In Pakistan, army adamant on fighting the other Taliban
Reuters July 10, 2013 - 08:00 By Frank Jack Daniel KALAM, Pakistan (Reuters) - In the past few years, Pakistan's Swat valley has been occupied by Islamic insurgents, undergone a bruising...
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(Source: UN - United Nations) Director-General urges investigation into alleged murder of Mexican journalist Mario Ricardo Chávez Jorge The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, today called on...
View ArticleLuxembourg govt coalition partner calls for new elections
Reuters July 10, 2013 - 18:18 BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The junior coalition partner in the Luxembourg government led by Jean-Claude Juncker has called for new elections, after a parliamentary committee...
View ArticleNorth Korea says could resume nuclear talks if U.S. ends hostility
Reuters July 10, 2013 - 19:57 By Stephanie Nebehay and Tom Miles GENEVA (Reuters) - North Korea said on Wednesday that it would not give up its nuclear deterrent until the United States ends its...
View ArticleDefence rests in court-martial of soldier accused of WikiLeaks disclosures
Reuters July 10, 2013 - 23:22 By Ian Simpson FORT MEADE, Maryland (Reuters) - The soldier accused of the biggest leak of classified material in U.S. history chose not to testify at his court-martial...
View ArticleU.S.-China relationship like a (straight) marriage - China's Wang
Reuters July 10, 2013 - 23:28 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The relationship between the United States and China is like a marriage, with both parties building trust and cooperation, a visiting Chinese...
View ArticleMatch-making donor campaign launched
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View ArticleAfter boom years, some Chinese firms run into trouble in crisis-hit Sudan
Arab Spring Reuters July 11, 2013 - 12:25 By Ulf Laessing OMDURMAN, Sudan (Reuters) - When Chinese clothing wholesaler Chan Cui Xiao signed a deal with a Sudanese businessman to export colourful bed...
View ArticleChina plans world's longest sea tunnel at $42 billion - report
Reuters July 11, 2013 - 12:31 BEIJING (Reuters) - China will invest 260 billion yuan, or about $42 billion (27.7 billion pounds), to revive a long-stalled plan to build the world's longest undersea...
View Article[Translate to francais:] Director-General urges investigation into alleged...
(Source: UN - United Nations) [Translate to francais:] Director-General urges investigation into alleged murder of Mexican journalist Mario Ricardo Chávez Jorge [Translate to francais:] The...
View ArticleDirector-General condemns murder of Russian journalist Akhmednabi...
(Source: UN - United Nations) Director-General condemns murder of Russian journalist Akhmednabi Akhmednabiyev The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, today voiced grave concern about the killing...
View ArticleDirector-General deplores murder of Somali journalist Liban Abdullahi Farah...
(Source: UN - United Nations) Director-General deplores murder of Somali journalist Liban Abdullahi Farah The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova today voiced deep concern about the safety of...
View ArticleIBE Curriculum collection - now online (UNESCO - United Nations Educational,...
(Source: UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) IBE Curriculum collection - now online (11-07-13) The IBE Documentation Centre is making its international...
View ArticleVenezuela says Snowden has still not formally responded to asylum offer
Reuters July 11, 2013 - 19:03 MONTEVIDEO (Reuters) - Venezuela has still not received a formal response to its offer of asylum to former U.S. spy contractor Edward Snowden, Venezuelan Foreign Minister...
View ArticleSyrian bid for U.N. rights body criticized, Iran withdrew
Reuters July 11, 2013 - 23:09 By Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Syrian plans to run for a spot on the U.N. Human Rights Council met with sharp criticism from the United States and Israel...
View ArticleUNESCO: Half of all out-of-school children live in conflict-affected...
(Source: UN - United Nations) A new paper by UNESCO's EFA Global Monitoring Report shows that half of the 57 million children out of school live in conflict-affected countries. Released in partnership...
View ArticleNew front opens in Syria as rebels say al Qaeda attack means war
Reuters July 12, 2013 - 09:22 BEIRUT (Reuters) - The assassination of a top Free Syrian Army commander by militants linked to al Qaeda is tantamount to a declaration of war, FSA rebels on Friday,...
View ArticleAlain de Botton, 20 years a-writing
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View ArticleWhat atheists can learn from religion
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View ArticleSwimming the Bosphorus in a divided city
Reuters July 12, 2013 - 09:51 By Ayla Jean Yackley ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Few stretches of water in the world can match the mix of physical challenge and sheer emotional exhilaration that the Bosphorus...
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