International
South Sudan/Sudan: S. Sudan Demands Foreign Intervention to Resolve Dispute with Khartoum
Sep 11, 2014
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Sudan Tribune
(JUBA) – South Sudan had demanded the intervention of the African Union, United Nations and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) for it to resolve…
Iraq: Ex-Diplomat ‘Laundered Iraq Oil Money’
Sep 10, 2014
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David Taylor, The Times
A former top United States diplomat is fighting allegations of tax evasion and money laundering after Austrian bank accounts in his wife’s name were frozen,…
Timor-Leste: Big Oil Stands By as Con Man Swindles East Timor
Sep 10, 2014
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Tom Allard, The Sydney Morning Herald
As Bobby Boye surveyed his extensive property portfolio, the 2011 Rolls-Royce Ghost and other luxury vehicles in the garage, he may well have reflected with…
Myanmar: VP Nyan Htun Contemplates Burma’s Energy Needs
Sep 10, 2014
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Binny Mary Paul, Democratic Voice of Burma
Burmese Vice- President Nyan Htun has raised concerns about energy consumption in Burma.
At the National Energy Management Committee meeting in Naypyidaw on Tuesday, he pointed…
Myanmar: Netherlands to Help Burma Manage Water
Sep 10, 2014
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Ole Chavannes, Democratic Voice of Burma
During the last day of Burmese President Thein Sein’s ten-day tour through Germany, Switzerland and the Netherlands, the Dutch government announced support for water management…
South Sudan: China Sending 1,800 Peacekeepers to South Sudan
Sep 10, 2014
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Voice of America
China is sending hundreds of troops to join the U.N. peacekeeping force in war-torn South Sudan, where Chinese companies have major oil interests.
Comments from China's…
South Sudan: Juba Sacks 14 Nuer Oil Workers Over Alleged Rebel Links
Sep 10, 2014
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Sudan Tribune
(JUBA) – A group of South Sudanese men of Nuer origin, who were employed by several oil companies, have been denied salary payments and dismissed…
Sierra Leone: Ebola Cuts Sierra Leone Growth to Three-Year Low
Sep 10, 2014
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Yahoo News
Freetown (AFP) - Sierra Leone said Wednesday the Ebola crisis had devastated the economy, with growth projections pared back to single digits for the first…
DRC: DR Congo’s Miners Bear Brunt of Attempts to Make Minerals Conflict-Free
Sep 10, 2014
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The Guardian
Legislation that requires firms to trace the supply chains of minerals sourced in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is disrupting people’s livelihoods and creating…
India/Pakistan: In Srinagar, Floodwaters Recede, but Anger Remains
Sep 10, 2014
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Betwa Sharma and Nida Najar, The New York Times
SRINAGAR, Kashmir — As people waited here for rescue on rooftops and balconies, fear was giving way on Wednesday to anger and resentment over what…
Mindanao/Philippines: Philippine Bill Would Give Muslims Autonomy
Sep 10, 2014
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Floyd Whaley, The New York Times
MANILA — President Benigno S. Aquino III on Wednesday submitted a draft law to the Philippine Congress that would create a self-governed, predominantly Muslim autonomous…
Cambodia: Environmental Group Blasts Forest Council for Certifying Tainted Vietnam Company
Sep 10, 2014
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Radio Free Asia
Environmental advocacy group Global Witness on Wednesday criticized an international forest management council for giving recognition to a Vietnamese state-owned rubber company accused of grabbing…
Somalia: War-Torn Somalia Faces Starvation
Sep 10, 2014
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Allan Olingo, The East African
Somalia is staring at a fresh food crisis due to delayed rains, rising food prices and persistent conflict.
The fragile food security situation in the Horn…
Water Wars: The Water Wars: Conflicts Over Water Sources Continue to Grow
Sep 9, 2014
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David Zetland, Water Canada
Google "water wars" and you will get 1.45 million search returns – more than "nuclear war." Does this statistic mean that water wars are more…
South Sudan/Sudan: S. Sudan Seeks Pipeline Alternative to End Dependence on Sudan
Sep 9, 2014
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World Tribune
WASHINGTON — South Sudan has sought an alternative to the export crude oil pipeline that crosses into its northern rival.
A U.S. government report said South…
Iraq: New Iraq Oil Minister Faces Kurdish Dispute, Security Threats
Sep 9, 2014
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Voice of America
DUBAI—Iraq's new oil minister is a veteran politician who will need to deploy all his experience to resolve disputes over Kurdish oil production and allay…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Kurdish Oil and US Leverage in Iraq
Sep 9, 2014
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Jim Krane and Ted Loch-Temzelides, Forbes
HOUSTON _ As the Obama Administration ratchets up its confrontation with radical Islamists in Iraq, an idled tanker loaded with Kurdish oil off the Texas…
West Africa: Ebola May Disrupt Oil and Gas Operations in West Africa, Threatening Region's Economy, says GlobalData Analyst
Sep 9, 2014
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AllAfrica
London — Oil and gas exploration and production programs in West African states are under increasing risk due to the failure to contain the Ebola…
Myanmar: Japanese-Led Projects Risk Fueling Conflict in Burma: Activists
Sep 9, 2014
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Yen Snaing and Saw Yan Naing, The Irrawaddy
RANGOON — Dozens of Karen civil society groups are calling on Japan’s international development agency to halt plans for development projects in southeastern Burma.
The Karen…
China/Japan: China Sends Warships to Escort Oil Rig to Waters Claimed by Japan Near Senkaku (Diaoyu) Islands
Sep 9, 2014
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China Daily Mail
China’s qianzhan.com says in its report today that China’s Kaixuan-1 oil rig is on its way to the area near the disputed Diaoyu Islands (known…
Israel/Palestine: New Emblem of an Elemental Conflict: Seized West Bank Land
Sep 9, 2014
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Isabel Kershner, The New York Times
WADI FUKIN, West Bank — At the edge of this small Palestinian village, an asphalt road turns into a dirt path that winds through a…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraq Files Claim Against Greek Oil Shipper
Sep 8, 2014
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Daniel J. Graeber, United Press International
BAGHDAD -- The Iraqi government revealed Monday it started legal proceedings against a Greek company responsible for exports of oil from the Kurdish north of…
Myanmar: Coal: The New Power Battleground
Sep 8, 2014
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Wa Lone, Myanmar Times
The strong monsoon wind blows thick, rain-filled clouds in from the Andaman Sea to the fringes of the Ayeyarwady delta. Thoung Khon is just 60…
Myanmar: Burmese Workers Get Lengthy Jail Terms for Pipeline Clash
Sep 8, 2014
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Lawi Weng, The Irrawaddy
RANGOON — A court in Arakan State sentenced 17 Burmese workers to between six and 10 years each in prison on Sunday for destroying property…
Pakistan: Internal Affairs: BDU Chief ‘Dragged’ Into Land-Grabbing Allegations
Sep 8, 2014
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The Express Tribune
PESHAWAR: The bomb disposal unit’s AIG Shafqat Malik dismissed rumours that his driver was injured in a land-grabbing attempt on Warsak Road on Saturday.
“Farman, a resident…
Food Security: Middle East Wars Could Put World’s Food Security at Risk
Sep 8, 2014
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Steve Connor, The Independent
Millions of people could in future face starvation as an indirect result of the violent turmoil in the Middle East which has the highest concentration…
Afghanistan: Snow Sales Replace Illegal Logging in Afghan Province
Sep 8, 2014
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Qaisar Khosti, Environmental News Service
For hundreds of years, people in Afghanistan have stockpiled winter snows in specially-dug pits so they can use it during the scorching summer months. Now,…
West Africa: Ebola Outbreak Dulls Diamond Industry
Sep 7, 2014
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Melvyn Reggie Thomas, Tmes of India
SURAT: The Ebola outbreak has started casting a shadow over the diamond industry as diamantaires have stopped sourcing rough diamonds from West African countries. Africa…
Vietnam: Vietnam Building Deterrent Against China in Disputed Seas With Submarines
Sep 7, 2014
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Greg Torode, Reuters
Vietnam will soon have a credible naval deterrent to China in the South China Sea in the form of Kilo-class submarines from Russia, which experts…
Conflict Minerals: Good News and Bad News: Commerce Department Publishes List of Conflict Minerals Processing Facilities
Sep 7, 2014
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Steve Quinlivan, Dodd-Frank
The good news is the Commerce Department published a list of ”all known conflict mineral processing facilities worldwide” as required by section 1502(d)(3)(C) of the…