Communities inhabited by Shiite Muslims and President Bashar al-Assad’s Alawite minority will be “wiped off the map” if the strategic city of Al-Qusair in central Syria falls to government troops, rebel forces said.
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I just love the stories that combine climate change with interesting animals. what these people seems to miss is that even if the sea levels go up, there is still going to be shoreline…
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Jordan was in trouble well before the Arab Spring. This kingdom has no real economic strengths and has been struggling to provide the basic needs for everyone for decades. Not much is needed to make the dormant social unrest explode.
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“The Chinese system of state capitalism or ‘capitalism with Chinese characteristics’ has blocked many of the potential benefits of a free market, not only in China, but among China’s trading partners,” concluded a draft report by the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission.
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A report by the House Intelligence Committee said the two firms “cannot be trusted” to be free of influence from Beijing and could be used to undermine US security.
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Rebel fighters will execute dozens of Iranians they kidnapped in August unless Syria’s army withdraws from the embattled Eastern Ghuta area of Damascus province, a rebel commander said on Friday.
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Many of the label’s artists are unhappy being viewed merely as “assets” or “pawns” in a game that is set to be in the best interest for the powers that be.
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Congressional Republicans are threatening to subpoena a White House official who declined to speak to them in their investigation of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) gunwalking operation: Fast and Furious.
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President Mikhail Saakashvili has already fired two ministers and reshuffled prison staff. The moves have not quelled the growing disquiet.
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The cold douche begins. Markets will now learn that the European Central Bank’s bond plan is a devout wish, not a done deal. Europe’s political minefield lies ahead.
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