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Wednesday, February 08, 2012   07:20 GMT    
Civil Society

NGO Prosecution Puts U.S.-Egyptian Ties at Risk
By Jim Lobe*
WASHINGTON - The ongoing controversy over the activities of U.S. and other foreign non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Egypt appears to be bringing ties between the two countries to their lowest point in nearly 40 years.
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Bahrain Braces for More Shia Protests
By Suha Mohammed
MANAMA - It is far from Pearl Roundabout, the scene of last year’s crackdown on pro-democracy protestors, but for now Mughsha, a village in the northern district of Bahrain, serves as the centre of the country’s ‘Arab Spring’ movement.
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Burma in the Throes of Change - Part 1
By Preethi Nallu
CHIANG MAI, Thailand - Moves by the Burmese government to settle ethnic conflicts in the country, notably with the Karen in the mountainous eastern part of the country, have caught most observers by surprise.
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Mines Test Colombia's Commitment to Sustainable Development
By Helda Martínez
IBAGUÉ, Colombia - "In the Andes, and all over the world, mining on mountains should be banned. Distinguished scientists and papers in the most prestigious journals are saying this," a regional planning expert in Colombia told IPS.
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EUROPE-DEVELOPMENT
The "Indignados" Still Have Wind in Their Sails
By Cléo Fatoorehchi
AIX-EN-PROVENCE - Months of protest across the European Union, sparked by ‘indignant’ youth demanding an end to the brand of free market capitalism that has blighted the continent with an unemployment epidemic, finally bore fruit on Jan. 30 when Jose Manuel Barroso, president of the European Commission, proposed an ambitious jobs scheme.
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Israel and Iran Agreed on Nuclear Ambiguity
Analysis by Pierre Klochendler
JERUSALEM - Will Israel attack Iran’s nuclear facilities this spring? That is a question dominating the international agenda. Meanwhile, the grand project of a nuclear weapon-free Middle East is relegated to the utopian "day after" a solution is found to the Islamic republic’s atomic programme.
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Senegalese Students Call for President to Step Down
By Jedi Ramalapa
DAKAR - The friends of slain Senegalese student protester, Mamadou Diop, say that the 32-year-old master’s student was against injustice and that is why he was protesting against President Abdoulaye Wade’s bid for a third term of office.
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LAOS-CULTURE
ASEAN Attempts to Build on a Shared Language: Music
By Kalinga Seneviratne
VIENTIANE - A landmark concert featuring artistes from eight of the ten South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) took place here on Jan. 21, in an effort to build a regional community through the common language of music.
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"Occupy" is the Watchword at Thematic Social Forum
By Clarinha Glock
PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil - Traditional social movements of homeless and landless people have for years been organising occupations as a pressure tactic. Now "occupying" is a key element for fighting the capitalist system in its hour of crisis, and also in the realm of virtual reality.
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BANGLADESH
Coup Bid Reveals Extremism Within Army
Analysis by Naimul Haq
DHAKA - Bangladesh’s army has won paludits as leading United Nations peacekeepers, but the January coup attempt against Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s government has exposed lurking religious extremism within its ranks.
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