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Thursday 23 May 2013

“Pakistan Elections: Imran Khan Down, But Not Out – Analysis” plus 29 more : Eurasia Review

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Posted: 22 May 2013 04:19 PM PDT
By Aryaman Bhatnagar The political tsunami that Pakistan’s Imran Khan promised, and was so sure of achieving, never came. His party, Tehreek-e-Insaf, fell almost a hundred seats short of Nawaz Sharif’s conservative Muslim League which is now set to form a government. The former cricketer’s meteoric rise in the past few years was perhaps the [...] The post Pakistan Elections: Imran Khan Down, But Not Out – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 22 May 2013 04:16 PM PDT
By Konstantin Parshin Across the former Soviet Union, entrepreneurs may be skilled in the art of making money, but they soon find themselves out of their depth when it comes to the business of politics. The poster boy for the inadvisability of trying to make the cross-over from business to politics is, of course, Mikhail [...] The post Tajikistan: Aspiring Opposition Leader Arrested On Embezzlement, Polygamy Charges appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 22 May 2013 04:00 PM PDT
By Walden Bello The words were so brazen that they have created a firestorm globally. Characterized as “outspoken” and “brash” in the international media, Osaka mayor Toru Hashimoto has claimed that “comfort women”—the thousands of Asian women who were forced to serve as prostitutes during the Second World War—were “necessary” for the morale of Japanese [...] The post The Hashimoto Controversy And Japan’s Failure To Come To Terms With Its Past – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 22 May 2013 03:51 PM PDT
By G. Shabbir Cheema This past weekend’s national election in Pakistan marked a landmark event in the country’s 66-year history. For the first time, an elected civilian government has completed a full five-year term and will hand over power to the newly elected government. Militant threats did not stop millions of Pakistanis from voting, with [...] The post Pakistan Elections: A Positive Step Toward Democracy – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 22 May 2013 03:49 PM PDT
Counterfeit Chinese yuan bills are spreading fast in North Korea, flooding local marketplaces and causing headaches for traders and merchants who have no way to get the fakes out of circulation, sources in the country said this week. The fake bills have been changing hands at local markets near the border with China in recent [...] The post Counterfeit Chinese Yuan Floods North Korean Markets appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 22 May 2013 03:40 PM PDT
The Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Qatar and the Foreign Ministers of Egypt, France, Germany, Italy, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, U.A.E., U.K., USA and Jordan came together in Amman on May 22nd 2013 to deliberate on the developments in Syria and to reemphasize their support to find a political solution to the crisis [...] The post Joint Statement Of Participating Countries In Amman Ministerial Meeting On Syria appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 22 May 2013 03:36 PM PDT
By Ivet González “The people are the only thing that matters,” says agronomist Miguel Ángel Salcines, who then goes on to list a series of other “secondary” factors that have turned Vivero Alamar, an urban farm on the outskirts of the Cuban capital, into a rare success story in the country’s depressed agricultural sector. “We [...] The post Organic Cooperative Farm Proves Agriculture Can Prosper In Cuba appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 22 May 2013 03:20 PM PDT
Iran’s Guardian Council says the Constitution and the election law were the criteria for vetting presidential hopefuls. Guardian Council Spokesman Abbas Ali Kadkhodaei added that the top electoral supervisory body held several sessions to discuss the capabilities, resumes, and even the past actions and remarks of the presidential hopefuls. He went on to say that [...] The post Iran Approves 8 Candidates For June 14 Presidential Vote appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 22 May 2013 03:18 PM PDT
Zahra Mostafavi, the daughter of the late founder of the Islamic Republic Ayatollah Khomeini, has written a letter to Iran’s Supreme Leader, urging him to reconsider the Guardian Council’s disqualification of Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani from the race for president. ISNA reports that Zahra Mostafavi’s letter to Ayatollah Khamenei mentions that on the day his name [...] The post Iran: Daughter Of Late Supreme Leader Urges Election Reconsideration appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 22 May 2013 03:15 PM PDT
A Florida man with ties to Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev was shot and killed early Wednesday morning after attacking an FBI agent during questioning, law enforcement officials said. The victim, identified as Ibragim Todashev, was shot at a condominium complex in Orlando, Florida. The FBI confirmed a man died while one of its [...] The post FBI Shoots, Kills Man Linked To Boston Bombing Suspect During Questioning appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 22 May 2013 02:58 PM PDT
Historically, Palestinian refugees, wherever they have sought temporary sanctuary following the ethic cleansing of their country by the 19th Century Zionist colonial enterprise, and pending their Return to Palestine, have insisted on avoiding local and international conflicts while seeking a modicum of interim civil rights from the host countries. This was true at the beginning [...] The post How Lebanon’s Palestinians Are Being Pulled Into Syrian War – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia...

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Posted: 22 May 2013 02:47 PM PDT
Samsung is to buy a 10% stake in rival phone manufacturer Pantech, Digital Spy said. The Galaxy S4 maker will pay 53 billion won ($47.6 million) for the stake in Pantech, South Korea’s third-largest handset maker. The deal will allow both companies to work closely, particularly in the area of smartphones, ZDNet reports. Samsung’s investment [...] The post Samsung To Buy 10% Stake In Rival Phone Manufacturer Pantech appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 22 May 2013 02:46 PM PDT
Eminem’s music publisher has filed a lawsuit against Facebook and its ad agency, claiming the social media site lifted the rapper’s music for an online ad. Eight Mile Style filed a complaint in Detroit federal court alleging that Facebook copied music from Eminem’s 2000 track “Under the Influence” for an online ad that aired in [...] The post Eminem Says Facebook Wasn’t Authorized To Release Song appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 22 May 2013 02:44 PM PDT
Book publisher Penguin announced on Wednesday, May 22 it has reached a $75 million “comprehensive agreement” with U.S. State Attorneys General and private class plaintiffs over e-book price fixing allegations connected to Apple and its iBookstore for iOS, the AppleInsider reported. If accepted, the settlement will resolve all antitrust claims against Penguin related to e-book [...] The post Penguin Reaches $75 Million Agreement In iBooks Price Fixing Lawsuit appeared first on...

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Posted: 22 May 2013 02:42 PM PDT
By Leonid Guryanov The EU energy policy is one of the main topics at the EU summit that is currently underway in Brussels. Among other things, discussions are being unfolding there around the future of the shale gas in Europe. Despite the fact that great hopes are linked with shale gas, concrete decisions have not [...] The post Prospects For European ‘Shale Revolution’ – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 22 May 2013 02:37 PM PDT
The most amazing thing I learned on my first safari trip in South Africa is that elephants have the most incredible, very long black eyelashes. Second, lions could not care less about nearby trucks and people, nor lights at night. Third, though giraffes seem to walk slow and gracefully, their legs are so long that [...] The post African Safari Trip Of A Lifetime – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 22 May 2013 02:35 PM PDT
A wave of dissatisfaction with the incumbent regimes has spread in a number of North African and Middle Eastern Muslim countries. Some have been hard-hit by this wave, some have survived it, and some are still burning under the fire unleashed not merely by people’s discontentment, but also by the geo-political and geo-strategic interests of [...] The post Internal And External Dynamics Of Syrian Crisis – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 22 May 2013 02:30 PM PDT
By Sarfraz Wali Introduction The world financial system came into global focus in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis that saw companies such as Lehman Brothers, Bear Stearns and AIG effectively collapse under the liabilities that they had amassed. Many questions were raised but as has happened before, such as the depression of the [...] The post Finance In A Non-Banking World – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 22 May 2013 02:27 PM PDT
By Moses Tofa Swaziland has retained and continues to indefinitely retain its controversial status as an absolute constitutional monarchy. It is the only country in Africa with such a ‘distinctly maverick’ political order. The country’s political establishment is regarded by many critics as ‘archaic.’ There is not a vestige of doubt that there is a [...] The post Swaziland: Wither Absolute Monarchism? – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 22 May 2013 01:54 PM PDT
A new study shows there is a gender gap when it comes to behavior and self-control in American young children – one that does not appear to exist in children in Asia. In the United States, girls had higher levels of self-regulation than boys. Self-regulation is defined as children’s ability to control their behavior and [...] The post In US “Boys Will Be Boys”, But Not In Asia appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 22 May 2013 01:52 PM PDT
By Donna Miles The United States and China, by increasing their dialogue and engagement, can build a foundation of trust while fostering regional security and prosperity, the top U.S. commander in the region said yesterday. “While competition between the United States and China is inevitable, conflict is not,” Navy Adm. Samuel J. Locklear III, commander [...] The post US, China Can Build On Common Ground, Says Top US Commander appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 22 May 2013 01:42 PM PDT
Republican US lawmakers are taking steps to bar the United States from sharing classified missile defense technology information with Russia, draft legislation that was amended in the US Congress Wednesday shows. The lawmakers included language in the proposed Defense Authorization Bill, which was in the early stages of the legislative process in Congress on Wednesday, [...] The post US Republicans Seek To Block Sharing Missile Defense Data With Russia appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 22 May 2013 01:35 PM PDT
A man believed to be soldier has been beheaded in a barbaric attack by two men on a street outside Woolwich army barracks in South East London. In the shocking scene, one the killers addressed witnesses saying “you will never be safe”. ITV news, which has shocking footage of one of the attackers running down [...] The post Man Beheaded In Barbaric Machete Attack In London appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 22 May 2013 01:31 PM PDT
The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) filed Wednesday a complaint and motion for preliminary injunction asking a federal district court in Baltimore to order the military judge in the court-martial of Bradley Manning to grant the public and press access to the government’s filings, the court’s own orders, and transcripts of the proceedings, none of [...] The post Group Challenges Secrecy Of Manning Court Martial In US Civilian Court appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 22 May 2013 01:26 PM PDT
At one time, President Obama noted similarities between his presidency and Ronald Reagan’s, but these days it seems his administration is more often compared with Nixon’s. The Benghazi coverup, followed by the IRS scandal that targeted right wing groups, followed by the revelation that the Department of Justice seized the telephone records of Associated Press [...] The post Power Corrupts – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 22 May 2013 01:08 PM PDT
Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe has signed the new Constitution into law after over 90% of registered voters approved it last March. The president’s signature is a necessary step along the path to the presidential election that is expected to take place later this year. According to the press in Harare, Mugabe signed the new Fundamental [...] The post Zimbabwe: Mugabe Signs New Constitution Into Law appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 22 May 2013 01:03 PM PDT
“In response to an appeal from the defense, the sentence will be annulled and the trial will be backdated to April 19,” said the secretary of the Constitutional Court, Martín Guzmán, announcing the overturning of the historic 80-year conviction handed on May 10 to former dictator Jose Efrain Rios Montt (in power 1982-1983) for crimes [...] The post Guatemala Overturns Historic Genocide Sentence Of Rios Montt appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 22 May 2013 01:00 PM PDT
By Mohammed Fahad Al-Harthi The current political rapport between Riyadh and Ankara is an exciting development. If harmonized, it could completely result in the two countries achieving significant influence at regional and international levels. The economies of the two countries stand at $ 5.1 trillion, with high growth rates. This will surely make their collective [...] The post Saudi-Turkey Rapport Bodes Well For Global Influence – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 22 May 2013 12:56 PM PDT
Turkish-Russian relations should no longer be interpreted solely in terms of security. Today, with changed circumstances in the world, we define them as ‘multi-layered.’ By Ozdem Sanberk Turkish-Russian relations have followed a fluctuating course during their 500 year long history. Indeed they have gone down in the literature as a history of wars. After the [...] The post Redefining Turkish-Russian Relations – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 22 May 2013 12:53 PM PDT
A district court in Riyadh yesterday issued a preliminary verdict for eight out of 10 Saudis involved in terrorist activity. They are convicted of crimes including knowledge of a statement by Al-Qaeda calling for the assassination of intelligence officers, sending threats to officers, creating a group dedicated to assassinating intelligence officials, including Lt. Col. Mubarak [...] The post Saudi Arabia Court Convicts 8 For Terror Crimes appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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