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• VII Pacific Alliance Summit: Preparations Under Way In Cali, Colombia
• Boston Marathon Bomb Suspect Says Attack Was Retribution For US Actions
• Pyromaniacs On The Potomac: The Problem With Obama’s Second Term – OpEd
• Kazakstan Ignores Human Rights Concerns
• Obama And Turkey’s Erdogan Discuss Syria At White House Meeting
• Obama Administration Rocked By Political Scandals
• Nigeria: Nothing Has Changed Since Boko Haram ‘ Crackdown’
• Iran’s Election Officials Extend Period For Candidate Review
• US Should Still Press Pakistan On Counterterrorism Agenda – Analysis
• Venezuela And The Propaganda War – OpEd
• Better Estimates For Glaciers’ Role In Sea Level Rise Using NASA Satellites
• Burma: Can Aung San Suu Kyi Deal With Constitutional Change? – OpEd
• Hagel Orders Retraining Of Recruiters, Sexual Assault Responders
• Pope Francis To ‘Launch’ New Mobile App
• Western Sahara: It’s Either Autonomy Or Nothing‏ – OpEd
• Will There Now Be A New Phase In India-Pakistan Relations? – Analysis
• SPDC Declares Force Majeure On Gas Supplies To NLNG
• India And China: Strategic Partners In Global Governance Reform – Analysis
• Del Ponte Remarks: Weak, But Raise Alarm On Use And Spread Of Chemical Weapons In Syria – Analysis
• The Martyrs Of Otranto – OpEd
• Yemeni Kidnappers Release Red Cross Hostages
• UNESCO Sending Fact-Finding Commission To Jerusalem
• New (Naya) Pakistan Or More Of The Same? – OpEd
• Barroso Urges ‘Credible Reforms’ In France In Return For Deficit Grace Period
• Obama, Erdogan Promise To Increase Pressure On Syria
• Evidence Of Chemical Attack Allegedly Found In Syria – BBC
• David Beckham To Retire From Football
• Bosnia’s Dodik Urges Serbs To Unite
• The Politics Of Anti-Rohingya Violence In Myanmar – Analysis
• Spinning The Tragic Syria Crisis Won’t Help Stop It – OpEd

VII Pacific Alliance Summit: Preparations Under Way In Cali, Colombia Posted: 16 May 2013 07:27 PM PDT The Seventh summit of the Pacific Alliance will commence in May 23rd, in Cali, Colombia. The Pacific alliance has four member states, Chile, Colombia, Peru and Mexico, all ocean born nations. The alliance’s principal objective is to strengthen trade and commerce partnership with countries on the other side of Pacific and attract strategic investments from [...] The post VII Pacific Alliance Summit: Preparations Under Way In Cali, Colombia appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Boston Marathon Bomb Suspect Says Attack Was Retribution For US Actions Posted: 16 May 2013 07:22 PM PDT Law enforcement sources say the surviving Boston Marathon bombing suspect scrawled a note on the boat where he was hiding, calling the blasts revenge for U.S. attacks on Muslims in Iraq and Afghanistan. Police found Dzhokhar Tsarnaev hiding in the boat in a backyard in suburban Boston, four days after the April 15 bombings killed [...] The post Boston Marathon Bomb Suspect Says Attack Was Retribution For US Actions appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Pyromaniacs On The Potomac: The Problem With Obama’s Second Term – OpEd Posted: 16 May 2013 02:02 PM PDT Six months into a second term and the Obama White House is on the defensive and floundering: Benghazi, the IRS’s investigations of right-wing groups, the Justice Department’s snooping into journalists’ phone records, Obamacare behind schedule, the Administration’s push for gun control ending in failure. Should the blame fall mainly on congressional Republicans and their allies [...] The post Pyromaniacs On The Potomac: The Problem With Obama’s Second Term – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia... To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Kazakstan Ignores Human Rights Concerns Posted: 16 May 2013 01:58 PM PDT By Gaziza Baituova Despite harsh words from the United States and European Union about Kazakstan’s worsening human rights record, the country’s leaders are unlikely to modify their behaviour, local analysts say. It is a simple equation – placed in the balance against economic and security cooperation with the oil-rich state, human rights count for little. [...] The post Kazakstan Ignores Human Rights Concerns appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Obama And Turkey’s Erdogan Discuss Syria At White House Meeting Posted: 16 May 2013 01:38 PM PDT By Jim Garamone While he retains the full range of options against the Assad regime in Syria, President Barack Obama said today, he still believes international efforts are the best way to move forward. In a Rose Garden news conference, Obama and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Syria was a big part of [...] The post Obama And Turkey’s Erdogan Discuss Syria At White House Meeting appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Obama Administration Rocked By Political Scandals Posted: 16 May 2013 01:34 PM PDT By Heather Maher (RFE/RL) — Only six months have passed since U.S. President Barack Obama was reelected to a second term with a mandate from Americans to advance his agenda. Now, three political scandals in quick succession have put him on the defensive and unleashed a torrent of criticism, not just from opposition Republicans but [...] The post Obama Administration Rocked By Political Scandals appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Nigeria: Nothing Has Changed Since Boko Haram ‘ Crackdown’ Posted: 16 May 2013 01:27 PM PDT “There is a feeling of déjà-vu, as if we were living something we have already seen,” said Barrister Zannah Mustapha, head of an NGO that assist orphans of Maiduguri to MISNA. In this city that borders the Sahel, historic stronghold of the Boko Haram, the state of emergency is no novelty. In Maiduguri and Yola, [...] The post Nigeria: Nothing Has Changed Since Boko Haram ‘ Crackdown’ appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Iran’s Election Officials Extend Period For Candidate Review Posted: 16 May 2013 01:20 PM PDT Iran’s Guardian Council has given itself five extra days to determine the eligibility of presidential hopefuls, saying it will announce the eligible candidates on May 21. ISNA reports that the five-day extension has been reported to the Interior Ministry as required by regulations. The Guardian Council is looking at more than 600 applications from candidates [...] The post Iran’s Election Officials Extend Period For Candidate Review appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

US Should Still Press Pakistan On Counterterrorism Agenda – Analysis Posted: 16 May 2013 01:14 PM PDT By Lisa Curtis Pakistanis deserve credit for braving this weekend’s polls in the face of a ruthless campaign of bombings and shootings against candidates, election workers, public rallies and polling booths. With a fairly robust voter turnout of around 60 percent and marking the country’s first successful democratic transition, the elections represent a boost for [...] The post US Should Still Press Pakistan On Counterterrorism Agenda – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Venezuela And The Propaganda War – OpEd Posted: 16 May 2013 01:07 PM PDT By Dr. Ronn Pineo In Hugo Chávez’s Venezuela there is no free press—just state controlled anti-American propaganda.” Republican Congressman Connie Mack, Florida “Under Chávez life for Venezuela’s poor only got worse … Public health is deplorable.” Republican former governor Bob Ehrlich, Maryland President Barack Obama behaves as if he does not understand Latin America and [...] The post Venezuela And The Propaganda War – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Better Estimates For Glaciers’ Role In Sea Level Rise Using NASA Satellites Posted: 16 May 2013 01:04 PM PDT A new study of glaciers worldwide has helped resolve differences in estimates of how fast glaciers are disappearing and contributing to sea level rise. The new research, which uses observations from two NASA satellites, found that glaciers outside of the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets, repositories of 1 percent of all land ice, lost an [...] The post Better Estimates For Glaciers’ Role In Sea Level Rise Using NASA Satellites appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Burma: Can Aung San Suu Kyi Deal With Constitutional Change? – OpEd Posted: 16 May 2013 11:50 AM PDT By Zin Linn It is too early to start campaigning for Burma’s next general elections in 2015, but major parties like the Union Solidarity Development Party (USDP) and National League for Democracy (NLD) are already making preparations. Ahead of the next polls one of the major issues is the question of constitutional review. Leaders from [...] The post Burma: Can Aung San Suu Kyi Deal With Constitutional Change? – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Hagel Orders Retraining Of Recruiters, Sexual Assault Responders Posted: 16 May 2013 11:37 AM PDT Amid a spate of allegations of criminal behavior by military recruiters and service members involved in the Defense Department’s efforts to prevent sexual assaults and help that crime’s victims, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has ordered the services to retrain, re-credential and rescreen all sexual assault prevention and response personnel and military recruiters. In a statement, [...] The post Hagel Orders Retraining Of Recruiters, Sexual Assault Responders appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Pope Francis To ‘Launch’ New Mobile App Posted: 16 May 2013 11:13 AM PDT On the Friday before Pentecost Sunday, Pope Francis is set to “unlock” a new media initiative of the Pontifical Mission Societies in the United States — MISSIO App. “This App is a way for the Church and our Holy Father to reach the growing number of the world’s people who have access to handheld mobile [...] The post Pope Francis To ‘Launch’ New Mobile App appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Western Sahara: It’s Either Autonomy Or Nothing‏ – OpEd Posted: 16 May 2013 11:10 AM PDT Since 1976, the Western Sahara is experiencing a conflict between the Sahrawi independence movement Polisario Front and Morocco, which claims sovereignty over the entire territory. It is no secret that Algeria, which supports and arms the Polisario Front has been seeking an opening on the Atlantic Ocean. Recently while all eyes were on Mali crisis [...] The post Western Sahara: It’s Either Autonomy Or Nothing‏ – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Will There Now Be A New Phase In India-Pakistan Relations? – Analysis Posted: 16 May 2013 11:04 AM PDT By Arvind Gupta and Smruti S. Pattanaik The President of the PML(N) Nawaz Sharif is all set to become Pakistan’s next Prime Minister. Both before and after the elections, Sharif was quick to send messages of peace and friendship with India promising to start from where he had left in 1999, when he was unceremoniously [...] The post Will There Now Be A New Phase In India-Pakistan Relations? – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

SPDC Declares Force Majeure On Gas Supplies To NLNG Posted: 16 May 2013 11:02 AM PDT Shell Petroleum Development Company Limited, or SPDC, has declared force majeure on gas supplies to Nigeria LNG, effective 09:00 hrs (Nigerian time) on Wednesday, May 15 2013. This action is due to production deferment following a reported leak along the Eastern Gas Gathering System (EGGS-1) right-of-way (RoW) near Awoba in Rivers State. “In line with [...] The post SPDC Declares Force Majeure On Gas Supplies To NLNG appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

India And China: Strategic Partners In Global Governance Reform – Analysis Posted: 16 May 2013 10:57 AM PDT By Mukul Sanwal China-India relations have “strategic significance” and “global impact” as both are large developing countries and emerging markets, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang told visiting external affairs minister Salman Khurshid last week, and on his return, the minister, in a press interview, said that “India and China have to collaborate for the Asian century”. [...] The post India And China: Strategic Partners In Global Governance Reform – Analysis appeared... To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Del Ponte Remarks: Weak, But Raise Alarm On Use And Spread Of Chemical Weapons In Syria – Analysis Posted: 16 May 2013 10:53 AM PDT By Riad Kahwaji The statement by Carla Del Ponte, lead investigator in the United Nations International Independent Commission of Inquiries (UNIICI), about the possible use of chemical weapons by Syrian rebels has caused great deal of concern and compelled a quick rebuff from her own organization and a subtle criticism from the U.S. administration. While [...] The post Del Ponte Remarks: Weak, But Raise Alarm On Use And Spread Of Chemical Weapons In Syria – Analysis appeared first on... To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

The Martyrs Of Otranto – OpEd Posted: 16 May 2013 10:49 AM PDT By Nina Shea Pope Francis celebrated his first canonizations in the course of his Mass in St. Peter’s Square last Sunday, giving the Catholic Church over 800 new saints. All but two (a Colombian nun and a Mexican nun) were the “martyrs of Otranto,” who were beheaded for their faith after Turkish Muslims invaded their [...] The post The Martyrs Of Otranto – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Yemeni Kidnappers Release Red Cross Hostages Posted: 16 May 2013 10:47 AM PDT Yemeni tribesmen released three kidnapped employees of the International Committee of the Red Cross, the humanitarian agency and a Yemeni security source said on Thursday. The men – a Swiss, a Kenyan and a Yemeni national – were kidnapped on Monday in the southern province of Abyan. They had been freed late on Wednesday and [...] The post Yemeni Kidnappers Release Red Cross Hostages appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

UNESCO Sending Fact-Finding Commission To Jerusalem Posted: 16 May 2013 10:40 AM PDT UNESCO will send a fact-finding commission on May 20 to investigate ongoing Israeli measures in Jerusalem, the Palestinian minister of foreign affairs said Thursday. Riyad al-Malki told a news conference in Ramallah that the commission would spend five days in Jerusalem before returning to the UNESCO headquarters in Paris to submit a detailed report. The [...] The post UNESCO Sending Fact-Finding Commission To Jerusalem appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

New (Naya) Pakistan Or More Of The Same? – OpEd Posted: 16 May 2013 10:38 AM PDT By Dr. Syed Abdur-Rafay Amid exuberant calls of vote-rigging and protests seen in the recent elections in Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif of Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) is poised to yet again become Prime Minister for a third time – his last two stints at the job were back in the 1990’s. Nearly 14 years after being [...] The post New (Naya) Pakistan Or More Of The Same? – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Barroso Urges ‘Credible Reforms’ In France In Return For Deficit Grace Period Posted: 16 May 2013 10:34 AM PDT (EurActiv) — European Commission President José Manuel Barroso urged France on Wednesday (15 May) to push ahead faster with economic reforms in return for being granted two more years as promised to bring its budget deficit below the EU limit. The Commission will present more detailed recommendations to France on 29 May. France needed to [...] The post Barroso Urges ‘Credible Reforms’ In France In Return For Deficit Grace Period appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Obama, Erdogan Promise To Increase Pressure On Syria Posted: 16 May 2013 10:32 AM PDT President Barack Obama said Thursday that he and Turkish Prime Minister will continue to find ways to end the bloodshed in Syria. “We are going to keep increasing pressure on the {Syrian] regime,” Obama said in a White House Rose Garden news conference after late-morning talks with Erdogan. Erdogan, an outspoken critic of the Syrian [...] The post Obama, Erdogan Promise To Increase Pressure On Syria appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Evidence Of Chemical Attack Allegedly Found In Syria – BBC Posted: 16 May 2013 10:24 AM PDT A BBC journalist claims to have found proof of the use of chemical weapons by Syrian government troops, the BBC reported on Thursday. “A BBC correspondent who visited the northern town of Saraqeb was told by eyewitnesses that government helicopters had dropped at least two devices containing poisonous gas,” the report says. In April, Saraqeb, [...] The post Evidence Of Chemical Attack Allegedly Found In Syria – BBC appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

David Beckham To Retire From Football Posted: 16 May 2013 10:08 AM PDT David Beckham will retire from football at the end of this season, Belfast Telegraph said. Former England captain Beckham, 38, will call it a day after winning the French league title with Paris St Germain. Beckham said: “I’m thankful to PSG for giving me the opportunity to continue but I feel now is the right [...] The post David Beckham To Retire From Football appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Bosnia’s Dodik Urges Serbs To Unite Posted: 16 May 2013 10:06 AM PDT By Elvira M. Jukic The president of the country’s Serb-dominated entity Republika Srpska, Milorad Dodik, said that Bosnia was unworkable as a state and that Serbs should unite. Dodik said on Wednesday in Belgrade that it was time for Serb political elites to get together. “Serbs as a people have two states, Serbia and Republika [...] The post Bosnia’s Dodik Urges Serbs To Unite appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

The Politics Of Anti-Rohingya Violence In Myanmar – Analysis Posted: 16 May 2013 10:01 AM PDT By Zak Rose hough tension and mistrust have long existed amidst the myriad of ethnic and religious groups that comprise Myanmar’s society, they erupted with uncommon severity during the violence of last year. In May 2012, following allegations that a Muslim had raped and murdered a Buddhist woman, a series of protracted riots rocked the [...] The post The Politics Of Anti-Rohingya Violence In Myanmar – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Spinning The Tragic Syria Crisis Won’t Help Stop It – OpEd Posted: 16 May 2013 09:57 AM PDT Yesterday, responding to a Qatar-sponsored resolution, the U.N. General Assembly “condemned Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s forces and praised the opposition.” A day before that, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that “at least 94,000 people have been killed during Syria’s two-year conflict, but the death toll is likely to be as high as 120,000.” [...] The post Spinning The Tragic Syria Crisis Won’t Help Stop It – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.