Syria’s army “totally controls” the strategic region of Qusayr near the Lebanese border after an offensive against rebel fighters that lasted almost three weeks, state television said on Wednesday. “The Syrian army totally controls the Qusayr region in Homs province after killing a large number of terrorists and capturing others,” the report said, using the [...]
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It was confirmed Monday by members of the executive branch that Paraguay has large reserves of oil and natural gas. According to the minister of Technical Planning, Richard Kent, the “Paraguayan outgoing government will hand in the paperwork to the incoming administration and new president in order to assure an efficiently run campaign that would [...]
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By Charles Sutherland Farmers have been altering the genetic makeup of plants naturally for thousands of years. Human selection usually focused on faster growth and larger seeds, but also delved into developing sweeter fruits. Interestingly, centuries later we learned that the push for sweetness often diminished the nutritional and anti-oxidant component of the plants being [...]
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By James Stafford Technology, technology, and more technology—this is what has driven the American oil and gas boom starting in the Bakken and now being played out in the Gulf of Mexico revival, and new advances are coming online constantly. It’s enough to rival the Saudis, if the Kingdom allows it to happen. Along with [...]
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By Emre Kazim With the recent Woolwich incident in southeast London involving the murder of British soldier Lee Rigby in a supposed extremist attack, there has been a sharp rise in attacks and protests against the British Muslim community. Faith Matters, an organisation that monitors anti-Muslim hatred, said the number of incidents has risen to [...]
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By Robert Chase Last month I travelled with a multi-faith delegation of US religious leaders, the US-Pakistan Interreligious Consortium (UPIC), to meet with Pakistani counterparts in Islamabad and Lahore. While in Pakistan, I found that a shift to human security — beyond military security and improving quality of life in terms of education, healthcare and [...]
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President Barack Obama’s national security adviser, Tom Donilon, is resigning and will be replaced by U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice. U.S. news reports say a White House official confirmed the personnel changes before a planned announcement by the president later in the day. Donilon has been a key foreign policy adviser to [...]
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Forces in Yemen launched an offensive against Al Qaeda on Wednesday. Al Qaeda groups have recently seized villages in the south of Yemen, in the province of Hadramawt, according to AFP. Yemeni state troops, with helicopter and tanks, launched a dawn offensive in Ghayl Bawazir, 30 kilometres east of the port of Mukalla, a security [...]
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Mexico and China have seen each other as rivals as they competed for market share in the US. However, this model is outdated, as both countries’ economies have undergone transformations, and now have the potential to play complementary roles. Mutually perceived rivalry has prevented China and Mexico from pursuing a more collaborative relationship. Nowhere is [...]
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By Prof. V. Suryanarayan Addressing the Foreign Correspondents’ Club in New Delhi recently Amb. Prasad Kariawasam, Sri Lankan High Commissioner to India, stated that Sri Lanka’s relations with India and China are “not a zero sum game”. He considered India as Sri Lanka’s “relative and closest friend” and Colombo’s expanding relations with China are not [...]
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By Gurmeet Kanwal As part of its efforts to appear transparent about its intentions, to dispel its image of a reclusive regime shrouded in secrecy and to foster confidence among its neighbours, the Chinese government has been issuing White Papers on national defence every two years since 1998. The eighth in the series, entitled “The [...]
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With the apparent stall in negotiations between the Thai Government and Barisan Revolusi Patani (BRN) over the violence of the ‘Deep South’, one must start considering how long before a solution to this lingering insurgency problem can be found. With roughly 5,300 people being killed since 2004, with 45 killed and 75 injured since the [...]
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By Shujaat Bukhari Past two weeks have seen a few encounters between militants and the forces in different areas of Kashmir. Though the encounters have been a routine affair in Kashmir valley for the last over 21 years now, but the resurgence in militant activities, particularly after the hanging of Muhammad Afzal Guru, is something [...]
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By Zin Linn Kachin Women’s Association Thailand (KWAT) launched a report concerning the “Conflict and human trafficking on the Kachin-China border” Wednesday at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Thailand (FCCT) in Bangkok, Thailand. According to the report, Burma Army offensives against the Kachin Independence Army since June 2011 and widespread human rights abuses have driven [...]
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Thomas K. Sneed, vice president and chief information officer (CIO) for Marathon Oil Corporation, will retire effective Sept. 1, 2013 following more than 32 years of service. Bruce A. McCullough will succeed Sneed as vice president and CIO effective June 17, 2013. McCullough joins Marathon Oil from Anadarko Petroleum Corp. where he most recently served [...]
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The communication application ‘Viber’ has been banned by Saudi authorities, with a message on the Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) website stating that it would take similar action against other applications and services if they don’t comply with the country’s regulations. Viber enables its users to make free calls, send instant messages and file [...]
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Well, look who finally figured out that the “housing recovery” is a big, fat fraud? The New York Times, that’s who. Check out this clip from the Times June 3 edition: “Large investment firms have spent billions of dollars over the last year buying homes in some of the nation’s most depressed markets. The influx [...]
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US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel today said he looks forward to working with Susan Rice in her new role as national security advisor. In a statement released after President Barack Obama announced that he had selected Rice — currently the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations — to succeed Tom Donilon, Hagel said he strongly [...]
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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel met with Spanish Defense Minister Pedro Morenes in Brussels today during a conference of NATO defense ministers, Pentagon Press Secretary George Little said. In a statement summarizing the meeting, Little said Hagel praised Spain for its critical support for a number of U.S. national security priorities and for its role as [...]
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The first week of WikiLeaks source Bradley Manning’s military trial wrapped up Wednesday, recessing until next week when the court-martial of the Army private will resume with a new roster of witnesses scheduled to take the stand. Day three of the court proceedings kicked off at Ft. Meade, Maryland Wednesday morning, but concluded earlier than [...]
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