07 Aug Weekday News Wrap: Tuesday, August 7, 2012
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- Syrian Prime Minister Riyad Hijab has defected from what he terms the “terrorist regime” of President Bashar al-Assad, while violence rages on in Aleppo. IPS offers an insight into what these high-level defections mean for Syria’s future.
- Syria is also losing support of its ally Iran, whose Foreign Minister will visit Turkey today to discuss the situation in Syria and the capture of Iranian nationals.
- Hilary Clinton is visiting South Africa, where Syria will also be on the agenda.
- Also in South Africa, former Irish President and former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Mary Robinson has criticized the ANC for its eroded moral authority after a string of corruption scandals and the proposed officials secrets legislation.
- UNAMID peacekeepers report increased violence in Sudan’s Darfur region, with reports of four killed and 600 injured since last Wednesday.
- Sri Lanka continues to hold 37 Chinese fisherman for trial it accuses of fishing illegally in Sri Lankan waters, which contradicts Chinese media reports that they had been released.
- The Philippines’ ratification of the Domestic Workers Convention brings the treaty into legal force.
- Foreign Policy outlines how aid given by the United States is actually helping human rights violators and how this can be stopped.
- Having reached an interim agreement on fees to transfer South Sudanese oil via Sudan, the two parties will resume negotiations on August 26.
- Is the Eurozone crisis descending into a war of words? Recent comments would suggest so.
- The Washington Post has an article describing the US’ successful track record winning WTO cases against China, but also focusing on the difficulties enforcing the decisions and affecting real change in Chinese trade practices.
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