Kamis, 29 Maret 2012

Commentary: Second holocaust?

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Commentary: Second holocaust?
ARNAUD DE BORCHGRAVE || UPI Editor at Large
WASHINGTON, March 28 (UPI) -- "Iran's plan for a second holocaust must be stopped," says John Bolton on the cover of Newsmax's April issue. A remarkable document and a "must" read. [ FULL STORY ]
Outside View: Desperate and not serious yet again?
HARLAN ULLMAN || UPI Outside View Commentator
BRUSSELS, March 28 (UPI) -- U.S. politics interjected itself at a recent high-profile international conference and the United States didn't come out looking like a world leader. [ FULL STORY ]

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Assad calls for order in Baba Amr
DAMASCUS, Syria, March 28 (UPI) -- Syrian President Bashar Assad said during a visit to the Baba Amr neighborhood that order must be restored for the sake of the homeland. [ FULL STORY ]
Divisions reported at Arab summit in Iraq
BAGHDAD, March 28 (UPI) -- The crisis in Syria is expected to dominate the Arab League summit in Iraq, though there are divisions among the members, an attendee said. [ FULL STORY ]
Western governments courting Tunisia
WASHINGTON, March 29 (UPI) -- Washington is working to support political developments in post-revolution Tunisia through a $100 million cash transfer, the U.S. secretary of state announced. [ FULL STORY ]
U.N. concerned by Sudanese conflict
UNITED NATIONS, March 28 (UPI) -- Sudan and South Sudan are called on to honor their commitments to peace amid clashes along the border between the two rival states. [ FULL STORY ]
Sharp warnings issued to post-coup Mali
WASHINGTON, March 28 (UPI) -- Malian military officers who seized power in a coup should step aside in favor of elected officials to secure U.S. aid, a U.S. official said. [ FULL STORY ]

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Flare risks gas blast at Elgin platform
ABERDEEN, Scotland, March 28 (UPI) -- A flare is burning on the Elgin platform leaking natural gas off the coast of Scotland, though a Total official said it would probably burn out. [ FULL STORY ]
Gazprom preparing for South Stream
MOSCOW, March 28 (UPI) -- Russian energy company Gazprom said it completed project documents for a gas transit system meant to feed, among other systems, the South Stream pipeline. [ FULL STORY ]
Showdown looming over U.S. oil subsidies
WASHINGTON, March 28 (UPI) -- Republican leaders in the U.S. Senate allowed an energy tax subsidy bill to move toward debate so as to highlight differences in U.S. policy, an aide said. [ FULL STORY ]
Brazil's oil union takes aim at Chevron
BRASILIA, Brazil, March 29 (UPI) -- An oil union in Brazil is seeking to suspend Chevron's and Transocean's operations in the country for an oil spill in November, a union director said. [ FULL STORY ]
As You Sow: Better practice = better solar
SAN FRANCISCO, March 28 (UPI) -- Better industry practices during the production of solar panels could make the technology more attractive, advocacy group As You Sow states. [ FULL STORY ]

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Pro-Somali troops under scrutiny
NAIROBI, Kenya, March 29 (UPI) -- Fighters loyal to the transitional government in Somalia are suspected of torture and summary executions, Human Rights Watch said. [ FULL STORY ]
Sharp warnings issued to post-coup Mali
WASHINGTON, March 28 (UPI) -- Malian military officers who seized power in a coup should step aside in favor of elected officials to secure U.S. aid, a U.S. official said. [ FULL STORY ]
Argentina courts trouble over unpaid debts
BUENOS AIRES, March 28 (UPI) -- Argentina is courting trouble again in its dealings with the United States over unpaid debts dating back to its infamous sovereign default a decade ago. [ FULL STORY ]
Politics cloud Egypt's constitution
CAIRO, March 28 (UPI) -- With secular groups in Egypt leaving a constitutional assembly, a legal expert called for a wide political consensus in the country for the sake of legitimacy. [ FULL STORY ]
Amid Arab Spring, Mideast executions rise
BEIRUT, Lebanon, March 28 (UPI) -- One of the more sinister aspects of the Arab Spring uprisings is a reported sharp increase in executions in the Middle East, apparently to stifle dissent. [ FULL STORY ]

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