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“Lavrov Defends Russian Ban On U.S. Adoptions” plus 17 more : Eurasia Review

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• Lavrov Defends Russian Ban On U.S. Adoptions
• Allen Passes NATO Security Assistance Command To Dunford
• Serb, Kosovo Leaders To Address North Status
• New Resort Is Latest Boost For Macedonia
• Tunisia Seeks Path To Unity
• Afghan Peace Process Roadmap To 2015: Internal Security Nightmare For India? – Analysis
• Shocked At NSS Comments On Women, Zed Asks Apology From India’s Youth Minister‏
• U. S. Military Casualty Statistics And The Main Concern For Senators – OpEd
• Hundreds Of Thousands In Tehran Commemorate 1979 Anniversary
• Marrakesh: Soon A World Capital Of Cinema‏ – OpEd
• Refusing The Military: Healing The Virus Of Violence – OpEd
• State Dodged Due Process In Afzal Guru’s Execution – OpEd
• India Makes Another Kashmiri Freedom Hero – OpEd
• Push For World Cup Workers’ Rights Challenges Qataris And Activists Alike – Analysis
• Coming Tuesday (Hopefully): The State Of The Union’s Economy – OpEd
• So-Called Due Process For So-Called Americans – OpEd
• Ahmadinejad: ‘I’m Ready For Direct Talks With US If Pressure Stops’
• Israel: Obama Visit To Focus On Iran, Syria, Palestinians

Lavrov Defends Russian Ban On U.S. Adoptions Posted: 10 Feb 2013 02:51 PM PST (RFE/RL) — Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has defended recently adopted legislation that bars U.S. citizens from adopting Russian children. In an interview aired in the Russian Far East, Lavrov said the law was a response to “numerous” reports of Russian adoptees being killed or abused. “The United States is the only country from which [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Allen Passes NATO Security Assistance Command To Dunford Posted: 10 Feb 2013 02:48 PM PST By Jim Garamone U.S. and NATO leaders today congratulated Marine Corps Gen. John R. Allen for a job well done as commander of the alliance’s International Security Assistance Force and praised Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr. as the strategic leader needed for the next phase of the command. At a ceremony here, Allen [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Serb, Kosovo Leaders To Address North Status Posted: 10 Feb 2013 01:55 PM PST By Bojana Milovanovic and Linda Karadaku As several practical issues are coming to a close between Belgrade and Pristina, the status of northern Kosovo remains an outstanding obstacle that the EU said will only be solved through the ongoing dialogue between the two countries. The EU said three dialogues are needed. “One between Pristina and [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

New Resort Is Latest Boost For Macedonia Posted: 10 Feb 2013 01:52 PM PST By Miki Trajkovski The recent announcement that Indian multi-billionaire Subrata Roy plans to build a world-class resort on Lake Ohrid is viewed as both a boost for Macedonia’s tourism industry and a major step in the country’s ongoing quest to lure international investment. Roy’s Saharayan Macedonia will occupy 240 hectares of property on the southern [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Tunisia Seeks Path To Unity Posted: 10 Feb 2013 01:49 PM PST By Yasmin Najjar Tunisian Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali on Saturday (February 9th) threatened to quit, warning of chaos unless a new government were formed. Jebali said he would resign within days if key ministries held by fellow Islamists were not filled by non-partisan technocrats, TAP reported. His comments came as several thousand supporters of his [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Afghan Peace Process Roadmap To 2015: Internal Security Nightmare For India? – Analysis Posted: 10 Feb 2013 01:44 PM PST A four page document titled the ‘Peace Process Roadmap to 2015’ seems to be scripting events and future developments in AfPak. Reportedly drafted by the Afghan President Karzai and his inner circle, the document’s western ‘tone and tenor’ has led some analyst to suspect a foreign linkage. The ‘roadmap to 2015’ on the letter head [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Shocked At NSS Comments On Women, Zed Asks Apology From India’s Youth Minister‏ Posted: 10 Feb 2013 01:38 PM PST Expressing shock at the reported derogatory remarks against women at Thiruvananthapuram public event on February eight of an official of Government of India’s National Service Scheme (NSS), Hindu statesman Rajan Zed has asked immediate official apologies and action against the official involved. Zed, who is President of Universal Society of Hinduism, in a statement in [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

U. S. Military Casualty Statistics And The Main Concern For Senators – OpEd Posted: 10 Feb 2013 01:36 PM PST The moral of the U. S. troops is not in good shape. And the follow-up costs of the so-called Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), which was the attack on Afghanistan, Operation New Dawn (OND) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), like these attacks on Iraq were euphemistically called, are skyrocketing. Not to speak of the dramatically increasing [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Hundreds Of Thousands In Tehran Commemorate 1979 Anniversary Posted: 10 Feb 2013 01:30 PM PST Hundreds of thousands of Iranians took to the streets of Tehran to commemorate the 34th anniversary of the 1979 Islamic revolution on Sunday, Al Jazeera reported. The crowd of primarily pro-government supporters, shouted “death to America”, “death to Israel” and waved pictures of Ayatollah Khomeini as they celebrated the day that the U.S. backed Shah [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Marrakesh: Soon A World Capital Of Cinema‏ – OpEd Posted: 10 Feb 2013 01:27 PM PST Every Winter of each year the International Film Festival of Marrakesh is held for a stretch of four days. It is renowned for its prestige in terms of cinematographic production and is comparable to the Cannes film festival in the south of France. The Marrakech Film Festival was established in 2001 and has become Morocco’s [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Refusing The Military: Healing The Virus Of Violence – OpEd Posted: 10 Feb 2013 01:24 PM PST From the book, Radical Peace: People Refusing War By William T. Hathaway A young Buddhist novice contributed this account, which we then revised together. To protect the people who have protected him, he wishes to be nameless. Back in high school I’d been good at languages but couldn’t afford to go to college, so I [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

State Dodged Due Process In Afzal Guru’s Execution – OpEd Posted: 10 Feb 2013 01:12 PM PST Afzal Guru’s execution on February 9th didn’t come as a surprise. Though it was a much-belated event, its delay – beyond over 11 years after the attack on the Indian Parliament – was inevitable considering the procedural hurdles associated with the Indian judiciary and polity alike. The government was also charged with playing the minority [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

India Makes Another Kashmiri Freedom Hero – OpEd Posted: 10 Feb 2013 12:57 PM PST By exterminating Guru, India has facilitated the making of another Kashmiri freedom hero. He was not a heroic figure like Maqbool Bhat when he entered into Tihar Jail on allegations of facilitating an attack on Indian Parliament, but became a hero when he was buried inside the jail premises.Nobody including his fellow party members was [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Push For World Cup Workers’ Rights Challenges Qataris And Activists Alike – Analysis Posted: 10 Feb 2013 12:51 PM PST It will take more than statements by trade unions and human rights groups and complaints to the International Labor Organization (ILO) to pressure Qatar to ensure that labor conditions in the Gulf state meet international standards as it prepares to host the 2022 World Cup. Trade unions and human rights group sought to maintain pressure [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Coming Tuesday (Hopefully): The State Of The Union’s Economy – OpEd Posted: 10 Feb 2013 12:47 PM PST If you’re sitting in the well of the House when a president gives a State of the Union address (as I’ve had the privilege of doing five times), the hardest part is on the knees. You’re required to stand and applaud every applause line, which means, if you’re in the cabinet or an elected official [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

So-Called Due Process For So-Called Americans – OpEd Posted: 10 Feb 2013 12:44 PM PST Amy Davidson writes: “One of the problems is, once the drone program is so public, and one American is caught up, people don’t know much about this one ‘American citizen’ — so called,” said Senator Dianne Feinstein, in her questioning of John Brennan, President Obama’s nominee for C.I.A. director, on Thursday. (John Cassidy has more [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Ahmadinejad: ‘I’m Ready For Direct Talks With US If Pressure Stops’ Posted: 10 Feb 2013 12:40 PM PST Iran’s president has said he is ready for directs talks with the US if the West stops pressuring his country. His comments directly contradict the words of the Supreme leader of Iran who rejected the US proposal of direct negotiations. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad made his statement at a rally to mark the anniversary of the 1979 [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Israel: Obama Visit To Focus On Iran, Syria, Palestinians Posted: 10 Feb 2013 12:37 PM PST By Robert Berger Israel is gearing up for the visit of the president of the United States, which is expected next month. Barack Obama’s visit to Israel will be his first as U.S. president, and the issue topped the agenda at the weekly Cabinet meeting in Jerusalem. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the upcoming visit [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.