African and EU leaders to hold Mali summit
Al Jazeera
Leaders from North African and European nations will convene in Bamako to further develop plans for the military intervention to be launched in Mali’s north, currently held by Islamist groups. These efforts come a week after the UN Security Council passed a resolution asking for detailed plans for the intervention.
Yemen soldiers killed in attack on south military base
BBC News – Middle East
Early this morning, militants detonated explosive in a vehicle at a military base in the southern province of Abyan. A second group of militant then launched an attack on the base from the sea, “triggering fierce clashes with troops.” At least 14 soldiers and 12 suspected militants were killed in the attacks.
Give nuclear power a larger role
Shinji Fukukawa/Japan Times
Roughly a year and a half after the Great East Japan Earthquake, the Japanese government at a Cabinet meeting on Sept. 19 adopted its basic policy on new energy and environment strategies crafted as a response to the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant accident.
Winter Wheat Crop Now Feeling Impact of U.S. Drought
Andrew Freedman/Climate Central
During the past week, drought conditions have improved slightly across the U.S., but the majority of the lower 48 states continue to suffer from what is proving to be a widespread and pernicious drought event, according to the latest U.S. Drought Monitor statistics, released on Thursday.
Three people killed, 86 injured, in Beirut car bombing
Al Arabiya
A huge car bomb exploded in a street in central Beirut during rush hour on Friday, killing at least three people and wounding 86 others, Al Arabiya reported citing Lebanon’s Health Minister.
With Tight Research Budgets, Is There Room for the Eternal Promise of Fusion?
Andrew Revkin/NYT
Moving beyond the country’s, and the world’s, existing energy menu, which is still by far dominated by abundant and relatively cheap fossil fuels, is hard, whatever your preferred path.
Nuclear Power Debate Heats Up in NYCs Backyard: Relicensing Controversy Intensifies
Jared Anderson/AOL Energy
The battle lines have been drawn for years, but the fight over nuclear power’s risks and benefits reached a new stage in New York this week where issues including public safety, reliability, the environment and ratepayer costs are being disputed.
Nearing Election Day, Pentagon goes radio silent
Kevin Baron/Foreign Policy
With the presidential election less than three weeks away, many civilian and military officials in the Pentagon fearing even a toe-touch in the electrified political pool have gone radio silent.
EU leaders tell Iran to negotiate or face more pain
Reuters
The European Union will further tighten economic sanctions if Iran does not curb its nuclear activities, EU leaders said on Friday, urging Tehran to engage in “meaningful” negotiations.
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Connecting the Asia Pivot to Acquisition Strategy
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