Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Araghchi has dismissed allegations that Iran has military forces in Syria. He said on Thursday afternoon that such allegations are completely false and merely a tactic of “Syria’s enemies.” ISNA reports that Araghchi said: “Iranian forces have never been present in Syria, and Syria’s enemies merely want to throw obstacles [...]
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Tens of thousands of residents of northeastern Nigeria’s Borno State have fled their homes – thousands of them into neighbouring Niger and Cameroon – following airstrikes by Nigerian fighter jets on Boko Haram (BH) camps from 15 May. The attacks on BH camps in northern parts of Borno close to the borders with Chad, Niger [...]
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Last week, a British man of Nigerian origin beheaded a soldier on a crowded South London street, in the middle of the day. The killer, who had accomplices, reportedly shouted “Allahu Akbar” during the attack, and, afterward, still holding the machete and with hands bloodied, told onlookers that, “We swear by almighty Allah we will [...]
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The European Commission has adopted a two-year-long moratorium on the use of three necotinoid pesticides believed to be one of the reasons behind a 30 percent annual decrease in bee populations since 2007. EU member-states will now have to amend their existing legislation on the use of pesticides by September 30 to comply with the [...]
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The 25-year-old acid attack victim, Preeti Rathi who had come to Mumbai with the hope of getting a new job is still in hospital recuperating. She has lost her vision completely in her right eye. Earlier this month, a couple reportedly became victims of acid attack in Thiruvananthapuram. A man had apparently barged into their [...]
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By Michael Smolander The homemade bombs that killed three and injured hundreds at the Boston Marathon on April 15, 2013 signal an unsettling trend in the war on terror. Much of the reporting on Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s role in the Boston Marathon plot has failed to answer a simple question: what drove a nineteen-year-old University of [...]
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By Niaz Mohammad Ziarmal and Abdol Qayum Ajez Tall and black-bearded, Mohammad Hashem still has a youthful look that belies the trouble he is in. When IWPR’s correspondent in the southern Afghan province of Zabul found him, he was sprawled in a heap of trash, barely able to open his eyes. “Give me money or [...]
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US Secretary of State John Kerry made an appeal Friday for direct talks between Palestinians and Israel. “I am convinced that the people on both sides of this conflict want it to end, but there are obviously different views about how to get there or who takes the first step or what the successive measures [...]
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The United States said Friday it is deeply concerned about the situation in Lebanon, and at the same time had harsh words for Hizballah. “The latest clashes in the northern city of Tripoli, in which at least 23 people have been killed, constitute a stark reminder that the conflict in Syria poses an increasingly dangerous [...]
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Who needs Republicans when Wall Street has the Democrats? With the help of congressional Democrats, the Street is rolling back financial reforms enacted after its near meltdown. According to the New York Times, a bill that’s already moved through the House Financial Services Committee, allowing more of the very kind of derivatives trading (bets on [...]
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By Estefania Aguirre Rome’s most well known exorcist says Pope Francis performed an exorcism in St. Peter’s Square last Sunday and that the man was possessed because of Mexico’s abortion law. “The Pope, in good faith, got close to him and performed an exorcism on him in the form of a liberation prayer, not like [...]
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By Luke Coffey In the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2013, the House of Representatives passed an amendment that called for the removal of all four U.S. Army Brigade Combat Teams (BCTs) currently based in Europe. It is likely that a similar amendment will be considered in the upcoming FY 2014 [...]
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By Magali Zevallos Ríos The implementation of the Law of Prior Consultation of Indigenous Peoples over legislative or administrative measures that they are directly affected by — in effect for a little over a year — is facing huge setbacks in Peru. In late April, in the context of falling metals prices and slowing economic [...]
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By Laura Powell Amazingly enough, there seems to be some confusion about whether or not genocide actually occurred in Guatemala’s lengthy civil war (1960-1996). This unlikely debate has come to life due to the ongoing trial of former dictator General José Efraín Ríos Montt, charged with genocide and crimes against humanity committed during his brief [...]
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In a May 23 press release , Paraguayan Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported that during the VII Summit of the Pacific Alliance gathered in the city of Cali, Colombia, the Republic of Paraguay was admitted as an observer to this important regional trade block, founded one year ago by the governments of Chile, Colombia, Mexico [...]
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Australia extradited to the United States a man accused of working with Russian national Viktor Bout, convicted in 2011 of arms trafficking, Manhattan U.S. Attorney said Friday. Richard Ammar Chichakli, who was arrested in Australia in January, is due to show before a US magistrate on Saturday, attorney Preet Bharara said in a statement on [...]
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By Jaya Ramachandran A modern-day Damocles’ sword is hanging over 49 of the world’s poorest and most vulnerable courtiers spanning across Asia-Pacific, Sub-Saharan Africa and the Caribbean. Unless the U.S. and the 27-nation European Union change their minds, the least developed countries (LDCs) will be forced to abide by the Trade-related Aspects of Intellectual Property [...]
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Report and Appeal to the International community to support a process of dialogue and reconciliation in Syria between its people and Syrian government and reject outside intervention and war. By Mairead Maguire, Nobel peace laureate After a 10 days visit to Lebanon and Syria, leading a 16 person delegation from 8 countries, invited by Mussalaha [...]
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By Jamal Kanj The election landscape in Iran is becoming increasingly clear. According to state-run Press TV, a whopping 686 candidates registered to run in the presidential poll. However, only eight men remain on the ballot for the first round on June 14 after candidates were vetted by the Guardian Council, which consists of 12 [...]
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By Ramzy Baroud In an article published May 15, 2013, American historical social scientist Immanuel Wallerstein wrote, “Nothing illustrates more the limitations of Western power than the internal controversy its elites are having in public about what the United States in particular and western European states should be doing about the civil war in Syria.” [...]
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