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Russia Rebuffs Clinton on Iran Sanctions; Putin Takes Moscow Closer to Beijing
McClatchy reports that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met a rebuff in Moscow on Tuesday from Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on the issue of further […]
"Modern-day levels of carbon dioxide were last reached about 15 million years ago"
Scientific American summarizes two new studies giving evidence that the earth’s climate is highly sensitive to the amount of carbon dioxide in it. One is […]
41 Killed, 61 wounded in Pakistan Bombing; US Aid Package Controversial in both Washington and Islamabad
A suicide bomber targeted a Pakistani military convoy in the town of Alpuri in Shangala district northeast of Peshawar on Monday, killing 41 persons and […]
Taliban Condemn Obama Nobel Peace Prize
The USG Open Source Center Translates the Taliban reaction to President Barack Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize. Afghan Taleban ‘strongly’ condemn Obama peace prize – agencyAfghan […]
23 Dead, 100 wounded in Ramadi Blast; Election Law still in Doubt
Liz Sly reports from Baghdad on the three bombings that shook Ramadi, capital of al-Anbar Province, to its core on Sunday and left at least […]
What did Rawalpindi Militants Want?
A hostage standoff at Pakistani military HQ in Rawalpindi ended violently on Sunday morning when Pakistani troops stormed the compound where the militants had holed […]
Obama as Nobelist, Obama as game-changer
I was listening to National Public Radio on the award of the Nobel Peace Prize to President Barack Obama, and they brought on some nonentity […]
Taliban say they are No Threat to International Community; Bombing targeted Indian Embassy; Will Afghan Election Fraud Sway Obama
According to this Persian site, the old Taliban of Mulla Omar have issued a communique that holds out a promise and a threat. They said […]
Nearly One in Four Persons on Globe is Muslim
CNN reports that nearly one in four human beings is Muslim, based on a new extensive survey by the Pew Forum for Religion in Public […]