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7 January 2013

US, allies step up military backing for Syria’s sectarian insurgency

By Chris Marsden, 7 January 2013

US troops have begun to arrive in Turkey to man Patriot missile defence batteries near the Syrian border.

India and Pakistan involved in fatal border clash

By Keith Jones, 7 January 2013

India and Pakistan are trading accusations after a bloody clash over the Line of Control in disputed Kashmir early yesterday morning.

Obama administration blocks information request on assassination of US citizens

By Tom Carter, 7 January 2013

At the request of the Obama administration, a federal judge denied requests for government records related to targeted killings, including of US citizens.

French auto industry prepares assault on jobs, working conditions

By Pierre Mabut, 7 January 2013

Auto job cuts in 2013 threaten the 10 percent of France’s workforce employed, directly or indirectly, in the industry.

Chinese government imposes new Internet censorship law

By Will Morrow, 7 January 2013

The main purpose is to stifle online political discussion and the use of social media to organise protests.

New Year’s Eve stampede kills 64 in Ivory Coast

By Kumaran Ira, 7 January 2013

At least 64 people were killed and over 200 injured in a stampede in the early morning of New Year’s Day in Abidjanl.

Bushfires hit five Australian states

By Richard Phillips, 7 January 2013

Scores of fires are burning throughout Australia, fuelled by extreme heat-wave conditions.

Sri Lankan Tamil party legitimises military occupation

By M. Aravinthan, 7 January 2013

The Tamil National Alliance indicated last month that it would no longer demand a complete military withdrawal from the North and East.

11,000 US teachers laid off in December

By Nick Barrickman, 7 January 2013

Last month’s firings have driven the number of workers employed by local government to their lowest levels since 2005.

Mental health care cuts hit rural Wisconsin

By Gary Joad, 7 January 2013

A mental health facility for inpatient care and its companion outpatient care clinic have been shuttered in Cumberland, Wisconsin.

New in French

Afghanistan: un modèle de néocolonialisme pour le 21ème siècle

Par Peter Symonds, 7 janvier 2013

Les affirmations selon lesquelles l’occupation américaine arrivera à son terme d’ici la fin de 2014 sont contredites par des projets concernant une présence militaire américaine indéfinie en Afghanistan.

Le conseil de sécurité de l'ONU donne son accord pour une intervention militaire au Mali

Par Ernst Wolff et Alex Lantier, 7 janvier 2013

le Conseil de sécurité des Nations unies a autorisé une intervention au Mali, en Afrique sub-saharienne, au prétexte de libérer le Nord du Mali de l'occupation par des islamistes liés à Al Quaïda.

New in Romanian

Afganistan - un model de neo-colonialism al secolului 21

De Peter Symonds, 7 ianuarie 2013

Afirmaţiile că ocupaţia americană se va încheia în 2014 sunt contrazise de planurile Pentagonului pentru o prezenţă militară indefinită în Afganistan.

New in Turkish

Washington El Kaide’nin Suriye’nin kimyasal silahlarını ele geçireceği kaygısı yaratıyor

Bill Van Auken, 5 Ocak 2013

Daha önce kimyasal silahlar konusunda belirsiz istihbarat bilgilerine dayanarak Beşar Esad yönetimini tehdit etmiş olan Obama yönetimi, şimdi, bu silahların, bizzat Washington’ın desteklemekte olduğu “asiler”in eline geçebileceği konusunda uyarı yapıyor.

Tunus’ta, UGTT İslamcılara karşı bir günlük genel grevi iptal etti

Antoine Lerougetel ve Alex Lantier, 5 Ocak 2013

Tunus Genel İşçi Sendikaları (UGTT), Devrimi Korumak İçin İslamcı Birlikler’e (LPR) bağlı haydutların UGTT üyelerine yönelik saldırılarına karşı çağrı yaptığı bir günlük genel grevi, bir gün öncesinde, 12 Aralık günü iptal etti.

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