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Burma In The Throes Of Change — Part 1

Monday, February 06, 2012

Moves by the Burmese government to settle ethnic conflicts in the country, notably with the Karens in the mountainous eastern part of the country, have caught critics of the regime by surprise.

U.S. Leak On Israeli Attack Weakened A Warning To Netanyahu

Saturday, February 04, 2012

When Defence Secretary Leon Panetta told Washington Post columnist David Ignatius this week that he believes Israel was likely to attack Iran between April and June, it was ostensibly yet another expression of alarm at the Israeli government's threats of military action.

Unicef Funding Falls Short Leaving Millions Of Children At Risk

Friday, February 03, 2012

If the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) had 1.28 billion dollars it could help 97 million people around the world.

India-Pakistan: Food Heals Historic Hostility

Friday, February 03, 2012

If the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach, then the path to peace between India and Pakistan may lie in the commonalities in their cultures and cuisines.

Early End To U.S. Combat Role In Afghanistan Draws Cheers, Jeers, Confusion

Thursday, February 02, 2012

U.S. Defence Secretary Leon Panetta's surprise announcement Wednesday that U.S. troops will phase out their combat role in Afghanistan by mid-2013 is drawing mixed reactions, as well as a fair bit of confusion, from both critics and supporters of the 11-year-old war here.

Bangladesh: Coup Bid Reveals Extremism Within the Army

Thursday, February 02, 2012

Bangladesh’s army has won paludits as leading United Nations peacekeepers, but the January coup attempt against Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s government has exposed lurking religious extremism within its ranks.

Dempsey Told Israelis U.S. Won't Join Their War On Iran

Wednesday, February 01, 2012

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey told Israeli leaders Jan. 20 that the United States would not participate in a war against Iran begun by Israel without prior agreement from Washington, according to accounts from well-placed senior military officers.

U.S. Group Urges 'more Credible' Military Threat Against Iran

Wednesday, February 01, 2012

The administration of President Barack Obama should take steps to make threats of a possible U.S. or Israeli attack against Iran more credible, according to the fourth in a series of studies released here Wednesday by a 13-man 'bipartisan' task force dominated by Iran hawks.

Pakistan Denies 'intimate' Taliban Links

Wednesday, February 01, 2012

Pakistan has rejected as 'frivolous' a leaked NATO report which claims that the country's security services are helping the Taliban, and suggesting that the group believes it is poised to regain power.

U.N. Arms Embargoes Busted By Ships From The West

Monday, January 30, 2012

When the Security Council penalises governments with economic sanctions and arms embargoes, the world body's 193 member states are mandated to help implement the wide-ranging punitive measures imposed on these countries.

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