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Copenhagen Climate Change Conference 2009

The Copenhagen Climate Change Summit started earlier this week (December 7th running through to the 18th of the month) as Denmark takes charge in welcoming the United Nations in the Conference this year. When...

Copenhagen Summit: Nearly 200 Protesters Arrested In Christiania

No major global conference goes without protests, and the COP 15 Climate Change Summit held in Copenhagen this week is no exception. Yesterday, Danish police detained 200 protesters who were allegedly participating...

Uganda may lose AIDS Research Institute, UN says

United Nations officials have said that Uganda stands to lose playing host to a major AIDS research institute if its parliament passed its anti-homosexuality legislation.   The  chief scientific advisor...

Raphael Lemkin names the crime

"December 9 - anniversary of Genocide Convention It made no sense to Raphael Lemkin, a young Polish Jew studying law, that while the assassination in 1921 of a former interior minister complicit in organizing mass slaughter of Armenians was a criminal act, the...

Who Voted for Nation Building?

Nation building was discussed during the campaign, though it surely wasn't on the ballot. If so, I would have voted no. According to wiki: “Nation-building refers to the process of constructing or structuring a...

Scientology Churches Mark UNESCO Day of Tolerance

MANCHESTER—Churches of Scientology around the world marked the International Day of Tolerance commemorating the founding of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) this week...

International Men’s Day 19 November Australia Celebrates

Parliamentarians the media and invited guests attended a special celebration at Australia's Parliament House yesterday as part of world-wide activities for International Men's Day.International Men's Day began on...

Cut in military expenses can create jobs

Countries around the world spend a staggering $1464 billion as military expenses annually, despite the direct threat of war nowhere in sight. US accounts for 40% of global spend on military. $600 billion is spent...

Iran Tested Nuclear Warhead Design: IAEA Report

The IAEA, in a report, indicates that Iran may already have tested a nuclear warhead design.  A Britsh Newspaper reported that the UN Nuclear Watchdog has asked Iran to explain the evidence that it has...

Security concerns force 600 UN workers out of Afghanistan

After the recent spate of attacks and heightened security concerns the UN announced its decision to temporarily relocate 600 members of its international foreign staff based in Afghanistan. The international body...

Precedence is Set for ARRESTING People Over Twitter Remarks.

 Michael Wallschlaeger and a friend were arrested and charged by the FBI for allegedly directing protests at the Pittsburgh G20 Summit in September/09. "The FBI has accused a US citizen of using the Internet to...

Karadicz boycotts opening of war crimes trial

Radovan Karadicz war crimes trial was scheduled to start today in The Hague, Netherlands. The trial was stopped abruptly when Karadicz failed to show up for the trial.  Karadicz is representing himself at...

On UN Day Oct.24: What if a UN Parliamentary Assembly?

Canada wouldn't be Canada without its parliament.   And the world would be better with one. What if we abolished Canada's Federal Parliament?  After all, does it not duplicate the legislatures already found in every province?  Without a...

Dr. Edhi wins top UN prize for non-violence

Dr. Abdul Sattar Edhi, a Pakistan-based philanthropist, has recently won top UN award for his contributions promoting tolerance and non-violence. "Abdul Sattar Edhi of Pakistan and a Belgian human rights defender...

Maldives presents a glimpse of the scary tomorrow

""The Maldives is a frontline state and what happens to us today will happen to others tomorrow," Nasheed said." The Cabinet of the island nation of Rep. of Maldives took a plunge into the Indian Ocean on...

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