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Ashton Says Serbia, Kosovo Reach Deal

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(RFE/RL) — EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton says negotiations between Kosovo and Serbia have concluded with an agreement initialed by both sides. She emerged from the talks expressing congratulates to both sides for their “courage.” The talks, being led by the Serbian and Kosovar prime ministers, were aimed at reaching a deal to normalize [...]

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State Criminality: Under Darkness In The Somali Region Of Ethiopia – OpEd

Burma: Police Crack Down On ‘Unlawful’ Gas Pipeline Protestors

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By Nang Mya Nadi Hundreds of locals gathered in Arakan state’s Kyaukpyu township to protest against the Chinese-backed Shwe Gas Pipeline on 19 April 2013 (Htun Kyi) At least three people were detained and questioned by local authorities in Arakan state on Friday, for their role in staging an unauthorised protest against the Chinese-backed Shwe [...]

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Targeted Killings In The Drone War: Illegal And Unconstitutional – OpEd

NASA’s Hubble Sees Horsehead Of A Different Color

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Astronomers have used NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope to photograph the iconic Horsehead Nebula in a new, infrared light to mark the 23rd anniversary of the famous observatory’s launch aboard the space shuttle Discovery on April 24, 1990. Looking like an apparition rising from whitecaps of interstellar foam, the iconic Horsehead Nebula has graced astronomy books [...]

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Iran Announces Big Oil Discoveries

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The head of exploration for the National Iranian Oil Company has announced the discovery of unconventional oil and gas sources. Hormoz Ghalavand commented on the location of these unconventional reserves, saying: “This region is located in Lorestan and it will take about a year and a half to determine the actual volume of these reserves. [...]

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Iran’s Khamenei Condemns Death Of Innocents Anywhere

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Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the Islamic Republic condemns the death of innocents in the US or anywhere else in the world. “Pursuant to Islamic logic, the Islamic Republic of Iran opposes any blast or the killing of innocents be it in Boston in the US or Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iraq [...]

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Naxal Violence: The LWE Redux In Jharkhand – Analysis

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By Deepak Kumar Nayak The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed five jawans of the Jharkhand Armed Police (JAP) on 4 April 2013, in Gumla District in Jharkhand. In addition, a group of 25 to 30 Maoists blew up the Sreeram Panchayat Secretariat building on 2 April, in Lohardaga District. The attack was seen as [...]

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Paraguay Elections: ‘Colorados’ Bet On Cartes

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Horacio Cartes, 56, is a successful businessman, sports manager, and a stranger to politics until victory in the primaries of 2011. But he has also been the target of allegations by critics ranging from drug trafficking to money laundering. He made a fortune selling cigars in Argentina and Brazil and Sunday and now returns the [...]

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Settlers Raise Israeli Flag Over West Bank Church

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Israeli settlers on Friday took over a monastery in a village near Ramallah and raised an Israeli flag over the building. Priest Aziz Raei told Ma’an that Israeli settlers used force to occupy the monastery and its adjacent chapel in al-Taybeh, a Christian village in the central West Bank. They raised a flag over the [...]

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NATO Secretary General Details Asia Trip, Foreign Ministers’ Meeting

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By Army Sgt. 1st Class Tyrone C. Marshall Jr. NATO’s partnerships with Japan and South Korea are key to facing security challenges and ensuring stability in the region, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said today in Brussels. In a news conference at NATO headquarters, Rasmussen discussed his recent trip to Asia and the agenda [...]

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In Praise Of Emotion – OpEd

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IT WAS a moving experience. Moments that spoke not only to the mind, but also – and foremost – to the heart. Last Sunday, on the eve of Israel’s Remembrance Day for the fallen in our wars, I was invited to an event organized by the activist group Combatants for Peace and the Forum of [...]

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Ralph Nader: He Is Comfortable With Bush’s Inferno – OpEd

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George W. Bush is riding high. A megamillionaire, from the taxpayer-subsidized Texas Rangers company, he makes $150,000 to $200,000 per speech, receives a large presidential pension and support facilities and is about to dedicate the $500 million George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum on April 25. President Obama will be at the dedication, continuing [...]

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Boston Police Continue Search For Marathon Bombing Suspect

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Thousands of police officers are searching in and around the northeastern U.S. city of Boston, Massachusetts, for a suspect in Monday’s Boston Marathon bombings. The other suspect was killed in an overnight shootout with police in the Boston suburb of Watertown. Law enforcement officials say the two suspects, identified as brothers, are U.S. residents of [...]

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Friedman, The World Is Flatter Than I Thought – OpEd

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By Abdulateef Al-Mulhim Every week when my regular Saturday column is published, I start thinking of the next topic I want to write about for the next week. But last week was full of events and I wasn’t sure what to write about. So, what was unique for me last Saturday? Last Saturday, April 13, [...]

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Profile: Who Are The Tsarnaev Brothers?

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By Richard Solash and Claire Bigg for RFE/RL The young men identified as suspects in this week’s Boston Marathon bombing are brothers of ethnic Chechen origin, born in Central Asia, at least of one of whom reportedly had taken an increased interest in Islam in recent years. The suspect who is now the object of [...]

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Marathon Bombing: Syria’s Assad Warns U.S. About Al-Qaeda Victory – OpEd

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In the midst of the U.S. law enforcement manhunt for the suspects who perpetrated the twin-bombings in Boston during that city’s Patriots Day marathon, Syria’s beleaguered President Bashar al-Assad claimed that United States officials are secret backers of al-Qaeda on Wednesday and Thursday nights in Syria during TV interview. Assad said that those nations who [...]

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Macedonia Name Dispute With Greece Must End, Say Analysts

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By Miki Trajkovski Due to the 22-year-old name dispute with Greece, Macedonia’s Euro-Atlantic accession dreams remain stagnant, and now, analysts said, it is time for the UN to step in and solve the situation. “After the breakup of Yugoslavia, we got the status of a sovereign country, approved by the international community, to become a [...]

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Paraguay: A Regional Leader In Beef Exports

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The National Service of Quality and Animal Health (SENACSA) of the Paraguayan Government is estimating an increase of 51 percent in Beef exports during the first quarter of 2013, while distinguishing Russia as the largest importer of Paraguayan beef at a Global level. Paraguayan Beef emerges again as a premier product with a great reputation [...]

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Chechen President Insists Boston Bombings Rooted In US, Not Chechnya

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Chechen Republic head Ramzan Kadyrov has called for looking for the roots of the Boston bombings apparently committed by Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev not in Chechnya but America. “Any attempts to draw a parallel between Chechnya and the Tsarnaevs, if they are guilty, are futile. They grew up in the U.S., and their views and [...]

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