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• Alternate medicines also effective in treating Leishmaniasis
• Iran, Six World Powers Resume Nuclear Talks
• Secret Detention Part of Syria ‘Campaign of Terror’
• OPCW Plan for Destroying Syrian Chemical Weapons Complex, Chancy
• Chinese FM in Middle East, Hopes to Facilitate Peace Deal
• Egypt Court Ruling Paves Way for Shafik Return
• Supercomputer Discovers Bacterial Secrets
• Obama Commutes Stiff Cocaine Prison Terms
• China Acted ‘Irresponsibly’ in Stand-Off With US Naval Vessel
• ICC Prosecutor Seeks Delay In Kenyan President’s Trial
• 33 Islamist Insurgents Killed in Clashes
• ICC Prosecutor Seeks Delay In Kenyan President’s Trial
• Tibetan Monk Self-Immolates in China; Another Dies in Police Custody
• Cuba Lifts Restrictions on Imported Cars
• Eurozone Finance Chiefs Agree to Unified Banking Oversight
• Rival Calls for Overthrow of South Sudan President Kiir
• West Should Stay Out of Ukraine Crisis
• US Official Visits CAR, Calls for Violent Groups to Disarm
• Putin Moves to Pardon Political Prisoners Ahead of Winter Olympics
• South Sudan Gov’t Loses Control of Northern Town

Alternate medicines also effective in treating Leishmaniasis Posted: 20 Dec 2013 03:13 AM PST RATODERO,  Alternate medicines based on plants and other natural products are also effective in treating skin ailment of Leishmaniasis, says result of a local study. Leishmaniasis is a chronic infection of skin, mucosa or viscera caused by intercellular protozoan of the genus Leishmania. Phlebotomine sandflies (vector) transmit Leishmania from infected animal to human or from […]

Iran, Six World Powers Resume Nuclear Talks Posted: 19 Dec 2013 03:51 PM PST GENEVA — Iran and six world powers began expert-level talks in Geneva on Thursday to work out how to put into practice a landmark deal obliging Tehran to curb its nuclear program in return for some relief from economic sanctions. Discussions on the details of last month’s breakthrough accord were interrupted by Tehran diplomats last […]

Secret Detention Part of Syria ‘Campaign of Terror’ Posted: 19 Dec 2013 03:50 PM PST GENEVA — Syrian activists and other citizens have vanished into secret detention as part of a "widespread campaign of terror against the civilian population" by the Damascus government, U.N. investigators said on Thursday. The state-run practice of enforced disappearances in Syria – abductions that are officially denied – is systematic enough to amount to a […]

OPCW Plan for Destroying Syrian Chemical Weapons Complex, Chancy Posted: 19 Dec 2013 03:50 PM PST WASHINGTON — The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, or OPCW, which has been tasked with ensuring that Syria destroys its chemical weapons arsenal by the middle of next year, outlined its plans for accomplishing that task this week.  It will not be easy, and OPCW Director General Ahmet Uzumcu said that states assisting […]

Chinese FM in Middle East, Hopes to Facilitate Peace Deal Posted: 19 Dec 2013 03:49 PM PST WASHINGTON — Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is in the Middle East as part of a push by Beijing to help the Israelis and Palestinians reach a peace deal. He plans to meet Thursday with his Israeli counterpart, Avigdor Lieberman, and with Israeli President Shimon Peres. Wang Yi voiced hope for a Middle East peace […]

Egypt Court Ruling Paves Way for Shafik Return Posted: 19 Dec 2013 03:49 PM PST CAIRO — Former Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Shafik may soon be free to return home from self-imposed exile and perhaps to make a political comeback after courts on Thursday acquitted him in one corruption case and shelved another.Judicial sources said the court had sent the final case against Shafik, the last prime minister to serve […]

Supercomputer Discovers Bacterial Secrets Posted: 19 Dec 2013 01:55 PM PST iomedical researchers have only recently started using supercomputers in their research, but the results already are showing. Scientists at the University of Tennessee and Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Joint Institute for Computational Sciences, using a supercomputer specialized for bioresearch, have identified a molecular switch’ that may turn on and off the bad behavior of disease-causing […]

Obama Commutes Stiff Cocaine Prison Terms Posted: 19 Dec 2013 01:55 PM PST U.S. President Barack Obama has commuted the lengthy prison terms of eight people convicted of cocaine offenses in the most extensive use of his power to free inmates. Obama said Thursday the six men and two women were all convicted of crack cocaine offenses and have served more than 15 years in prison, with several […]

China Acted ‘Irresponsibly’ in Stand-Off With US Naval Vessel Posted: 19 Dec 2013 01:54 PM PST U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel says China acted in an “unhelpful” and “irresponsible” manner during a stand-off with a U.S. naval vessel in the South China Sea this month. Hagel made the comment during a news conference at the Pentagon Thursday. He referred to an incident December 5 in which a U.S. missile cruiser nearly […]

ICC Prosecutor Seeks Delay In Kenyan President’s Trial Posted: 19 Dec 2013 01:54 PM PST The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has asked judges to delay the trial of Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta so she can obtain more evidence. In a statement Thursday, Fatou Bensouda said that after the loss of two key witnesses, she believes the case against Mr. Kenyatta “does not satisfy” the high standards of […]

33 Islamist Insurgents Killed in Clashes Posted: 19 Dec 2013 01:54 PM PST Pakistani officials say security forces have killed at least 33 Islamist insurgents during clashes in the North Waziristan tribal region bordering Afghanistan, while residents say many civilians were among the dead. The fighting in North Waziristan erupted early Thursday, hours after a suicide bomber struck a major military base in the area, killing five soldiers […]

ICC Prosecutor Seeks Delay In Kenyan President’s Trial Posted: 19 Dec 2013 01:53 PM PST The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has asked judges to delay the trial of Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta so she can obtain more evidence. In a statement Thursday, Fatou Bensouda said that after the loss of two key witnesses, she believes the case against Kenyatta “does not satisfy” the high standards of evidence […]

Tibetan Monk Self-Immolates in China; Another Dies in Police Custody Posted: 19 Dec 2013 01:53 PM PST A Tibetan monk in China’s Gansu province has set himself on fire to protest Chinese rule and call for the return of the Dalai Lama, according to recent news reports by China Xinhua News Agency. The man, identified as Tsultrim Gyatso, set himself on fire and burned to death Thursday in Amchok, a town with […]

Cuba Lifts Restrictions on Imported Cars Posted: 19 Dec 2013 01:53 PM PST Cuba has announced it will open its automobile market by eliminating a government permit that has restricted car imports for more than a half century. The Cuban government still controls the sale of imported new and used vehicles, but Thursday’s announcement gives Cubans the right to buy them from the state without a government permit. […]

Eurozone Finance Chiefs Agree to Unified Banking Oversight Posted: 19 Dec 2013 01:52 PM PST Eurozone finance chiefs have agreed to centralized controls over failing banks in Europe’s 17-nation euro currency bloc. The finance ministers late Wednesday adopted a plan that would force the shareholders and creditors of banks, instead of governments and taxpayers, to cover losses when any of Europe’s more than 6,000 financial institutions collapse. The agreement is […]

Rival Calls for Overthrow of South Sudan President Kiir Posted: 19 Dec 2013 01:52 PM PST South Sudan’s former vice president has called for the overthrow of President Salva Kiir, as tension and violence continue to rise in Africa’s newest country. Riek Machar told Radio France Internationale on Thursday that he would like to see a “palace revolution” in which the military topples the head of state. Mr. Kiir had accused […]

West Should Stay Out of Ukraine Crisis Posted: 19 Dec 2013 01:52 PM PST Ukraine’s embattled president harshly criticized the West on Thursday for supporting massive street protests calling for his ouster and announced plans to partially join a Moscow-led economic union – a move likely to deepen the country’s political crisis. Speaking in a televised interview with some hand-picked journalists, President Viktor Yanukovych criticized foreign nations for meddling […]

US Official Visits CAR, Calls for Violent Groups to Disarm Posted: 19 Dec 2013 01:51 PM PST U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power is in the Central African Republic to discuss the country’s increasingly brutal violence with government officials and civil society leaders. Power arrived in the capital, Bangui, on Thursday for a one-day visit. She told reporters during a stop in Nigeria that disarming the groups behind the fighting […]

Putin Moves to Pardon Political Prisoners Ahead of Winter Olympics Posted: 19 Dec 2013 01:51 PM PST MOSCOW — Vladimir Putin said Thursday he will amnesty Mikhail Khodorkovsky, a businessman long considered to be Russia's most prominent political prisoner. Once Russia's richest man, Khodorkovsky crossed Putin in the early 2000s by building a political base to challenge the new president. Khodorkovsky, then an oil company president, was tried and convicted on economic […]

South Sudan Gov’t Loses Control of Northern Town Posted: 19 Dec 2013 01:51 PM PST South Sudan’s government says it has lost control of a town north of the capital, Juba, as fighting among the country’s armed forces stretched into a fifth day. Government officials say rebelling soldiers seized control of Bor, where the United Nations reported fighting broke out Wednesday at a military camp. The South Sudan Red Cross […]

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