The United Nations nuclear watchdog says it received an invitation from North Korea to visit. from (author unknown) via http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia-pacific/2012/03/201231920231346831.html

Pakistani lawmakers are expected to debate new terms of engagement with the United States this week. from RFE/RL’s Radio Mashaal via http://www.rferl.org/content/pakistan_united_states_relations/24521109.html

Pakistani lawmakers are expected to debate new terms of engagement with the United States this week. from RFE/RL’s Radio Mashaal via http://www.rferl.org/content/pakistan_united_states_relations/24521109.html

Hebrew University releases initial 2,000 documents including unseen letters, postcards and research notes Albert Einstein’s complete archives – from personal correspondence with half a dozen lovers to notebooks scribbled with his groundbreaking research – are going online for the first time. The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, which owns the German…

India tops list of largest importers, while exporters continue to sell weapons to strife-prone Middle East, report says. from (author unknown) via http://www.aljazeera.com/news/europe/2012/03/20123191937740349.html

France proposes draft UN statement supporting Kofi Annan’s mediating efforts, as fierce fighting erupts in Damascus. from (author unknown) via http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2012/03/2012319175250957266.html

Tens of thousands of Iraqi Shias hold a large rally in the southern city of Basra demanding better living conditions. from (author unknown) via http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-17437064

We need to remember the tragic consequences of withdrawing too early from South Vietnam, which also involved very similar circumstances that now exist today in Afghanistan. Read more: Afghanistan Withdrawal, Afghanistan Withdrawal Timetable, War in Afghanistan, US Troops Afghanistan, Saigon, Vietnam War, Barack Obama, Afghanistan War, Politics News from Steven…

Camps in South Sudan struggling to cope as thousands flee fighting in neighbouring South Kordofan. from (author unknown) via http://www.aljazeera.com/video/africa/2012/03/2012319171839114641.html

Documents leaked by defector from Syrian regime show that Assad personally signs off security crackdown plans Leaks of what appear to be official Syrian documents reveal how the country’s president, Bashar al-Assad, personally signs off plans drawn up by his government’s crisis management centre, prioritising a security crackdown to prevent…