U.S. Praises Sharia Censorship
The United States is silent as the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) passes its most recent UN Resolution that unravels global consensus to support freedom of speech. From 1999-2010, the OIC succeeded in passing its “...Read more...
Infidélité : pourquoi nous passons à l’acte
Surprise : la crise économique mettrait le feu aux couples, et nous serions tentés d’aller nous étendre ailleurs. Mais du fantasme à la chambre d’hôtel, il y a un pas, parfois un gouffre. Qu’est-ce qui nous pousse à prendre le...Read more...
Dietary Advice on Added Sugar 'Damaging Our Health', Says Expert
Current dietary advice on added sugar is in desperate need of emergency surgery, says an Indian origin cardiologist. In 2003 the World Health Organization stated that "added sugars" should contribute no more than 10percent of...Read more...
Managing waste for a greener tomorrow
Growing population and infrastructural changes world over has given rise to the waste being accumulated. The waste aggregate in Middle East has increased over the years and per capita waste generation for the region is expected...Read more...
Amnesty International Annual Report 2013 - Bosnia and Herzegovina
Amnesty International, Amnesty International Annual Report 2013 - Bosnia and Herzegovina, 23 May 2013, available at: http://www.refworld.org/docid/519f51af63.html [accessed 24 May 2013] This is not a UNHCR publication. UNHCR is...Read more...
UN nuke agency's Iran probe driven by US-led intel
The U.N. nuclear agency responsible for probing whether Iran has worked on a nuclear bomb depends on the United States and its allies for most of its intelligence, complicating the… Click to Continue »Read more...
UNESCO and the African Union, 50 years working for Africa
In advance of the 21st Summit of African Union, to be held in Addis Ababa on 19-27 May 2013, the UNESCO Director-General, Irina Bokova, presents her congratulations to all African women and men on the occasion of the 50th...Read more...
German film in Cannes disturbs with religious conservatism
Only one German film made it onto this year's official festival program in Cannes. But prepare to be disturbed by Katrin Gebbe's realistic portrait of religious conservatism. The film "Tore tanzt" (Tore Dances) couldn't open...Read more...
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Guatemala overturns historic genocide conviction
Amnesty International, Guatemala overturns historic genocide conviction, 21 May 2013, available at: http://www.refworld.org/docid/519f1a954.html [accessed 24 May 2013] This is not a UNHCR publication. UNHCR is not responsible...Read more...
Bridge Collapses in Washington State No Fatalities
VOA - Friday 24th May, 2013 In this photo provided by Francisco Rodriguez, rescue boats approach victims at their vehicles in the Skagit River after the collapse of the Interstate 5 bridge in Mount Vernon, Wash., May 23, ......Read more...
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June 1, 2011 - When Britain lost control of Egypt in 1956, Prime Minister Anthony Eden said he wanted the nationalist president Gamal Abdel Nasser “destroyed … murdered … I don’t give a damn if there’s anarchy and chaos in...Read more...
Amnesty International Annual Report 2013 - Ethiopia
Amnesty International, Amnesty International Annual Report 2013 - Ethiopia, 23 May 2013, available at: http://www.refworld.org/docid/519f51a018.html [accessed 24 May 2013] This is not a UNHCR publication. UNHCR is not...Read more...
Côte d'Ivoire: 2 Years in, Uneven Progress
Human Rights Watch, Côte d'Ivoire: 2 Years in, Uneven Progress, 21 May 2013, available at: http://www.refworld.org/docid/519f31ae4.html [accessed 24 May 2013] This is not a UNHCR publication. UNHCR is not responsible for, nor...Read more...
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Top Swiss Negotiator in Tax Disputes Steps Down
Top Swiss Negotiator in Tax Disputes Steps Down Switzerland's top tax negotiator steps down as showdown with US looms Austria Links UN Peacekeepers to Syria Arms Ban Austria Links UN Peacekeepers to Syria Arms Ban Austria urges...Read more...
Lamy urges EU to forge closer trade ties with Africa
A week after pressing Europe to boost its trade ties with Africa in Brussels, the World Trade Organisation’s chief said in Nairobi that leading European economies should look at developing and low income countries as the new...Read more...
Traditional Cultures Can Show Developed World How To Preserve Food
By Marianne de Nazareth 23 May, 2013 Countercurrents.org Chillies being dried in Hyderabad When mangoes are in season in India, it was customary for households to make vast quantities of pickle or conserves to enjoy the fruit...Read more...
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Commission européenne Bruxelles, le 24 mai 2013 (Susceptible de modifications en cours de semaine) Activités des Institutions Déplacements et visites Lundi 27 mai 27-28/5 Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) + FAC Development Mr José...Read more...
Russian journalists have proof Syrian insurgents used chemical weapons
Russian journalists who were on assignment in Syria have handed the United Nation Secretariat videos showing chemical weapons attacks allegedly committed by opposition fighters in the vicinity of Aleppo on March 19. This was...Read more...
Arnold Arrives in Copenhagen for Final Push Towards Global Government
Dec 16, 2009 While climate protestors dressed as clowns lined the outer perimeter of the UN Climate Summit in at Copenhagen’s Bella Centre, another three-ringed media circus was taking place inside. Large snow falls across...Read more...
Libya: 'I Cannot Explain How Terrible the Situation Was'
AI London]This is part of a special 'People on the Move' series, highlighting the human rights violations faced by migrants, refugees and asylum-seekers in every part of the world. These profiles are being published around the...Read more...
As Syria Burns, the U.N.’s Top Health Body Singles Out Israel
The U.N. World Health Organization opens its annual assembly in Geneva on May 20, 2013. (UN Photo by Pierre Albouy) (CNSNews.com) – The Obama administration says it has unswervingly challenged the United Nations’...Read more...
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Equity Markets Tumble Along With Crude Oil On Fundamentals
Markets around the globe responded to lackluster Chinese data on Thursday. Wall Street recovered from steep declines on Thursday to end only modestly lower as investors discounted concerns about the Federal Reserve curtailing...Read more...
Rwanda: We Failed in Rwanda, Says Ban Ki-Moon
By Ivan R. Mugisha, 24 May 2013 The United Nations Secretary General, Ban Ki-Moon, has acknowledged his organisation's failure to quell the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi that claimed over one million lives. "We failed in...Read more...
Infographic: how much does the world spend on science?
How much do we really spend on research and development, and how does it vary internationally? To provide some context for this science funding debate, the Scienceogram team has broken down spending across the G20 countries. In...Read more...
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Reform-minded Kenyan technocrat denies knowledge of top UN job appointment
NAIROBI – A leading Kenyan medic and reform-minded technocrat Dr John Kibosia has denied knowledge of having been appointed to take up a plum job at the United Nations to replace now Foreign Affairs secretary Amina Abdalla in...Read more...
Darfur conflict 'displaces 300,000'
23 May 2013 Last updated at 17:45 ET Valerie Amos said the refugees were forced to live in terrible conditions and faced chronic food shortages Continue reading the main story Deadly Darfur Bloody stalemate Darfuris waiting for...Read more...
