Rabu, 02 Mei 2012

Outside View: What went wrong; what might go right?

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Outside View: What went wrong; what might go right?
HARLAN ULLMAN || UPI Outside View Commentator
WASHINGTON, May 2 (UPI) -- The critical question determining our future is whether broken government will obstruct, reinforce or stay out of the way of creative processes that could reverse what has gone wrong. [ FULL STORY ]
Outside View: Why Johnny can't pay his student loans
PETER MORICI || UPI Outside View Commentator
COLLEGE PARK, Md., May 1 (UPI) -- Many college graduates are trapped in positions that don't earn them enough money to repay their college loans -- the blame for that belongs in several laps. [ FULL STORY ]
Outside View: The fog of war and poor battlefield judgment
JAMES ZUMWALT || UPI Outside View Commentator
HERNDON, Va., May 1 (UPI) -- Instead of blaming U.S. warriors for being solely responsible for questionable behavior, U.S. leaders need do some soul-searching as to what -- and who -- put the fighters in those situations. [ FULL STORY ]

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Ban Ki-moon addresses Myanmar's Parliament
NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar, May 1 (UPI) -- U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told Myanmar's Parliament that he saw "dramatic" political improvements in the country. [ FULL STORY ]
Israel's links with Egypt steadily worsen
TEL AVIV, Israel, May 1 (UPI) -- Israel's relations with Egypt are steadily deteriorating and the countries' historic 1979 peace treaty is growing increasingly tenuous. [ FULL STORY ]
Bahraini activist continues hunger strike
GENEVA, Switzerland, May 1 (UPI) -- Authorities in Bahrain should grant human rights activist Abdulhadi al-Khawaja access to a lawyer of his choosing, a U.N. human rights official said. [ FULL STORY ]
Former MB leader in Egypt backed by youth
CAIRO, May 1 (UPI) -- Political groups consolidated around the spirit of the Egyptian revolution said they endorsed a former Muslim Brotherhood leader for president. [ FULL STORY ]
More observers expected in Syria
WASHINGTON, May 1 (UPI) -- Though violence is continuing in Syria, more than 50 monitors are expected on the ground by the end of the week, a U.S. State Department official said. [ FULL STORY ]

 Energy Resources More Energy Resources
Report: Poles to bid for Czech pipelines
PRAGUE, Czech Republic, May 2 (UPI) -- Poland has joined a group of potential bidders interested in buying the Czech Republic's natural gas transit operator, a Prague report indicated this week. [ FULL STORY ]
Canada's pipeline battles may get heated
VICTORIA, British Columbia, May 2 (UPI) -- The battles over crude oil pipelines in Canada planned for Alberta tar sands might get heated, authorities said. [ FULL STORY ]
Baku, Ankara weighing gas transit projects
BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 2 (UPI) -- Azerbaijan and Turkey aim to sign off on a proposed natural gas corridor for European consumers by the end of June, an Azeri energy executive said. [ FULL STORY ]
Iran brags of major oil industry deal
TEHRAN, May 2 (UPI) -- A $2.1 billion deal with a Spanish company for the manufacturing of equipment for the Iranian oil and gas industry shows sanctions don't work, Iran claimed. [ FULL STORY ]
U.S. rolls out 10-year climate study
WASHINGTON, May 1 (UPI) -- A 10-year research plan outlined by the White House will focus on how human economic activity influences climate change, the administration said. [ FULL STORY ]

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Ukraine bombings raise soccer fears
DNIPROPETROVSK, Ukraine, May 1 (UPI) -- A series of bombings in the Ukrainian city of Dnipropetrovsk fanned security fears over the weekend as the nation prepared to host a major soccer tournament. [ FULL STORY ]
Former MB leader in Egypt backed by youth
CAIRO, May 1 (UPI) -- Political groups consolidated around the spirit of the Egyptian revolution said they endorsed a former Muslim Brotherhood leader for president. [ FULL STORY ]
Mali junta thwarts coup
BAMAKO, Mali, May 1 (UPI) -- The situation in Mali remains dangerous even though junta forces thwarted an attempt by the former government to regain control, a diplomat said. [ FULL STORY ]
South Sudan prepares for Jonglei offensive
JUBA, South Sudan, May 2 (UPI) -- A South Sudanese military commander said his forces would start "killing raiders" who were attacking children in Jonglei state. [ FULL STORY ]
Ban praises Suu Kyi for her leadership
YANGON, Myanmar, May 2 (UPI) -- U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has praised Myanmar's main opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate for her courage in the fight for human rights. [ FULL STORY ]

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