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Indonesia: Caution Called For

joko widodo

Although the election of Joko Widodo as president of Indonesia is good news, because of the obstructive power of various forces, it would be wise for investors to assume he will only be able to make limited progress in addressing major problems hampering economic growth. [Read more…]

Syrian Rebels Gas Civilians

chemical weapons

Evidence is emerging that in Syria chemical weapons were not used by forces of the Assad government, but by rebel units seeking to trick the Americans into military strikes against the Assad regime, blaming it for breaching President Obama’s so-called “red line” against use of such weapons. [Read more…]

Turkish government on energy investments

turkey - wind power

Ankara – The Turkish government has full confidence about the future of energy investments in Turkey following the municipal elections, Turkey’s Energy Minister Taner Yildiz has said. [Read more…]

More countries to join plane probe

MH370

Kuala Lumpur – More countries have been asked to join the hunt for a missing Malaysian jetliner as the search area was expanded across a vast arc of land and ocean [Read more…]

UN determined to pull Ukraine back

kiev riots

New York – The United Nations continued efforts on multiple fronts to de-escalate tensions in Ukraine, with a senior human rights official holding meetings in the capital, Kiev. [Read more…]

Pistorius goes on trial

Oscar Pistorius Trial

South African paralympian Oscar Pistorius goes on trial today for the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. [Read more…]

Humanitarian aid cooperation

aid cooperation

Damascus – Syria’s government says it will cooperate with the UN on providing humanitarian aid to all afflicted groups in the country “without discrimination”. [Read more…]

CAR names new leader

Samba-Panza

Central African Republic (CAR) lawmakers have chosen Catherine Samba-Panza, mayor of Bangui, to become the interim president in a vote in parliament on Monday. [Read more…]

Auction Hopi sacred objects announced

Hopi - Katsina

A French auction house has announced that it is putting up for sale a large number of katsinam – objects sacred to the Hopi tribe of Arizona – just months after a similar auction caused an international furore. [Read more…]

Qatar Workers FIFA Own Goal

Workers - Qatar

Amnesty International’s devastating report, “The Dark Side of Migration”, released today, confirms what the global union movement has been saying about the serious levels of migrant construction worker abuse in Qatar. [Read more…]