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 | Commentary: Black swans galore ARNAUD DE BORCHGRAVE || UPI Editor at Large WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- To avoid a "Vietnam redux" disaster, Henry Kissinger is suggesting broadening an Afghan settlement to include Iran, China, Russia, Pakistan and India. [ FULL STORY ] |
| Outside View: Lackluster jobs report expected PETER MORICI || UPI Outside View Commentator COLLEGE PARK, Md., Dec. 1 (UPI) -- The U.S. economy is adding jobs at a pace inadequate to lower unemployment very much and that is expected to continue with Friday's unemployment report. [ FULL STORY ] |
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| U.S. supports continued Myanmar reforms NAYPYITAW, Myanmar, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Washington will loosen pressure on Myanmar so long as slow political reforms in the country maintain momentum, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said. [ FULL STORY ] |
| U.N. scolds DRC for political violence GENEVA, Switzerland, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Political differences in the Democratic Republic of Congo can't be settled through violence and killings, the U.N. high commissioner for human rights said. [ FULL STORY ] |
| DRC violence troubles rights group KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- Forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo should provide security for a vibrant political culture not contribute to violence, Human Rights Watch said. [ FULL STORY ] |
 | Pillay expects civil war in Syria GENEVA, Switzerland, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- Unless Syria puts an immediate halt to the ongoing bloodshed, the country will descend into civil war, the U.N. human rights chief said Friday. [ FULL STORY ] |
 | Iran sanctions raise questions about info on country data BRUSSELS, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- European furor over Iran's nuclear program and tightening sanctions on the country have raised new questions about the quality and quantity of information that is influencing the decision-making in the West. [ FULL STORY ] |
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| Shell offloads some Nigerian assets THE HAGUE, Netherlands, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- The Nigerian subsidiary of Shell announced it sold stakes in oil mining leases in the Niger Delta for $488 million. [ FULL STORY ] |
| Azerbaijan has issues with Nabucco BAKU, Azerbaijan, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- There are "unresolved issues" regarding the planned Nabucco natural gas pipeline for Europe, an executive at an Azeri energy company said. [ FULL STORY ] |
| U.K.: Green economy a national priority LONDON, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- It's in the national interest of the United Kingdom to pursue a low-carbon economy in the most efficient way possible, a British climate official said. [ FULL STORY ] |
| Libyan oil production making modest gains VIENNA, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- Libyan oil production has reached about 50 percent of the average daily output generated before the war, Austrian energy company OMV said. [ FULL STORY ] |
| Chevron forced to shut oil work in Brazil RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- Chevron said Brazilian operations at the Frade field will resume "in due time" after authorities shut part of the operations at the offshore site. [ FULL STORY ] |
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| U.S. takes note of Boko Haram threat WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- The U.S. intelligence community is called on to examine the threat Nigerian militant group Boko Haram poses to the United States, congressional leaders said. [ FULL STORY ] |
| | Iran sanctions raise questions about info on country data BRUSSELS, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- European furor over Iran's nuclear program and tightening sanctions on the country have raised new questions about the quality and quantity of information that is influencing the decision-making in the West. [ FULL STORY ] |
| Berlin 'will sell Israel sixth submarine' TEL AVIV, Israel, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Germany is reported to have agreed to provide Israel with a sixth Dolphin-class submarine after it looked like Berlin was prepared to scrap the deal. [ FULL STORY ] |
| Al-Arabiya sees al-Qaida power struggle DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- There is a power struggle in al-Qaida with its current leader behind some strange coincidences, al-Arabiya claims. [ FULL STORY ] |
| U.S. supports continued Myanmar reforms NAYPYITAW, Myanmar, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Washington will loosen pressure on Myanmar so long as slow political reforms in the country maintain momentum, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said. [ FULL STORY ] |
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