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UN Security Council Seats Taken by Arms Exporters Lyndal Rowlands Nine of the world’s top ten arms exporters will sit on the UN Security Council between mid-2016 and mid-2018. The nine include four rotating members — Spain, Ukraine, Italy and the Netherlands — from Europe, as well as the council’s five permanent members — China, France, Russia, the … MORE > > |
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The Cuban Revolution Has Lost Its Founder and Leader Patricia Grogg Fidel Castro, who survived more than 600 assassination attempts and remained in power longer than any other leader in the history of Cuba, died Friday night at the age of 90. Visibly moved, President Raúl Castro, his younger brother, made the announcement in a brief televised speech. The … MORE > > |
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Australian Activists, Dissenters and Whistleblowers Feeling the Heat Stephen de Tarczynski For Australian activist Samantha Castro, it was her association with the non-profit publishing organisation Wikileaks that brought her to the attention of the Australian Federal Police (AFP). She says she’s been followed, her car has been searched, and that the AFP has filmed and photographed … MORE > > |
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Refugees Slipping in, Getting Help Pinaki Roy with Mohammad Ali Jinnat, Cox’s Bazar Wearing a burqa, Rashida Khatun was waiting in front of Lambabil fish market along the Cox’s Bazar-Teknaf highway yesterday afternoon. Two children — both in tattered clothes — and an elderly woman were with her. None of them was carrying any luggage. They kept waiting for a three-wheeler … MORE > > |
