• Society

    Sudanese From Meseria Tribe Rally In Khartoum Asking Early Settlement Of Their Status

    Hundreds of Sudanese from the Meseria tribe rally in Khartoum, Sudan, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012. Proclaiming the flashpoint Abyei region Sudanese territory, protesters gathered in front of the African Union headquarters ahead of a deadline for Sudan and South Sudan to settle the area’s status. Hundreds of Sudanese from the…

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  • Society

    Growing Number Of Rhinos Poached In South Africa Due To Its Horns Wrongly Known To Cure Disease

    In this photo taken Friday, Nov. 22, 2012, Miles Lappeman, owner of Finfoot Lake Reserve near Tantanana, South Africa, walks past the carcasses of a rhino and it’s calf. South Africa says at least 588 rhinos have been killed by poachers this year alone, 8 rhinos at the Finfoot Lake…

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  • World

    Whos and whys of EU Association Agreement policy

    e Agreement emphasizes the importance of the United Nations Charter principles, in particular the observance of human rights, democratic principles; while economic freedom and respect for human rights and democratic principles constitute the document’s essential element. I’m talking about the Association Agreement (AA) signed between the EU and Egypt in…

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  • West Asia

    Transcendental meditation proved helpful in solving enmity among nations

    Reducing Tension in the Middle East A statement released by the Jewish-American group J Street says: “Military force alone is inadequate as a response to the broader strategic challenge Israel faces. Only a political resolution to the century-old conflict with the Palestinians resulting in two states living side by side…

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  • West Asia

    Kuwaiti King Stands With Britain’s Queen Elizabeth At Windsor Castle In London

    Kuwaiti emir Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmed Al Sabah, right, speaks with Britain’s Queen Elizabeth after his arrival at Windsor Castle, Windsor, west of London, Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012. <AP Photo/Toby Melville, Pool> Dignitaries attend a State Banquet for His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah of Kuwait, given…

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  • World

    Reasons for Romney’s loss

    The Republican Party had a very good shot at winning the 2012 U.S. presidential election. One major reason was that, before this election, no U.S. President had succeeded in reelection when the unemployment rate was higher than 7.3 percent. At the time of the election, the unemployment rate was 7.8…

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  • East Asia

    Goliath vs. Goliath

    Apple battle helps Samsung realize hidden strengths Looking back at the patent battle lasting more than a year on multiple fronts across the globe, it noticeable that Samsung is no longer what it was ― a hardware driven multinational that relied on orders from Apple and other big firms. It…

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  • Nuclear madness

    After the loss of 10 million American lives in the Three-Mile Island calamity in 1979, the death of two billion in the Chernobyl holocaust in 1986, and now the abandonment of all of northern Japan following the death of millions in last year’s Fukushima nuclear catastrophe, it is hardly surprising…

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  • East Asia

    Apple’s patent suit is ‘negotiation by other means’

    Asymco’s Dediu predicts out-of-court settlement in Samsung dispute Samsung Electronics has successfully switched its phone portfolio to smart devices making a commitment that Nokia couldn’t, according to a Harvard-educated analyst. “Samsung went from having 3 percent to 50 percent in the smartphones’ portion in two years. This switch was very…

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  • East Asia

    Obama’s Asia policy and Korea

    For a first foreign trip after his re-election, President Barack Obama chose Asia last week, starting with Thailand, making a first ever trip to Burma as the U.S. president to go there, and concluding his tour in Cambodia, where he attended the East Asia Summit as part of his effort…

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