U.S. Trojan Horses In Venezuela
• by Nil NikandrovNGOs mushroomed in Venezuela after Chavez's 1998 electoral triumph, and at the moment their number estimatedly reaches several hundred.
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China to crank up credit as lending, economy slow
• Jason Subler and Kevin YaoChina's central bank cut the amount of cash banks must hold in reserves on Saturday, boosting lending capacity by an estimated 350-400 billion yuan ($55.6-$63.5 billion) in a bid to crank up credit creation as the world's second-biggest economy faces
Syrian forces fire on anti-Assad crowd in capital
• By Khaled Yacoub Oweis and Angus MacSwanSyrian security forces have fired on a huge protest against President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus, opposition activists said, shortly after a Chinese envoy appealed for a halt to 11 months of violence.
Dutch prince critically injured in Austrian avalanche
• Reuters in ViennaPrince Johan Friso in intensive care unit at Austrian hospital after being buried in avalanche in Lech.
Syrian City Under Attack Following UN Condemnation
• VOA NewsActivists say Syrian troops are heavily shelling rebel-held areas in the central city of Homs, just one day after the U.N. General Assembly condemned the regime for violating human rights in its crackdown.
But Syriasly, Folks
• Russ BakerAn awful long time has elapsed since the media began frenetically covering the uprising in Syria—long enough for more truth to have emerged by now.
Forget Greece, Traders Are Worried About Something That Could Send Us Back To The Middle Ages
• ART CASHINA Greek default has been on everyone's minds lately. But the traders Cashin has talked to think that it's just the tip of the iceberg.
Maldives president clears way for early elections to end violence
• By Dean Nelson, New DelhiThe new Maldives president on Thursday cleared the way for early elections in an Indian-brokered deal to end the political violence on the archipelago.
Brent ends at 8-month high on supply risks
• By Gene RamosBrent oil settled at an eight-month high on Wednesday as fears of supply disruptions from Iran producers and Africa outweighed worries about the global economy.
Hundreds killed in fire at prison in Honduras
• By FREDDY CUEVASTrapped inmates screamed from their cells as a fire swept through a Honduran prison, killing at least 300 inmates, authorities said Wednesday.
Egypt: The Army's Chess Match?
• By WILLIAM FISHERTensions between long-standing allies Egypt and the US climbed to a new high this week as Egypt's ruling generals arrested 43 employees of the country's non-profit non-governmental human rights organizations -- including several from the US.
SYRIA: NATO's Next "Humanitarian" War?
• by Prof. Michel ChossudovskyIn this online interactive I-book, we bring to the attention of our readers a selection of feature articles on the Syrian crisis.
Hillary Clinton 'wants to quit to run World Bank'
• www.telegraph.co.ukHillary Clinton has been in discussions with the White House about stepping down from her job as Secretary of State to become head of the World Bank, according to reports.
Syria would not send troops to protect protesters at OWS – envoy to UN
• Russia TodayUN is applying double standards towards Syria, the country’s envoy stated while addressing the General Assembly. He said that his country, like any sovereign state, has exclusive responsibility for maintaining security on its national territory.
Muslim Brotherhood Warns U.S. Aid Cut May Affect Egypt’s Peace Treaty With Israel
• www.cnsnews.comA top Muslim Brotherhood official has warned that any cuts in U.S. aid to Egypt could affect Cairo’s peace treaty with Israel – the latest sign that Egypt’s emerging political forces intend to call Washington’s bluff over the diplomatic dispute trigg
Helpers in a hostile world: the risk of aid work grows
• www.csmonitor.comSome 242 aid workers were killed in 2010, up from 91 a decade before. Is 'humanitarian space' shrinking, or are aid groups spreading out to more conflict zones than before?
Malaysia sends Saudi home, where he's threatened with death for a tweet
• www.csmonitor.comA Malaysian lawyers' group blamed Malaysia for handing Hamza Kashgari over to the Saudi authorities 'on a silver platter.' Mr. Kashgari allegedly insulted the prophet Muhammed on Twitter.
Health bosses: We overreacted to airport flu scare
• www.tvnz.co.nzHealth authorities have admitted to overreacting to a health scare at Auckland Airport but say it's better to be safe than sorry.
Mystery disease kills thousands in Central America
• Associated PressA mysterious epidemic is devastating the Pacific coast of Central America, killing more than 24,000 people in El Salvador and Nicaragua since 2000 and striking thousands of others with chronic kidney disease at rates unseen virtually anywhere else.
Found: The Oldest Animal Ever on Planet Earth
• www.popsci.comOur earliest evolutionary ancestor may have been found in the form of microscopic sponge-like organisms recently discovered inside extremely ancient African rocks
Greek lawmakers approve austerity bill as Athens burns
• www.reuters.comThe Greek parliament approved a deeply unpopular austerity bill to secure a second EU/IMF bailout and avoid national bankruptcy, as buildings burned across central Athens and violence spread around the country.
Russia alarmed over teen suicide rate
• The RawStory.comTop Russian psychiatrists on Friday called for urgent measures to battle the soaring teenage suicide rate, one of the world’s highest.
INTRODUCING THE AZERBAIJAN TOWER: Soon To Be The World's Tallest Building
• www.businessinsider.comWe brought you the news last month that Azerbaijan was planning to build the world's tallest building at 3,645 feet — taller than both the Burj Khalifa and the upcoming Kingdom Tower to be built in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Russia accuses West of arming Syrian rebels
• www.reuters.comRussia said on Friday that the West was stoking the conflict in Syria by sending weapons to the opponents of President Bashar al-Assad.
Why the World Needs America
• www.online.wsj.comForeign-policy pundits increasingly argue that democracy and free markets could thrive without U.S. predominance. If this sounds too good to be true, writes Robert Kagan, that's because it is.
Chinese Twitter Says Kim Jong-Un Was Assassinated This Morning In Beijing
• http://gawker.comAccording to reliable sources, North Korean leader [Kim Jong-Un was killed] in Beijing in February 10 2012, at 2 o'clock and 45 minutes. Unknown persons broke into his residence shot and were subsequently shot and killed by the bodyguard.
The Pope will die within a year: Vatican ‘assassination fears’ revealed
• www.prisonplanet.comThe sensational prediction was allegedly made by Cardinal Paolo Romeo, the archbishop of Palermo in Sicily, on a recent visit to China.
Why Egypt may not care about losing US aid
• www.csmonitor.comSome say that Egypt's military rulers may be willing to forgo $1.3 billion in aid if it means a boost in popularity.
Pressure for Western intervention in Syria builds with fresh assaults (+video)
• csmonitor.comA Syrian Army invasion of opposition neighborhoods in Homs is seemingly imminent and explosions rocked the northern city of Aleppo today.
Why Ethiopia's authoritarian style gets a Western nod
• www.csmonitor.comEthiopia is a geostrategically important ally in the West's efforts to battle extremism in the Horn of Africa. Western leaders have also emphasized its progress in battling poverty.
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