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Kashmir: Protests And The Return Of The Fidayeens – Analysis

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By Zainab Akhter Security was beefed up and put on high alert after the 13 March 2013 Fidayeen attack. Disguised as cricket-playing youth, with lethal weapons hidden in their sports kits, at least two Fidayeen unleashed a brazen attack at a CRPF camp in Srinagar’s Bemina. In a second strike ten days later, militants attacked [...]

Pakistan Elections 2013: Caretaker Prime Minister And The Election Scenario – Analysis

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By Rana Banerji The elected government in Pakistan has successfully completed its tenure: a first in the political history of the country. Now that a caretaker Prime Minister has also been appointed, what is the domestic situation in terms of elections and political process? Managing the political transition until the next general elections in May [...]

Pakistan: Laraib First Private Sector Hydropower Plant Begins Operations

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Pakistan’s first private sector hydropower plant has commenced operations. This project has been established by Hub Power Company (Hubco) that also enjoys the distinction of being country’s first independent power plant (IPP). According to an announcement, the 84MW hydropower project of Laraib Energy has successfully commenced commercial operations on 23rd March. Laraib, a fully owned [...]

Last-Minute Deal For Cyprus To Hit Large Depositors

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(EurActiv) — Cyprus clinched a last-ditch deal with international lenders early today (25 March) to shut down its second largest bank and inflict heavy losses on uninsured depositors, including wealthy Russians, in return for a €10-billion bailout. The agreement came hours before a deadline to avert a collapse of the banking system in fraught negotiations [...]

Iran: ‘My Father’s At Imminent Risk,’ Says Son Of Jailed Blogger Khazali

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The life of imprisoned Iranian blogger, publisher and physician Mahdi Khazali is at imminent risk, his son has warned. Mohammad Saleh Khazali, son of dissident blogger Mahdi Khazali, says his father faces an imminent threat to his life after more than 86 days of hunger strike. In a Facebook post, Khazali wrote, “My father’s heart [...]

Arguments In The Home Linked With Babies’ Brain Functioning

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Being exposed to arguments between parents is associated with the way babies’ brains process emotional tone of voice, according to a new study to be published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science. The study, conducted by graduate student Alice Graham with her advisors Phil Fisher and Jennifer Pfeifer of the [...]

Kerry Visits Afghanistan; U.S. Hands Over Bagram Prison

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(RFE/RL) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has met with Afghan President Hamid Karzai after arriving in Afghanistan on an unannounced trip. The March 25 visit is his first since becoming secretary of state and comes as U.S. and other foreign forces prepare to withdraw most of their troops by the end of 2014. [...]

Macedonia Ruling Party Takes Lead In Local Polls

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By Sinisa Jakov Marusic Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski’s party is on course for victory in the municipal vote that was held after a political crisis, although the opposition has alleged foul play. Preliminary data released on Monday by Macedonia’s State Election Commission, DIK, showed that Gruevski’s main ruling VMRO DPMNE party had won the most [...]

Europe Prolongs Threat Of Bosnian Sanctions

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By Anes Alic The Council of the EU decided to continue its option to impose sanctions against obstructive Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) officials, citing years of political stalemate and the failure to implement EU-required reforms. The deadline for such sanctions was set to expire on Friday (March 22nd), but has been extended for another year [...]

India – Sri Lanka: Ambivalence, Opportunism And Deceit – Analysis

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By Ajai Sahni and S. Binodkumar Singh On March 21, 2013, at the 22nd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) a United States-sponsored resolution on Human Rights (HR) violation in Sri Lanka was adopted with 25 countries, including India, voting in favour of the resolution in the 47-nation body. While 13 countries [...]

Pakistan: Terror-Finance Inc – Analysis

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By Sanchita Bhattacharya While winding up the tenure of Pakistan’s Parliament (on March 15, 2013), within a short span of the three preceding weeks, both the Senate (Upper House) and National Assembly (Lower House) passed the Anti-Terrorism (Amendment) Bill 2013, related particularly to offences relating to the financing of terror. The National Assembly passed the [...]

Easily Weaponized Virus Goes Missing From Texas Lab

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Whatever you do, don’t go making out with any mice for a little bit: a Texas laboratory has misplaced a small vial containing a rodent borne virus that that has been linked to several deaths. University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) President David L. Callender says that a vial holding a small portion of the [...]

Sudan’s Energy Industry Eyes A Comeback – Analysis

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By Patrick Johnson South Sudan may have taken most of Sudan’s known energy reserves with it when it voted for independence in 2011, but that doesn’t mean Khartoum has given up on keeping Sudan in the mix of Africa’s key energy players. Eyeing a bounce back, Sudan has been courting energy companies worldwide with the [...]

Global Anglicans Asked To Speak Up For Syria’s Children

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(Anglican Communion News Service) — Members of the Anglican Communion are being asked to sign a petition asking the BRICS countries – Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa – to urge Syria’s leadership to allow humanitarian aid to reach civilians. Four million people trapped in Syria need humanitarian aid, more than 2 million of them [...]

Karzai To Visit Qatar For Taliban Peace Talks

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Afghan President Hamid Karzai will travel to Qatar within days to hold preliminary peace talks with the Taliban, the foreign ministry said on Sunday. The visit will mark the first time that the Afghan head of state has traveled to Qatar to discuss the peace process and comes after years of stalled negotiations between Afghanistan, [...]

Patrick Buchanan: Who Killed The New Majority? – OpEd

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The Republican National Committee has produced an “autopsy” on what went wrong in 2012, when the party failed to win the White House and lost seats in Congress. Yet, the crisis of the Grand Old Party goes back much further. First, some history. The Frank Lloyd Wright of the New Majority was Richard Nixon, who [...]

National Security No Reason To Ban ‘Jews Of Egypt’ Documentary – OpEd

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By Linda Heard Cinema-goers in Egypt may or may not get the chance to see the award-winning documentary “Jews of Egypt” which was easily passed by the government censor and was scheduled to make its countrywide debut on March 13 until it was suspended for reasons of “national security”; apparently on the grounds that it [...]

F-35 Joint Strike Fighter: Singapore’s Next-Generation Fighter? – Analysis

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Defence Minister Dr Ng Eng Hen expressed the desire to replace a number of ageing air force fighter aircraft during the latest parliamentary budget debate. The Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) seems to be in the leading position to be Singapore’s next-generation fighter. By Kelvin Wong SINGAPORE IS poised to make a decision [...]

LEP2: Phase Two Of South Asia’s “Look East” Policies? – Analysis

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“Look East” policies implemented by South Asian countries in the early 1990s have had positive impacts on their economies. These countries now need to move on to the second phase of their “Look East” policies. By Pradumna B Rana and Chia Wai Mun SOUTH ASIAN countries initiated their “Look East” policies to promote closer relations [...]

Supreme Court Hears Landmark Gay Marriage Case

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By Michael Bowman The U.S. Supreme Court has heard the first of two landmark cases on same-sex marriage. Hundreds of demonstrators gathered outside the court as justices heard arguments on the constitutionality of a California state law barring gay people from marrying. Excitement and anticipation could be seen in the faces of John Lewis and [...]
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