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• Pakistan govt. approves importing electricity from India despite opposition
• Only 4 Pakistan civilian deaths reported in US drone strikes during 2013
• UN Postpones Exhibit on Jewish History
• Assad Focuses on Fighting Terrorism, Not Power-Sharing, at Talks
• Syria Spillover Adds to Lebanon’s Paralysis
• Iraq Executes 26 People for ‘Terrorism’ Offenses
• UAE Jails 30 Islamists
• US Okinawa Base Relocation Hits a Snag
• California Event Brings Lunar New Year Festivities to Chinese Diaspora
• Pakistan Military Airstrikes Target Militants
• Dispute Continues Over Death Reports in Western Burma
• Ukraine PM Warns of Use of Force Against Protesters
• Winter Storm Grips Eastern US
• Pope Urges Global Business Elite to Use Wealth to Serve Humanity
• Car Bomb Kills 4 in Pro-Hezbollah Beirut Neighborhood
• Pakistani Government Strikes North Waziristan, Quetta Blast Kills 20
• Ukraine’s PM Warns of Force Against Protesters
• Global Temperatures in 2013 Fourth Warmest on Record
• Dim Hopes for Breakthrough at Syrian Peace Talks
• Oxfam: 85 Wealthiest Own as Much as That of Half the World’s Population

Pakistan govt. approves importing electricity from India despite opposition Posted: 22 Jan 2014 03:16 AM PST Islamabad:  Pakistan's federal cabinet has approved import of electricity from India in an attempt to keep up the momentum for friendly relations, despite internal opposition. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Pakistan and India would be signed for trade of electricity, an official statement said, Dawn News reports. According to the report, the water and […]

Only 4 Pakistan civilian deaths reported in US drone strikes during 2013 Posted: 22 Jan 2014 03:16 AM PST Islamabad : The United States CIA drone programme that began in 2004 against militants in Pakistan has reported just four civilian deaths in 2013, the lowest since its launch. The Bureau of Investigative Journalism, a British-based organization, said that increased scrutiny, political pressure and a sharp drop in the number of strikes may have helped […]

UN Postpones Exhibit on Jewish History Posted: 21 Jan 2014 04:48 PM PST The U.N.’s cultural organization, UNESCO, says an exhibit on Jewish history that was supposed to open this week in Paris is postponed until June. The exhibit is called “People, Book, Land — the 3,500 Year Relationship of the Jewish People to the Holy Land.” UNESCO says 22 Arab members said the exhibition could disrupt the […]

Assad Focuses on Fighting Terrorism, Not Power-Sharing, at Talks Posted: 21 Jan 2014 04:23 PM PST WASHINGTON — Syrian peace talks are scheduled to start Wednesday in Switzerland, nearly three years after the start of the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad. The government in Damascus is rejecting calls that it share power, saying these talks should be about fighting terrorism. Assad says continuing violence within the opposition, including extremist fighters linked […]

Syria Spillover Adds to Lebanon’s Paralysis Posted: 21 Jan 2014 04:21 PM PST BEIRUT — The Lebanese have much to preoccupy them—from a string of deadly sectarian car-bombings sparked by the civil war raging next-door in Syria to the flood of nearly a million Syrian refugees that has increased Lebanon's population by a quarter, staining the country's resources and adding to sectarian tensions. But above all they are […]

Iraq Executes 26 People for ‘Terrorism’ Offenses Posted: 21 Jan 2014 04:21 PM PST BAGHDAD — Iraq has hanged 26 people convicted of “terrorism” offenses, the Justice Ministry said on Tuesday, pursuing what a U.N. official criticized as a “conveyor-belt of executions”. All those executed on Sunday were Iraqi nationals. Among them was Adel al-Mashhadani, a “Sahwa” militia leader in Baghdad who was “famous for sectarian crimes”, Justice Minister […]

UAE Jails 30 Islamists Posted: 21 Jan 2014 04:20 PM PST ABU DHABI — The UAE's State Security Court has sentenced 30 defendants to up to five years in jail for establishing an illegal Muslim Brotherhood cell in the country. The group, comprised of 20 Egyptians and 10 Emiratis, adds to a growing number of alleged Islamists imprisoned by authorities in the Emirates. In addition to […]

US Okinawa Base Relocation Hits a Snag Posted: 21 Jan 2014 04:13 PM PST SEOUL — The controversial planned relocation of a U.S. military base on the Japanese island Okinawa may have hit a snag with the re-election of a mayor opposed to it in his city.  Political analysts say local politicians and activists could affect the plan and put a dent in Japan-U.S. relations. Nago mayor Susumu Inamine […]

California Event Brings Lunar New Year Festivities to Chinese Diaspora Posted: 21 Jan 2014 04:12 PM PST POMONA, CALIFORNIA — Many Asians around the world are preparing to celebrate the Lunar New Year.  This year, the year of the horse, begins on the last day of January.  Many Asian Americans say celebrating the Lunar New Year in the United States is very different from what it's like in Asia.  One tradition in […]

Pakistan Military Airstrikes Target Militants Posted: 21 Jan 2014 04:08 PM PST ISLAMABAD — A renewed wave of deadly insurgent attacks in Pakistan has prompted the military to launch rare airstrikes against suspected militant hideouts in a remote tribal district that critics have long condemned as a center of local and international terrorists. Army officials say an overnight offensive in the mountainous North Waziristan region uprooted a […]

Dispute Continues Over Death Reports in Western Burma Posted: 21 Jan 2014 04:07 PM PST BANGKOK — The Burmese government continues to reject reports that at least 24 people were killed in a violent incident involving ethnic minority Rohingyas in the country's remote northwest earlier this month. Rights groups and news agencies have reported scores of Rohingya died in a crackdown by security forces that drew concern from the U.S. […]

Ukraine PM Warns of Use of Force Against Protesters Posted: 21 Jan 2014 04:02 PM PST Ukraine’s prime minister, Mykola Azarov, is warning anti-government protesters that authorities may use force against them. Azarov told Russia’s Vesti 24 television Tuesday that if those he calls “provocateurs” do not stop inciting clashes, officials will have no other choice. He said he hopes common sense will prevail and that many issues can be resolved […]

Winter Storm Grips Eastern US Posted: 21 Jan 2014 04:01 PM PST WASHINGTON — A fast-moving Arctic cold front forecast to dump up to a foot (30 cm) of snow on the East Coast of the United States on Tuesday shut down state and federal governments, closed schools and snarled air travel in its path. Winter storm warnings and advisories are in place from the central Appalachian […]

Pope Urges Global Business Elite to Use Wealth to Serve Humanity Posted: 21 Jan 2014 03:58 PM PST Pope Francis has called on the world’s business and political elite to use their skills and immense resources to alleviate global poverty. The pontiff’s message Tuesday opened the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. In it, the pope praised the fundamental role that modern business has played in improving health care, education and communications. […]

Car Bomb Kills 4 in Pro-Hezbollah Beirut Neighborhood Posted: 21 Jan 2014 03:54 PM PST A car bomb ripped through a Shi’ite-dominated area of Lebanon’s capital Tuesday, killing at least four people and wounding 35. A Lebanese security official says a suicide bomber drove a stolen car packed with explosives into the blast site. A Sunni extremist group known as the Nusra Front in Lebanon claimed responsibility, saying on Twitter […]

Pakistani Government Strikes North Waziristan, Quetta Blast Kills 20 Posted: 21 Jan 2014 03:53 PM PST The Pakistani air force has attacked suspected militant hide-outs near the Afghan border, killing dozens of people and sending civilians fleeing. Pakistani military sources say their overnight airstrikes in the troubled North Waziristan province Tuesday killed 40 people, all militants. But local sources say civilian residents also are among the dead. Scores of local villagers […]

Ukraine’s PM Warns of Force Against Protesters Posted: 21 Jan 2014 03:53 PM PST Ukraine’s prime minister Mykola Azarov is warning anti-government protesters that authorities may use force. Mr. Azarov told Russia’s Vesti 24 television Tuesday that if those he calls “provocateurs” do not stop inciting clashes, officials will have no other choice. He said he hopes common sense will prevail and that many issues can be resolved at […]

Global Temperatures in 2013 Fourth Warmest on Record Posted: 21 Jan 2014 03:52 PM PST A new report says global temperatures in 2013 tied with 2003 as the fourth warmest on record since documentation began 1880. The joint report, by the U.S. space agency NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, says every year since 1976 temperatures were above average for the 20th century. In 2013, most areas of […]

Dim Hopes for Breakthrough at Syrian Peace Talks Posted: 21 Jan 2014 03:50 PM PST Russia and Iran are criticizing the United Nations for withdrawing Tehran’s invitation to a long-awaited peace conference on Syria, even as delegates began to arrive in Switzerland for round of talks that few observers believe can succeed. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s last-minute decision to bar Iran from the talks […]

Oxfam: 85 Wealthiest Own as Much as That of Half the World’s Population Posted: 21 Jan 2014 03:50 PM PST The human rights group Oxfam says the wealth of the world’s 85 richest people equals that of the poorer half of the more than 7 billion people in the world. Oxfam released a study on global inequality on Monday, ahead of a meeting this week of government and business leaders at the World Economic Forum […]

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