China to Back North Korea Sanctions

China is believed to be on board with U.S.'s attempt to impose tougher sanctions on North Korea for its nuclear-bomb test and missile launches."“I believe China is on board, together with the major countries of...

Security Council on Sri Lanka 'war crimes' and detained doctors

UN Security Council was unable to have a hearing on Sri Lanka as China and Russia with their veto power prevented them. Therefore, the UN Security Council was only able to hold just briefing in the basement. "As...

Puzzled in Gaza

For the rest of the story please follow the link. " 'm a poet, an English Jew and a frequent visitor to Israel. Deeply disturbed by the reports of wanton slaughter and destruction during Operation Cast Lead, I felt...

Ban 'appalled' by Gaza's damage

 At least the killing has ended,for now.  The reconstructionwill be expensive and willtake a long time."The headquarters were badly damaged and nearly 40 people were killed near one of the schools....

US Wants Four Ex-ISI Officials Declared Terrorists

" US Wants Four Ex-ISI Officials Declared Terrorists(NSI News Source Info) Source; The News By Ansar Abbasi, ISLAMABAD - December 6, 2008: The US has given four names of former ISI officials, including Lt-Gen (retd) Hameed Gul, to the UN Security Council to put them on...

Ban Ki-Moon’s Marie-Antoinette Moment

Anybody know what to make of this kind of behavior at the United Nations?"People around the world may be tightening their belts, but at the United Nations in Geneva it was party time on Tuesday, with Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon on hand to celebrate the new ceiling decor for...

Ban presses Bolivians to ensure recall referendum is carried out peacefully

As the recall Referendum in Bolivia draws near, several international voices call for a peaceful electoral voting. This time, UN General Secretary Ban Ki-moon issued an statement calling "on all sides in Bolivia...

South Africa ruling party backs Zimbabwe talks

As Zimbabwe announces that it will start a renewed crackdown on opposition leaders, lawmakers and activists in the coming days, South Africa's ruling party has turned on the pressure.."African National Congress leaders have urged President Robert Mugabe's ZANU-PF party to...

750 set to make trip to Taiwan from China

Direct flights between Taiwan and China is a great start to the new relationship between the two lands. Before when I made my trips from Taiwan to Shanghai it would take me a whole day to get there. We would leave...

Benazir’s murder probe: Pakistan requests the UN

Pakistan’s permanent representative to the United Nations Munir Akram will present a formal letter of request to the UN Secretary-General in New York by Friday, seeking an international commission to probe into...

Zimbabwe army accused of sniper plot to kill Morgan Tsvangirai

Yet another accusation has been levied against the army and government of Robert Mugabe in Zimbabwe."imbabwe’s opposition party today publicly accused the army of plotting toassassinate opposition leader Morgan...

Foreign aid begins to reach some 1.5 mil affected by Myanmar cyclone

UPDATE:  9:28 p.m. May 8 First big aid flight finally lands in MyanmarMyanmar government has allowed aid supplies, but not aid personnel from the west to trickle into its devastated regions.""Currently...

Violence in Kenya Ahead of Talks

"Police fired tear gas Tuesday to disperse dozens of supporters of President Mwai Kibaki, hours before former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan was due in Kenya to mediate the deadly dispute over Kibaki's re-election. "Kibaki is our president!" the supporters shouted in...

Nigerian Militants Invite Clooney to Visit

A day after being named a UN 'messenger of peace', George Clooney may have his first assignment: a visit to Nigeria to help prevent the troubled nation from "plunging into the abyss of war"."Militants in Nigeria's...

George Clooney named UN 'Messenger of Peace'

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...

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