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Afghanistan is at a critical juncture, the commander of NATO’s Resolute Support mission and U.S. forces in Afghanistan told a House panel in Washington Thursday. Afghan forces need to be strengthened in order to meet […]

Folks, even as Russian President Vladimir Putin met Ukraine’s Petro Poroshenko over the weekend to discuss the Ukrainian crisis, glaring signs showed that Russia won’t just sit down unconcerned for the rebels to be routed […]

The Global Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases (Global Network) urges leaders attending the 6th BRICS Heads of State Summit on July 14-16, 2014 to capitalize on the Summit’s theme, “inclusive growth: sustainable solutions” by giving […]

Folks, it is often said that desperate situations call for desperate actions. The Cairo-based Asian Review has reported that Israel is working hard to build stronger security and economic ties with China and India, looking […]

  My good friends, the crisis deepening in Ukraine has attracted global attention because it risks sparking off a catastrophe that will belittle the first two world wars. Unless stemmed without any ill-thought-of use of […]

Novartis delivered growth across all divisions in second quarter (cc); raises guidance for full year 2013   Group net sales increased 1% (+3% cc[1]) versus year ago to USD 14.5 billion in second quarter, up […]

The entry by Libyan opposition fighters into Tripoli clearly marks a turning point for the Libyan opposition after six months of fighting against Col Muammar Gaddafi’s government. But while the balance of power appears to […]

Several developments over the past few days have combined to further twist the Libyan conflict out of joint. Any hope that the conflict will be resolved soon through political and diplomatic means is fading fast. […]