others
Hackers have published what are alleged to be the personal financial records for several politicians and celebrities, including US Vice President Joe Biden, Attorney General Eric Holder and musicians Jay-Z and Beyoncé. Gossip website TMZ reported on Monday that hackers have leaked sensitive information pertaining to a list of prominent Americans, including celebrities Kim Kardashian, [...]
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Saudi Arabia: Release Jailed Rights Activists, Says HRW
The harsh sentences against leading Saudi rights advocates and an order to shutter a civil and political rights group are major setbacks for rights in Saudi Arabia. Saudi authorities should release and drop charges against the two leading human rights activists sentenced to long prison terms after a Specialized Criminal Court convicted them on politically-motivated [...]
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Five NATO Personnel Die In Helicopter Crash In Afghanistan
Five members of NATO-led foreign forces in Afghanistan have died in a helicopter crash, NATO says. The crash took place in southern Afghanistan on Monday, said the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in a statement. “Initial reporting indicates there was no enemy activity in the area at the time of the incident,” it said. The [...]
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Serious Talks Needed In Conflict-Ridden Sabah – Analysis
Filipino ethnic groups including the Sama-Bajaus and Tausugs (known as Suluks in Sabah) have long been residing in Sabah, many predating the 1968 creation of the Federation of Malaysia. These groups crisscrossed the maritime boundaries of present day Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia for trade, visiting relatives and cultural exchange long before stricter maritime patrols made [...]
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Court Audio From Bradley Manning Posted On Internet
Some supporters of an Army private charged with aiding the enemy released a leaked audio recording Tuesday of Pfc. Bradley Manning explaining why he sent hundreds of thousands of classified documents to the anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks. The Freedom of the Press Foundation, a group co-founded by Pentagon Papers leaker Daniel Ellsberg, posted the 68-minute recording [...]
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US-Pakistani Relations: Pipeline Controversy – OpEd
By Boris Pavlischev Pakistan has launched construction of its section of an Iranian-Pakistani gas pipeline despite strong opposition from Washington. The pipeline is set for completion by the end of next year. On Monday, the Iranian and Pakistani Presidents Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Asif Ali Zardari shook hands as they inaugurated the beginning of work on [...]
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NASA Says Life On Mars Could Have Existed In Ancient Times
The first rock sample collected by NASA’s Curiosity rover shows ancient Mars could have been home to primitive life forms, agency officials announced Tuesday. “A fundamental question for this mission is whether Mars could have supported a habitable environment. From what we know now, the answer is yes,” said Michael Meyer, lead scientist for NASA’s [...]
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Will Lebanon Be Punished For Bias Toward Assad? – OpEd
By Abdul Rahman Al- Rashed Leanese Foreign Minister Adnan Mansour confused everyone at the Arab League because while the latter was looking into granting the Syrian opposition its country’s empty seat at the League, Mansour requested reinstatement of the Syrian regime. What happened to the “dissociation” policy in which Lebanon had pledged to be neutral [...]
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Iran Rejects Arab League Resolution On 3 Persian Gulf Islands
Iran says the recent Arab League resolution on the three Persian Gulf islands of Greater Tunb, Lesser Tunb, and Abu Musa lacks legal and political credibility. Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast rejected the latest statement of the Cairo-based organization about the three Iranian islands. Mehmanparast described the statement as a sign of the bloc’s [...]
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Iran Viewpoint: Analysis Of Kerry’s First Foreign Tour – OpEd
By Seyed Mohammad Kazem Sajjadpour John Kerry, the second secretary of state appointed by the US President Barack Obama, who is 69 years old and the 68th US secretary of state, embarked on an 11-day tour of Europe and the Middle East on March 6, 2013, at the end of which he returned to Washington. [...]
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