By Michael Bowman Top executives of American technology giant Apple faced intense questioning from U.S. lawmakers about the company’s use of off-shore entities that allow it to shield billions of dollars in global profits from federal taxes. Apple’s chief executive admitted to no wrongdoing, but urged an overhaul of the U.S. tax code. Apple’s high-tech [...]
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By Dr. Noeleen Heyzer Without water there is no life. Clean drinking water and sanitation are basic human rights – essential to life and to all other rights. Lack of access to clean water and sanitation is a silent crisis that destroys livelihoods and claims more lives through illness than any war claims through guns. [...]
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Sen. Rand Paul is outraged that Congress held a hearing to “bully one of America’s greatest success stories.” The Kentucky lawmaker believes Apple was unfairly targeted for trying to minimize its taxes, and that the company is owed an apology. “It’s absurd for Congress to vilify businesses like Apply for wanting to minimize their tax [...]
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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and Australian Defense Minister Stephen Smith met for a working lunch at the Pentagon this afternoon, Pentagon Press Secretary George Little said. In a statement summarizing the meeting, Little said the two defense leaders discussed the progress and cooperation between the United States and Australia on a number of fronts, including [...]
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By Humayun Bayani On May 17, Afghan women rights activists and human rights organizations saw another set back to the decade-old struggle for ending violence against women in Afghanistan through pushing for approval of a bill that would criminalize action constituting abuse and violence against women. The law, although proposed by a presidential decree in [...]
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On May 19th, Mr. Cesar Palacios, a seasoned public communicator, shared a few thoughts on Paraguay for the audience of Eurasia Review. The following is a biography and interview of Mr. Palacios. Short Biography: César Palacios received in 1996 a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication Sciences from the Department of Philosophy at the National [...]
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US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel held a meeting with Russian National Security Council chief Nikolai Patrushev on Tuesday discussing bilateral and international issues, Pentagon Press Secretary George Little said. “Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel met with Russian Federation Security Council Secretary General Nikolai Patrushev today at the Pentagon to discuss a range of issues [...]
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Tensions between Taiwan and the Philippines have been escalating since the killing of a Taiwanese fisherman by Philippine coast guards. Following the rejection of Manila’s apology, Taipei immediately launched two waves of sanctions. As the Philippines’ key interests are at stake due to the intensity of the sanctions, Taiwan seems to have the upper hand [...]
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As Russia’s warships, weapon systems and arms continue to flow into Syria, Israel is not about to let Russia, Hezbollah and Iran tip the balance of power in the favor of its border enemy. Israel is one of the key players in the region that has attempted to remain quiet and let NATO handle much [...]
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In the wake of the mixed results of the recent general election, the ruling coalition, Barisan Nasional (BN), has been thrown into a state of introspection. Early signs point to a fundamental rethink of its identity as a race-based coalition. By Yang Razali Kassim ON THE 44th anniversary of the 13 May 1969 racial riots [...]
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The United States and the government of Jordan on Monday signed a letter of intent that promises the Arab kingdom an aid package of $200 million, according to an Israeli police intelligence source. Jordan’s Minister of Planning, Ibrahim Seif, told the local news media that the U.S. government’s money will help in supporting health care [...]
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By Kiran Ansari When 30,000 people participated in Project Bread’s walk to eradicate hunger in Boston on 5 May, there was a group among them that was energised but cautious. Just three weeks after the tragedy at the Boston Marathon, members of Muslims Against Hunger were receiving calls from worried family members urging them not [...]
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By Jocelyne Cesari While scholarly work has debunked the idea of incompatibility of Islam with Western values, it has not really changed this dominant perception pervading political discourse and policy making. This notion of incompatibility between Islam and the West has actually intensified in the last 15 years, as the perception of Islam as the [...]
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By Kathy Kelly Since 2009, Voices for Creative Nonviolence has maintained a grim record we call the “The Afghan Atrocities Update” which gives the dates, locations, numbers and names of Afghan civilians killed by NATO forces. Even with details culled from news reports, these data can’t help but merge into one large statistic, something about [...]
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In South East London yesterday, when Ingrid Loyau-Kennett approached Michael Adebolajo who in his blood-drenched hands held a knife and a meat cleaver after having just murdered a British soldier, she displayed exceptional courage. But she also showed there is an alternative to trying to crush violence with greater violence: diffuse the violence by creating [...]
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By Jim Garamone President Barack Obama spoke today on U.S. counterterrorism policy and looked at how the United States can defend itself from terrorism, yet remain true to core beliefs. The president’s speech at the National Defense University on Fort Lesley J. McNair here took a broad view of counterterrorism efforts. Obama reviewed what has [...]
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US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel directed on Thursday the Defense Department to implement the guidance President Barack Obama outlined in his national security speech delivered at the National Defense University today, including efforts to close the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. In a statement issued immediately after the speech, Hagel said the president presented [...]
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US Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday wandered the streets of the central West Bank city of al-Bireh, ate shawarma and Palestinian sweets and drank Arabic coffee at a local restaurant. Kerry’s tour followed a meeting with President Mahmoud Abbas in the latter’s office in Ramallah. Several officials attended the talks including PLO secretary [...]
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(RFE/RL) — British Prime Minister David Cameron says his country will remain “resolute” in its stand against extremism and terrorism after the horrific killing of a British soldier in London. The victim, identified as 25-year-old soldier Lee Rigby, who had served in Aghanistan, was hacked to death by two men wielding a meat cleaver and [...]
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Thousands of people gathered today for the funeral of Chinua Achebe, 82, writer and poet and considered the father of modern African literature. Delegations from around the world arrived in his birth town of Ogidi. According to the Nigerian News Agency, Achebe’s body will be laid to rest in a garden adjacent to the family [...]
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