Son of former Pakistan PM Gilani freed 3 years after kidnapping
US and Afghan forces have freed former Pakistan Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani’s son from kidnappers, the Independent reported. Armed men opened fire in a skirmish at Farrukhabad and dragged Ali Haider Gilani into a car on May 9, 2013. PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari confirmed the recovery, saying ex-PM Gilani received a call from the ambassador of Afghanistan after a “successful operation.”
EU, Turkey cancel high-level meeting planned for May 13 – spokesperson
The EU and Turkey have cancelled a high-level meeting planned for May 13, TASS quoted Maja Kocijancic, a spokesperson for the EU Foreign Affairs & Security Policy chief, as saying on Tuesday. The dialogue had been scheduled for Friday, but was postponed after a mutual decision, Kocijancic said. The meeting agenda contained several issues, including the EU’s visa liberalization for Turkish citizens.
Aleppo ceasefire extended for 48 hours
The ceasefire regime in the Syrian city of Aleppo has been extended for 48 hours as of 00:01 am, May 10. the decision has been made by agreement with Syria’s leadership and the moderate opposition, as well as Russia and the US, TASS quoted the head of the Russian Center for Reconciliation of the warring sides in Syria, Lieutenant General Sergey Kuralenko, as saying on Tuesday. Syria’s SANA news agency earlier reported the ceasefire regime extension in Aleppo, citing the Syrian Armed Forces’ Command. Hostilities were ended in Aleppo last Thursday, and the ceasefire had previously been extended for 72 hours.
Beijing protests as US sails warship near reef in South China Sea
A US navy warship sailed close to a disputed reef in the South China Sea on Tuesday, prompting Beijing to denounce the patrol as illegal, Reuters reports. Guided missile destroyer the USS William P. Lawrence traveled within 12 nautical miles of Chinese-held Fiery Cross Reef. The freedom of navigation operation was undertaken to“challenge excessive maritime claims” by China, Taiwan, and Vietnam, which were seeking to restrict navigation rights in the sea, US Department of Defense spokesman Bill Urban said. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang said the US ship illegally entered Chinese waters and was tracked and warned. The move “threatened China’s sovereignty and security interests, endangered the staff and facilities on the reef, and damaged regional peace and stability,” he said.
Impeachment process against Brazil’s Rousseff to continue
Impeachment process against Brazil’s Rousseff to continue after speaker’s U-turn
An impeachment process against Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff appears to be continuing after the acting speaker of the lower house revoked his decision to suspend a crucial vote, the BBC said. Waldir Maranhao’s U-turn came less than 24 hours after he had called for a new impeachment vote. Maranhao said there had been irregularities during the lower house session, and the earlier decision to annul the lower house vote held on April 17 had thrown the impeachment proceedings into disarray. The Senate may now vote on Wednesday on an impeachment trial, and Rousseff will be suspended for the trial’s duration if the president loses. Her government has been accused of violating fiscal rules.
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When Barack Obama entered office in January of 2009, expectations were high. His campaign had suggested that he would be a transformational President but soon that ambition was diminished in domestic infighting and the never ending violence in the Middle East. Still, President Obama made good on his promise to “reintroduce America to the world” and established new parameters for Foreign Policy debates and decision making in the United States. Please join us for a review of his legacy and a look ahead to 2017.
Michael Werz is a Senior Fellow at American Progress, where his work as member of the National Security Team focuses on the nexus of climate change, migration, and security and emerging democracies, especially Turkey, Mexico, and Brazil. He has been a senior transatlantic fellow at the German Marshall Fund where his work focused on transatlantic foreign policy and the European Union. He has held appointments as a public policy scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, D.C., and as a John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow at Harvard’s Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies. He is a graduate of Frankfurt University’s Institute for Philosophy and was professor at Hannover University in Germany. He is currently an adjunct professor at Georgetown University’s BMW Center for German and European Studies.
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Crony capitalists, inept babus feel the heat as Modi tightens loose system – Firstpost
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Crony wealth in India 3% of GDP, from 18% in 2008: The Economist – Times of India
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Zee Media Exclusive: Air India officials given kickbacks by Canadian company to bag tender
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Delhi Universtiy clarifies Modi was awarded BA degree in 1979
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Gujarat government to kick-start solar rooftop project for citizens – Times of India
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newdelhisamachara.wordpress.com – FC Pune City sign Zodingliana Ralte and Vishal Kaith Pune, 09h May 2016: – The Rajesh Wadhawan Group and Hrithik Roshan co-owned Indian Super League club FC Pune City strengthened their home-bred o…
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NEWS DIGESTS Pakistan News Digest – April, 2016
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