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By B.RAMANSee Also: www.southasiaanalysis.orgThe dilemma and the problems posed by the existence of pockets of qualms of conscience and divided loyalties in the Muslim communities of the non-Muslim world has been tragically illustrated by an incident in a US military base in Fort Hood, Texas, on November 6,2009.Major Nidal Malik Hasan, a psychiatrist of the US Army born to Palestinian migrants

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Grandmother Khamsone is among thousands forced to relocate as a result of the Nam Theun 2 Dam Over 6,000 people have been resettled to make way for a controversial dam in central Laos: The Nam Theun 2 Dam, the country’s single largest infrastructure project, will produce electricity for Thailand, and domestically.Resettlement consultations with villagers in the densely forested Nakai Plateau,

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FOCUS Information Agency - President Alan Garcia Thursday announced the discovery of a new natural gas field in the Amazon basin that would boost existing reserves and meet Peru's gas supply needs until 2050, AFP reported.He said state-owned PetroPeru petroleum company located the field in the Urubamba area of southeastern Cusco region and contained at least 28 billion cubic meters (310 billion

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The governor of Nigeria's Rivers State says he will go ahead with the controversial demolition of a waterfront settlement in the state capital, Port Harcourt.Criminals and militants use the homes, mostly shanties, as a base to launch attacks on the public, says Governor Chubuike Amaechi. The action will leave dozens of women and children homeless, according to Amnesty International in a press

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The Sudan Tribune reports The Turkish government dismissed criticism over its invitation extended to the Sudanese president Omer Hassan Al-Bashir to attend the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) summit this weekend.The controversy surrounding Bashir’s visit stems from the outstanding arrest warrant for him by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for crimes allegedly committed in

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To date there are more than 2,100 political prisoners in Burma, including Buddhist monks and one Nobel Peace Laureate.Military and civilian officials are involved in the unlawful conscription of child soldiers and wide-spread acts of forced labor inside of Burma. Visit www.pleasedontsaymyname.org for more info.Published by i On Global Trends - Mike Hitchen Online - news, opinion, analysisSee also

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Human Rights Watch Press Release - Government forces and anti-government Maoist fighters should ensure that civilians are protected during armed operations in central India and elsewhere, Human Rights Watch said."Government and Maoist claims to be acting on behalf of India's poorest people can be undermined by the atrocities by both sides against these very same people," said Meenakshi Ganguly,

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By Bruce Pannier -RFE/RLCopyright (c) 2009. RFE/RL, Inc. Reprinted with the permission of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 1201 Connecticut Ave., N.W. Washington DC 20036.With First Son's New Role, Kyrgyz Government Remains A Family AffairWhen Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiev put the finishing touches on his restructured government last week, he entrusted the country's future economic course to

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Preet Bharara, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Joseph M. Demarest, Jr., the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the FBI and Patricia J. Haynes, the Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office, Criminal Investigation, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), have announced that Bernard B. Kerik, former Commissioner of the New York City Police

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Venezuela has announced a supplementary deployment of more than 15,000 agents of the National Guard to six border states amid alleged invasion of Colombian irregular groups. Xinhua reports the troops would be deployed to the southern states of Amazonas, Apure and Bolivar, and to the southwestern states of Barinas, Tachira and Zuila, Venezuelan Vice President and Defense Minister Ramon Carrizales

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Gulf Today reports Saudi Arabia has launched heavy air strikes on rebels in northern Yemen and is moving troops nearer the border after a raid into its territory by insurgents, a Saudi government adviser said on Thursday.Saudi government officials said only that the air force had bombed Yemeni rebels who had seized a border area inside the kingdom, which they said had now been recaptured.The

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A prominent national Muslim civil rights and advocacy group tonight condemned an attack on Fort Hood military base in Texas that left at least 12 people dead.In a statement, the Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) said:"We condemn this cowardly attack in the strongest terms possible and ask that the perpetrators be punished to the full extent of the law. No political or

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The International Criminal Court (ICC) announced today that the trial of Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo, a former senior official of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) who has been charged with war crimes, will begin in April 2010.Mr. Bemba, the former Congolese Vice President, faces charges for alleged crimes committed in the Central African Republic (CAR) between October 2002 and March 2003,

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Two days ago I received an email from CEOP (I am on their mailing list) in relation to the, "A Minute for Madeleine" campaign. The email implores, "Please take a minute of your time for Madeleine McCann and help spread this special message around the world."Below is the response I sent to CEOP.Dear Mr. Gamble,With regards to "A Minute for Madeleine," with all due respect, I would like to point

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Many Pakistani women are scared or shy to be examined by doctorsAnecdotal evidence suggests breast cancer is on the rise in Pakistan but budgetary constraints, bogus healers and a lack of awareness is hampering early diagnosis, according to healthcare professionals.“While we do not have any official data on breast cancer, from my experience I have seen the numbers go up,” said Rufina Soomro,

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FOCUS Information Agency - Foreign Minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina Sven Alkalaj (photo) said the country is ready to cooperate with Russia in all spheres and called for Moscow to develop economic ties with Sarajevo, RIA Novosti reported."Russian and Bosnia-Herzegovina have good and stable relations," Sven Alkalaj told RIA Novosti ahead of an official visit of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei

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Global Report - Privacy advocates are asking lawmakers to investigate the Department of Homeland Security office in charge of protecting Americans' privacy, saying it has shown an extraordinary disregard for its duty.Published by i On Global Trends - Mike Hitchen Online - news, opinion, analysisSee also Sydney IrresistiblePutting principles before profits

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Palm oil plantations spanning tens of thousands of hectares have changed the landscape of Indonesia, a country that suffers from one of the world's highest deforestation rates thanks to illegal logging, forest fires and land conversion. Deforestation's contribution to global carbon emissions is at the heart of debates on cutting global warming.Greenhouse gases released by cutting down forests

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National Security Archive - The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library has just released new evidence on United States collusion in the late 1963 coup d’etat in South Vietnam that ended in the assassination of Saigon leader Ngo Dinh Diem.This is a crucial new piece of the puzzle, for the release includes actual tape recordings of White House meetings several months earlier when President Kennedy

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Brazzil Magazine reports Environment minister, Carlos Minc, is celebrating the pace of Brazilian deforestation. The last numbers released by the National Institute of Space Studies (Inpe) this Wednesday, November 4, shows that Brazil in September has downed 400 km² (154 square miles) of trees in the Amazon or the equivalent of a half New York City.As big as this number seems it's the lowest

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Novinite - The international war crimes tribunal's chief prosecutor is due to visit Serbia to gauge the country's progress hunting for its two remaining war fugitives.Serge Brammertz (photo) will spend two days in Belgrade before submitting a report to the UN Security Council.The two remaining wanted men are Bosnian Serb military leader Ratko Mladic and Goran Hadzic who is wanted for war crimes

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By B Raman See also: www.southasiaanalysis.orgAs the first anniversary of the 26/11 terrorist strike by the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LET) in Mumbai approaches, there is a heightened alert by the secuity agencies to prevent any major terrorist strike coinciding with the anniversary by the LET itself or by other Pakistani and/or Indian organisations such as the Indian Mujahideen (IM) or the Students

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The American Jewish Committee has claimed that the seizure by the Israeli Navy of a ship ferrying 500 tons of weapons from Iran to Hezbollah, the Lebanese terrorist organization, is an unmistakable sign that the Tehran regime is fanning the flames of war and conflict in the Middle East."We applaud the Israeli Navy for taking this decisive action," said AJC Executive Director David Harris. "The

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While noting the significant steps that have been taken in Mauritania to tackle slavery, an independent United Nations human rights expert today called for a comprehensive strategy to put an end to this scourge, warning of its impact on the country’s future.“Unaddressed, slavery in all its forms may be an obstacle to the stability, sustainable development and prosperity of Mauritania,” said

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Copyright (c) 2009. RFE/RL, Inc. Reprinted with the permission of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 1201 Connecticut Ave., N.W. Washington DC 20036.Karzai Vows Clean GovernmentAfghan President Hamid Karzai has vowed to form a government that would include all Afghans after securing a second five-year term in office.Speaking at a press conference in Kabul on November 3, he also pledged to

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