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Political leaders in Greece need to show the resolve to stay in the euro zone, which will require Athens to stick to the terms of its rescue package, International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde said on …
The vast majority of Americans do not even know that the U.S. is at war just south of our borders and do not understand why our Southern neighbors are crying out for a change in this senseless policy. The media’s failure in …
On: Friday 18/05/2012 11:32. Baghdad ( news ) .. Finance Minister Rafie al-Issawi, said that the private sector more freedom in completing projects in the country, stressing that the government can not create jobs. Issawi said in …
How not to deal with jihadists. From the first intelligence surveillance to the final shootout, France’s clumsy handling of its spate of Islamic terrorism in March was a case study in how not to deal with a jihadist. With the largest …
How do you have a feeding frenzy when you can’t—officially, at least—see what’s being served? This is the strange dynamic that runs through the flurry of Chinese debate this week about Facebook. In China , the site’s I.P.O, …
Of course, Cambodia was not always close to China, with its history of funding the Khmer Rouge, the communist guerrilla group that began in 1960, presided over genocide of 1.7 million from 1975 to 1979, and continued its …
Human rights organizations are criticizing the Obama administration’s decision to resume military sales to Bahrain despite the ruling monarchy’s ongoing repression of pro-democracy protests. The State Department has said it …
A British filmmaker used the BBC’s archives to argue that Bahrain’s “system of oppression, the rock against which the dreams of democracy are being dashed, was largely created by the British.”
Discrimination and persecution against individuals because of their sexual orientation is increasing across sub-Saharan Africa .
Earlier this month, South Africa’s Department of Trade and Industry announced that products made in the West Bank but labeled made in Israel will no longer be sold in the country.
IMF head Christine Lagarde said it had to be ‘technically prepared for anything’ after Athens confirmed that fresh elections would be held next month. Mrs Lagarde, whose organisation is underwriting the Greek bailout, warned …
HONDURAS VITAL STATISTICS! Find out more about the country of honduras , including how many Hondureños live in Honduras . Includes the population of major…
As Via Meadia has reported in the past, the smart money has been quietly edging out of Greek banks for a long time. As concern spread, the bank walk turned into a bank jog. This weeks, there are signs the jog is breaking into …
By Sean Collins Walsh swalsh@dallasnews.com | Bio 11:16 AM on Tue., May. 15, 2012 | Permalink WASHINGTON – Former President George W. Bush broke his silence on the 2012 presidential race and informally endorsed …
BRUSSELS — The European Union imposed visa bans and asset freezes Monday on three new people associated with Syrian President Bashar Assad’s regime – bringing to 128 the number of Assad supporters targeted by …
As Egypt nears its upcoming presidential elections, the country remains mired in continued political instability and the fog of events that has characterized the country’s opaque transition. As a result, crises remain unexplained …
COPENHAGEN — Turkish writer Orhan Pamuk on Monday won the 2012 Sonning Prize, Denmark’s highest cultural award that honours contributions to European culture. Orhan Pamuk, 59, was the first Turkish writer to …
Faith can help Cambodia rebuild Faith is an essential asset if Cambodia is to restore itself.
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) met to discuss a series of proposals, including the formation of a union between Saudi Arabia and Bahrain . While the decision was delayed this move is still the potential continuation of a …
Iran warned on Tuesday that Riyadh’s plans to form a union with Manama would deepen the crisis in Bahrain , a day after Saudi Arabia told Tehran to keep out of.
(Beirut) – Bahraini authorities should drop politically motivated criminal charges against Nabeel Rajab, a human rights activist, and release him immediately.
“Even some fairly dim bulbs are beginning to realize the problem now. If the Maya donâ ™t get us first (and I expect weâ ™re pretty safe f…
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Arrested, tortured, and imprisoned. This is the recipe for justice that the Ethiopian government serves up to dissenting voices, men and women peacefully.
There is a report on the increased levels of looting in Egypt : “In Egypt Turmoil, Thieves Hunt Pharaonic Treasures”, New York Times May 12, 2012. Illegal digs near ancient temples and in isolated desert sites have swelled a …
For Romney, speech at Christian college offers test Mitt Romney, U.S. Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts governor,
Canada’s Centre-Left NDP “sinking deeper and deeper into Anti-Semitism”. Democrat Party’s counter-part north of the border, has become “intimately connected to Quebec Islamic politics”. Editorial, Michael Coren, Toronto …
You wouldn’t think Bahrain and Syria were much linked. Both are Arabic-speaking countries, though about half of Bahrain’s residents are non-citizen guest workers who speak anything but Arabic. One is a geographically fairly …
First time thinking about a trip to Africa . Before my hisband and I retire, want to see the scenic beauty and wildlives/safari, historical places, and local culture and enjoy the ethnic food of Africa . First decision to make: Should we …
As Europe’s conservatives watch in dismay and even horror, the second big shoe is about to drop in French politics. Far-rightist Marine Le Pen appears set to emerge triumphant from the wreckage of France’s defeated …
El Salvador’s government says it will not grant Spain’s request to extradite 13 former military officers indicted in the 1989 slayings of six Jesuit priests and two other …
Anti- Christian Persecution on the Rise Globally. by James Heiser: New concerns have been raised around the globe that the plight of the world’s most brutally persecuted religion has not been sufficiently addressed by world …
Vietnam and Cambodia will inaugurate land border marker No314, the last along the two countries’ border. They will present their high distinctions to individuals who have made significant contributions to bilateral relationship …
LONDON – The organized sexual exploitation of girls as young as 13, for which nine men were jailed in Britain Wednesday, is abuse in the most pernicious form imaginable. Last year I spent six months investigating this crime …
The Bahrain All-Share Index closed unchanged at 1160.08 points Thursday, as shares from the hospitality industry gained, while financial remained sluggish. Islamic financial institution Salam Bank…
The big political news in the U.S. today is that President Obama has finally “evolved” — with a push from Joe Biden — into supporting same-sex marriage. Obama is still sticking with a states-rights position on this issue and is …
NEW DELHI — India’s Supreme Court has halted a plan to re-introduce cheetahs to the country by shipping animals over from Africa after experts said the idea was “totally misconceived”, the agency Agence France-Press …
It is the largest city in central Finland and on the Finnish Lakeland. Jyväskylä is located on the northern coast of Lake Päijänne, 147 kilometres (91 mi) north-east of Tampere and 270 kilometres (170 mi) north of Helsinki.
As a requirement by EU , all partners were to sign a Partnership Agreement, which defines the shared responsibilities in undertaking the action funded by the European Union in the spirit of good partnership practice which are …
USAID will embark upon a what it is calling the Regional Integrated Trade and Food Security Project in El Salvador .
A U.S.- funded “Justice Sector Improvement Project” (JSIP) in El Salvador valued at upwards of $25 million is being launched to battle violent crime and simultaneously achieve the goal of improving El Salvador’s economy.
(New York) – Egypt’s parliament on May 6, 2012, approved amendments to the Code of Military Justice that failed to end the unprecedented expansion of military trials of civilians, despite pleas for reform from the legal and …
The collapses of authoritarian regimes of the last 15 months should have taught U.S. policymakers one lesson: the old formula of tolerating and colluding with authoritarianism in return for (an often illusory) stability does not …
Yesterday, Al-Jazeera English announced that it would be closing its bureau in Beijing after the Chinese government refused to renew the press credentials and visa of its China correspondent, Melissa Chan. Chan, based in …
France’s new president Francois Hollande made another thinly-veiled on David Cameron today when he claimed Britain treats Europe ‘like a self-service restaurant’. The new Socialist president-elect made his aggressive …
With the presence of the Chairman of the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority, HE Dr. Mohammed Ahmed Al Amer along with a number of Directors from TRA and the Civil Service Bureau (CSB), a…
MANAMA, Bahrain — When the boys at the head of the column bolted, so did we. A colleague and I had been observing their nighttime march through Diraz, an older, poorer suburb of Bahrain’s capital mostly populated by …
Nabeel Rajab, the director of the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights, has been charged with “insulting a national institution”.
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