Boko Haram, a Salafist extremist group continues to terrorize northern Nigeria in a quest for a strict Islamist state. A bomb killed 75 in Abuja, April 14, followed the next day by the kidnapping of more than 200 girls from a school in Chibok. The group’s Arabic name suggests intention to wage...
Jihad, old and new: Devastated parents want to know the fate of daughters kidnapped by Boko Haram (top); the Site where Muslim Reformers prepared their horses for the first battle of the jihad in 1804 (Photo frm H. A. S. Johnston, The Fulani Empire...
Repercussions of nuclear accidents are not easily contained within borders, as demonstrated after an earthquake-tsunami damaged reactors at the Fukushima power plant. Explosions spewed radioactivity into the air, and Japan soon dumped more than 11,000 metric tons of radioactive-tainted water into...
Pulling the plug: After Fukushima disaster, German protesters demand an end to relying on nuclear power
BERLIN: Two months after the earthquake and nuclear accidents in Fukushima, the debates on the future of nuclear power continue unabated. The...
Pakistan was a source of nuclear secrets released to North Korea, Iran and Libya during the 1990s, but the Pakistani government long denied official knowledge of nuclear smuggling operations. A statement and documents released by Abdul Qadeer Khan, founder of Pakistan’s nuclear program, suggest...
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Attendees to the 20th Summit of Association of Southeast Asian Nations, held in Phnom Penh, could not miss the warm welcome for another visitor – billboards and flags honoring Chinese President Hu Jintao. The visit was no coincidence, argues journalist Sebastian Strangio, based in Phnom Penh. A...
Balance and power: Chinese President Hu Jintao with host Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen (top); construction site of Chinese Stung Tatai Hydropower Dam project
PHNOM PENH: As delegates touched down in Cambodia’s capital for the 20th Summit of the...
The world closely followed the 2016 US presidential campaign, and will continue to do so with multiple investigations into reports of Russian interference during the election. Robert Mueller, former director of the US Federal Bureau of Investigation, has been nominated as special counselor with...
Association Agreements are trade agreements between the EU and non-EU countries on bilateral relations, progressive trade liberalization, political and economic cooperation, while emphasizing human rights and democratic principles. A region-to-region agreement between the EU and Costa Rica, El...
GUATEMALA CITY: Across a swath of Latin America a quiet experiment is taking shape. If successful, it could change the landscape of the poor, malnourished and conflict-ravaged region.
The experiment concerns the recently signed Association...
France has a long relationship with the Arab and Muslim worlds—a relationship that has often been marked by hostility and bloodshed. It would be a mistake, however, to see the current French rioting as an outgrowth of conflict between France and Islam. Matein Khalid writes that France's...
WE need another Charles Martel to save the soul of France". The frequent online chatroom references to the Frankish warrior who defeated the armies of Ummayed Spain at the battle of Poitiers thirteen centuries ago and...
When the ocean-freight industry was born, no one predicted how rapidly it would grow as a result of globalization. In particular, the division of labor that is a function of globalization has dramatically affected the industry. China especially serves as the world’s manufacturing center, with the...
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