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- Israel’s Proxies And The Obama–Iran Nuclear Accord – OpEd
- Maldives: Footprints Of The Islamic State – Analysis
- Kazakhstan: ‘What Right Do Authorities Have To Scare Our Children?’
- Leno Says Cosby Is Getting A Pass – OpEd
- Our Messy World With Extremism On The Rise – OpEd
- Brazil: Umbanda, Religion And Resistance
- Azerbaijan: Top Footballer Among Six Arrested After Journalist Killed
- Sri Lanka Sets Up Special Unit For Election Complaints
- Plant Hormone Crystals Grow Larger And Stronger Fruits
- Mercedes-Benz Adds A Coupé To Its C-Class Family
- China: Excommunicated Bishops Ordain New Priests
- Resurgence Of Taliban In Afghanistan And Effect On Iran’s Foreign Policy – Analysis
- The Iran Nuclear Agreement: Implications For South Asia And World – Analysis
- Perfect Opportunity To Advance US-Georgian Defense Relationship – Analysis
- Detangling The Web: A Screenshot Of US Government Cyber Activity – Analysis
- Yemen In Meltdown: Domestic And Regional Competitions And Destruction Of Nationhood – Analysis
- Turkey, Islamic State, US And Syria – Analysis
- 1MDB And Consolidation Of Power: Challenges To Najib-Led Government – Analysis
- Libya: Islamic State Beheads 12 As Battle For Sirte Continues
- China’s Victory Day – OpEd
- Obama: Continuing Work To Improve Community Policing – Transcript
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Posted: 15 Aug 2015 07:58 PM PDT
In the village of Duma, an 18 month old Palestinian baby died following the fire-bombing of his family’s home by Israeli settlers. The father of the child died of burns a week later and the surviving mother and young sibling are barely alive – covered with burns from racist Jewish arson. The United Nations Special … Continue reading Israel’s Proxies And The Obama–Iran Nuclear Accord – OpEd
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Posted: 15 Aug 2015 07:48 PM PDT
Muslim majority Maldives is becoming a prime recruiting ground for the Islamic State. Over 200 Maldivians have joined the Islamic State. Political instability at home has allowed the Islamists to push their anti-democracy and pro-Islamist agenda. And the official response remains weak and insufficient. The growth of Islamic State’s influence in Maldives has serious repercussions … Continue reading Maldives: Footprints Of The Islamic State – Analysis
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Posted: 15 Aug 2015 07:44 PM PDT
By Mushfig Bayram About 20 officials, including police and Prosecutor’s Office officials, raided a church-run children’s camp in Almaty Region near Kazakhstan’s commercial capital on 30 July, camp organisers have told Forum 18 News Service. “Officials questioned the minors without the presence of their parents,” Pastor Sergei Li of Kapshagai Baptist Church told Forum 18 … Continue reading Kazakhstan: ‘What Right Do Authorities Have To Scare Our...
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Posted: 15 Aug 2015 07:24 PM PDT
Before leaving the Television Critics Association summer meeting in Beverly Hills, Jay Leno addressed the serial accusations against Bill Cosby. Here is what he said: “I find it fascinating—how many accusers does he have now? 40? Well, 50 women come forward and people call them liars. And they go, ‘Oh, you waited 40 years?’ Men … Continue reading Leno Says Cosby Is Getting A Pass – OpEd
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Posted: 15 Aug 2015 07:21 PM PDT
Religion is important to most people around the globe. As such, it has been always easy to exploit religion for ulterior motives. But probably never before in the history have we seen so much of abuse of religion or its misrepresentation of values by zealots or extremists. Religious extremism is on the rise all over … Continue reading Our Messy World With Extremism On The Rise – OpEd
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Posted: 15 Aug 2015 07:12 PM PDT
By Paolo Moiola* Above the front door, on the green wall, the inscription: “Umbanda São Jorge Store” is written. Inside, the shelves are filled with incense and natural products for all kinds of purposes (from love to money), and statues of various sizes with the features of Catholic saints or other individuals. In Floriano, a … Continue reading Brazil: Umbanda, Religion And Resistance
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Posted: 15 Aug 2015 07:05 PM PDT
By Afgan Mukhtarli* Well-known Azerbaijani footballer Javid Huseynov has been arrested in connection with the death of a journalist who criticised him and was then attacked. Rasim Aliyev died of his injuries in hospital on August 9. Huseynov, who has played for the Azerbaijani national squad as well as his own team, Gabala FK, was … Continue reading Azerbaijan: Top Footballer Among Six Arrested After Journalist Killed
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Posted: 15 Aug 2015 06:59 PM PDT
The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) has set up a special unit to record complaints related to incidents of fundamental rights violations on Monday, the day of the election. According to Secretary and media spokesman of the HRCSL, Nimal Punchihewa the HRCSL has decided to set up a special unit to prevent election … Continue reading Sri Lanka Sets Up Special Unit For Election Complaints
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Posted: 15 Aug 2015 06:54 PM PDT
Wanting to produce large and juicy fruits without losing their texture and maintain all their nutrients, PhD Eleazar Máximo Escamilla Silva developed a bioprocess for the production of phytohormones (plant hormones) that is 60 percent cheaper than the material used today. The project was developed at the Technological Institute of Celaya (ITC) in Mexico, and … Continue reading Plant Hormone Crystals Grow Larger And Stronger Fruits
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Posted: 15 Aug 2015 06:50 PM PDT
Mercedes-Benz is adding a Coupé to its C-Class family, which is slated to arrive in December 2015. Billed as being athletic and sporty, the vivid, the company claims that the sensual design of the new Coupé cuts a fine figure on the road and embodies modern luxury. At the same time, Mercedes-Benz said that the … Continue reading Mercedes-Benz Adds A Coupé To Its C-Class Family
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Posted: 15 Aug 2015 06:41 PM PDT
Two excommunicated illicit bishops in China have ordained priests in separate ceremonies during the past two months. Catholic leaders expressed concern over the ordinations, saying it was yet another example of the Communist government tightening its control over the Church. Father Joseph Yue Fusheng of Heilongjiang, who was excommunicated by the Vatican in 2012, ordained … Continue reading China: Excommunicated Bishops Ordain New Priests
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Posted: 15 Aug 2015 06:37 PM PDT
By Seyyedeh Motahhareh Hosseini* At present, the activities of radical groups in Afghanistan have hit the headlines because of the operations carried out by the Taliban and ISIS, as the Taliban have started a new and serious phase of their activities in the war-torn country. Before the resurgence of this group’s activities and as a … Continue reading Resurgence Of Taliban In Afghanistan And Effect On Iran’s Foreign Policy – Analysis
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Posted: 15 Aug 2015 06:31 PM PDT
While the fine print of the latest multilateral agreement on the Iranian nuclear question has been projected by US President Barack Obama in quite modest terms of stopping Tehran in its tracks of making the atom bomb, the author envisions a possible regional scenario of economic benefits for Iran as well as Pakistan, Afghanistan and … Continue reading The Iran Nuclear Agreement: Implications For South Asia And World – Analysis
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Posted: 15 Aug 2015 06:16 PM PDT
By Luke Coffey* US Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter will meet with his Georgian counterpart, Tinatin Khidasheli, the week of August 17. Having recently been appointed as defense minister (and the first female defense minister in Georgia’s history), this will be Khidasheli’s first meeting at the Pentagon in her new role. Georgia has been a … Continue reading Perfect Opportunity To Advance US-Georgian Defense Relationship – Analysis
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Posted: 15 Aug 2015 06:10 PM PDT
By G. Alexander Crowther and Shaheen Ghori* The world must collectively recognize the challenges posed by malevolent actors’ entry into cyberspace, and update and strengthen our national and international policies accordingly. Activities undertaken in cyberspace have consequences for our lives in physical space, and we must work towards building the rule of law, to prevent … Continue reading Detangling The Web: A Screenshot Of US Government Cyber Activity – Analysis
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Posted: 15 Aug 2015 11:16 AM PDT
By Talmiz Ahmad* In the third week of July 2015, the port, airport and presidential palace in Aden, the historic city at the mouth of the Red Sea, fell into the hands of forces representing the ousted Yemeni president, Abd Rabbo Mansour Hadi, marking the first success in the counter-assault mounted by Saudi-led forces against … Continue reading Yemen In Meltdown: Domestic And Regional Competitions And Destruction Of Nationhood – Analysis
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Posted: 15 Aug 2015 10:18 AM PDT
By K. P. Fabian There is a sudden and dramatic change in Turkey’s policy towards the Islamic State (IS). For long, Turkey has permitted, and even facilitated, the flow of young men and women from various countries to Syria to join the IS. It has bought oil from the IS and even permitted the shipment … Continue reading Turkey, Islamic State, US And Syria – Analysis
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Posted: 15 Aug 2015 10:16 AM PDT
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak’s recent moves at managing criticism over the “1MDB scandal” run the risk of appearing motivated solely by political self-preservation; this could negatively impact public confidence in his government. By Saleena Saleem and David Han Guo Xiong* The Najib-led government has a difficult job managing public calls for transparency over the … Continue reading 1MDB And Consolidation Of Power: Challenges To Najib-Led Government – Analysis
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Posted: 15 Aug 2015 08:47 AM PDT
Islamic State extremists have beheaded 12 people and hung them on crosses during a battle for the coastal Libyan city of Sirte, AFP reported on Saturday. According to Libya’s national news agency LANA, the 12 victims were local gunmen who had been battling Daesh militants in a district known as “neighborhood three”. The agency also … Continue reading Libya: Islamic State Beheads 12 As Battle For Sirte Continues
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Posted: 15 Aug 2015 08:45 AM PDT
In the United States, World War II began with the surprise attack of the Imperial Japanese Navy against Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. From the viewpoint of Western Europe, the significant date was September 1, 1939, when Nazi Germany invaded Poland. In China and Asia, the nightmare began years before, on September 18, 1931. … Continue reading China’s Victory Day – OpEd
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Posted: 15 Aug 2015 08:37 AM PDT
In this week’s address, US President Barack Obama spoke about the work the Administration is doing to enhance trust between communities and law enforcement in the year since the death of Michael Brown in Ferguson. In May, the President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing released their final report setting out concrete proposals to build … Continue reading Obama: Continuing Work To Improve Community Policing – Transcript
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