Is Sudan the only place to save those refugee?! Is that the right choice?! Do UNCHR fully aware about the safety for those refugee?!"Palestinian refugees along the Iraq-Syria border are so desperate, they may accept...
South Korea has recalled its ambassador to Tokyo over a territorial dispute over some islets both countries claim. The dispute is long-running, but Japan has renewed its claims, sparking the current feud."South Korea announced on Monday that it was recalling its ambassador to...
" An American freelance journalist believed to be linked with the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) has been deported from Aceh after attempting to enter the province on Feb. 8. It marks the fifth deportation for 50-year-old Willian Nessen since he was first barred from...
UK fuel tanker drivers have been offered a 14% pay increase by Shell to be given over two years. This comes after their four-day strike has affected the UK fuel supplies.A second round of strikes was expected to...
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In 2003 four former Shin Bet Chiefs warned of unholy government politics and pressed for a two-state solution for Israel and Palestine. The General Security Service (GSS) alias Shabak alias Shin Bet is the...
It's been more than a month since the cyclone that devastated burma hit, and the government has still not allowed the US and French military ships with aid docked just outside to come in. Now the US ship is leaving, and the Myanmar government has arrested yet another...
Mindanao, the southernmost of the three main Philippine islands, reels from the highest food costs (especially rice) in the country--driven mostly by greed and speculation--this, despite the island's nutrient rich...
"Well, even if Ms. Clinton won’t accept defeat it seems that Mr. Obama is all too willing to accept victory. And, unless something drastic happens (Hillary is keeping the assassination route open), he will be the...
UPDATE:Brown takes the lead in scrapping cluster bombs
The prime minister, Gordon Brown, said today that Britain would scrap its entire arsenal of cluster bombs and called on other countries to follow his...
***OPINION***"My reactions are based on an article titled Israel-Syria Peace Deal Could Threaten Iran, Hezbollah. When you only read the title you think that things are improving (snicker, snicker) in the Middle...
"New Delhi (ABC Live): The Indian government has revised the schedule of Kailash-Mansarovar yatra after Chinese authorities expressed their inability to accept pilgrims until June 21"
UPDATE: 3:00 PM EDT Myanmar's goverment announces three days of mourning.Myanmar's junta has followed the example of the Chinese government in announcing a 3-day official period of mourning, beginning...
President Leonel Fernandez has been re-elected in the Dominican Republic as his main opponent concedes defeat."Miguel Vargas Maldonado conceded after early results confirmed exit poll predictions giving the president...
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Get ready for a new wave of hyperbolic unsubstantiated spin from the biotech industry. This time they will claim they can save the food supply from climate change."First the biotech industry promised that its...
"She once described herself as "the most famous person you know very little about." But as she careens across the country in a desperate attempt to rescue her campaign, America is coming to know Hillary Clinton all...