The International Atomic Energy Agency has announced that a new round of nuclear talks with Iran will take place next month in Tehran. On Friday, the spokesman for the IAEA said the delegations from both sides will meet on December 9 in Tehran in order to find a systematic approach to resolve the outstanding issues [...]
Iran And IAEA To Hold Talks In Tehran
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India – US: A Pivotal Moment – Analysis
By C. Raja Mohan Official Delhi, including Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, was quick to welcome the election of Barack Obama for a second term as the president of the United States. India is undoubtedly happy with political continuity in Washington for the next four years. The conventional wisdom in Delhi is that the Republicans are [...]
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Some Thoughts On The US Catholic Vote – OpEd
Catholics are a quarter of the electorate, and they voted for Obama over Romney by the same margin as the total electorate, 50%-48%. Contrary to what many pundits are saying, this suggests that the bishops’ campaign for religious liberty, waged against the Health and Human Services mandate, actually paid off: Obama got 54% of the [...]
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Compound In Grapes, Red Wine May Be Key To Fighting Prostate Cancer
A compound that is found in grape skins and red wine has already been shown to have several beneficial effects on human health, including cardiovascular health and stroke prevention. Now, a University of Missouri researcher has discovered that the compound Resveratrol can make prostate tumor cells more susceptible to radiation treatment, increasing the chances of a [...]
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Burmese Drug Lord To Appeal Death Sentence In China
By Nang Mya Nadi Burmese national Sai Naw Kham, who was sentenced to death by a Chinese court this week, is set to file an appeal against the ruling. The well-known drug lord and militia leader in the Golden Triangle was sentenced to death by a court in Southweste Chin Yunnan province’s Kunming on 6 [...]
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Weapons Proliferation And Sanctions: Future Opportunities – Analysis
Sanctions imposed against Iran and North Korea have failed to curb both states’ nuclear programs. W Pal Singh Sidhu argues that the key to more effective sanction regimes may lie with talks that cover a broader range of issues, alongside sanctions that have been endorsed by the entire international system. By W Pal Singh Sidhu [...]
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Ex-Oil Executive Welby To Head Anglican Church
The Queen of England has approved the nomination of the Right Reverend Justin Welby for election as the 105th Archbishop of Canterbury, who will succeed Dr Rowan Williams who is retiring at the end of December after ten years as Archbishop. Welby will be enthroned as Archbishop of Canterbury in Canterbury Cathedral on March 21, [...]
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US Turns Down Bout Extradition Request
The US Justice Department has turned down Moscow’s request to hand over jailed Russian businessman Viktor Bout so that he can serve out the remainder of his 25-year prison term on home soil. Bout’s lawyer, Albert Dayan, said on Friday that the Americans had cited the seriousness of the crime and wanted to avoid an [...]
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Obama And The Triumph Of Small Margins – OpEd
‘No way Mittiepoo!’ ‘Mitt Romney is checking the math. That’s why its taking so long.’ The hubris, the excitement, and the ugliness of the cheering. The swear words on social media are being cast with a good dosage of bile. There have been “Olympic levels of Schadenfreude,” according to the Guardian bloggers. True, Barack Obama [...]
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Petraeus, Obama, Extramarital Affairs, And Extra-Judicial Killings – OpEd
Readers here might wonder why, up until now, I have posted nothing on the Petraeus affair. After all, it’s the story now gripping Washington. The sudden departure of the director of the CIA in such ignominious circumstances marks not only the apparent end of a much celebrated career but likewise the end of speculation that [...]
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U.S. Establishes Full-Time Aviation Detachment In Poland
The U.S. officially established Friday the first full-time U.S. military presence in Poland. President Barack Obama and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk agreed to the U.S. presence in Lask during the president’s visit to Poland last year. The occasion was marked by a ceremony at Lask Air Base, about 100 miles southwest of Warsaw, in [...]
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Petraeus Resignation From CIA Leaves Agency In Shambles? – OpEd
At the height of several investigations into the events of Sept. 11, 2012, in Benghazi, Libya, Gen. David Petraeus, the Director of Central Intelligence, announced he tendered his resignation to President Barack Obama on Friday. The former commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan claimed the reason for his quitting is a secret extra-marital affair, but [...]
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US To Provide Additional $34 Million To Syria For Humanitarian Aid
The United States said Friday it will provide more than $34 million in additional humanitarian assistance to help those affected by the conflict in Syria. With this new assistance, the U.S. is providing more than $165 million in humanitarian aid to help those suffering inside Syria and refugees in the neighboring countries, according to the [...]
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Vatican Sends India Best Wishes On Diwali
The Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue in the Vatican has wished the Indians on the occasion of Diwali, the festival of lights. “May fellowship and fraternity shine forth more and more in your families and communities” Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, president of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, said in a statement. The cardinal took the [...]
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Stability In Northeast Asia: Bolstering Defence Diplomacy – Analysis
Despite the recent escalation of tensions in Northeast Asia sparked by the territorial disputes, there are reasons to argue for its stability. One way is to bolster defence diplomacy between China, Japan and South Korea. By Bhubhindar Singh August and September 2012 were explosive months for Northeast Asia. The region’s territorial disputes over the Takeshima/Tokdo [...]
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US Blasts Iran Over Torture And Death Of Blogger, Extends State Of Emergency Order
The U.S. has strongly condemned Iran for the torture and death of Iranian blogger and labor activist Sattar Beheshti (35), who as reported, died earlier this week while undergoing interrogation in Evin Prison. “We are appalled by reports that Iranian authorities tortured and killed blogger and activist Sattar Beheshti during a prison interrogation. Besheshti had [...]
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The HASMI Network: Case Of Cognitive Radicalism Turned Violent? – Analysis
The recently discovered HASMI militant network may be a mutation of the older JI and JAT networks. More ominously, it may be an example of how non-violent cognitive radicalism can become violent. By Kumar Ramakrishna The recent arrests by police in Indonesia of 11 militant suspects belonging to a new network called the Sunni Movement [...]
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What The World Needs From President Obama – OpEd
By Abdulrahman Al-Zuhayyan The US election has come to an end. The American people have elected Barack Obama as their president for the next four years. The world was not as much surprised as when he was elected for his first term in office as the first African-American president of the United States. The American [...]
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Obama Wins Florida, Widens Margin Over Romney In Final Tally
U.S. President Barack Obama has been declared the winner of the closely-divided battleground state of Florida, four days after winning re-election. The southern state had been the only state still tallying its votes after Tuesday’s election, which pitted the incumbent Democrat against Republican candidate Mitt Romney. Florida’s Department of State says President Obama received 50 [...]
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Obama: Extending Middle Class Tax Cuts To Grow The Economy – Transcript
By President Barack Obama Hello, everybody. On Tuesday, America went to the polls. And the message you sent was clear: you voted for action, not politics as usual. You elected us to focus on your jobs, not ours. That’s why I’ve invited leaders of both parties to the White House next week, so we can [...]
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