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Fatwas Heighten Sectarian Tensions in Syria Conflict

Sunday, June 16, 2013

, Jun 16 (IPS) - Saudi Arabian religious scholars are leading an increasingly vocal chorus of Islamic preachers who are urging Muslims and Arabs to support Syrian rebels against what they say are atrocities at the hands of Iran-backed Shiite forces of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

Time for a Leap Forward for the European Union

Sunday, June 16, 2013

ROME, Jun 16 (IPS) - Three different models for regional unification have been proposed by the movement for European integration since its inception. One vision is a league of states that preserve national sovereignty while committing themselves to follow specific policies agreed by consensus.

No Quick Fixes to Sorcery-Related Violence

Saturday, June 15, 2013

SYDNEY, Jun 15 (IPS) - Following worldwide outrage over a spate of brutal sorcery-related murders in Papua New Guinea, the government has rolled out a new hard-line approach to spiralling crime in this southwest Pacific island state.

Legal Pressure Increases on Unpaid Internships in U.S.

Saturday, June 15, 2013

WASHINGTON, Jun 15 (IPS) - A landmark court decision this week is threatening the controversial existence of unpaid internships, highlighting calls for greater clarity on the legal definition of an internship.

Despite Arms Announcement, U.S. Syria Strategy Remains Unclear

Friday, June 14, 2013

WASHINGTON, Jun 14 (IPS) - Despite Thursday's announcement that President Barack Obama has decided to provide direct military assistance to Syrian rebels, what precisely the administration has in mind remains unclear.

U.S. Government Looks to Trim Massive Penal Code

Friday, June 14, 2013

WASHINGTON, Jun 14 (IPS) - A Congressional task force started work Friday to review the massive U.S. federal penal code and cull statutes deemed to be overlapping, ineffective or otherwise unnecessary.

Outrage Over Safety Issues at Indian Nuke Plant

Friday, June 14, 2013

KUDANKULAM, India, Jun 14 (IPS) - The Tirunelveli district in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu may seem idyllic, dotted with lush green fields, but upon closer inspection one sees signs of a battle that does not appear to abating.

Former War Zone Craves Democracy

Friday, June 14, 2013

COLOMBO, Jun 14 (IPS) - For the first time since Sri Lanka's 30-year-long civil conflict drew to a bloody finish in May 2009, casting an eerie hush over the Northern Province that had grown accustomed to the sounds of war, there is a buzz in the air generated by the prospect of provincial elections that hold the promise of radical change.

India Goes Bananas Over GM Crops

Friday, June 14, 2013

NEW DELHI, Jun 14 (IPS) - India's environmental and food security activists who have so far succeeded in stalling attempts to introduce genetically modified (GM) food crops into this largely farming country now find themselves up against a bill in parliament that could criminalise such opposition.

Genes Cannot be Patented, U.S. Supreme Court Rules

Thursday, June 13, 2013

WASHINGTON, Jun 13 (IPS) - The nine judges of the U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously Thursday that naturally occurring DNA, including component parts of that genetic material, cannot be patented.

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