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CONTRADICTORY STUDIES
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UN Climate Body Struggling to Pinpoint Rising Sea Levels
The United Nations' forecast of how quickly global sea levels will rise
this century is vital in determining how much money might be needed to
combat the phenomenon. But predictions by researchers vary wildly, and
the attempt to find consensus has become fractious.
http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,774706,00.html#ref=nlint
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Photo Gallery: How High Will Sea Levels Climb?
http://www.spiegel.de/fotostrecke/fotostrecke-70474.html#ref=nlint
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THE WORLD FROM BERLIN
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'The US Is Holding the Whole World Hostage'
With no solution to the US debt crisis in sight, the rest of the world
is starting to get nervous. German commentators urge congressional
leaders to get their act together. A US default would have catastrophic
consequences, they warn.
http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,774666,00.html#ref=nlint
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FULL CIRCLE
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German-Jewish Literary Culture Returns from Exile
German Jews who fled Nazi persecution to what is now Israel took as many
books as they could carry. But their descendants, many of whom don't
speak German, are left with cratefuls of heirlooms they can't read. Now
the Goethe Institute has started a project that sends the well-traveled
books back to Germany as teaching materials for students.
http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/0,1518,774728,00.html#ref=nlint
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FOUNT OF WISDOM
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Tapping the Knowledge of Germany's Water Sommelier
Should you drink Tasmanian rainwater with your Riesling? Or would
Norwegian spring water be the perfect thing to cleanse your palate
between courses? Germany's water sommelier will offer you tips about
gourmet H20.
http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/0,1518,774456,00.html#ref=nlint
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SOVIET SANATORIUMS AND ABANDONED BREWERIES
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Photographer Finds Beauty in Lost Places
A Berlin-based photographer has captured the beauty of forgotten
buildings from the communist era. Ex-Soviet hospitals and dried-up
German breweries are among the dilapidated settings for the stunning
series of photos.
http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/0,1518,774636,00.html#ref=nlint
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Photo Gallery: The Art of Lost Places
http://www.spiegel.de/fotostrecke/fotostrecke-70457.html#ref=nlint
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LIBYA'S SOCCER REBELLION
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A Revolution Foreshadowed on the Pitch of Benghazi
In the summer of 2000, thousands of Libyans in Benghazi launched a
spontaneous revolt against the Gadhafi regime after their hometown
soccer team suffered one insult too many. Only now can the survivors
tell the story of this little-known revolt -- and how it became the
opening salvo of the current revolution.
http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,774594,00.html#ref=nlint
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INVISIBLE NEW WEAPON
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German Rail to Use Chemical Markers to Combat Metal Theft
Rising commodity prices have prompted thieves to target copper cables
and other metal parts used by railways, forcing interruptions in train
service in Germany and other European countries. Now, new invisible
markers may help German rail get the upper hand.
http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,774495,00.html#ref=nlint
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'I HATE POLITICS'
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Iranian Director Performs Difficult Balancing Act
Iranian director Asghar Farhadi won the Golden Bear for Best Film at the
2011 Berlin International Film Festival for his drama "Nader and Simin,
A Separation." Since then, the West has regarded the filmmaker as an
authority on political conditions in Iran. But the new role could be
dangerous for Farhadi.
http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/0,1518,774367,00.html#ref=nlint
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Photo Gallery: Iranian Drama "Nader and Simin - A Separation"
http://www.spiegel.de/fotostrecke/fotostrecke-70461.html#ref=nlint
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PICTURE THIS
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Kiss Off
http://www.spiegel.de/international/0,1518,774719,00.html#ref=nlint
Summary of DEBKA Exclusives in the Week Ending July 15, 2011
+++ Werbung in eigener Sache:+++ Dossier:
Fußball-WM 2011
http://www.neues-deutschland.de/dossiers/147.html
Die LINKE, Israel und der Antisemitismus
http://www.neues-deutschland.de/dossiers/150.html
+++ WochenND vom 16.07.2011
• Cottbus: Ältestes Kino Deutschlands • Kämpfe(r) gegen Hartz IV • Frauen und Alkohol • Ein 100-jähriger Medientheoretiker und das Internet • Die Mär vom christlich-jüdischen Abendland • Vor 75 Jahren putschten Spaniens Generale • Thomas Mann in Oberammergau • Gedanken zum Murdoch-Skandal • Streitfrage: Alkoholverbot im Nahverkehr • Wer haftet bei Touristenflügen ins All? • Rätsel, Reisen und ein Lichtblick zum Schluss
http://www.neues-deutschland.de/wochennd/?id=9
Liebe Leserinnen und Leser,
hier erfahren Sie, welche Themen im ND vom 16.07.2011 behandelt werden.
+++ Titel:
Acht Banken fallen bei Euro-Stresstest durch
Auch Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen besteht Prüfung durch Europäische Bankenaufsicht nicht / Allein in Spanien fünf Institute betroffen
Von Hermannus Pfeiffer
--> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/202268.acht-banken-fallen-bei-euro-stresstest-durch.html
+++ Inland:
Was kostet ein Bahnhof?
Promi-Blockade in Stuttgart / Bahn vernebelt möglichen Endpreis
Von Barbara Martin, Stuttgart
--> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/202258.was-kostet-ein-bahnhof.html
Parole »Milchkaffee«
Wie es dem Roten Falken Hans Landauer mit einer Notlüge gelang, in den Spanienkrieg zu ziehen
--> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/202259.parole-milchkaffee.html
Greenpeace: Castor soll in den Süden
--> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/202254.greenpeace-castor-soll-in-den-sueden.html
»Gorch Fock« segelt weiter
Kommission legt de Maizière Bericht vor
--> [für Abonnenten] http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/202255.gorch-fock-segelt-weiter.html
Was macht der Verfassungsschutz an Schulen?
Frank Metzger vom Antifaschistischen Pressearchiv und Bildungszentrum (apabiz) über Schlapphüte im Klassenzimmer
--> [für Abonnenten] http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/202257.was-macht-der-verfassungsschutz-an-schulen.html
Vertreter des Rechtsstaats in der Wüste
Friedrich hält am Bundespolizei-Einsatz in Saudi-Arabien fest
--> [für Abonnenten] http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/202252.vertreter-des-rechtsstaats-in-der-wueste.html
Im Fadenkreuz der Rechten?
Ulla Jelpke über die zunehmende Bedrohung für Linkspolitiker / Jelpke ist innenpolitische Sprecherin der Linksfraktion im Bundestag
--> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/202242.im-fadenkreuz-der-rechten.html
Keine Strafe für CSU wegen Umfrage
Bundestagsverwaltung spricht nur Ermahnung aus
--> [für Abonnenten] http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/202227.keine-strafe-fuer-csu-wegen-umfrage.html
Baubeginn nach Sicherheitsleistung
Die umstrittene Ferkelfabrik im Kreis Demmin wird wohl bald errichtet
Von Velten Schäfer
--> [für Abonnenten] http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/202228.baubeginn-nach-sicherheitsleistung.html
Weniger Überwachung auf der Reeperbahn
Kameras werden ausgeschaltet
--> [für Abonnenten] http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/202222.weniger-ueberwachung-auf-der-reeperbahn.html
Experte: Nachterstedt muss gesperrt bleiben
Böschung am Concordiasee nach wie vor abrutschgefährdet
--> [für Abonnenten] http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/202223.experte-nachterstedt-muss-gesperrt-bleiben.html
Lärm als Frage der richtigen Seite
Ärger um Flugrouten in Rheinland-Pfalz
Von Robert Luchs, Mainz
--> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/202224.laerm-als-frage-der-richtigen-seite.html
Keine Kriegswaffen aus Kassel
Protest gegen geplante Panzerlieferung nach Saudi-Arabien und Rüstungsschmiede vor Ort
Von Hans-Gerd Öfinger
--> [für Abonnenten] http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/202226.keine-kriegswaffen-aus-kassel.html
+++ Ausland:
US-Schuldenstreit: US-Präsident übergibt Republikaner das Heft des Handelns
Obama stellt Kongress Ultimatum - oder bietet er doch einen Kompromiss an?
--> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/202202.us-schuldenstreit-us-praesident-uebergibt-republikaner-das-heft-des-handelns.html
Hacker raubten Daten aus dem Pentagon
USA suchen Verbündete für Cyberabwehr
--> [für Abonnenten] http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/202267.hacker-raubten-daten-aus-dem-pentagon.html
Späte Strafe für Mord an Elisabeth Käsemann und anderen
Argentinisches Gericht verurteilte sieben Schergen der Militärdiktatur wegen Verbrechen gegen die Menschlichkeit
--> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/202260.spaete-strafe-fuer-mord-an-elisabeth-kaesemann-und-anderen.html
Obama will das Kapitel Atomtests endlich schließen
Vertrag auch 66 Jahre nach erster Nuklearexplosion nicht in Kraft
Von Wolfgang Kötter
--> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/202261.obama-will-das-kapitel-atomtests-endlich-schliessen.html
Alles klar oder egal?
Die LINKE lud 50 Flüchtlinge, die in Bayern leben, zum Gespräch ein
Von Thomas Blum
--> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/202256.alles-klar-oder-egal.html
NATO will Tod von Zivilisten prüfen
Unbeteiligte Afghanen starben bei Einsatz
--> [für Abonnenten] http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/202253.nato-will-tod-von-zivilisten-pruefen.html
Unklarheit über Opfer in Turkmenistan
Explosionsserie in Munitionsdepot lässt sich jedoch nicht mehr verharmlosen
Von Irina Wolkowa, Moskau
--> [für Abonnenten] http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/202215.unklarheit-ueber-opfer-in-turkmenistan.html
Oranier setzen auch 2011 auf Konfrontation
Ausschreitungen in Nordirland rund um Traditionsmärsche
Von Florian Osuch
--> [für Abonnenten] http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/202216.oranier-setzen-auch-2011-auf-konfrontation.html
Stabilisierer
Zhu Min / Der 59-jährige Chinese wird Vizedirektor beim Internationalen Währungsfonds
Martin Ling
--> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/202241.stabilisierer.html
+++ Wirtschaft/Soziales:
Deutsche Banken bestehen Stresstest
Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen (Helaba) ist ein Sonderfall
--> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/202213.deutsche-banken-bestehen-stresstest.html
Wichtige Hürde bei Börsenfusion
Wettbewerbshüter müssen noch prüfen
--> [für Abonnenten] http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/202247.wichtige-huerde-bei-boersenfusion.html
Kehrseite des Goldaufschwungs
Umweltverschmutzungen und Vernichtung von Ackerland nehmen zu
Von Knut Henkel
--> [für Abonnenten] http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/202248.kehrseite-des-goldaufschwungs.html
Studie unterstreicht Ganztagsbetreuung
--> [für Abonnenten] http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/202249.studie-unterstreicht-ganztagsbetreuung.html
Euro-Sondergipfel weiter offen
Ton zwischen den EU-Staaten verschärft sich
--> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/202250.euro-sondergipfel-weiter-offen.html
Europas wunder Punkt
Kritik an der Laufzeitverlängerung des AKW Fessenheim
Von Susanne Götze
--> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/202251.europas-wunder-punkt.html
+++ Feuilleton:
Sightseeing-Tour für Prince und andere Extrawürste
Blick hinter die Kulissen des 45. Montreux Jazz Festival
Von Christoph Nitz, Montreux
--> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/202187.sightseeing-tour-fuer-prince-und-andere-extrawuerste.html
Kleiner Mann mit feiner Ironie
Paul Simon gibt keine Oldie-Show am 14. Juli 2011 beim 45. Montreux Jazz Festival
Von Christoph Nitz, Montreux
--> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/202225.kleiner-mann-mit-feiner-ironie.html
Medien und Macht
Leo Kirch:
Von Carsten Hauptmeier, AFP
--> [für Abonnenten] http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/202206.medien-und-macht.html
Die Suche
Schulz-Semrau 80
--> [für Abonnenten] http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/202207.die-suche.html
Bewacht
Ai Weiwei
--> [für Abonnenten] http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/202208.bewacht.html
HANS HEINZ HOLZ: Oft unerfreulich
Marginalien zum KLEIST-JAHR 2011
--> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/202209.hans-heinz-holz-oft-unerfreulich.html
Der betroffene Flaneur
Felix Hartlaub im Paris des Zweiten Weltkrieges: Präzise Stenogramme aus der besetzten Stadt
Von Klaus Bellin
--> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/202210.der-betroffene-flaneur.html
PLATTENBAU
Dieter Hanisch
--> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/202204.plattenbau.html
Wie wunderbar menschlich
Auf Jesus folgt Joseph: In Oberammergau inszenierte Christian Stückl den Roman von Thomas Mann
--> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/202205.wie-wunderbar-menschlich.html
So jung und doch schon: Es war einmal
Hans-Dieter Schütt
--> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/202203.so-jung-und-doch-schon-es-war-einmal.html
+++ Berlin/Brandenburg:
Körting verteidigt Auswahlverfahren
--> [für Abonnenten] http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/202229.koerting-verteidigt-auswahlverfahren.html
Umbau des Schering-Areals auf Eis gelegt
--> [für Abonnenten] http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/202230.umbau-des-schering-areals-auf-eis-gelegt.html
Grüner mit mehr als 1,1 Promille
--> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/202231.gruener-mit-mehr-als-1-1-promille.html
Auf Tour
Von Martin Kröger
--> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/202232.auf-tour.html
Brutale Messerattacke in der U 9
Zwei Jugendliche verletzt, Polizei zählt insgesamt weniger Kriminalität im öffentlichen Nahverkehr
Von Martin Kröger
--> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/202233.brutale-messerattacke-in-der-u-9.html
Mordsgeschichte
Das Diplom-Projekt »Solo Elektra« in der Brotfabrik
Von Lucía Tirado
--> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/202211.mordsgeschichte.html
Anarchist
Bierbichler las Mühsam
--> [für Abonnenten] http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/202212.anarchist.html
Makabre Welt der Albträume
Frank Seidel zeigt die dunkle Seite des Menschen – eine Ausstellung in der Galerie Pankow
Von Klaus Hammer
--> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/202214.makabre-welt-der-albtraeume.html
Besser über Handyticket informieren
Für Datenschutzexperten sind beim neuen BVG-Service viele Fragen ungeklärt
--> [für Abonnenten] http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/202245.besser-ueber-handyticket-informieren.html
Parasiten machen den Kiez wohnlich
Kunstprojekt will in Neukölln Zelte in den öffentlichen Raum nähen, Anwohner sollen sie nutzen
Von Jenny Becker
--> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/202246.parasiten-machen-den-kiez-wohnlich.html
Die Kleist-Baustelle
Frankfurt (Oder) lädt zur Feier des 200. Todestages
Von Wilfried Neiße
--> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/202243.die-kleist-baustelle.html
Ausbildung leicht gemacht?
Brandenburg sucht Bewerber für zahlreiche unbesetzte Lehrstellen
Von Robert Schmidt, dpa
--> [für Abonnenten] http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/202244.ausbildung-leicht-gemacht.html
+++ Sport:
Die Mär vom guten Organisator
--> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/202237.die-maer-vom-guten-organisator.html
Mädchenfarbe Blau
Kleines Finale: Entspannte Französinnen treffen auf ein gestresstes schwedisches Team
Von Matthias Jung, dpa
--> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/202238.maedchenfarbe-blau.html
Halb voll und rosarot
Finale: Die USA setzen gegen Japan vor allem auf ihre positive Einstellung
Von Oliver Händler,
--> [für Abonnenten] http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/202239.halb-voll-und-rosarot.html
Sprung zur ersten WM-Medaille
Schwimm-WM: Europameister Hausding startet am Sonntag in Shanghai
Von Thomas Lipinski (SID)
--> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/202234.sprung-zur-ersten-wm-medaille.html
Große Kulisse und Bestbesetzung
Hansa Rostock ist zurück in der 2. Liga und empfängt zuerst den SC Paderborn
Von Gert Glaner, dpa
--> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/202235.grosse-kulisse-und-bestbesetzung.html
Hushovd jubelt, Roy weint, Klöden reist ab
Auch auf der 13. Etappe nach Lourdes wollte kein französischer Tageserfolg gelingen
Von Tom Mustroph, Lourdes
--> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/202236.hushovd-jubelt-roy-weint-kloeden-reist-ab.html
+++ Meinung/Kolumne:
Unten links
--> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/202265.unten-links.html
Euro – der letzte Akt beginnt
Von Heiner Flassbeck
--> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/202266.euro-der-letzte-akt-beginnt.html
ND unterstützen
--> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/202240.nd-unterstuetzen.html
Lufthansa grün lackiert
Kommentar Von Steffen Schmidt
--> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/202262.lufthansa-gruen-lackiert.html
Delikate Geschäfte
Kommentar von Christian Klemm
--> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/202263.delikate-geschaefte.html
Gefecht im Cyberspace
Kommentar von Antje Stiebitz
--> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/202264.gefecht-im-cyberspace.html
Frauen
Von Bernd Zeller
--> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/202189.frauen.html
+++ Debatte:
Verbot auf gesetzlicher Grundlage
Von Oliver Friederici
--> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/202175.verbot-auf-gesetzlicher-grundlage.html
Falsches Vorbild für die Hauptstadt
Von Christian Gaebler
--> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/202176.falsches-vorbild-fuer-die-hauptstadt.html
Streitfrage: Braucht Berlin ein Alkoholverbot im Nahverkehr?
--> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/202177.streitfrage-braucht-berlin-ein-alkoholverbot-im-nahverkehr.html
+++ Menschen & Leben:
So, Puppe, jetzt wirste mal 'n Kino sehn
Das älteste Filmtheater Deutschlands befindet sich in Cottbus und heißt »Weltspiegel«
Von Thomas Bruhn
--> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/202200.so-puppe-jetzt-wirste-mal-n-kino-sehn.html
Humor und Ironie
Zur Seele: Erkundung mit Schmidbauer
--> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/202190.humor-und-ironie.html
Die Trinkerin
Alkoholmissbrauch in seiner weiblichen Form
Von Andrea Gerecke
--> [für Abonnenten] http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/202191.die-trinkerin.html
+++ ExperimeND:
»Mehr ziviler Ungehorsam!«
Der Berliner Hochschullehrer Peter Grottian über Bündnisse, Konzepte und Perspektiven der Sozialproteste
--> [für Abonnenten] http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/202199.mehr-ziviler-ungehorsam.html
Viele Köche verderben die Gegenwehr
Andreas Ehrholdt – Höhen und Tiefen eines Initiators von Protesten gegen Hartz IV
Von Gabriele Oertel
--> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/202198.viele-koeche-verderben-die-gegenwehr.html
+++ Geschichte:
WOCHEN-CHRONIK
--> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/202178.wochen-chronik.html
Hannah Senesh
KALENDERBLATT
Von Martin Stolzenau
--> [für Abonnenten] http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/202179.hannah-senesh.html
»Venezia e nostra!«
Königgrätz und Lissa - Zwei Schlachten im Krieg von 1866
Von Horst Diere
--> [für Abonnenten] http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/202180.venezia-e-nostra.html
Die großen Friedhöfe unter dem Mond
Vor 75 Jahren putschen Spaniens Generale – Mallorca im Krieg (Teil 1)
Von Werner Abel
--> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/202181.die-grossen-friedhoefe-unter-dem-mond.html
+++ Natur & Wissenschaft:
Ein Horn als Schlüssel
Fossil könnte Verschwinden der Dinos erklären
--> [für Abonnenten] http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/202194.ein-horn-als-schluessel.html
Der vergessene Dritte
Vor 100 Jahren wurde der Physiker Karl Günter Zimmer geboren
Von Martin Koch
--> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/202195.der-vergessene-dritte.html
Stress für den Chef
--> [für Abonnenten] http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/202196.stress-fuer-den-chef.html
Juristisch ein schwarzes Loch
Bald starten die ersten privaten Touristenflüge ins All. Doch wer haftet bei Unfällen?
Von Boris Hänßler
--> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/202197.juristisch-ein-schwarzes-loch.html
+++ Forum:
Mein Gott – er beschreibt das Internet
Vor 100 Jahren wurde der kanadische Medientheoretiker Marshall McLuhan geboren – ist er immer noch tot?
Von Andreas Kötter
--> [für Abonnenten] http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/202182.mein-gott-er-beschreibt-das-internet.html
Der wahre, einzige Weg
Die Mär vom christlich-jüdischen Abendland – verzerrte westliche Projektionen
Von Utz Anhalt
--> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/202201.der-wahre-einzige-weg.html
+++ Reise:
Salzburg für Null Euro
BESONDERER TIPP
Von Jürgen Hahm
--> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/202192.salzburg-fuer-null-euro.html
Von Natur aus reich!
Für viele eine unbekannte Region: Die Kulturlandschaft Altmark ist eine Entdeckung wert
Von Roland Mischke
--> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/202193.von-natur-aus-reich.html
Auf Stöckelschuhen durch Krakow
Polnische Frauen sind nicht nur schön, sie stehen auch mit beiden Beinen fest im Leben
Von Heidi Diehl
--> http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/202174.auf-stoeckelschuhen-durch-krakow.html
+++ Medial:
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DOKfilm: Boxender »Prinz«
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BLOGwoche: Der Stock im Po
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Jenseits aller Klischees
AUSstellung: Jüdisches im deutschen TV
Von Barbara Reitter
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Auftrag: Angst!
Rupert Murdoch: Medienskandal erlaubt Einblicke in die Abgründe der »News Corporation«
Von Tobias Riegel
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Wissen, punkten, gewinnen!
Gewinnspiel: JULI WOCHENRUNDE 3
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Futter für freche Gören
KINDERBUCH
Udo Bartsch
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Frage der Zeit
SCHACH
Carlos García Hernández, Schachlehrer
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Sprunggabel im Hinterteil
GARTENTIERE: Auch Gletscherflöhe sind eigentlich Springschwänze
Prof. Dr. Ulrich Sedlag, Zoologe
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July 8, 2011 Briefs:
- Erdogan backtracks on
normalizing ties with Israel. Israel must first apologize for 9 deaths
on Turkish vessel last year, compensate victims and end Gaza blockade.
- Barack replies: Israel acted legally according to UN report. Responsibility for deaths rests with Turkey and IHH.
- Syrian security forces
kill 15 protesters in Hama Friday as quarter of a million turned out
under slogan: No to dialogue with Assad!.
- Qaddafi again threatens to send hundreds of Libyans as "martyrs" to Europe.
July 9 2011 Briefs:
- US within reach of
strategically defeating al Qaeda, Defense Secretary Panetta. Most
of 20 remaining leaders are in Pakistan, Yemen, Somalia, North
Africa, he said on way to Afghanistan.
- Iran says it test-fired missiles to the Indian Ocean for the first time earlier this year.
- Tehran also claims it can hit US aircraft carriers.·
- Syrian security forces kill 16 protesters demonstrating in several towns Friday •
July 10, 2011 Briefs:
- An Israeli woman killed, 14 injured, two seriously in Israeli tourist minibus accident in Georgia 200 km west of Tbilisi.
- Israeli cabinet approves exclusive economic zone in Mediterranean that includes Tamar and Leviathan oil wells.
The maps and coordinates will be submitted to the UN
It is based on partition treaty last year between Israel and Cyprus and challenged by Lebanon.
- Israel air force strikes N. Gaza tunnel Sunday after Palestinians fired 3 Qassams overnight.
- Syrian FM summons US, French ambassadors to explain Hama visits to protesters.
- Assad government opens two-day "dialogue with opposition leaders". Organizers of anti government protests boycott the event.
Murdoch's News of the World and Israel's media tycoons
Murdoch's News of the World and Israel's media tycoons
DEBKAfile Special Analysis
10 July.
The News of the World hacking scandal hanging over Rupert Murdoch's
global empire and British Prime minister David Cameron could
conceivably erupt in Israel where tycoons with large media holdings
also aspire to determine who rules the country. Tabloid methods are
just as dodgy in Israel, but the difference lies in that the influence
the British media has over the voter thanks to their high professional
standards which attract huge audiences.
In Israel, local and foreign
billionaires have successfully wielded the media against government
decisions and persons more than once, but they miss influencing the
voter. In every general election in the last two decades, the average
Israeli voter has turned against the op-ed views of the mainstream
newspapers and TV news channels.
Israeli newspaper and news broadcasts' audiences are
shrinking because they offer too little competently-produced news and
are swamped with over-aggressive advertizing.
July 11, 2011 Briefs:
- French call for talks with Muammar Qaddafi causes dismay in NATO.
- Defense minister Gerard Lonquet said it was time the rebels talked to the Libyan ruler.
- Armored Syrian forces storms third-largest Syrian city of Homs, killing at least two, injuring 20.
- Cyprus news agency
reports at least 10 killed in massive explosion at southern Evangelos
Florakis military base early Monday. DEBKAfile: The blast hit a
munitions dump storing thousands of rockets and shells confiscated in
2009 from the Iranian Francop bound for Hizballah.
- The blast cut off power for most of the island.
- US will take unilateral
action to deal with Iran-armed Shiite militias threatening US troops
in Iraq. Leon Panetta made this pledge Monday on first visit to Iraq as
defense secretary.
- June saw 14 US service deaths, July three, for which Washington holds pro-Iranian Shiite militias responsible.
Clinton: The US has no interest in Assad staying in power
DEBKAfile Special Report
11 July.
Monday, July 11, after a pro-Assad mob invaded the US embassy in
Damascus, a personal attack on Syrian President Bashar Assad was heard
in Washington for the first time. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
said Assad "is not indispensible and we have absolutely nothing
invested in him remaining in power."
Assad's hooligans rampaged through the building, damaged equipment,
raised the Syrian flag and smeared offensive graffiti on the walls.
Syrian security officers stood by and did nothing.
DEBKAfile's intelligence sources reported that the
ambassador, a small number of personnel on duty and the US Marines
guarding the building took shelter in a fortified wing of the building
behind concrete walls and steel doors equipped with supplies to sustain
them for a week against a siege. They used a special video link to
stay in touch with the situation room of the State Department in
Washington. .
Five years ago, the American embassy in Damascus
itself was attacked for the first time. On Sept. 13, 2006, al Qaeda
detonated a bomb car outside the building as a gang of armed men tried
to break in. Then, they failed to gain entry. This Monday was the first
time a large number of intruders has ever managed to storm an American
embassy and ambassadorial residential compound in the Middle East.
Gaza blockade in reverse: Hamas fortifies Egyptian border against Libyan infiltrators
DEBKAfile Exclusive Report
11 July.
Hamas complains about the Israeli and Egyptian blockades. However,
bizarrely, while continuing its own smuggling operations underground,
illicitly importing munitions, rockets and explosives for terrorist
use, on the surface, Hamas is putting in place a rampart for blockading
its own border with Egyptian Sinai, DEBKAfile reports. They are
concerned by the spillover of post-revolutionary chaos from Egypt and
Sinai and the new influx of fighters and smugglers from Libya. The
Libyans and al Qaeda-linked Sinai Bedouin have gone into the smuggling
tunnel business on their own account and are causing mayhem.
Hamas blames the unwelcome Libyans, housed by the
"Army of Islam" (Al Qaeda affiliates) in the Gaza Strip and provided
with shelter and food in the refugee camps around Gaza City, for the
resurgence of rocket fire into Israel in violation of the informal
ceasefire agreed with Israel four months ago.
A Palestinian work force is working overtime to
throw up a fortified earthworks barrier 10-12 meters high and 14
kilometers long, running from the Rafah crossing up to the
Mediterranean 50 meters inside Gaza territory.
July 12, 2011 Briefs:
- Obama says US ready to support Libya negotiations provided Qaddafi steps aside.
- French FM Juppe denies direct talks with Qaddafi government but admits contacts and urges early government-rebel negotiations.
- Masked saboteurs blow up Egyptian gas
pipe to Israel and Jordan in Sinai for fourth time in six months,
second time in a week. The blast occurred near El Arish early Tuesday.
- French PM Fillon says pro-Assad
loyalists attacks on French and US embassies make it increasingly
difficult for Syrian ruler to stay in power.
- String of US drone attacks Tuesday kills 30 in North and South Waziristan terrorist strongholds.
- Middle East quartet will reconvene to break impasse on Israeli-Palestinian talks.
- Cyprus' navy commander Andreas
Ionnides was among 12 killed when 90 containers of explosives and
weapons exploded at military base Sunday.
The illegal cargo was seized in 2009 from an Iranian ship bound for Syria.
- Cypriot defense minister and military
chief resign as island struggles against extensive blackouts caused by
destruction of main power station.
Afghan President's half-brother's assassination attests to superior Taliban capabilities
DEBKAfile Special Report
12 July.
Tuesday July 12, the day French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrived in
Afghanistan, President Hamid Karzai's half-brother, Kandahar strongman
Ahmad Wali, was shot dead by a bodyguard. This was no coincidence,
DEBKAfile's sources note: It was Taliban's way of again refuting as
unreal the accounts of the situation in Afghanistan presented by US,
British and French leaders and parading its penetration of NATO and
Afghan government's top counsels.
Four insurgent terrorist attacks in the two weeks since June 28 had these objectives.
One was the attack on the Kabul Intercontinental shortly before a
top-secret high-level security conference. A US helicopter had to be
called in to end their siege. The day before British Prime Minister
David Cameron arrived in Afghanistan, a British soldier was abducted
from his base in Helmund province and murdered. And the day Leon
Panetta paid his first unannounced visit to Afghanistan as defense
secretary, one of the bodyguards of a high-ranking deputy of
Afghanistan's National Directorate of Security opened fire on a group
of US military advisers and killed two of them.
July 13, 2001 Briefs:
- Palestinian killed in clash with IDF
force in Al Fara camp NW of Nablus on West Bank. Force attacked with
firebomb on arrival to arrest Jihad Islami suspect.
- A fourth Qassam fired from Gaza in 12 hour Wednesday without causing damage.
- Israeli air force overnight targeted
two Palestinian munitions workshops in N. Gaza after first two missiles
were aimed at Shear Hanegev.
- First Israeli homeland drill in
evacuating population in war emergency starts Wednesday in Herzliya,
Kfar Shmaryahu north of Tel Aviv.
US, French envoys to visit more anti-Assad protest hubs.
First attack on Syrian oil infrastructure
DEBKAfile Exclusive Report
13 July.
After Hama, US and French ambassadors to Damascus Robert Ford and Eric
Chevalier will Friday, July 15, try to reach the eastern Syrian oil
town of Deir al-Zour on the Iraqi border to meet opposition leaders,
although DEBKAfile's reports government forces are poised to stop them.
The town is also a Sunni tribal and Kurdish center.
In a key policy shift, US President Obama Tuesday questioned
Bashar Assad's legitimacy. And another first: A bomb blast damaged East
Syrian gas pipelines.
Friday, July 15, the half a million dwellers of Deir al-Zour
plan their fifth consecutive weekly anti-Assad rally, braving the two
9th Division tank brigades and commando units besieging the city and
using live ammunition against them. If the ambassadors gain entry to
this town, they will also make for another flashpoint Euphrates
Valley city, the much smaller Abu Kemal (100,000).
July 14, 2011 Briefs:
- A suicide bomber killed four people
in a Kandahar mosque holding memorial service for Afghan president's
assassinated half-brother.
- Two more Qassam missiles fired from Gaza Thursday – three in all. Aimed at Ashkelon and Shear Hanegev they exploded harmlessly.
- Israeli air force in action over Gaza Wednesday night after three more missiles rounds struck two tunnels.
The Libyan War is over. Obama makes Moscow peace broker. NATO halts strikes
DEBKAfile Exclusive
14 July.
Bar the shouting, the Libyan war virtually ended Thursday morning,
July 14, when US President Barack Obama called Russian President Dmitry
Medvedev to hand Moscow the lead in peace negotiations for Muammar
Qaddafi to step down and make way for a transitional administration. He
thereby accepted the Russian-Libyan peace formula over NATO's heads.
Instead of standing in the dock in The Hague, Qaddafi and his sons will
take their seats in talks for Libya's next regime, having waited out
NATO's operation to unseat him.
By the time Obama called Medvedev, the individual governments
which had spearheaded the anti-Qaddafi campaign were quietly melting
away. From Saturday, July 9, NATO air strikes against Tripoli and
government targets were discontinued; Italy withdrew its warplanes last
week; France urged negotiations to start and the British defense
secretary admitted his ground corps, naval and air forces do not have
the means to continue the war.
 | Murdoch Has Blood on His Hands
Nailing
Rupert Murdoch for his employees' phone tapping or bribery would be a
little like bringing down Al Capone for tax fraud, or George W. Bush for
torture. I'd be glad to see it happen but there'd still be something
perverse about it.
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The Banksters and American Foreign Policy
Rothbard's
account of the course of American foreign policy as the history of
contention between the Morgan interests, the Rockefellers, and the
various banking "families," who dealt primarily in buying and selling
government bonds, is fascinating stuff, and it illuminates a theme
common to both left and right commentators: that the elites are
manipulating the policy levers to ensure their own economic interests
unto eternity. »» |
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NATO and Rebel Atrocities in Libya
Meanwhile,
duplicitous congressional posturing assures pro-war support despite
rhetorical opposition against it. In France, despite strong anti-war
sentiment, lawmakers just reauthorized French participation, while
officials claim a negotiated solution is possible. »» |
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HUD, VA Provide Permanent Housing and Support to Homeless Vets
U.S.
Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan and U.S.
Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric K. Shinseki announced
today that HUD will provide $46.2 million to public housing agencies in
all 50 states and the District of Columbia to supply permanent housing
and case management for 6,790 homeless veterans in America. »» |
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Little Gitmo
Communication
Management Unit prisons — or "little Gitmos" — predominantly house
Muslim inmates suspected of terrorist activity. Non-Muslims are blended
into the prisons to counteract charges that they target Muslims.
Important Ceilings
"I always have hope; don't you remember my campaign?"
Bachmann Ambition Overdrive
The one that thinks the Pope is the Antichrist.
The Most Important People in the World
They're relatives!
Bachmann Ambition Overdrive
He says Bachmann is lying.
News Corp
'Sorry' seems to be the easiest word.
Video
Possibly, if they have to vote to raise the debt limit three times in the next year.
Department of Corrections
God, 'Times.'
Awful Things
Four theories.
America's Sweetheart
An 'Atlantic' blogger was the only person in an Orange County theater for the debut of the Palin documentary.
Cuomolot
We just GOT him.
No He Cain't
He's trying to capture some of that sweet anti-mosque momentum.
Revolt Like an Egyptian
We can now send cash their way.
Early and Awkward
From ‘corpsman’ to ‘nuclear’ and a bunch of other stuff too.
Tiger Catches Tail
Jamie Dingman is rich, handsome, and doesn't play golf.
Fashion Calendar
Plus, discounted apparel, jewelry, accessories, and handbags by Hayden-Harnett.
Beauty Marks
Also, Britney's back in the fragrance game again, with a new scent out next month.
Put a Bag on It
But she'll wear them everywhere else.
Campaign Trail
That's four more sets of shots for our campaign slideshow.
Street Comber
The best of the style blogs, from Hong Kong to High Street.
Pregnant Models
She refers to her "state," which calls for "resting."
Ins and Outs
The fashion house is hemorrhaging money and staff.
Nailing It
Those Duane Reade spas have got 'em on their toes.
Loose Threads
Also, Jane Lynch and her wife were shot for this month's 'Vogue.'
Lawsuits
They allegedly copied a textile design from a small indie label.
Look of the Day
And this time maybe just a tad bridal-ish.
Daily Male
"Cufflinks
can add a hint of color and humor to a more conservative look and also
reflect the wearer's off-work interests with, say, a golf motif or
images of sailboats."
Lunch Is Canceled Due to Lack of Hustle
$999 modeling camp, especially.
Funding Fashion
Drum roll, please.
Lawsuits
“We just don’t think that any fashion designer should be able to monopolize any color.”
Quotables
"I try to work out three days a week but sometimes it’s only two."
Model Tracker
Nineteen-year-old Victor Nylander is the latest Great Dane.
His Forbulessness
It's at 6 p.m. on September 18.
Beauty Marks
Also, Oprah's hairstylist tried to do damage control on his "kinky hair" comments.
Cut It Out
She's joining the pixie-cut club.
Best Bets
Richly pigmented (affordable) new palettes that blend subtle and bold shades.
Openings
The cookie factory closed in 2009 after 87 years in the city.
Marketing Gimmicks
"Our special is only for $10. So, you know, we believe that people will spend more than that."
The Great Outdoors
Where to track down twelve of the best ready-to-eat baskets in the city.
Sweet News
A Boston company that pioneered candy and sugary mix-ins is starting over in New York.
Marketing Gimmicks
Cheesy Poofs are headed to a Wal-Mart near you.
The Food Chain
"The egg was charged in a canister and piped out. You had these little blob dollops that were like a hollandaise, almost."
Community Boards
Pieces will have to rethink their relocation plans.
Nightlife
New York's mixology world is about to get rocked, argues one insider.
Truckin'
Recent crackdowns are changing the street food landscape of the city.
Film Buffs
But Frank Bruni is removed from the whole phenomenon.
Mediavore
Plus: You might not need eight glasses of water a day, and more, in our morning news roundup.
The Grub Street Diet
"Fat people don’t like to go to Minetta Tavern because they get stuck in the corner."
Neighborhood Watch
Plus: Danish food hits Tribeca, Bathtub Gin heads to Chelsea, and more, in our daily roundup of neighborhood news.
Interviews
Louis Rodopoulos gives us the classic drink's "original" recipe and tells us about Dalí's ocelot.
Openings
For starters, just call it Foxtrot.
Reopenings
We doubt it's related to the Indonesian radio station of the same name.
The James Weird Awards
Plus: thrown peanuts, stolen ambulances, saved lives, and more, all in this week's roundup of weird restaurant news.
This Phone's Murdoch Proof
We’re just now getting a glimpse into how corrupt Rupert Murdoch’s operations were, says Eric Alterman.
More: Think Again: The Murdoch Empire's Heart of Darkness
From the Cartoonist Group.
RFE/RL Headlines
7/15/2011 8:11:22 PM
A daily digest of the English-language news and analysis written by the staff of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
RFE/RL is looking for guest bloggers, preferably writing from and
about our broadcast region. If you're interested, drop us a line at
webteam@rferl.org.
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Features
Golden Apricot Festival Aims To Put Armenia Back On The Map
This week, the Armenian capital of Yerevan has been hosting the eighth
annual Golden Apricot international film festival, which aims to restore
the country's languishing film traditions.
More
Interview: Italy Has 'Inherited This Enormous Debt From The Mistakes Of The Past'
Italy stands face-to face with its debt crisis as the lower house of
parliament votes on a government austerity package. Prominent Italian
politician and economist Antonio Martino discusses the roots of the
crisis and its implications for the eurozone.
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European Parliament Chief Sees Change In Belarus, Says Door Open For Eastern Neighbors
The door to the European Union remains open for the countries in Eastern
Europe and political change in Belarus will happen sooner rather than
later. That's the view of European Parliament President Jerzy Buzek, who
sat down with RFE/RL to talk about the future of the EU's Eastern
Neighborhood.
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Subway Wheelchair Ban Highlights Plight Of Russia's Handicapped
The banning of wheelchairs from St. Petersburg subway escalators
effectively prevents the city's thousands of already-isolated disabled
from traveling. Authorities say the move was made for safety reasons,
but the disabled say it typifies the many basic difficulties they face
in their everyday lives.
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Exit Interview: Eikenberry On Tensions With Karzai, Iran's Influence, And The Security Transition
Karl Eikenberry, the outgoing U.S. ambassador in Kabul, sat down for an
exclusive interview with RFE/RL’s Kabul Bureau chief Rahimullah Samandar
in the Afghan capital. Eikenberry talked about the transition to full
Afghan military control, his much-publicized disagreements with
President Hamid Karzai, and Iranian support for the Taliban.
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News
Eight European Banks Fail Stress Test
Europe's banking regulator says eight of 90 banks failed stress tests that project how they would fare in another recession.
More
U.S. Unveils New Cybersecurity Strategy
The U.S. military has unveiled a new, offensive strategy for protecting
its computer networks against digital attacks, announcing that it had
suffered one of the worst hacker attacks in its history in March.
More
From Our Bureaus
Bodies Of Kazakh Prisoners Withheld From Families
Relatives of the prisoners killed during an attempted prison break in
east-central Kazakhstan early this week say their bodies have not been
returned to the families.
More
Second Uzbek Journalist Ends Hunger Strike
The second journalist protesting media censorship in Uzbekistan has ended her hunger strike due to poor health.
More
Turkmen Warned Over Blast Reporting
An RFE/RL correspondent in Turkmenistan has been warned by the
authorities about his reporting on the deadly explosions at a weapons
depot near the country's capital last week.
More
Exiled Kazakh Banker Warns Of Islamists, Urges Nazarbaev's Resignation
The fugitive former chairman of Kazakhstan's BTA Bank has warned Kazakh
President Nursultan Nazarbaev of the threat of radical Islamic groups
and called for his resignation.
More
Five Candidates Register For Kyrgyz Presidential Election
The Kyrgyz Central Election Commission (BSK) says that five candidates
have officially registered so far for the upcoming presidential
election.
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Kabulbank Was 'Vast Looting Scheme'
The outgoing U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan has described a
corruption-ridden Afghan bank as being like a "giant looting scheme" at
the time of its near collapse and said those responsible for fleecing
depositors should be brought to justice.
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Armenian Opposition Concerned By Reelection Of Election Chief
Armenia's newly appointed Central Election Commission has held its first
meeting and reelected its controversial former chairman.
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Transmission
Georgia Wines Win Coveted EU 'Indications'
Georgia can toast a tiny step toward EU integration with its signing on
July 14 of an agreement on the protection of geographical indications,
the first ever between Brussels and a country within the EU's
neighborhood policy.
More
Persian Letters
Iran Considers Google+ To Be A Negative
Google+ was filtered in Iran earlier this week, Iran’s ISNA news agency
reported. The move was not unexpected. Facebook is also filtered in
Iran, but the speed with which authorities blocked Google+, which was
unveiled only in late June, came as a bit of a surprise to some
observers.
More
Chaikhana
Citizen Journalism Scores Breakthrough In Turkmenistan
The deadly explosions last week in Turkmenistan mark the unprecedented
emergence of citizen journalism in one of the world's most isolated
countries.
More
The Blender
Podcast: An Afghan Assassination, Karl Eikenberry's Parting Shots, And An Uzbek Comedian's Sad Story
The assassination of Ahmad Wali Karzai, Karl Eikenberry's parting shots
as he leaves Afghanistan, and why an Uzbek comedian isn't laughing.
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Gandhara
Afghan Legislators Claim To Have Met Taliban Leader
Two Afghan members of parliament held a press conference in Kabul on
July 14 to reveal that they had met with Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad
Omar over a year ago, and that he had agreed on an outline for peace
negotiations with the government in Kabul.
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Outpost Washington
So What Do Pakistan's Reporters Think?
Washington openly accuses Pakistan's government of involvement in the
killing of a journalist. So what do the country's reporters think?
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RFE/RL Caucasus Report
7/15/2011 8:10:01 PM
A review of RFE/RL reporting and analysis about the countries of the South Caucasus and Russia's North Caucasus region.
For more stories on the Caucasus, please visit and bookmark our
Caucasus page
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Golden Apricot Festival Aims To Put Armenia Back On The Map
This week, the Armenian capital of Yerevan has been hosting the eighth
annual Golden Apricot international film festival, which aims to restore
the country's languishing film traditions.
More
Georgia Wines Win Coveted EU 'Indications'
Georgia can toast a tiny step toward EU integration with its signing on
July 14 of an agreement on the protection of geographical indications,
the first ever between Brussels and a country within the EU's
neighborhood policy.
More
European Parliament Chief Sees Change In Belarus, Says Door Open For Eastern Neighbors
The door to the European Union remains open for the countries in Eastern
Europe and political change in Belarus will happen sooner rather than
later. That's the view of European Parliament President Jerzy Buzek, who
sat down with RFE/RL to talk about the future of the EU's Eastern
Neighborhood.
More
Armenian Opposition Concerned By Reelection Of Election Chief
Armenia's newly appointed Central Election Commission has held its first
meeting and reelected its controversial former chairman.
More
Azerbaijani Army Officers Make Video Complaining Of Extortion
Three Azerbaijani army officers have posted a video online addressed to
President Ilham Aliyev complaining about the financial demands put on
them by their commanding officer
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New Political Tensions Surface In South Ossetia
Just weeks after voting down a proposed referendum on permitting
authoritarian incumbent President Eduard Kokoity to serve a third
consecutive term, the parliament of Georgia's breakaway South Ossetia
region is embroiled in a new crisis.
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PM Praises Armenia IT Growth
Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sarkisian says information technology
(IT) has become a major sector of the country's economy and will
continue to grow strongly in the coming years.
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Azerbaijani President Praises Country's 'Internet Freedom'
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev says there are no restrictions on
access to the Internet in Azerbaijan because of the government's desire
to promote media freedom.
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Georgia Asks Friends To Stop Calling It 'Gruzia'
Georgia is asking its friends to stop using the name "Gruzia," which
Georgians associate with Russian oppression. But few countries seem
willing to make the switch to "Georgia."
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Six Azerbaijani Opposition Activists Go On Trial
Six Azerbaijani opposition activists have gone on trial over an
antigovernment protest in Baku two months ago that was broken up by
police.
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'Dialogue' In Armenia: Politics Or Theater?
Since the ouster early this year of the authoritarian leaders of Tunisia
and Egypt, the opposition Armenian National Congress (HAK) headed by
former President Levon Ter-Petrossian has convened repeated rallies in
Yerevan in a bid to force the country's leadership to schedule preterm
elections or risk the same fate.
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Azerbaijan Receives Ancient Manuscripts From Vatican
The Azerbaijani government has received copies of 60 rare medieval manuscripts from the Vatican's secret archives.
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Armenian Government, Opposition Preparing For Landmark Talks
Armenian President Serzh Sarkisian and his governing coalition have
formed a team to hold talks with the Armenian National Congress (HAK) in
what is seen as another concession to the opposition alliance.
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Armenia Cites South Sudanese Model
Armenian Foreign Minister Eduard Nalbandian has touted South Sudan's
declaration of independence as a blueprint for resolving other ethnic
and territorial conflicts.
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Georgia's 'Opposition Six' Unveils Expanded Agenda
The six moderate Georgian opposition parties that sought unsuccessfully
over the past seven months to reach agreement on electoral reform with
the ruling United National Movement (EEM) have formed a loose coalition,
named Free Choice, to continue their campaign for political
liberalization.
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