Selasa, 03 Januari 2012

Commentary: Youth bulge

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 Walker's World More Walker's World
Commentary: Youth bulge
ARNAUD DE BORCHGRAVE || UPI Editor at Large
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 (UPI) -- In the biggest shift since the Industrial Revolution, e-mail is already passe. Apps are the new lingua franca. [ FULL STORY ]
Walker's World: Danger year ahead
MARTIN WALKER || UPI Editor Emeritus
LONDON, Jan. 3 (UPI) -- There are many indications that 2012 will be a year of living dangerously for the global economy. [ FULL STORY ]

 Special Reports More Special Reports
Israel targets al-Qaida militant in Gaza
GAZA, Jan. 3 (UPI) -- The Israeli military killed militants linked to al-Qaida in the Gaza Strip, the first time the Israelis have systematically targeted jihadist operatives there. [ FULL STORY ]
Juba gives security assurance to U.N.
UNITED NATIONS, Jan. 3 (UPI) -- Amid reports of a mass exodus from parts of South Sudan, the U.N. secretary-general said he welcomed security assurances from the government in Juba. [ FULL STORY ]
Myanmar's Insein jail overcrowded
YANGON, Myanmar, Jan. 3 (UPI) -- Despite concerns by Amnesty International, Myanmar's Human Rights Commission gave the notorious Insein Prison a clean bill of health, except for being overcrowded. [ FULL STORY ]
Rafsanjani daughter sentenced in Iran
TEHRAN, Jan. 3 (UPI) -- An Iranian court said the daughter of a former Iranian president was sentenced to jail and barred from political life for making claims against the state. [ FULL STORY ]
Boko Haram warns Nigerian military
ABUJA, Nigeria, Jan. 3 (UPI) -- Islamic militant group Boko Haram warned Nigerian soldiers to stay out of the Muslim north of the country or face a direct confrontation. [ FULL STORY ]

 Energy Resources More Energy Resources
Ecuador keeps big oil away from forests
QUITO, Ecuador, Jan. 3 (UPI) -- A large undeveloped oil field in a national rainforest reserve in Ecuador will remain off-limits to oil companies for at least a year, the government said. [ FULL STORY ]
Perfect storm ahead for Australia mining?
CANBERRA, Australia, Jan. 3 (UPI) -- Australia's mining sector faces a "perfect storm" of challenges for 2012, a new report says. [ FULL STORY ]
BP sues Halliburton for Deepwater spill
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 3 (UPI) -- British energy company BP said it was suing oil contractor Halliburton for costs and damages tied to the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. [ FULL STORY ]
Exxon fight isn't over in Venezuela
PARIS, Jan. 3 (UPI) -- Though a Venezuelan oil producer was ordered by an international panel to pay 11 percent of claims from Exxon Mobil, the fight isn't over, an analyst said. [ FULL STORY ]
Libyan oil production making gains
TRIPOLI, Libya, Jan. 3 (UPI) -- Libyan oil production is expected to reach levels not seen since the onset of international hostilities in March, a state-owned oil company declared. [ FULL STORY ]

 Special Reports More Special Reports
Boko Haram warns Nigerian military
ABUJA, Nigeria, Jan. 3 (UPI) -- Islamic militant group Boko Haram warned Nigerian soldiers to stay out of the Muslim north of the country or face a direct confrontation. [ FULL STORY ]
Rafsanjani daughter sentenced in Iran
TEHRAN, Jan. 3 (UPI) -- An Iranian court said the daughter of a former Iranian president was sentenced to jail and barred from political life for making claims against the state. [ FULL STORY ]
Tunisia's ex-president on trial
TUNIS, Tunisia, Jan. 3 (UPI) -- A tribunal in Tunisia is trying the former president for his role in the death of protesters, a day after an official said he knew "nothing" of the deaths. [ FULL STORY ]
China backs Russian anti-terror agreement
BEIJING, Jan. 3 (UPI) -- Chinese lawmakers have ratified an agreement between Beijing and Moscow to strengthen anti-terrorism cooperation between the two nations. [ FULL STORY ]
Juba gives security assurance to U.N.
UNITED NATIONS, Jan. 3 (UPI) -- Amid reports of a mass exodus from parts of South Sudan, the U.N. secretary-general said he welcomed security assurances from the government in Juba. [ FULL STORY ]

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