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• US Navy Launches Lead Ship Of New Destroyer Class
• Egypt: Draft Law Would Effectively Ban Protests
• Egyptian Authorities Arrest Muslim Brotherhood Leader
• David Beckham To Start Miami Soccer Team
• Rosneft Reports Strong Performance In Third Quarter Earnings, Up 15.3%
• Whose Central Bank? – OpEd
• India And Russia: Moving Towards A 21st Century Compact – Analysis
• Pope Francis Reaches 10 Million Followers On Twitter
• China Anti-Graft ‘Subversion’ Trial Suspended Amid Protest
• Call For Saudi Arabia To Free Journalist Who Supported Women Driving
• Chinese Nuclear Plants Make Headway
• Belize’s UDP Party’s Success Overshadowed By Opposition – Analysis
• Why The Exchanges Are A Mess And A Very Simple Alternative – OpEd
• Islamists Set Fire To Armenian Church In Syrian Town
• Georgia: Margvelashvili Names Chief Of His Administration
• Japan Energy Profile: World’s Largest Liquefied Natural Gas Importer – Analysis
• Hindus Worldwide Upset At ‘Trivialization’ Of Lord Ganesh In South Africa Newspaper
• BHP Billiton Donates A$500,000 To Red Cross Disaster Relief In New South Wales
• Saudi Arabia: Expats Swamp Deportation Center As Deadline Nears
• ‘I Do’ Knots For Interfaith Weddings – OpEd
• First Bitcoin ATM Opens In Vancouver, More Planned Throughout Canada
• Amid Outrage In Europe, NSA Chief Defends US Surveillance Programs
• Prototype Commercial ‘Space Plane’ Damaged In First US Test Flight
• US-India Defence Cooperation Beyond The Legacy Of Ash Carter – Analysis
• If Snowden Applies For Asylum In Ecuador, Appeal To Be Considered – Correa
• French And Spanish Intelligence Aided NSA Spying – Report
• Vietnam: 15-Month Suspended Jail Term For Blogger Who Campaigned For Brother’s Release
• Moldova Improves Business Regulatory Practices, But Challenges Remain
• ‘Jihad Now’ Vs. ‘Jihad Later’: Different Means, Same End – Analysis
• US Should Focus On Rights Crisis As Iraq Leader Visits, Says HRW

US Navy Launches Lead Ship Of New Destroyer Class Posted: 29 Oct 2013 11:56 PM PDT By Navy News Service General Dynamics Bath Iron Works successfully launched the Navy’s first Zumwalt-class destroyer Oct. 28 at their Bath, Maine shipyard. The future USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) will be the lead ship of the Navy’s newest destroyer class, designed for littoral operations and land attack. The ship began its translation from Bath Iron Works’ land-level construction facility […] The article US Navy Launches Lead Ship Of New Destroyer Class appeared first on... To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Egypt: Draft Law Would Effectively Ban Protests Posted: 29 Oct 2013 11:52 PM PDT By Eurasia Review A draft law on assembly awaiting ratification by the interim president would effectively give the police carte blanche to ban protest in Egypt. The bill would ban all demonstrations near official buildings, give the police absolute discretion to ban any other protest, and allow officers to forcibly disperse overall peaceful protests if even a single […] The article Egypt: Draft Law Would Effectively Ban Protests appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Egyptian Authorities Arrest Muslim Brotherhood Leader Posted: 29 Oct 2013 11:51 PM PDT By VOA Egyptian authorities have arrested another senior member of the Islamist Muslim Brotherhood, continuing a crackdown against the group following the military ouster of president Mohamed Morsi. Officials said Wednesday that Essam El-Erian, the deputy leader of the Brotherhood’s political wing, was arrested at a home in New Cairo. Hundreds of Brotherhood leaders, including Morsi, have […] The article Egyptian Authorities Arrest Muslim Brotherhood Leader appeared first on Eurasia... To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

David Beckham To Start Miami Soccer Team Posted: 29 Oct 2013 11:25 PM PDT By VOR David Beckham took his biggest step yet towards owning a Major League Soccer team on Tuesday night after deciding to try to start one in Miami. He has an option to buy a franchise for £15m, although he will face competition from around the world if he is to realise his ambition of owning an […] The article David Beckham To Start Miami Soccer Team appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Rosneft Reports Strong Performance In Third Quarter Earnings, Up 15.3% Posted: 29 Oct 2013 11:15 PM PDT By Eurasia Review Rosneft reported Wednesday that third quarter 2013 revenues (including equity share in profits of associates and joint ventures) have gone up by 15.3% reaching RUB 1,356 bln. The main driver behind revenue growth has been bigger gas and petroleum product sales accompanied by a favorable price environment in the global market. Third quarter 2013 EBITDA […] The article Rosneft Reports Strong Performance In Third Quarter Earnings, Up 15.3% appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Whose Central Bank? – OpEd Posted: 29 Oct 2013 10:07 PM PDT By Elcano Royal Institute By Federico Steinberg One of the hardest lessons to be learnt from the euro-zone crisis is that, with the single currency, countries no longer borrow in their own currencies. Similarly to many developing economies –that borrowed dollars but could only print their national currencies–, the southern European debtor countries have realised that although in theory […] The article Whose Central Bank? – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

India And Russia: Moving Towards A 21st Century Compact – Analysis Posted: 29 Oct 2013 10:01 PM PDT By Observer Research Foundation By Samir Saran It would seem that India-Russia relations might have bucked the season of gloom. For years now, since Prime Minister Yevgeny Primakov’s reorientation of Russia’s foreign policy eastwards, we’ve largely seen two governments making positive statements, not matched by actions on the ground and compounded by a general sense of drift. Adding to […] The article India And Russia: Moving Towards A 21st Century Compact –... To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Pope Francis Reaches 10 Million Followers On Twitter Posted: 29 Oct 2013 09:54 PM PDT By CNA Pope Francis has passed 10 million followers across nine different language accounts on the popular social media network Twitter, where users publish messages of 140 characters or fewer. On Oct. 27, Pope Francis tweeted, “Dear Followers I understand there are now over 10 million of you! I thank you with all my heart and ask […] The article Pope Francis Reaches 10 Million Followers On Twitter appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

China Anti-Graft ‘Subversion’ Trial Suspended Amid Protest Posted: 29 Oct 2013 09:27 PM PDT By RFA A court in the eastern Chinese province of Jiangxi has suspended the trial of three activists after their attorneys cited violations of their legal rights during detention, lawyers and relatives said Tuesday. Liu Ping, Wei Zhongping and Li Sihua were detained longer than the three months allowed under China’s criminal procedural law, their lawyers said […] The article China Anti-Graft ‘Subversion’ Trial Suspended Amid Protest appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Call For Saudi Arabia To Free Journalist Who Supported Women Driving Posted: 29 Oct 2013 09:26 PM PDT By Eurasia Review Saudi authorities should immediately release a male journalist who expressed support for an end to the ban on women driving in Saudi Arabia, said Human Rights Watch, adding that officials should also stop harassing and trying to intimidate activists and women who defied the ban by driving on October 26, 2013. Local activists reported that […] The article Call For Saudi Arabia To Free Journalist Who Supported Women Driving appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Chinese Nuclear Plants Make Headway Posted: 29 Oct 2013 09:23 PM PDT By World Nuclear News Two more nuclear power plants in China are progressing towards commissioning. Hongyanhe’s second unit has achieved first criticality, while fuel loading has begun at Yangjiang unit 1. China General Nuclear Power Group (CGN) announced that Hongyanhe 2 reached criticality on 24 October. Work began on the 1080 MWe Chinese-designed CPR-1000 reactor in Liaoning province in […] The article Chinese Nuclear Plants Make Headway appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Belize’s UDP Party’s Success Overshadowed By Opposition – Analysis Posted: 29 Oct 2013 09:11 PM PDT By COHA By Tamanisha John In 2010, the Belize Minister of Works, Hon. Anthony Martinez, signed three contracts with the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to carry out several international development projects. [1] The contracts fell under Belize’s goal to alleviate poverty in its heavily impoverished Southside region. The plan was called the Southside Poverty […] The article Belize’s UDP Party’s Success Overshadowed By Opposition – Analysis appeared first on... To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Why The Exchanges Are A Mess And A Very Simple Alternative – OpEd Posted: 29 Oct 2013 09:04 PM PDT By John C. Goodman More than one commentator has remarked on the puzzling way the Obama presidency has dealt with online technology. When it comes to elections, the Obama campaign’s use of the Internet was state of the art — doing what had never been done before. Yet when it comes to the Obamacare exchanges, the administration has been […] The article Why The Exchanges Are A Mess And A Very Simple Alternative – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Islamists Set Fire To Armenian Church In Syrian Town Posted: 29 Oct 2013 09:02 PM PDT By PanArmenian Islamists set fire to Surp Khach Armenian church in Tel Abyad town in northeast Syria. According to Beirut-based Aztag daily, the arson was committed by members of al Qaeda-linked Islamic State in Iraq and Levant group, who took the cross off the church and torched it. Armenians have been living in Tel Abyad since 1915. […] The article Islamists Set Fire To Armenian Church In Syrian Town appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Georgia: Margvelashvili Names Chief Of His Administration Posted: 29 Oct 2013 09:01 PM PDT By Civil.Ge (Civil.Ge) — Georgia’s President-elect Giorgi Margvelashvili said after taking office he will appoint Lasha Abashidze as chief of administration. Abashidze was Margvelashvili’s election campaign fund manager and was in charge of finances. Abashidze, who holds MA in public administration from Tbilisi-based Georgian Institute of Public Affairs in which Margvelashvili was a rector, served as chief […] The article Georgia: Margvelashvili Names Chief Of His... To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Japan Energy Profile: World’s Largest Liquefied Natural Gas Importer – Analysis Posted: 29 Oct 2013 07:55 PM PDT By EIA Japan has limited domestic energy resources. It meets less than 15% of its own total primary energy use from domestic sources. It is the third largest oil consumer and importer in the world behind the United States and China. Furthermore, it ranks as the world’s largest importer of liquefied natural gas (LNG) and second largest […] The article Japan Energy Profile: World’s Largest Liquefied Natural Gas Importer – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Hindus Worldwide Upset At ‘Trivialization’ Of Lord Ganesh In South Africa Newspaper Posted: 29 Oct 2013 07:45 PM PDT By Eurasia Review Hindus worldwide are upset at the cartoon of Lord Ganesh depicting a cricket tussle in the Sunday Times newspaper of South Africa dated October 27, calling it trivialization of their highly revered deity. Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that it was inappropriate depiction of Lord Ganesh who was […] The article Hindus Worldwide Upset At ‘Trivialization’ Of Lord Ganesh In South Africa Newspaper appeared first on Eurasia... To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

BHP Billiton Donates A$500,000 To Red Cross Disaster Relief In New South Wales Posted: 29 Oct 2013 07:37 PM PDT By Eurasia Review In response to the significant impact of the recent New South Wales bushfires on local communities, BHP Billiton today donated A$500,000 to Red Cross emergency response and recovery work in New South Wales from the BHP Billiton Sustainable Communities charity. BHP Billiton Coal President, Dean Dalla Valle, said: “BHP Billiton has had a long relationship […] The article BHP Billiton Donates A$500,000 To Red Cross Disaster Relief In New South Wales appeared first on... To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Saudi Arabia: Expats Swamp Deportation Center As Deadline Nears Posted: 29 Oct 2013 07:35 PM PDT By Arab News By Irfan Mohammed Thousands of expatriates are in a frenzy to record biometrics and complete paperwork in the few remaining days ahead of the deadline for legalization, which has resulted in chaos at the deportation center in Jeddah. Passport authorities in Jeddah have assigned specific days for countries to record the biometrics of their nationals. […] The article Saudi Arabia: Expats Swamp Deportation Center As Deadline Nears appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

‘I Do’ Knots For Interfaith Weddings – OpEd Posted: 29 Oct 2013 07:32 PM PDT By Eurasia Review By Rabbi Allen S. Maller “The American Religious Identification Survey of 2001 found that interfaith marriages are three times as likely to end in divorce” writes Naomi Riley in an op-ed essay in the June 16, 2013 edition of the Los Angeles Times newspaper. The essay, entitled “Tied in knots over interfaith weddings” is based […] The article ‘I Do’ Knots For Interfaith Weddings – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

First Bitcoin ATM Opens In Vancouver, More Planned Throughout Canada Posted: 29 Oct 2013 07:27 PM PDT By RT The world’s first bitcoin ATM opened Tuesday in Vancouver, Canada, dispensing hard money in exchange for the anonymous crypto-currency through a palm-scan security system. The automated teller is set up in downtown Vancouver at Waves Coffee House, making it the first of five ATMs bought by Canadian firm Bitcoiniacs from Nevada-based producer Robocoin. “I think […] The article First Bitcoin ATM Opens In Vancouver, More Planned Throughout Canada appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Amid Outrage In Europe, NSA Chief Defends US Surveillance Programs Posted: 29 Oct 2013 07:25 PM PDT By VOA By Cindy Saine The head of the National Security Agency, Army General Keith Alexander, is defending U.S. surveillance programs amid a wave of outrage across Europe. Alexander faced a mixed reaction from lawmakers on Capitol Hill at a House hearing Tuesday. The United States is facing a strong backlash from Europe following reports the National […] The article Amid Outrage In Europe, NSA Chief Defends US Surveillance Programs appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Prototype Commercial ‘Space Plane’ Damaged In First US Test Flight Posted: 29 Oct 2013 11:57 AM PDT By Ria Novosti A prototype “space plane” that is being developed to transport American astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) sustained damage during its first free-flying test after its landing gear failed to deploy properly, according to US media reports. The Dream Chaser space vehicle was reported to have flipped over on the runway last weekend in […] The article Prototype Commercial ‘Space Plane’ Damaged In First US Test Flight appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

US-India Defence Cooperation Beyond The Legacy Of Ash Carter – Analysis Posted: 29 Oct 2013 11:56 AM PDT By Observer Research Foundation By Manohar Thyagaraj A famous line from 1942 went: “Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning.” An apt description perhaps of the current state of US-India defense relations after Prime Minister Singh’s visit to Washington in September, and […] The article US-India Defence Cooperation Beyond The Legacy Of Ash Carter – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

If Snowden Applies For Asylum In Ecuador, Appeal To Be Considered – Correa Posted: 29 Oct 2013 11:52 AM PDT By VOR If former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden applies for political asylum while on Ecuadorean territory, the Ecuadorean authorities will consider the appeal and make a decision, President Rafael Correa said. “If Mr. Snowden appears on the territory of Ecuador at some moment, for instance, if he comes to our diplomatic mission in some country […] The article If Snowden Applies For Asylum In Ecuador, Appeal To Be Considered – Correa appeared first on Eurasia... To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

French And Spanish Intelligence Aided NSA Spying – Report Posted: 29 Oct 2013 11:46 AM PDT By RT Electronic surveillance which the European media and politicians blamed on the NSA was also carried out by their own intelligence services, as part of a wide-ranging allied security effort, according to US officials. European spy agencies collected phone records in war zones and areas outside their borders and shared information with the NSA, US officials […] The article French And Spanish Intelligence Aided NSA Spying – Report appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Vietnam: 15-Month Suspended Jail Term For Blogger Who Campaigned For Brother’s Release Posted: 29 Oct 2013 11:39 AM PDT By Eurasia Review A court in the southern province of Long An passed a 15-month suspended prison sentence Tuesday on the blogger and activist Dinh Nhat Uy for criticizing the government on Facebook. He was convicted under article 258 of the criminal code, which penalizes “abusing democratic freedoms against the interests of the state and the legitimate rights […] The article Vietnam: 15-Month Suspended Jail Term For Blogger Who Campaigned For Brother’s Release appeared first on Eurasia... To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Moldova Improves Business Regulatory Practices, But Challenges Remain Posted: 29 Oct 2013 11:02 AM PDT By Eurasia Review A new World Bank Group report finds that the pace of regulatory reform in Europe and Central Asia remains strong, with 19 economies implementing 65 reforms to improve business regulation in the past year. Doing Business 2014: Understanding Regulations for Small and Medium-Size Enterprises shows that efforts to strengthen legal institutions and reduce the complexity […] The article Moldova Improves Business Regulatory Practices, But Challenges Remain appeared first on... To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

‘Jihad Now’ Vs. ‘Jihad Later’: Different Means, Same End – Analysis Posted: 29 Oct 2013 10:48 AM PDT By RSIS Indonesian jihadists are divided between those who insist on conducting “jihad now” and those advocating for “jihad later”. The division seems to stem from their disagreement about legitimate means of jihad but not from their religio-political goals. By Navhat Nuraniyah INDONESIA’S MOST wanted terrorist, Santoso, the self-proclaimed leader of East Indonesia Mujahidin network, recently appeared […] The article ‘Jihad Now’ Vs. ‘Jihad Later’: Different Means,... To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

US Should Focus On Rights Crisis As Iraq Leader Visits, Says HRW Posted: 29 Oct 2013 10:42 AM PDT By Eurasia Review Iraq’s crackdown on peaceful government critics and an epidemic of executions should be top agenda items during the prime minister’s state visit to Washington, Human Rights Watch said today in a letter to President Barack Obama. Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki is scheduled to meet with Obama on November 1, 2013. Iraqi officials say that Maliki’s […] The article US Should Focus On Rights Crisis As Iraq Leader Visits, Says HRW appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.