International
India/Pakistan/Kashmir: Indian Defense Chief Blames Pakistan for Kashmir Conflict
Oct 9, 2014
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Hari Kumar, New York Times
NEW DELHI — The Indian defense minister blamed Pakistan on Thursday for an escalating conflict that has claimed about 20 lives on both sides of…
The Americas: Hagel to Attend Ministers’ Conference on South America Trip
Oct 8, 2014
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Army Sgt. 1st Class Tyrone C. Marshall Jr., US Department of Defense
WASHINGTON – Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel will attend the 11th Conference of the Defense Ministers of the Americas during a six-day, three-country trip to Latin…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Islamic State Battles Kurds Over Border Town To Maintain Oil Trade
Oct 8, 2014
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Claude Salhani, Oil Price
Islamic State militants have been fighting for the past week for control of a key town straddling the Syrian-Turkish border. A victory by IS in…
China/South China Sea: China Unhappy Over India-US Reference to South China Sea
Oct 8, 2014
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Ananth Krishnan, India Today
China on Wednesday warned India and the United States against interfering in the South China Sea dispute. Both countries had during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's…
Iraq: Iraq GDP to Shrink as Violence Rages
Oct 8, 2014
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Gulf News Daily
DUBAI: The economy of Iraq will contract this year due to fighting ravaging the country, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said yesterday, slashing its earlier…
Conflict Minerals: Tulane Releases Study on First-Year Conflict Minerals Filings
Oct 8, 2014
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Stephen M. Quinlivan, JD Supra
The Payson Center for International Development of Tulane University Law School released a study analyzing the results of a June 2014 survey of issuers who…
Lawsuit Against U.N. on the Spread of Cholera Epidemic in Haiti Advances
Oct 8, 2014
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Damien Cave, New York Times
A federal judge in New York has agreed to hear oral arguments in a lawsuit filed against the United Nations by advocates for Haitian victims…
India/Pakistan/Kashmir: Indian and Pakistani Troops Clash Again on Kashmir Line
Oct 8, 2014
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Hari Kumar, New York Times
NEW DELHI — Indian and Pakistani troops exchanged heavy gunfire overnight Tuesday, after days of fighting that has left at least 17 civilians dead and…
Cambodia: Cambodia’s Ruling Elite May Face ICC Probe over Land Grab
Oct 7, 2014
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Luke Hunt, The Diplomat
Lawyers have filed a criminal complaint against Cambodia’s “ruling elite” at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, alleging that crimes against humanity had…
Food Security: Food Policy Report Examines Role of Food Security in Building Resilience to Conflict
Oct 7, 2014
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International Food Policy Research Institute
A new IFPRI 2020 food policy report on “How to Build Resilience to Conflict: The Role of Food Security” is now available. The report, prepared…
Liberia: 'Radical' Threats - Quardu Gboni Citizens Want Concession Revisited
Oct 7, 2014
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Henry Karmo, AllAfrica
Monrovia — A group of Liberians under the banner "Quardu Gboni District Citizen Association" based in Liberia and the Diaspora are strongly opposing a recent…
Liberia: Speaker Tight-Lipped On $25,000 Controversial Check Payment
Oct 7, 2014
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Obediah Johnson, AllAfrica
Monrovia — House Speaker Alex Tyler remains tightlipped on the controversial payment of US$25,000 by the National Oil Company of Liberia (NOCAL) as consultancy fees…
Iraq: Islamic State Jihadists Are Using Water as a Weapon in Iraq
Oct 7, 2014
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Erin Cunningham, Washington Post
BAGHDAD — The Islamic State militants who have rampaged across northern Iraq are increasingly using water as a weapon, cutting off supplies to villages that…
IRR Soldier Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
Oct 7, 2014
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Kevin Lilley, Army Times
An Individual Ready Reserve sergeant has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for his work in a place where such an honor would seem…
Liberia: Lofans Say LCC Concession Agreement Has Motive Ulterior
Oct 7, 2014
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Sallu K. Swaray, AllAfrica
The Quardu Gboni Citizens Association in Lofa County has petitioned the Legislature against what it refers to as "a bogus" concession agreement between the Liberian…
Iraq/Syria: Turkey Cracks Down on Oil Smuggling with ISIS in Mind
Oct 6, 2014
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Associated Press
HACIPASA, Turkey - Sevda, a 22-year-old waitress in a brown apron, recounts how she made a small fortune running smuggled diesel from a village on…
Water Wars: A New Reality for Business and Governments
Oct 6, 2014
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Oliver Balch, The Guardian
During his reign from 2,450-2,400BC, King of Lagash set about building boundary canals around his territory. The result was a gradual reduction in the water…
Liberia: Oil Companies Monitor Outbreak; Exxon Mobil Delays Liberia Drilling
Oct 6, 2014
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Sarah Scully, Houston Chronicle
Several oil companies say they're continuing normal operations in West African nations battling to contain or prevent Ebola outbreaks, days after Exxon Mobil Corp. said…
Myanmar: ‘Burma Will Become a Responsible Timber-Trading Country’
Oct 5, 2014
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Aye Nai, Democratic Voice of Burma
A workshop on exporting Burmese timber and other forest products to Western countries was held on 30 September at the Myanmar Timber Merchants Association office.…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Protesters Force Gazprom Neft to Quit Halabja Block
Oct 5, 2014
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Osamah Golpy, Rudaw
HOREN, Iraq - Russian oil company Gazprom Neft has been forced to halt operations in the Halabja block following demonstrations by locals demanding all oil…
South Sudan: Malnutrition Rates Still High Despite Food Security Improvements
Oct 4, 2014
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Sudan Tribune
Juba — Tens of thousands of children under the age of five remain at risk of malnutrition-related death in South Sudan, despite temporary improvements in…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Pomegranates, Not Oil, the Star of Iraqi Kurdistan’s Rebirth
Oct 4, 2014
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Hugh Naylor, The National
HALABJA, IRAQ - For Shakhawan Mohammed the future of Iraqi Kurdistan lies not in oil but in pomegranates.Mr Mohammed cultivates a dozen varieties of the…
Myanmar: Millions of Tonnes of Teak and Hardwood Exported
Oct 4, 2014
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Eleven Myanmar
The Thein Sein government has permitted the export of 5.7 million tonnes of teak and hardwood over the past four years.The timber was exported with…
Africa: UN Hunger Report: Despite Positive Trends at Global Level, Food Security Continues to be a Big Concern Across Near East and North Africa Countries
Oct 3, 2014
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Zawya
The number of undernourished in the Near East and North Africa (NENA) has more than doubled since 1990 standing now at about 33 million peoples,…
Syria: Pentagon: Most of Islamic State’s Oil Refineries in Syria Have Been Destroyed
Oct 3, 2014
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Maggie Ybarra, The Washington Times
The Pentagon says that it has demolished the majority of the oil refineries the Islamic State has been using to fund its terrorist activities and…
Conflict Minerals: Sourcing Practices Changing as US Law on Mineral Imports Takes Hold
Oct 3, 2014
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Anine Vermeulen, Mining Weekly
For decades, the trade in tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold (also known as 3TG), along with various other minerals and resources, has played a central…
Iraq: Iraq Asks 2nd Circ. For $10B Oil-For-Food Rehearing
Oct 3, 2014
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Cara Salvatore, Law360
New York -- The Republic of Iraq urged the full Second Circuit on Thursday to rehear a split decision in a $10 billion racketeering suit…
Iraq: Murkowski: Iraqi Oil Market Showed Early Signs of Instability
Oct 3, 2014
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Timothy Cama, The Hill
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) put out a report Friday saying that publicly available data on Iraqi oil markets should have helped predict the rise of…
Conflict Minerals: Disclosure Issuers Want Feedback on First Disclosures As They Prepare Next Conflict Mineral Filings
Oct 3, 2014
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Yin Wilczek, Bloomberg
After the first-ever filings for conflict minerals disclosures in June, some issuers now are asking: is anyone even paying attention?
To date, the Securities and Exchange…
West Africa: How Saving West African Forests Might Have Prevented the Ebola Epidemic
Oct 3, 2014
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JA Ginsburg, The Guardian
The world now knows in great detail how Thomas Eric Duncan, a man who just a few weeks ago showed admirable compassion for a sick,…