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Sri Lanka: Tension In Colombo After Attack Against Mosque

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A mosque was closed down in the Grandpass area in Colombo after an attack over the weekend by Buddhist extremists, which sparked violence leaving at least five injured, including the Imam. According to the Lanka Times, police imposed a curfew in the area for a second day straight. The Muslim faithful were relocated for prayers […]

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Iran: Rohani Defends Cabinet Choices In Parliament

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Iran’s new president, Hassan Rohani, spoke in defence of his choices for cabinet on Monday August 12 in Parliament. Iranian media report that the president said the people’s vote in the presidential elections “is not just an endorsement of a single person as the president but a vote for the proposed plans and the choice […]

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Workers At Fukushima ‘Sprayed’ With Radioactive Water

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Ten workers at the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant were exposed to radiation from contaminated mist, TEPCO says. Workers in the building were prohibited from using tap water, which comes from the same tainted source 10 km from the facility. Exposure levels detected by radiation monitors worn by workers were found to be as much […]

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Suicide Bomber Strikes Crowded Iraqi Cafe

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(RFE/RL) — A suicide bomber has killed at least 13 people in an attack in the city of Balad, 80 km north of Baghdad. The attack on a crowded cafe on August 12 also wounded more than a dozen others. Militants have carried out a number of attacks on cafes in recent weeks during the […]

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Kerry: Israeli Settlements Should Not Derail Peace Talks

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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says new Israeli settlement activity should not derail peace talks with the Palestinians. Kerry said during a visit to Bogota, Colombia, on Monday that “the United States of America views all of the settlements as illegitimate.” But he added that the issue of settlements is best resolved by solving […]

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Germany, US To Negotiate Washington-Proposed ‘No Spy’ Pact

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Germany and the US will begin negotiations this month on an agreement not to spy on each other, a German official said on Monday. The meeting comes in the wake of revelations by whistleblower Edward Snowden surrounding NSA surveillance programs. German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s chief of staff, Ronald Pofalla, told a parliamentary committee Monday that […]

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Where Is The State In North Kivu? – Analysis

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Three years ago when Jean*, 41, applied for a license to open a hardware shop in Goma, capital of North Kivu Province in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), he had to pay a fee of US$1,500 to the General Tax Directorate, and the whole process took a year. “Every time I went to the […]

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Patrick Buchanan: Post V. Putin: Whose Side Are You On? – OpEd

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The culture war has gone global. And the divisions are not only between, but within nations. “Suddenly, homosexuality is against the law,” wailed Jay Leno. “I mean, this seems like Germany. Let’s round up the Jews. Let’s round up the gays. … I mean, it starts like that.” Leno was speaking of Vladimir Putin’s Russia. […]

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US Crime Kingpin Bulger Guilty Of Murder And Conspiracy

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A jury in the northeastern U.S. city of Boston has found former crime boss James “Whitey” Bulger guilty on charges of murder and racketeering, following a two-month high-profile trial. The 83-year-old Bulger was charged with committing or ordering 19 murders in the 1970s and 1980s while running the so-called “Winter Hill” crime gang. He was […]

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Brazil May Reject US Fighter Jet Deal Over NSA Spying Scandal

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Brazilian officials have expressed reluctance to purchasing dozens of military planes from the US after it was revealed that the NSA not only closely monitored Brazilian energy and military affairs, but also mined for commercial secrets. The US had planned to sell Brazil – a country in the process of revitalizing its Air Force – […]

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Lawyer: Catholics, Vegans And Starbucks All Need Conscience Rights

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A leading religious freedom lawyer says the HHS mandate controversy involves whether government can force businesses and their owners to disregard their own values as they seek to make a living. Mark Rienzi, senior counsel at the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, said that businesses frequently make “decisions of conscience.” “Starbucks has ethical standards for […]

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Japan: First-Strike Option And The Defense Policy Revision – Analysis

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Since his assumption to office as Prime Minister of Japan in December 2012 following his landslide victory to the Lower House elections, Abe Shinzo, has chosen a course through his Abenomics to restore Japan’s economic health as well as revamping Japanese society and its standing among nations. Of the three arrows of Abenomics, the first […]

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UK Threatens Legal Action Over Gibraltar

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(EurActiv) — The UK has threatened to appeal to the EU Commission for a legal resolution in an escalating dispute over the contested territory of Gibraltar, as Spain refused to remove border checks affecting tourists and workers. A spokesman for UK Prime Minister David Cameron told journalists yesterday (12 August) Cameron was “very disappointed” by […]

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War And The Death Of Personal Responsibility – OpEd

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The testimony of those who have fought in war is filled with accounts about gruesome acts that few individuals could ever have imagined engaging in or witnessing in any other circumstances. War opens up dark realms that don’t even enter the nightmares of those who have never been there. The more horrific the event, the […]

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Crowdsourcing Weather Using Smartphone Batteries

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Smartphones are a great way to check in on the latest weather predictions, but new research aims to use the batteries in those same smartphones to predict the weather. A group of smartphone app developers and weather experts discovered a way to use the temperature sensors built into smartphone batteries to crowdsource weather information. These […]

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Women Who Were Physically Abused During Childhood More Likely To Be Obese

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Women with a history of childhood physical abuse are more likely to become obese adults, according to a new study by University of Toronto researchers. Results indicate that women who were physically abused in childhood were more likely to be obese than women from non-abusive homes. “After adjusting for age and race, childhood physical abuse […]

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Scotland Sees Highest Winter Losses In Recent Years For Honey Bees

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Soaring numbers of honey bees died last winter, University of Strathclyde research has revealed. A survey, run by Strathclyde academics on behalf of the Scottish Beekeepers’ Association, indicated 31.3 per cent of managed honey bee colonies in Scotland failed to survive last winter – almost double the previous year’s loss rate of 15.9 per cent. […]

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Royal Or Not, Birth Registration Is A Fundamental Right – OpEd

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By Dr. Noeleen Heyzer The newborn son of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge made global news again this month, with the public release of his birth certificate. Even with his noble lineage, Prince George’s birth was required to be officially registered in the same way as any of the roughly 800 000 births every […]

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Celebrating August 15: Are We Really Free? – OpEd

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By  Adfar Shah and Aamir Habib The Independence Day to every Indian is a symbol of national pride, for it is this day which reminds us of the cessation of the prolonged era of ill fortune. About seven decades back, it was the day of 15th August that our forefathers had laid the foundation of […]

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America And Islamist Terror – OpEd

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That a terrorist threat forced the U.S. to close nineteen embassies and consulates—mainly in Islamic countries—reveals that the decade-long “war on terror” has been ineffective. It’s time to reexamine that policy. The war in Afghanistan and the drone strikes in Pakistan and Yemen have failed to destroy Al Qaeda. Nor has bin Laden’s elimination led […]

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