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• NATO Defence Chiefs Discuss Afghanistan, Partnerships And Transformation
• Special Ops Task Force Helps Shift Afghanistan Trend Line
• IMF Approves First Bailout Funds For Cyprus
• IMF’s Lagarde: ‘Stability And Growth For Poverty Reduction’ – Speech
• Strategies To Achieve A Net-Zero Energy Home
• Google’s Chrome Browser Hits 750 Million Monthly Active Users
• IAEA, Iran Fail To Clinch Deal On Tehran’s Nuclear Program
• How The Obama Administration Is Strangling Press Freedom – OpEd
• Kuwait: Draft Law Threatens Free Speech, Says HRW
• NASA Probe Counts Space Rock Impacts On Mars
• Chinese Incursion In Ladakh: Local Perspectives – Analysis
• Chinese Prime Minister’s Visit To India – Analysis
• Agreement Between Kosovo And Serbia
• Serbian Orthodox Church Dignitaries Face Criticism After Remarks
• Macedonia Population Drained By Emigration, Report Says
• Post-Conflict Syria – OpEd
• US Research Study Spells Boom For Sri Lanka’s Cinnamon Industry
• Smithsonian To Launch World’s 1st Yoga History Exhibit
• Putin To Send Letter To Obama Addressing Missile Defense, Security
• Rosneft Sign MoU With PetroVietnam To Strenghten Cooperation
• Three Controversies Swirl Around Obama Administration
• Georgian Prime Minister Says Sexual Minorities Have Equal Rights
• Nigerian Violence Leads President Jonathan To Declare Emergency In 3 States
• Bahrain: Detained Activists Allege Torture, Reports HRW
• Rebels Targeting Children In Thailand’s Southern Conflict
• Supply Shock From North American Oil Rippling Through Global Markets
• Evidence Of Host Adaptation Of Avian-Origin Influenza A Virus
• China’s Profit Tax May Aid Social Goals – Analysis
• NATO Defense Chiefs Meet In Brussels To Discuss Afghanistan
• Elections In Pakistan And Implications For Afghanistan – OpEd

NATO Defence Chiefs Discuss Afghanistan, Partnerships And Transformation Posted: 15 May 2013 02:57 PM PDT NATO Chiefs of Defence reaffirmed their commitment to support the ISAF Commander over the next 19 months, which will be crucial in determining the outcome of the mission. The Military Committee also discussed opportunities to deepen military-to-military cooperation with NATO Partners. Delving into transformation, they expressed support for ongoing and future initiatives, particularly Smart Defence [...] The post NATO Defence Chiefs Discuss Afghanistan, Partnerships And Transformation appeared... To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Special Ops Task Force Helps Shift Afghanistan Trend Line Posted: 15 May 2013 02:51 PM PDT By Karen Parrish As U.S. and coalition conventional forces in Afghanistan prepare to draw down, the quiet professionals of the special operations community remain committed to a variety of missions there through the end of 2014 and beyond, the commander of U.S. and NATO special operations forces in Afghanistan said today. Army Maj. Gen. Tony [...] The post Special Ops Task Force Helps Shift Afghanistan Trend Line appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

IMF Approves First Bailout Funds For Cyprus Posted: 15 May 2013 02:32 PM PDT The IMF’s executive board approved a $1.3 billion, three-year loan to Cyprus on Wednesday, part of a larger international bailout to help the Mediterranean country avoid defaulting on its debt. Cyprus had to comply with certain conditions – including winding down its second-largest bank and imposing losses on large depositors – in order to receive [...] The post IMF Approves First Bailout Funds For Cyprus appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

IMF’s Lagarde: ‘Stability And Growth For Poverty Reduction’ – Speech Posted: 15 May 2013 02:30 PM PDT By Christine Lagarde, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund Bretton Woods Committee Annual Meeting, Washington DC, May 15, 2013 It is a great pleasure to be here with this distinguished audience, and to host the Bretton Woods Committee Annual Meeting at the IMF. Let me thank Bill Frenzel and Richard Debs for their welcome. “Ending poverty [...] The post IMF’s Lagarde: ‘Stability And Growth For Poverty Reduction’ – Speech appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Strategies To Achieve A Net-Zero Energy Home Posted: 15 May 2013 01:32 PM PDT Chances are you know how many miles your car logs for each gallon or tankful of gas, but you probably have only a foggy idea of how much energy your house consumes, even though home energy expenditures often account for a larger share of the household budget. This disparity in useful energy data is just [...] The post Strategies To Achieve A Net-Zero Energy Home appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Google’s Chrome Browser Hits 750 Million Monthly Active Users Posted: 15 May 2013 01:30 PM PDT Sundar Pichai, Google’s senior vice president for Chrome and Android announced that the company’s Chrome browser now has more than 750 million monthly active users, TechCrunch reports. That’s up from 450 million users Google announced at last year’s I/O. This number includes both desktop and mobile users. Google launched Chrome in 2008 and since then, [...] The post Google’s Chrome Browser Hits 750 Million Monthly Active Users appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

IAEA, Iran Fail To Clinch Deal On Tehran’s Nuclear Program Posted: 15 May 2013 01:28 PM PDT Talks between the UN nuclear watchdog and Iran about Tehran’s nuclear program failed to clinch an accord and no date has been set for more meetings, a senior UN official said on Wednesday, May 15, according to Reuters. “We had intensive discussions today but did not finalize the structured approach document that has been under [...] The post IAEA, Iran Fail To Clinch Deal On Tehran’s Nuclear Program appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

How The Obama Administration Is Strangling Press Freedom – OpEd Posted: 15 May 2013 12:50 PM PDT Whether or not this has been formulated in written policy, it seems clear that the way the Obama administration attempts to control the release of classified information is by trying to exert as much control over those who receive such information as those who disseminate it. The leaker and the recipient are treated as sharing [...] The post How The Obama Administration Is Strangling Press Freedom – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Kuwait: Draft Law Threatens Free Speech, Says HRW Posted: 15 May 2013 12:47 PM PDT Kuwaiti authorities should amend a proposed new press law that would increase state control of the news media and further curtail the right to free speech. The draft should be revised to protect free speech, consistent with requirements under international law, not curtail it, Human Rights Watch said. The government proposed a draft Unified Media [...] The post Kuwait: Draft Law Threatens Free Speech, Says HRW appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

NASA Probe Counts Space Rock Impacts On Mars Posted: 15 May 2013 12:43 PM PDT Scientists using images from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter have estimated that the planet is bombarded by more than 200 small asteroids or bits of comets per year forming craters at least 12.8 feet (3.9 meters) across. Researchers have identified 248 new impact sites on parts of the Martian surface in the past decade, using images [...] The post NASA Probe Counts Space Rock Impacts On Mars appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Chinese Incursion In Ladakh: Local Perspectives – Analysis Posted: 15 May 2013 12:32 PM PDT By Zainab Akhter Although India and China have decided to end the standoff in Ladakh along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), for the people of the region, the incursions in the border area are not a new occurrence. They have been witness to such activities for a long time now. This commentary is an [...] The post Chinese Incursion In Ladakh: Local Perspectives – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Chinese Prime Minister’s Visit To India – Analysis Posted: 15 May 2013 12:28 PM PDT Prime Minister Li Kequiang of China, who took over in March last, is to visit India, Pakistan, Switzerland and Germany during his first round of overseas visits after taking over as the Prime Minister. His clubbing together his visits to India and Pakistan on his way to Europe indicates the equal importance which the newly-elected [...] The post Chinese Prime Minister’s Visit To India – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Agreement Between Kosovo And Serbia Posted: 15 May 2013 12:17 PM PDT The agreement is an important step in the direction of establishing good-neighbourly relations between the two countries, although it does not determine the ultimate success of the Kosovo-Serbian dialogue. The question of how to implement the agreement, however, remains open. By Jan Muś On 19th April, an agreement was signed in Brussels between the governments [...] The post Agreement Between Kosovo And Serbia appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Serbian Orthodox Church Dignitaries Face Criticism After Remarks Posted: 15 May 2013 12:11 PM PDT By Ivana Jovanovic The Serbian Orthodox Church is facing criticism after some of its representatives took part in a protest against the recent agreement reached by Serbia and Kosovo in Brussels, and made what analysts and officials are calling “threats against the state.” Serbs from Northern Kosovo, who do not accept the recent agreement, organised [...] The post Serbian Orthodox Church Dignitaries Face Criticism After Remarks appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Macedonia Population Drained By Emigration, Report Says Posted: 15 May 2013 12:05 PM PDT By Sinisa Jakov Marusic A new European statistical report saying that more than ten per cent of Macedonians have left their country in little more than a decade has stirred up a debate on emigration. In a new report on migration, the European statistics agency EUROSTAT said that from 1998 to 2011, some 230,000 people [...] The post Macedonia Population Drained By Emigration, Report Says appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Post-Conflict Syria – OpEd Posted: 15 May 2013 11:45 AM PDT When the dust settles on Syria’s civil war, what sort of a situation will the world in general, and the Middle East in particular, be facing? Even if Russia and the US manage in their current discussions to agree that a negotiated settlement is the way forward, there is no guarantee that either the Assad [...] The post Post-Conflict Syria – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

US Research Study Spells Boom For Sri Lanka’s Cinnamon Industry Posted: 15 May 2013 11:36 AM PDT By Hassina Leelarathna Results of a scientific research study just released in the US and publicized by news media worldwide present a game-changing bonanza for Sri Lanka’s cinnamon industry needs. In the first known US study to analyze levels of the banned toxic chemical coumarin in cinnamon products, University of Mississippi scientists have basically given [...] The post US Research Study Spells Boom For Sri Lanka’s Cinnamon Industry appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Smithsonian To Launch World’s 1st Yoga History Exhibit Posted: 15 May 2013 11:15 AM PDT “Yoga: The Art of Transformation”, termed as “world’s first exhibition of the visual history of yoga”, will be held at Smithsonian in Washington DC (USA), world’s largest museum and research complex, from October 19 to January 26 next. Through over 130 stone and bronze sculptures, devotional icons, illustrated manuscripts, court paintings, photographs, books, missionary postcards, [...] The post Smithsonian To Launch World’s 1st Yoga History Exhibit appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Putin To Send Letter To Obama Addressing Missile Defense, Security Posted: 15 May 2013 11:04 AM PDT President Vladimir Putin will take up the issues of missile defense and cooperation between the US and Russian security and intelligence services in a written reply to US President Barack Obama’s recent message to the Russian leader, a Russian presidential aide said on Wednesday. Putin’s letter is a response to a message from Obama which [...] The post Putin To Send Letter To Obama Addressing Missile Defense, Security appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Rosneft Sign MoU With PetroVietnam To Strenghten Cooperation Posted: 15 May 2013 11:01 AM PDT OJSC Oil Company Rosneft (Rosneft) and Vietnam Oil and Gas Corporation “PetroVietnam” (PetroVietnam) signed Tuesday a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in Sochi to strengthen cooperation between the two oil and gas companies. The MOU – signed by Rosneft President and Chairman of the Management Board Igor Sechin and PetroVietnam Chairman of the Board of Directors [...] The post Rosneft Sign MoU With PetroVietnam To Strenghten Cooperation appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Three Controversies Swirl Around Obama Administration Posted: 15 May 2013 10:58 AM PDT By Kent Klein President Barack Obama’s administration is facing tough questions on three separate matters, most recently the government seizure of telephone records from news reporters. Reporters peppered White House Press Secretary Jay Carney with questions Tuesday about each of the three issues. The Associated Press news agency said Monday the U.S. Department of Justice [...] The post Three Controversies Swirl Around Obama Administration appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Georgian Prime Minister Says Sexual Minorities Have Equal Rights Posted: 15 May 2013 12:47 AM PDT (RFE/RL) — Georgia’s prime minister says sexual minorities in his country “have the same rights as any other social groups.” Talking to journalists in Tbilisi on May 14, Bizdina Ivanishvili said although there are groups in Georgia that do not accept sexual minorities as equals, society will “gradually get used to it.” Ivanishvili added that [...] The post Georgian Prime Minister Says Sexual Minorities Have Equal Rights appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Nigerian Violence Leads President Jonathan To Declare Emergency In 3 States Posted: 15 May 2013 12:43 AM PDT By Heather Murdock After an upsurge of violence in Nigeria’s north, President Goodluck Jonathan has declared a state of emergency in three states and ordered the immediate deployment of more troops to the region. Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan announced emergency rule in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa, northern states that have been hard hit by the [...] The post Nigerian Violence Leads President Jonathan To Declare Emergency In 3 States appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Bahrain: Detained Activists Allege Torture, Reports HRW Posted: 15 May 2013 12:22 AM PDT Bahraini authorities should immediately investigate allegations that officials are torturing activists in detention, argues Human Rights Watch, adding that authorities should ensure that no evidence secured by torture is used against detainees. Since late April, 2013, in separate cases, security officials have allegedly tortured a prominent rights activist and a woman arrested for protesting the [...] The post Bahrain: Detained Activists Allege Torture, Reports HRW appeared first on Eurasia... To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Rebels Targeting Children In Thailand’s Southern Conflict Posted: 15 May 2013 12:19 AM PDT Separatist insurgents in Thailand‘s southern border provinces are committing war crimes by targeting children and other civilians, Human Rights Watch said today. The Thai government should address the cycle of deadly reprisals by investigating and prosecuting state security personnel implicated in abuses against ethnic Malay Muslims. On May 1, 2013, around 8:30 p.m., four insurgents [...] The post Rebels Targeting Children In Thailand’s Southern Conflict appeared first on Eurasia... To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Supply Shock From North American Oil Rippling Through Global Markets Posted: 15 May 2013 12:05 AM PDT The supply shock created by a surge in North American oil production will be as transformative to the market over the next five years as was the rise of Chinese demand over the last 15 year, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said in its annual Medium-Term Oil Market Report (MTOMR) released Tuesday. The shift will [...] The post Supply Shock From North American Oil Rippling Through Global Markets appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Evidence Of Host Adaptation Of Avian-Origin Influenza A Virus Posted: 14 May 2013 11:50 PM PDT A novel avian-origin reassortant influenza A (H7N9) virus emerged in China in February 2013, and is associated with severe lower respiratory tract diseases. To date, more than 100 human cases of infection, including at least 20 deaths, have been reported in China. Three early cases of infection were described in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China. The [...] The post Evidence Of Host Adaptation Of Avian-Origin Influenza A Virus appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

China’s Profit Tax May Aid Social Goals – Analysis Posted: 14 May 2013 11:40 PM PDT By Michael Lelyveld Tougher policies on property investment are having an uncertain effect on China’s economy as the government prepares to unveil new urbanization rules. The country’s real estate market has been in turmoil since March 1, when the State Council ordered a series of measures to stop speculation in the housing sector and make [...] The post China’s Profit Tax May Aid Social Goals – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

NATO Defense Chiefs Meet In Brussels To Discuss Afghanistan Posted: 14 May 2013 11:34 PM PDT By Jim Garamone The transition in Afghanistan, the post-2014 NATO mission in the country and the alliance’s transformation in the face of economic hardships were on the docket as NATO’s Military Committee began deliberations Tuesday in Brussels. Danish Army Gen. Knud Bartels, the committee’s chairman, listed these and other challenges confronting the alliance. All the [...] The post NATO Defense Chiefs Meet In Brussels To Discuss Afghanistan appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Elections In Pakistan And Implications For Afghanistan – OpEd Posted: 14 May 2013 11:13 PM PDT By Aziz Amin Ahmadzai Pakistan shares a 2,640 km long border with Afghanistan and is closely knitted to Afghanistan in many ways. Since the inception of Pakistan in 1947, the relations between Afghanistan and Pakistan have been through many curves. Pakistani foreign policy towards Afghanistan has always been introversive and somehow looked at with suspicion [...] The post Elections In Pakistan And Implications For Afghanistan – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.