15/05/2013 |
Russia - Russia's CIA spy bust 'was linked to Boston Bombing': U.S diplomat was trying to recruit Dagestan expert who travelled to terrorist’s home town when he was arrested
Daily Mail Staff | Daily Mail
U.S. diplomat named as Ryan Christopher Fogle was arrested on Monday.Russia claim he was attempting to recruit a Russian secret services official. Letter allegedly found on him offers agents $1million per year to defect.U.S. ambassador summoned to Russian foreign ministry to explain today.
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14/05/2013 |
Statement on the Ríos Montt Conviction for Genocide, War Crimes
International Crisis Group Staff | International Crisis Group
In a historic decision, a Guatemalan court convicted former military dictator José Efraín Ríos Montt on 10 May of genocide and crimes against humanity for the massacre, torture, rape and forced displacement of indigenous villagers during counter-insurgency campaigns in the early 1980s. ...
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14/05/2013 |
Argentina - Ciudad de Buenos Aires (¿Corrupción?): Cuestionan un contrato del ministro Montenegro
La Nación (AR)-Staff | La Nación (AR)
Se trata de los servicios de una consultora colombiana. ...
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14/05/2013 |
Argentina - Ciudad de Buenos Aires: Un veterano en esto de reprimir
Raúl Kollmann | Página 12
Los antecedentes del Jefe de la Metropolitana en 1975 y la dictadura militar.Horacio Giménez fue un joven oficial “en comisión” en el Operativo Independencia y en la represión de Villa Constitución.
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14/05/2013 |
Belgium - Brussels: NATO Gets New Supreme Commander
A.F.P. | Defense News
Four-star US General Philip Breedlove assumed command of NATO on Monday, promising to bolster the 28-member military alliance as it prepares for a difficult withdrawal from Afghanistan next year. ...
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13/05/2013 |
Massoud Barzani: A Regional Powerbroker Rises in Iraqi Kurdistan
Daniel Moore | Geopoliticalmonitor.com
With the tenth anniversary of the Iraq War and a UN report warning that April was the highest month of Iraqi casualties since 2008, one important storyline might have been missed: Iraqi Kurdistan President Massoud Barzani has been quietly building his power base within the region and has risen to become one of the most influential players in Iraqi politics. ...
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13/05/2013 |
Mexico, Where Teachers Take Hostages
Mary Anastasia O'Grady | Wall Street Journal
President Enrique Peña Nieto needs to show the country that he will defend the rule of law. ...
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13/05/2013 |
Piracy declines off Somali coast
Al Jazeera - Staff | Al Jazeera
One year after last ship was hijacked, Somali PM says his country's land strategy was key to solving piracy problem. ...
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13/05/2013 |
Too Close for Comfort: Syrians in Lebanon
International Crisis Group Staff | International Crisis Group
As the Syrian conflict increasingly implicates and spills over into Lebanon, a priority for its government and international partners must be to tackle the refugee crisis, lest it ignite domestic conflict that a weak state and volatile region can ill afford. ...
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13/05/2013 |
Risks for Caucasus of U.S.-Russia Anti-Terrorism Cooperation
Bayram Balci | The Globalist
After U.S. bombings by two ethnically Chechen brothers, Russia is angling for added U.S. "anti-terrorism" support in its efforts to subdue the rebellious northern Caucasus region, including Chechnya. The U.S. would be wise to approach with caution, argues Bayram Balci. If not, there is risk of entanglement in longstanding antagonisms that will bring the U.S. harm. ...
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