Mediators reflect on today's peacemaking

Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDateline: Geneva, SwitzerlandThursday, 11 June 2009 Some of the world’s most experienced mediators, high-level decision makers and key peace process actors will meet in Oslo, Norway, from 16-18 June 2009, to share their experiences of...

Toronto: Mom loses Custody for Alienating Kids from their Dad

Toronto - In a rare and perhaps significant family law decision, a Toronto judge has stripped a mother of custody of her three children after the woman spent more than a decade trying to alienate them from their...

Hollywood actors union seeks authority to strike

"The main union representing U.S. film and television actors said on Wednesday it would mail ballots to members in January seeking authorization for a strike over a new contract. The Screen Actors Guild,...

Meeting with OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Finland ...

Is this a case of too many cooks spoil the broth?"On 22 August 2008, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, Minister of Foreign Affairs Eka Tkeshelashvili and State Minister for Reintegration Issues Temur Iakobashvili held a meeting with OSCE Chairman-in-Office,...

Sharia law 'could have UK role'

Muslim Sharia law could soon be used for decree in Britain. One of the senior Judge has given indication in this regard. Many nonmuslim countries recognises Sharia rule and allows Muslim to settle their...

Kenya government rejects Annan mediation in crisis

"The Kenyan government on Monday rejected a mediation mission by former United Nations chief Kofi Annan to try to end political unrest and sent a stern warning to the opposition ahead of nationwide protests. Two weeks after President Mwai Kibaki's contested re-election...

Kenyan leader names new cabinet

"Kenya's President Mwai Kibaki has named new ministers, hours before Ghana's leader was due to arrive as part of mediation efforts over disputed polls. Mr Kibaki named Kalonzo Musyoka, who came third in last month's election, as vice-president but no-one from the main...

Kenya govt ready for new vote if ruled by court

"Were the elections rigged or not? I think so, many think so, the Americans think so, the British think so, and they know the country well,""Opposition protests in Kenya faltered on Friday and the government said...

Indonesia`s Excelcomindo deploys Comptel Convergent Mediation

"XL, the third largest mobile operator in the fast growing Indonesian market, was unable to obtain the results it needed from its existing mediation solution. Myra Junor, GM Corporate Communication XL explains: "Having recently launched 3G services in Indonesia, we realized...

France shifts its stance on the conflict in Iraq

"PARIS: After years of shunning involvement in a war it said was wrong, France now believes it may hold the key to peace in Iraq, proposing itself as an "honest broker" between the Sunni, Shiite and Kurdish...

Hamas and Fatah call for new truce

"Palestinian rivals Hamas and Fatah have agreed to implement a new ceasefire deal with effect from 1200 GMT on Saturday in a bid to end deadly Gaza violence, an official said. "Hamas and Fatah reached a ceasefire...

Jean Baudrillard (1929-2007)

"On Tuesday, March 6, French theorist Jean Baudrillard passed away. Trained as a sociologist, Baudrillard put his knack for observing society and its engagement with mass media to work as a philosopher. His writings on television, video, and electronic mediation placed him...

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