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Syria's Iraq ambassador has defected: Opposition
Full Article Zeenews
12 Jul 2012

Istanbul: The Syrian ambassador to Iraq has defected and will seek asylum in Turkey, the most senior diplomat to abandon the regime since the uprising against President Bashar Assad began 16 months ago, a Syrian opposition figure said on Wednesday. Ambassador Nawaf Fares is heading to Turkey, said Khaled Khoja, a member of the opposition Syrian...
This citizen journalism image provided by Kafarsouseh Revolt, taken on Saturday, July 7, 2012 purports to show protesters chanting slogans and carrying Syrian revolutionary flags during a demonstration in Kafar Souseh, Damascus, Syria.
photo: AP / Kafarsouseh Revolt

Aid agencies make Dadaab camp appeal
Full Article BBC News
12 Jul 2012

Aid agencies working in the world's largest refugee camp in Kenya say they are running out of funds, putting tens of thousands of lives at risk. Eight organisations, including Oxfam and Save the Children, say they are facing a shortfall of $25m (£16m), but that the need is greater than ever. The population at Dadaab, which lies near the Somali...
A malnourished child cries at a field hospital of the International Rescue Committee, IRC, in Dadaab, Kenya, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2011.
photo: AP / Schalk van Zuydam

Blood, debt and fears: crowds rise up as Spain agrees new €65bn cuts
Full Article The Independent
12 Jul 2012

At the same time, hundreds of striking miners led a rally which stretched for miles along Madrid's main road in protest over cuts in subsidies they say will destroy Spain's coal industry. The protesters tossed fireworks and clashed with riot police, who fired rubber bullets, as the unions vowed widespread action for the week beginning on 21 July....
A demonstrator is detained by the riot police during a coal miners march to the Minister of Industry building in Madrid, Wednesday, July 11, 2012.
photo: AP / Andres Kudacki

Obama Formally Eases Burma Sanctions
Full Article Chosunilbo
12 Jul 2012

President Barack Obama has ordered the easing of U.S. sanctions that have prevented American companies from doing business in Burma, to signal U.S. support for reform steps under way there. But, there are conditions, and Obama took another step aimed at individuals who are undermining the reform process. In a written statement, Obama said U.S....
President Barack Obama addresses thousands at the opening session of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee's (AIPAC) annual policy conference Sunday, March 4, 2012, in Washington.
photo: AP / Carolyn Kaster

UN 'reliant on private security firms'
Full Article BBC News
11 Jul 2012

The UN is becoming increasingly reliant on private military and security firms, according to a report. The Global Policy Forum says that the UN's use of these private companies is "dangerous" and suggests a system that is "unaccountable". It says that according to available - though incomplete - data, there was a 77%...
File - Peacekeepers in armoured vehicles from the UN’s mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), MONUSCO, are deployed to the town of Bunagana where heavy gun fights between Government FARDC forces and insurgent groups have pushed residents to flee toward the Ugandan border.
photo: UN / Sylvain Liechti

Afghan women protest over woman's public execution
Full Article The Times of India
11 Jul 2012

SHARE AND DISCUSSTweetAfghanistan head of Human Rights Commision Seema Samar (Center) marches with Afghan women to protest the recent public execution of a young woman for alleged adultery, in Kabul on July 11, 2012. Dozens of Afghan women's rights activists took to the streets July 11 to protest the recent public execution of a young woman for...
File - Women gather in the corridor of their home in Bagram, Afghanistan.
photo: UN / Eric Kanalstein

DRC official claims Rwanda aiding M23 rebels
Full Article Al Jazeera
11 Jul 2012

An official in the Democratic Republic of Congo's North Kivu province has accused neighbouring Rwanda of supporting and arming a rebel group in a volatile border area. Erneste Kyaviro, spokesman for North Kivu governor Julien Paluku, told the Reuters news agency on Tuesday that Rwanda had invaded eastern DRC. "It's not a rebellion, it's an...
Town residents look on as a soldier from the M23 rebel group walks in Bunagana, Congo, Saturday, July 7, 2012, a day after rebels ousted the government troops who had been controlling the town.
photo: AP / Marc Hofer

'For Russia, it's about more than just Syria'
Full Article Deutsche Welle
11 Jul 2012

The conflict in Syria is increasingly putting a strain on relations between Russia and the West. However, experts agree that at the heart of the matter is not just the future of Syria. It's become somewhat of a ritual. If, once in a while, the Russian government does criticize Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Western media and politicians...
This citizen journalism image provided by Shaam News Network SNN, taken on Monday, July 4, 2012, purports to show a Free Syrian Army soldier aiming his weapon in the northern town of Sarmada, in Idlib province, Syria.
photo: AP / Shaam News Network, SNN

Parliament meets in Egypt as court slams new president
Full Article Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
11 Jul 2012

CAIRO -- Hours after Egypt's Parliament met in defiance of a court order, the country's highest court ruled Tuesday that President Mohammed Morsi had ordered the legislative body back in session illegally -- a political tit for tat that underscored how the ruling military council, the court and Egypt's first democratically elected...
In this photo released by the Egyptian Presidency, Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi, left, stands with Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, center, and Chief of Staff Sami Anan, right, at a ceremony at an Air Force base in in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, July 10, 2012.
photo: AP / Mohammed Samaha, Egyptian Presidency

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on historic Laos visit
Full Article BBC News
11 Jul 2012

Hillary Clinton is due in Laos as the first US secretary of state to visit the country in 57 years. She is expected to discuss plans to build a controversial Mekong River dam, which critics say would impact the environment and millions of lives. The effects of Agent Orange, a defoliant used during the Vietnam war, are also likely to...
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton addresses the American Jewish Committee Annual gala dinner in Washington, Thursday, April 29, 2010.
photo: AP / Cliff Owen


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On July 9, 2012, the University of California's Advisory Council on Campus Climate, Culture and Inclusion presented its fact-finding report and recommendations on Jewish Student...
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With average temperatures hovering around 110 degrees this week, Iraqi officials have decided to try to head off the kind of huge public protests that have arisen in years past...
more The Independent
At least, that's what the United Against Nuclear Iran group says. And, of course, everyone says that the Central Bank of Lebanon is involved. Poor old Lebanese banks. Or rather,...

Afghan president repeats call on Taliban to join peace process
KABUL, July 12 (Xinhua) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai repeated his offer for talks with Taliban on Thursday and once again called upon the armed outfit to give up fighting, join the peace process and helps rebuild their country. "I once again call...
photo: UN / Eskinder Debebe
Afghanistan produces more opium, heroin and hashish than any other country in the world
Drug addiction is reportedly on the rise in Afghanistan, which remains the largest producer of opium. About three per cent of Afghans abuse narcotics, making the country the world's top user per capita, according to UN reports. But only a small...
photo: IRIN News / : Shoresh Kalantari/UNAMA
This image, taken by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, shows five moons orbiting the distant, icy dwarf planet Pluto. The green circle marks the newly discovered moon, designated P5, as photographed by Hubble's Wide Field Camera 3 on July 7.
Pluto may have been kicked out of the planet club, but it has gained yet another companion. Scientists announced on Wednesday the discovery of the smallest moon yet around the icy orb, bringing the count of its known moons to five. "We're not...
photo: NASA / ESA
Afghan Torture Allegations Rattle Relations With U.N.
By NATHAN HODGE And HABIB KHAN TOTAKHIL KABUL—Relations between the United Nations and the Afghan government have deteriorated over the suggestion by a U.N. official that Afghanistan's intelligence agency used torture to extract confessions in...
photo: UN / Eskinder Debebe
British billionaire Richard Branson poses for the photographers beside a replica of the Virgin Galactic, which according to the company will be the world’s first commercial spaceline, at the Farnborough International Airshow in Farnborough, England, Wednesday, July 11, 2012.
Virgin boss Richard Branson unveiled plans for LauncherOne, Virgin Galactic's new small, low-cost satellite launcher Wednesday. Richard Branson hangs out of the window of SpaceShipTwo, currently on display for the first time in Europe at the...
photo: AP / Lefteris Pitarakis
Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy speaks during a control session at the Spanish Parliament, in Madrid, Spain, Wednesday, July 11, 2012.
MADRID (AP) — Spain's government imposed more austerity measures on the beleaguered country Wednesday as it unveiled sales tax hikes and spending cuts aimed at shaving €65 billion ($79.85 billion) off the state budget over the next two and a half...
photo: AP / Andres Kudacki
Italian navy scuba divers sail past the cruise ship Costa Concordia off the Tuscan island of Giglio, Italy, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012.
The captain of the shipwrecked Costa Concordia has said he was distracted by a phone conversation shortly before the cruise liner crashed into a reef off an Italian island and capsized, killing 32 people. Captain Francesco Schettino of the...
photo: AP / Gregorio Borgia
Syrian envoy to Iraq defects, calls on others to follow suit; updated 12 Jul 2012; published 12 Jul 2012
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Syrian envoy to Iraq defects, calls on others to follow suit
Zeenews 12 Jul 2012, Istanbul: The Syrian ambassador to Iraq has defected and will seek asylum in Turkey, the most senior diplomat to abandon the regime since the uprising against President Bashar Assad began 16 months ago, a Syrian opposition figure said on Wednesday. Ambassador Nawaf Fares is heading to Turkey, said Khaled Khoja, a member of the opposition Syrian...

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Dadaab Refugee Camp-Star Appeal; updated 05 Sep 2011; published 22 Dec 2009
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Dadaab Refugee Camp-Star Appeal
BBC News 12 Jul 2012, Aid agencies working in the world's largest refugee camp in Kenya say they are running out of funds, putting tens of thousands of lives at risk. Eight organisations, including Oxfam and Save the Children, say they are facing a shortfall of $25m (£16m), but that the need is greater than ever. The population at Dadaab, which lies near the Somali...

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Fierce clashes in Madrid: Spanish police fire rubber bullets at miners protest; updated 12 Jul 2012; published 11 Jul 2012
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Fierce clashes in Madrid: Spanish police fire rubber bullets at miners protest
The Independent 12 Jul 2012, At the same time, hundreds of striking miners led a rally which stretched for miles along Madrid's main road in protest over cuts in subsidies they say will destroy Spain's coal industry. The protesters tossed fireworks and clashed with riot police, who fired rubber bullets, as the unions vowed widespread action for the week beginning on 21 July....

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Myanmar 2011 - Clip39 President Obama & Myanmar Sanction - Shwe Lu Maung; updated 08 May 2011; published 08 May 2011
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Myanmar 2011 - Clip39 President Obama & Myanmar Sanction - Shwe Lu Maung
Chosunilbo 12 Jul 2012, President Barack Obama has ordered the easing of U.S. sanctions that have prevented American companies from doing business in Burma, to signal U.S. support for reform steps under way there. But, there are conditions, and Obama took another step aimed at individuals who are undermining the reform process. In a written statement, Obama said U.S....

UN Peacekeeping and the Department of Field Support; updated 11 Apr 2012; published 21 Feb 2012
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UN Peacekeeping and the Department of Field Support
BBC News 11 Jul 2012, The UN is becoming increasingly reliant on private military and security firms, according to a report. The Global Policy Forum says that the UN's use of these private companies is "dangerous" and suggests a system that is "unaccountable". It says that according to available - though incomplete - data, there was a 77%...

Women's Rights in Afghanistan; updated 03 Jun 2012; published 14 Oct 2009
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Women's Rights in Afghanistan
The Times of India 11 Jul 2012, SHARE AND DISCUSSTweetAfghanistan head of Human Rights Commision Seema Samar (Center) marches with Afghan women to protest the recent public execution of a young woman for alleged adultery, in Kabul on July 11, 2012. Dozens of Afghan women's rights activists took to the streets July 11 to protest the recent public execution of a young woman for...

Conflict Minerals, Rebels and Child Soldiers in Congo; updated 12 Jul 2012; published 22 May 2012
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Conflict Minerals, Rebels and Child Soldiers in Congo
Al Jazeera 11 Jul 2012, An official in the Democratic Republic of Congo's North Kivu province has accused neighbouring Rwanda of supporting and arming a rebel group in a volatile border area. Erneste Kyaviro, spokesman for North Kivu governor Julien Paluku, told the Reuters news agency on Tuesday that Rwanda had invaded eastern DRC. "It's not a rebellion, it's an...

'Syrian rebels' aim dictatorship, not democracy '; updated 12 Jul 2012; published 10 Jul 2012
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'Syrian rebels' aim dictatorship, not democracy '
Deutsche Welle 11 Jul 2012, The conflict in Syria is increasingly putting a strain on relations between Russia and the West. However, experts agree that at the heart of the matter is not just the future of Syria. It's become somewhat of a ritual. If, once in a while, the Russian government does criticize Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Western media and politicians...

Egypt court rules against parliament recall; updated 11 Jul 2012; published 10 Jul 2012
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Egypt court rules against parliament recall
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 11 Jul 2012, CAIRO -- Hours after Egypt's Parliament met in defiance of a court order, the country's highest court ruled Tuesday that President Mohammed Morsi had ordered the legislative body back in session illegally -- a political tit for tat that underscored how the ruling military council, the court and Egypt's first democratically elected...

Our Living River: Voices against Xayaburi; updated 18 Jun 2012; published 08 Mar 2012
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Our Living River: Voices against Xayaburi
BBC News 11 Jul 2012, Hillary Clinton is due in Laos as the first US secretary of state to visit the country in 57 years. She is expected to discuss plans to build a controversial Mekong River dam, which critics say would impact the environment and millions of lives. The effects of Agent Orange, a defoliant used during the Vietnam war, are also likely to...

Fierce clashes in Madrid: Spanish police fire rubber bullets at miners protest; updated 12 Jul 2012; published 11 Jul 2012
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Fierce clashes in Madrid: Spanish police fire rubber bullets at miners protest
STL Today 11 Jul 2012, Spanish coal miners angered by huge cuts in government subsidies for their industry converged on Madrid Tuesday for protest rallies after walking nearly three weeks under a blazing sun from the pits where they eke out a living. Two columns of miners met up in a Madrid suburb in the evening. They marched downtown at night, trudging along major...

Ethiopia to Observe world population day; updated 12 Jul 2012; published 12 Jul 2012
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Ethiopia to Observe world population day
United Nations 10 Jul 2012, World Population Day 2012: Universal Access to Reproductive Health Services. Photo: UNFPA/Mark Tuschman10 July 2012 – Marking World Population Day, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called for more to be done to help those who most need access to reproductive health care. "I call for urgent concerted action by Member States to bridge the gap...

UN Arms Trade Treaty, a SCAM weaponseducation; updated 11 Jul 2012; published 07 Jul 2012
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UN Arms Trade Treaty, a SCAM weaponseducation
The Examiner 10 Jul 2012, Related topics United NationsCCRKBANRAAlan GottliebIAPCAR Advertisement Pro- and anti-Second Amendment advocates are drawing clear lines of battle as the United Nations continues negotiations this week over the proposed Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), an agreement that is opposed by gun rights organizations including the National Rifle Association and the...

Media War Casualty: Gulf states ditch Syrian TV dramas; updated 12 Jul 2012; published 12 Jul 2012
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Media War Casualty: Gulf states ditch Syrian TV dramas
BBC News 10 Jul 2012, UN and Arab League special envoy Kofi Annan has arrived in Baghdad for talks on the Syrian crisis with the Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki. Earlier Mr Annan held talks in Iran, saying Tehran could play a "positive role" in ending the bloodshed. The former UN secretary-general had "constructive" talks with Syria's...





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