Israel has agreed to release 200 Palestinian prisoners. The approval by a ministerial commission is the next step in the process of releasing the prisoners. The move is a festure of faith in Palestianian president Mahmoud Abbas. "An Israeli ministerial commission on Monday...
This site displays a fabulous photographic selection of anti-Bush graffiti from all over the globe. "Barack Obama recently made headlines with his eight-day tour of Europe and the Middle East. Many analysts...
Hollywood hunk and celebactivist, George Clooney, has been named a peace envoy by the UN, thanks to his dedication and work toward ending the conflict in Darfur, through his humanitarian organization Not On Our...
"A British priest Monday accused the Catholic church of being hypocritical for accepting the conversion of former prime minister Tony Blair because of his support for the Iraq war.
"If the Roman Catholic church truly reflected the values of Jesus Christ, then Tony Blair...
We're from around the world: different cultures, different beliefs, but in the end, don't we all wish for a good life for those we love?No big editorial here about hate, war, or politics. Just a wish for all--have a harmonic holiday! And my thanks to those who take the time...
Backlash, smacklash. At least, that's what Victoria "Posh" Beckham, Geri "Ginger" Halliwell, Melanie "Sporty" Chisholm, Melanie "Scary" Brown and Emma "Baby" Bunton are saying today as their private 747 (see below)...
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After more than 20 years of strife, Namibia won its independence from South Africa in 1990 and looked forward to a better future for its people. But with 30-40% unemployed, 11% HIV positive and an estimated...
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One of the main aims of this Iraq war was to help the people of this nation - to free them of their despair and suffering under the brutal regime of Sadam. The picture that has emerged is that again we have...
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Latest figures from UNHCR show that more than four million Iraqis have been displaced by the the war in the country."UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie on Wednesday concluded her first visit to Iraq and Syria,...
gCaptain's blog tells us: In some of the most positive military news of recent memory we get
word of preparations being made aboard the USNS Comfort for tomorrow's departure on a humanitarian mission to South...
As the world eagerly awaits the final Harry Potter book, eBay India is charging Harry's creator with harassment. This is the latest battle in an ongoing war over the presence of pirated e-book versions of the Potter...
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"The World Should Welcome the Palestine Unity Government
by Patrick Seale Released: 18 Mar 2007
The Palestine national unity government, which begins work on Monday, 19 March, has the huge task of providing its battered, besieged and famished people with security and the...
This is a very interesting step for this community; it is the political equivalent of the tear down of the Berlin Wall in 1989. "NICOSIA, Cyprus - Greek Cypriots demolished a wall Friday along the boundary that for...
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The Mooninite flap continues. Glossed over in the mainstream accounts of this event is that the Lite-Brite Mooninites were placed in several cities (Boston, New York, Chicago, Seattle, Los Angeles, and Philadelphia, to my knowledge), of which only Boston worked itself...
It's that time of year again, when into the dark little month of December we squeeze Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, New Year's Eve, and a myriad of other celebrations...and all the office parties and community gatherings that go with them. Throw into the mix a generous dose of...