U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says independent testing confirms the Syrian military used deadly sarin nerve gas on civilians in Damascus last month. Kerry told U.S. media Sunday he is confident that Congress “will do what is right,” as President Barack Obama seeks approval for a military strike against Syria. Kerry calls the case […]
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By Drazen Remikovic The problem of illegal weapons remaining from 1990s conflict is still significant in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) and the entire region, while the countries of the western Balkans are trying to persuade citizens to surrender illegal weapons they possess. A new law on amnesty for possession of illegal weapons that the Republika […]
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By Adelaide Mena U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has renewed calls for the Iranian government to release American citizen Saeed Abedini, a Christian pastor serving an eight-year sentence on religion-related charges. “The United States respectfully asks the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran to work cooperatively with us in our efforts to help […]
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Today Maryland Congressman Chris Van Hollen issued the following statement on the situation in Syria: “Every Member of Congress has a special obligation to review the facts surrounding the alleged use of chemical weapons in Syria. This is particularly true after our experience in Iraq, where our country went to war on false claims that […]
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In a show of force, the Cambodian opposition held a rehearsal Sunday of its planned mass protest against election results while thousands of government anti-riot forces staged a training exercise on enforcing crowd control measures amid rising tensions in the capital Phnom Penh. Several thousand supporters of the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) gathered […]
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The Azerbaijani government is engaged in a deliberate, abusive strategy to limit dissent, according to Human Rights Watch. HRW claims the strategy is designed to curtail opposition political activity, limit public criticism of the government, and exercise greater control over nongovernmental organizations. The clampdown on freedom of expression, assembly, and association have accelerated in the […]
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Hezbollah on Friday issued a warning to President Barack Obama and the United States through a senior Hezbollah source who declared: “A large-scale Western strike on Syria will plunge Lebanon virtually and immediately into the inferno of a war with Israel.” But while Hezbollah is caught up in the Syrian civil war on the side […]
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Interview by Manish Rai As the Afghan government prepares for the post-2014 withdrawal of NATO forces, M. Ashraf Haidari, Deputy Chief of Mission of the Embassy of Afghanistan in New Delhi, India, says in an exclusive interview with ViewsAround Editor Manish Rai that the survival of the Taliban in Afghanistan hinges on the support they […]
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By Frud Bezhan (RFE/RL) — For decades, school textbooks used across Pakistan have preached falsehoods, hatred, and religious intolerance, helping foster the sectarian violence and militancy that plagues the country today. In the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, a breeding ground for extremist groups like the Taliban, education officials took steps in 2008 to curb the […]
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The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz along with four destroyers and a cruiser have been ordered to move west in the Arabian Sea toward the Red Sea, so that it can help support a US strike on Syria if requested, a US official told Reuters. “It’s about leveraging the assets to have them in place […]
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US Senators intend to introduce amendments to the draft resolution submitted by the White House which authorises military action against the Syrian regime, Democratic Senator Patrick Leahy told journalists. The Politico newspaper quotes Leahy saying that the document is planned to be brushed up in the Senate. Leahy says that many lawmakers believe that the […]
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Congratulating Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis on his installation as 11th Chief Rabbi of UK and Commonwealth in a ceremony in London on September one, Hindus hope that he would patronize interfaith dialogue. Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, urged Mirvis to pioneer interfaith dialogue working together with various religions and denominations […]
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai, on his 20th visit to Pakistan and the first since the election of Nawaz Sharif as prime minister in June this year, met Sharif in Islamabad for talks on Aug 26 in a bid to improve strained relations between the two countries and restarting a peace process with the Taliban. High […]
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Last week America celebrated the 50th anniversary of March to Washington D.C. It was the largest demonstration ever seen in the nation’s capital, and one of the first to have extensive television coverage, where nearly a quarter million marchers demanded civil and economic rights for Black Americans. On August 28, 1963 Martin Luther King Jr. […]
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The head of Russia’s parliamentary committee on international affairs said Sunday that US President Barack Obama would use the upcoming gathering of the Group of 20 major economies in St. Petersburg to declare justification for a US attack on Syria. “Obama will try to use the G20 summit for justifying an attack on Syria. Whatever […]
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By V Suryanarayan Vivekananthan’s arguments can be summed up as follows: I) Kachchatheevu was part of Sri Lanka well before the boundary agreement of 1974 II) Sovereignty over Kachchatheevu is not only based on a maritime boundary agreement but also on historical documentation, by effective occupation and user, legislation for Kachchatheevu and publication of the […]
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By Teshu Singh The first phase of a China-Myanmar-South Korea-India gas pipeline venture was started in July 2013. Together, they will explore the resources of ‘Shwe Fields’. The pipeline will start from Kyaukryu port in Rakhine State on the west coast of Myanmar and enter China at Yunnan’s border city of Ruili. In addition to […]
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By Yves-Marie Rault On 22 August 2013, Myanmarese troops crossed the border and began to set up a camp in a village of Manipur located 3 km from the international border pillar number 76. The officer in charge claimed to be in his jurisdiction, blaming the Indian officials for coming into Myanmar’s territory. This event […]
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Israeli domestic security agency Shin Bet said on Sunday that had arrested three Palestinian members of militant Islamist Hamas group engaged in a plan to bomb a popular Jerusalem shopping center. In a joint statement with the miltiary and police, Shin Bet said its agents detained two men from Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem who were working […]
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By Jessica Zuckerman President Daniel Ortega of Nicaragua is pushing for a proposed canal project despite lingering questions and growing skepticism from Nicaraguan citizens and politicians. With no public debate, a deficit of hard facts, and a proposal rushed through the Nicaraguan National Assembly, the canal would be a massive undertaking with many unforeseen consequences […]
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