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Analysis: Crackdown on radical Islamists tests Tunisia's stability

TUNIS - For the first time since the Arab Spring uprisings of 2011, relations between mainstream Islamists in government and radical Salafist Muslim activists have reached breaking point, sparking deadly clashes in two Tunisian cities.

Found 8 hours ago on channel Reuters

Pakistan Under Legal Pressure to Halt U.S. Drone Strikes

The incoming prime minister, Nawaz Sharif, pledged on the campaign trail to end U.S. drone strikes in Pakistan—and will be under legal pressure to do so as soon as he takes office, in what will be an early test of relations with Washington.

Found 9 hours ago on channel Wall Street Journal

OSI President Questions WebM Patent License Compatibility with Open Source

Via the H comes a report that the Simon Phipps, current President of the Open Source Initiative, thinks that the VP8 patent Cross-license agreeement Google brokered with the MPEG-LA is incompatible with the Open Source definition. The primary problems are that the license is not sub-licensable and only covers certain uses, leading to conflict with OSD clauses five, six, and seven. Phipps concludes: "As a consequence, I suggest the license is flawed when considered in relation to open source projects and is likely to be negatively received by many communities that value software freedom. Doubtless a case can be made that the patent license is optional, but I suspect the community issues may remain. Once again we're left with our fingers crossed. Google's making the right noises, but this draft agreement seems like a particularly unworkable approach for free and open source software. Its failure to allow sublicensing seems like a major flaw. Even if this doesn't result in a requirement for ...

Found 20 hours ago on channel Slashdot

Senate Committee Votes to Authorize Arms for Syrian Rebels

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted to authorize the Obama administration to provide arms to Syrian rebels, confirming a growing sentiment in Congress in favor of a shift in U.S. strategy on Syria.

Found 1 day ago on channel Wall Street Journal

World Brief | Europe: 4 Held in Attack on Georgia Gay Rights Advocates

Prime minister Bidzina Ivanishvili has called for prosecutions following the violence, but the case is expected to upset his relations with the church.

Found 1 day ago on channel New York Times

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Analysis: Crackdown on radical Islamists tests Tunisia's stability

TUNIS - For the first time since the Arab Spring uprisings of 2011, relations between mainstream Islamists in government and radical Salafist Muslim activists have reached breaking point, sparking deadly clashes in two Tunisian cities.

Pakistan Under Legal Pressure to Halt U.S. Drone Strikes

The incoming prime minister, Nawaz Sharif, pledged on the campaign trail to end U.S. drone strikes in Pakistan—and will be under legal pressure to do so as soon as he takes office, in what will be an early test of relations with Washington.

OSI President Questions WebM Patent License Compatibility with Open Source

Senate Committee Votes to Authorize Arms for Syrian Rebels

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted to authorize the Obama administration to provide arms to Syrian rebels, confirming a growing sentiment in Congress in favor of a shift in U.S. strategy on Syria.

World Brief | Europe: 4 Held in Attack on Georgia Gay Rights Advocates

Prime minister Bidzina Ivanishvili has called for prosecutions following the violence, but the case is expected to upset his relations with the church.

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Analysis: Crackdown on radical Islamists tests Tunisia's stability

TUNIS - For the first time since the Arab Spring uprisings of 2011, relations between mainstream Islamists in government and radical Salafist Muslim activists have reached breaking point, sparking deadly clashes in two Tunisian cities.

Pakistan Under Legal Pressure to Halt U.S. Drone Strikes

The incoming prime minister, Nawaz Sharif, pledged on the campaign trail to end U.S. drone strikes in Pakistan—and will be under legal pressure to do so as soon as he takes office, in what will be an early test of relations with Washington.

OSI President Questions WebM Patent License Compatibility with Open Source

Senate Committee Votes to Authorize Arms for Syrian Rebels

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted to authorize the Obama administration to provide arms to Syrian rebels, confirming a growing sentiment in Congress in favor of a shift in U.S. strategy on Syria.

World Brief | Europe: 4 Held in Attack on Georgia Gay Rights Advocates

Prime minister Bidzina Ivanishvili has called for prosecutions following the violence, but the case is expected to upset his relations with the church.

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