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By ARNAUD DE BORCHGRAVE, UPI Editor at Large
WASHINGTON, June 14 (UPI) -- In the 2013 Global Peace Index of 162 nations, Iceland ranks first, Afghanistan last.
Eight days to shape Iran's future
By MARK WILLIAMS, UPI Outside View Commentator
LONDON, June 14 (UPI) -- This month, two major events in the Iranian political calendar will take place only a matter of days apart: Iran's presidential elections began Friday and the largest gathering of Iran's opposition movement is to take place in Paris just eight days later.
By PETER MORICI, UPI Outside View Commentator
COLLEGE PARK, Md., June 14 (UPI) -- Are National Security Agency actions regarding tracking all phone calls in the United States really needed for U.S. security against terrorists?
Child model advocates press for New York law
By Victoria Fitzgerald
NEW YORK (WOMENSENEWS)-- New York City lawmakers have agreed to propose legislation to protect child models. They hope the new law will take effect before fashion week in September. Media advocates have pressed this issue over the past year.
The opposition on the eve of Iranian elections
By IVAN SASCHA SHEEHAN and RAYMOND TANTER, UPI Outside View Commentators
BALTIMORE, June 13 (UPI) -- This week's presidential election in Iran marks an opportunity for U.S. officials to assess the Tehran regime and its most worrisome opposition.
By TARAS KUZIO, UPI Outside View Commentator
WASHINGTON, June 13 (UPI) -- U.S. policy seems to protect authoritarian regimes as long as they are "friendly." This can come at the expense of the interests of U.S. citizens.
Turkish protests rattle Erdogan's female loyalists
By Sisi Tang
ISTANBUL, Turkey (WOMENSENEWS)-- Turkey's anti-government protests are troubling for some of Erdogan's female supporters, who dominate his voting base. For other women, the protests are an outlet for anger at current policies and a break from the political repression that followed the 1970s mass unrest.
President Obama continues to fail as CEO
By PETER MORICI, UPI Outside View Commentator
COLLEGE PARK, Md., June 12 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama is failing as chief executive officer of the U.S. government.
By HARLAN ULLMAN, UPI Outside View Commentator
WASHINGTON, June 12 (UPI) -- Russia may be on a verge of a third revolution as political dissent and the suppression of those who disagree with Vladimir Putin, increase.
For disabled teens, flirting can be easier online
By Maggie Freleng
{WOMENSENEWS}-- Social networking sites offer flirting and friendship opportunities to disabled teens who have difficulty leaving the house. "I wish they'd been around for me," says Danielle Sheypuk, a clinical psychologist who is also Ms. Wheelchair New York 2012.
Osama to Obama: 'I'm a happy camper'
By JAMES ZUMWALT, UPI Outside View Commentator
HERNDON, Va., June 11 (UPI) -- If any joy exists in hell, Osama bin Laden is a happy camper.
Senate's immigration bill flags women's rights
By Victoria Fitzgerald
(WOMENSENEWS)-- As the Senate prepares to take up the immigration reform bill on June 10, new research turns the headlight on gender bias in existing laws, including the Violence Against Women Act.
By MARTIN WALKER, UPI Editor Emeritus
LONDON, June 10 (UPI) -- Casting blame for the Great Recession used to be easy when everyone agreed it was all the fault of the bankers. But now the regulators and officials are blaming each other and the real issues are coming to the surface.
UN Women's Lakshmi Puri: 'Priority is to power on'
By Juhie Bhatia
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (WOMENSENEWS)-- At the sidelines of last week's major global forum on women's health, the interim leader of the 2-year-old U.N. superagency expressed pride in its startup phase of rapid institution-building and is focused on everything from field work to raising a target annual budget of $300 million.
By PETER MORICI, UPI Outside View Commentator
COLLEGE PARK, Md., June 7 (UPI) -- The U.S. Labor Department announced Friday the economy added 175,000 jobs in May but that isn't enough to bring unemployment down to 6 percent in three years.
By WHITNEY GRESPIN, UPI Outside View Commentator
ARLINGTON, Va., June 7 (UPI) -- The establishment of the new semi-autonomous Somali Jubaland state is a step in the right direction for a stable Somalia but the region isn't in the clear yet.
Ethiopian-Israelis make waves in new homeland
By Leigh Cuen
TEL AVIV, Israel (WOMENSENEWS)-- After decades of Ethiopian immigration to Israel, several black women now hold significant government posts and Israel recently crowned an Ethiopian as its national beauty queen. But hardship persists for women in these communities.
By DAVID NEUMANN, UPI Outside View Commentator
BRUSSELS, June 6 (UPI) -- A curious spectacle unfolded May 29 in the European Parliament, as the U.N. Envoy in Iraq Ambassador Martin Kobler testified before the Foreign Affairs Committee.
By PETER MORICI, UPI Outside View Commentator
COLLEGE PARK, Md., June 6 (UPI) -- Forecasters expect the U.S. Labor Department on Friday will report the U.S. economy added 167,000 jobs in May.
Femen activists detained as Tunis trial ajourns
By Hajer Naili
NEW YORK (WOMENSENEWS)-- Three European activists face up to six months of prison for staging a topless protest in Tunis to demonstrate support for a Tunisian ally, Amina Sboui, who is facing legal problems of her own.
Commentary: Kalb's 'The Road to War'
By ARNAUD DE BORCHGRAVE, UPI Editor at Large
WASHINGTON, June 5 (UPI) -- “The Road to War -- Presidential Commitments Honored and Betrayed” is must reading to understand how the U.S. blew $2 trillion on two wars in the 21st century.
Trapped in the cul de sac of no good choices
By HARLAN ULLMAN, UPI Outside View Commentator
WASHINGTON, June 5 (UPI) -- Series of complex issues around the world leave the United States with few good options to help bring any of the problem to a positive outcome.
Stop knee-jerk blaming of Afghan men, culture
By Fariba Nawa
{WOMENSENEWS}-- Corrupt, tribal, medieval, misogynist. These are the refrain of reporters, media marketers and officials on Afghanistan. When reporters and officials pander to stereotypes, we lose the chance to understand what's really going on.
By JAMES ZUMWALT, UPI Outside View Commentator
HERNDON, Va., June 4 (UPI) -- Western countries must decide whether to aid Syrian rebels or give a huge advantage to Syria President Bashar Assad heading into multinational talks.
Angelina Jolie raises big question of coverage
By Sharon Johnson
{WOMENSENEWS}-- What if you decide to follow the Hollywood star's example and get genetic testing for your chances of developing breast cancer? Then you face the questions of whether you're covered and meet reimbursement criteria. First of two stories.
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Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) speaks to the press after Congress failed to agree to a continuing resolution to fund the government, causing the first government shutdown in 17 years, in Washington, D.C. on October 1, 2013. Boehner was joined by House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) (L), House Majority Whip Kevin MCCarthy (R-CA) and Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA). UPI/Kevin Dietsch