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There were at least 27 victims in twin bomb blasts in Karachi. In addition to a Christian family, Shia Muslims in a procession were also killed.
Police raids, led by local imams, against the Christians who gather to pray. In a systematic way, the faithful are summoned by the agents that force them to "renounce". But they complain that they have applied for state authorization to meet, without receiving any response.
President Umaru Yar'Adua of Nigeria has been supposedly convalescing in Saudi Arabia since November 2009 but there has been no word from him. Newspapers and civil society are calling on him to resign.
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Azerbaijan's hope for sustained economic growth rests in large part with its management of sizeable oil and natural gas resources in the Caspian Sea region, through effective management of the resulting revenue stream, and non-oil sector diversification.
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Born in Bethlehem in 1960, Abu Qatada, a Jordanian citizen, is wanted on terrorism charges in Jordan, where he was sentenced in absentia to life imprisonment, and in Algeria, the U.S., Belgium, Spain, France, Germany and Italy.
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Analysis
Analysis by Spero News
Analysis by Joseph K. Grieboski
Analysis by Spero News
Analysis by Spero News
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The premise that the current oil crisis can be resolved through the right mix of actions, thus restoring an environment of cheap and abundant oil – is a premise that is fundamentally flawed.
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If Iran becomes a nuclear power, coupled with dependence by China and India, could be a tremendous destabilizing issue in the Mid-east.
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Commentary
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Fidel Castro says reducing and moreover recycling all motors that run on electricity and fuel is an elemental and urgent need for all humanity. The tragedy does not lie in reducing those energy costs but in the idea of converting food into fuel.
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Police and soldiers are working together to free Fr Michael Sinnott who was abducted late Saturday in Pagadian as he recited Vespers. Previous abductees have been shot.
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The election could calm a five-month crisis which was sparked when the Honduran army overthrew leftist President Manuel Zelaya in June and flew him into exile. But while Washington looks likely to recognize the November 29 vote, leftist rulers of Brazil, Argentina, and Venezuela and other Latin American countries say the election is invalid.
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The international community must demilitarize its overall approach in Afghanistan to ensure sustainable gains in the political and humanitarian realms, the outgoing top United Nations envoy to the South Asian nations said today.
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Israel and the UN have reached agreement in principle on the terms of an arrangement under which reimbursement would be made for losses sustained by the Organization during last year's Israeli "Cast Lead" operation against Hamas in Gaza.
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