Some 160 Somali religious scholars have issued a fatwa (judgment or learned interpretation in the Islamic faith) against the al Shabab, saying the group “has no place in Islam”. It is the first time Somali religious leaders have come up with a fatwa against the group, which controls vast rural areas. The announcement comes as […]
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By Joanna Lillis Chinese President Xi Jinping is wrapping up a 10-day tour through Central Asia, having vacuumed up energy resources while digging into Beijing’s deep pockets to dispense largess and generate goodwill. Xi’s visit to four Central Asian states (excluding Tajikistan) has reaffirmed Beijing’s rising clout in this energy-rich region, situated on China’s sensitive […]
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Syria accepts the Russia’s proposal to place its chemical weapons under international control, reiterated President Bashar al Assad in line with the stand already expressed by Syria’s Foreign minister Walid al Mouallem. In an interview with the Rossiya 24 state news channel, Assad confirmed that “Syria is transferring chemical weapons under international control because of […]
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Let’s be clear here. The people of the US and the world have won a huge victory over a war-obsessed US government and an administration that was hell-bent on yet again launching a criminal war of aggression against a country that poses no threat to the US or its neighbors. Overwhelming public opposition in the […]
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NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft officially is the first human-made object to venture into interstellar space. The 36-year-old probe is about 12 billion miles (19 billion kilometers) from our sun. New and unexpected data indicate Voyager 1 has been traveling for about one year through plasma, or ionized gas, present in the space between stars. Voyager […]
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They call it the “white plague,” and like its black counterpart from the Middle Ages, it conjures up visions of catastrophic death, with a cause that was at first uncertain even as it led to widespread destruction – on marine corals in the Caribbean Sea. Now one of the possible causes of this growing disease […]
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US and South Korean analysts watching North Korea’s Yongbyon nuclear facility suggest that the reactor is nearing operation or has just been restarted. A report by the US-Korea Institute at Johns Hopkins University says that the colour and volume of steam rising from the nuclear site indicate that it may have been restarted. The institute […]
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By Gautam Sen The demand for new states, to be carved out of the existing ones constituting the Union of India, has become intense and widespread with politically instigated agitations in north West Bengal and parts of Assam – the trigger being the Centre’s decision to create Telengana from Andhra Pradesh. There are also indications […]
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According to a preliminary count, Dell shareholders have approved a $24.9bn buyout offer by Michael Dell and Silver Lake Partners, BBC News reported. This will end Dell’s 25-year tenure as a public company. “I am pleased with this outcome,” Michael Dell said in a statement. Although Mr Dell had initially met resistance from investors over […]
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JK Rowling has signed up with Warner Bros to write a fantasy film based on elements from her Harry Potter novels, Digital Spy said. Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them will be based on the textbook of the same name and the adventures of the fictitious author Newt Scamander. An original story, the movie […]
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By Sabria S. Jawhar The Saudi government’s decision granting foreign mothers of Saudi children more rights still falls short of providing full citizenship, but it’s a cause for celebration and brings foreign women within a hairsbreadth of the rights that Saudis enjoy today. According to the decision, foreign mothers of Saudi children are given permanent […]
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At least six, including some Afghan police, have been killed in an early morning attack on the US consulate in Afghanistan. Taliban has claimed credit for the assault through several news sources and questions have risen to whether or not this is a purposeful 9/11 demonstration in a show that insurgents can still disrupt the […]
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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry made a clear statement to Russia in his opening talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. While Syria is moving ahead in dismantling their chemical weapons program, the U.S. will keep the option of force in Syria very much on the table. Yesterday, Syria became a full member of […]
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and US Secretary of State John Kerry Intercontinental Hotel, Geneva, Switzerland FOREIGN MINISTER LAVROV: (Via interpreter) (In progress) – delegations that accompany us. Of course, we would like you to have unbiased ideas about what we are going to do. But I think that you understand well before we start […]
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Most observers predict that the reunification of the Korean Peninsula will be more complex and expensive than was the case for East and West Germany. Think again, says Jaewoo Choo. South Korea has had decades to learn from the German experience and is well-placed to facilitate the ‘soft-landing’ of the North. By Jaewoo Choo North […]
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Close to my home, that is. On August 10, a woman crashed her SUV into a house in my neighborhood, less than three blocks from my house. A video that apparently has received national attention (here is a story in the New York Daily News; warning: graphic content), shows the Tallahassee Police on the scene […]
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In the comments section the other day, Uwe Reinhardt wrote: Krugman is not even a tenth as stupid as the supercilious commentary on this blog suggests. Which got me to thinking. Is Paul Krugman treated fairly at this blog? In general, the blogosphere is a surprisingly congenial place. The comments can get out of line, […]
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Whenever I am invited to Cuba, if possible, I jump at the invitation. After the first time I visited in 2007, I was pleasantly surprised that I loved it here so much. The first time I came, it was for the sixth anniversary of the opening of Guantanamo Bay by the US as a prison […]
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By C. Raja Mohan The release of seven Afghan prisoners by Pakistan over the weekend has raised hopes, once again, for a formal dialogue between Kabul and the Taliban leaders under the protection of Pakistan. As so often in the past, the latest move could yet end up disappointing Kabul and the Western governments so […]
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A wind-swept fire has raged through two beachside towns on the eastern U.S. seaboard, less than a year after Superstorm Sandy left the same communities in ruins. Authorities said the massive blaze started Thursday afternoon in a custard shop on the coastal boardwalk in Seaside Park, New Jersey, south of New York City, and quickly […]
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