Voters in two states approved making
marijuana possession legal, but the states may now be on a collision
course with the federal government.Friday 30 November 2012
U.N. rights chief says Mursi decree breaks human rights law
The U.N. human
rights chief has warned Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi that his decree
expanding his powers would put him beyond the law and open the door to
human rights violations, her spokesman said on Friday.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/30/us-egypt-un-rights-idUSBRE8AT0QO20121130
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/30/us-egypt-un-rights-idUSBRE8AT0QO20121130
Egypt's draft constitution
OVERVIEW - The draft provides for basic
protections against arbitrary detention and torture and for some
economic rights. But, according to New York-based Human Rights Watch, it
fails to end military trials of civilians or to protect freedom of
expression and religion.
* POWERS - The constitution limits the president to two four-year terms. The president must secure parliament's approval for his choice of prime minister. The head of state can declare war with parliament's approval, but must consult a newly defined national defense council, in which generals outnumber civilians.
* RELIGION - Sharia, or Islamic law, remains the main source of legislation. Al-Azhar, Sunni Islam's top authority, is to be consulted on "matters related to sharia". In personal status affairs, Christians and Jews would follow their religious codes. Religious freedom is limited to Muslims, Christians and Jews.
* WOMEN'S RIGHTS - The draft drops an earlier article linking women's rights to sharia. But it does not mention women in an article prohibiting discrimination, saying only: "Citizens are equal before the law and equal in rights and obligations without discrimination." (Reporting by David Cutler, London Editorial Reference Unit, Editing by Mark Heinrich)
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/30/us-egypt-constitution-points-idUSBRE8AT0X520121130
* POWERS - The constitution limits the president to two four-year terms. The president must secure parliament's approval for his choice of prime minister. The head of state can declare war with parliament's approval, but must consult a newly defined national defense council, in which generals outnumber civilians.
* RELIGION - Sharia, or Islamic law, remains the main source of legislation. Al-Azhar, Sunni Islam's top authority, is to be consulted on "matters related to sharia". In personal status affairs, Christians and Jews would follow their religious codes. Religious freedom is limited to Muslims, Christians and Jews.
* WOMEN'S RIGHTS - The draft drops an earlier article linking women's rights to sharia. But it does not mention women in an article prohibiting discrimination, saying only: "Citizens are equal before the law and equal in rights and obligations without discrimination." (Reporting by David Cutler, London Editorial Reference Unit, Editing by Mark Heinrich)
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/30/us-egypt-constitution-points-idUSBRE8AT0X520121130
Panama's police kill FARC guerrilla, capture 7 on Colombia border
Panama's national
border police on Friday killed one FARC guerrilla and captured seven
others while patrolling the remote jungle border province of Darien, a
police spokeswoman said.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/01/us-panama-farc-idUSBRE8B003620121201
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/01/us-panama-farc-idUSBRE8B003620121201
U.S. demands Iran release hunger-striking human rights lawyer
The United States on Friday demanded that Iran
free jailed human rights activist Nasrin Sotoudeh, who it said has been
on hunger strike for more than six weeks, and sharply criticized
Iranian authorities for their treatment of the 49-year-old prize-winning
lawyer.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/01/us-usa-iran-sotoudeh-idUSBRE8B002P20121201
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/01/us-usa-iran-sotoudeh-idUSBRE8B002P20121201
Thousands of Palestinians launch independence celebrations in West Bank and Gaza Strip
Holiday declared in Palestinian Authority. For first time in five years, Fatah allowed to demonstrate in Gaza City, together with Hamas and Islamic Jihad.
Thousands of Palestinians launch independence celebrations in West Bank and Gaza Strip - Israel News | Haaretz Daily Newspaper
Thousands of Palestinians launch independence celebrations in West Bank and Gaza Strip - Israel News | Haaretz Daily Newspaper
In response to UN vote, Israel to build 3,000 new homes in settlements
Netanyahu orders thousands of new housing units in East Jerusalem and the West Bank; controversial plans for new construction in the E1 area near Jerusalem will be advanced, contrary to commitments made to the Obama administration.
In response to UN vote, Israel to build 3,000 new homes in settlements - Israel News | Haaretz Daily Newspaper
In response to UN vote, Israel to build 3,000 new homes in settlements - Israel News | Haaretz Daily Newspaper
Thursday 29 November 2012
UNGA votes on Palestinian bid to become non-member observer state
The 41 nations that abstained are: Albania, Andorra,
Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Bosnia/Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cameroon,
Colombia, Croatia, Dem. Rep. of Congo, Estonia, Fiji, Germany,
Guatemala, Haiti, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malawi, Monaco, Mongolia,
Montenegro, Netherlands, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Poland, Korea,
Moldova, Romania, Rwanda, Samoa, San Marino, Singapore, Slovakia,
Slovenia, Macedonia, Togo, Tonga, United Kingdom, Vanuatu.Canada, Czech Republic, Israel, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, Panama, United States vote against.
LIVE BLOG: UNGA votes on Palestinian bid to become non-member observer state - Israel News | Haaretz Daily Newspaper
Wednesday 28 November 2012
U.N. General Assembly committee on Tuesday condemned Syria and Iran for widespread human rights abuses
The draft resolution on Syria, which was co-sponsored by Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United States, Britain, France
and other Arab and Western states, received 132 votes in favor - 10
more than a similar resolution last year received - along with 12
against and 35 abstentions.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/27/us-syria-iran-un-idUSBRE8AQ1BG20121127
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/27/us-syria-iran-un-idUSBRE8AQ1BG20121127
Turkey lifts headscarf ban in religious schools
Turkey
has lifted a ban on female students wearing headscarves in schools
providing religious education, in a move drawing criticism from
secularists who see it as fresh evidence of the government pushing an
Islamic agenda.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/28/us-turkey-headscarf-idUSBRE8AR0JW20121128
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/28/us-turkey-headscarf-idUSBRE8AR0JW20121128
Egyptian Christians sentenced to death for Islam film
A Cairo court on
Wednesday sentenced to death seven Egyptian Christians tried in absentia
for participating in an anti-Islam video that was released on the
Internet in September and prompted violent protests in Muslim countries.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/28/us-egypt-christians-court-idUSBRE8AR0J320121128
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/28/us-egypt-christians-court-idUSBRE8AR0J320121128
Britain could support Palestinian U.N. upgrade bid
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/28/us-palestinians-statehood-britain-idUSBRE8AR0HP20121128
Colombia leaves pact recognizing U.N. court rulings
Colombia has
withdrawn from a treaty that binds it to the U.N. International Court of
Justice in anger at a ruling that shifts some of its resource-rich
waters to Nicaragua, President Juan Manuel Santos said on Wednesday.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/28/us-colombia-icj-idUSBRE8AR16U20121128
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/28/us-colombia-icj-idUSBRE8AR16U20121128
Jewish group raps eastern EU states on Holocaust property claims
A global Jewish
group urged central and east European countries on Wednesday to return
or provide compensation for property seized during the Holocaust and
accused Poland, Latvia and Romania in particular of foot-dragging.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/28/us-europe-holocaust-property-idUSBRE8AR19Q20121128
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/28/us-europe-holocaust-property-idUSBRE8AR19Q20121128
Norway police apologize over World War II deportations of Jews
Norway's chief of police Monday expressed "regret" over the police force's role in the arrests and deportations of Jews from the German-occupied country during World War II.
"On behalf of Norwegian police and those involved in the deportations of Norwegian Jews, I wish to express regret," Odd Reidar Humlegard said on public broadcaster NRK.
The apology coincided with the 70th anniversary of the deportation of 532 Norwegian Jews on a vessel named Donau.
During the war, 772 Norwegian Jews and Jewish refugees were deported to Nazi concentration camps. Only 34 survived.
Norway police apologize over World War II deportations of Jews - Israel News | Haaretz Daily Newspaper
Let Women Fight
Let Women Fight: The U.S. military’s ban on women in combat rests on false stereotypes and an outdated understanding of war. Irregular warfare has blurred the concept of frontlines, meaning that many female American soldiers already risk their lives in battle. And research suggests that women can meet the functional requirements of fighting and that mixed combat units are no less effective than all-male ones. It’s time to abandon a policy that does no good -- and treats half of Americans as less than equal.
Palestinians win more European support for limited statehood
Switzerland, Denmark, Austria, and Spain will join France in backing Palestinian upgrade at UN; Britain seeking assurances from Palestinians; Germany will oppose move.
Palestinians win more European support for limited statehood - Israel News | Haaretz Daily Newspaper
Palestinians win more European support for limited statehood - Israel News | Haaretz Daily Newspaper
toward a counter-revolution?
"the revolution itself paralyzes its own apostles, and equips only its adversaries with passionate violence. When the "Red Spectre", constantly conjured up and exorcised by the counter-revolutionists finally does appear, it does not appear with the Anarchist Phrygian cap on its head, but in the uniform of Order, in the Red Breeches of the French Soldier." The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte, Karl MarxTension high in Cairo after mass protests - Middle East - Al Jazeera English
Tuesday 27 November 2012
"Jewish list" call in Hungary parliament
A call in the
Hungarian parliament for Jews to be registered on lists as threats to
national security sparked international condemnation of Nazi-style
policies and a protest outside the legislature in Budapest on Tuesday.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/27/us-hungary-antisemitism-idUSBRE8AQ1BN20121127
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/27/us-hungary-antisemitism-idUSBRE8AQ1BN20121127
Monday 26 November 2012
How to negotiate with pirates in the Horn of Africa
Economists have been interested in the free-market ways of pirates for a while. Last year a team of three published a paper
drawing on data from more than 10,000 negotiations that took place from
1575 to 1739 between North African pirates on one side and monks acting
for Spanish families on the other. They found that the Spanish managed
to pay lower ransoms by dragging talks out. Data on the activities of
present-day pirates in Somalia are more, well, patchy. To fill the gap,
the authors of a new paper gathered data from pirate negotiators.http://www.economist.com/news/finance-and-economics/21567077-how-negotiate-pirates-horn-africa-bargain-somali
Australia apologizes for abuse in military going back to 1950s
Australia's
government and defense force commander apologized to hundreds of victims
of abuse within the military on Monday, clearing the way for victims to
receive compensation.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/26/us-australia-abuse-idUSBRE8AP04120121126
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/26/us-australia-abuse-idUSBRE8AP04120121126
Kurdish militant leader wields influence from island prison
Snatched by Turkish
commandos in Nairobi, Kurdish rebel chief Abdullah Ocalan looked
resigned and bewildered as he was flown back to Ankara, the gallows
beckoning. A decade later, on his island prison, he appears to have the
ear of a Turkish government eager to end a devastating conflict.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/26/us-turkey-kurds-ocalan-idUSBRE8AP07P20121126
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/26/us-turkey-kurds-ocalan-idUSBRE8AP07P20121126
Norway's police apologize for deporting Jews
Norwegian police
apologized for the first time on Monday for their complicity in the
deportation and murder of over 700 Jews during the Nazi occupation in
World War Two, just months after the prime minister made a formal
apology.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/26/us-norway-holocaust-idUSBRE8AP0PM20121126
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/26/us-norway-holocaust-idUSBRE8AP0PM20121126
Sunday 25 November 2012
Egypt judges call for nationwide strike
Supreme Judicial Council has urged President Morsi to retract decree they see as an "unprecedented attack" on judiciary.
Egypt judges call for nationwide strike - Middle East - Al Jazeera English
Egypt judges call for nationwide strike - Middle East - Al Jazeera English
Saturday 24 November 2012
Nicaragua expects Colombia to respect border ruling
The ICJ ruled on Monday that a cluster of
disputed small islands in the western Caribbean belonged to Colombia and
not to Nicaragua but drew a demarcation line in favor of Nicaragua in
the nearby waters.
The court said the territorial waters extending out from the seven islets, which are nearer Nicaragua's coast than Colombia's, should not cut into Nicaragua's continental shelf. The ruling reduced the expanse of ocean belonging to Colombia.
The decision, which is binding, increases the size of Nicaragua's continental shelf and economic exclusion zone in the Caribbean, which would give it access to rich underwater oil and gas deposits as well as fishing rights.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/24/us-nicaragua-colombia-idUSBRE8AN01P20121124
The court said the territorial waters extending out from the seven islets, which are nearer Nicaragua's coast than Colombia's, should not cut into Nicaragua's continental shelf. The ruling reduced the expanse of ocean belonging to Colombia.
The decision, which is binding, increases the size of Nicaragua's continental shelf and economic exclusion zone in the Caribbean, which would give it access to rich underwater oil and gas deposits as well as fishing rights.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/24/us-nicaragua-colombia-idUSBRE8AN01P20121124
"Tomato revolution" gains momentum in Bulgaria
Hundreds of
Bulgarians, inspired by a shaggy-haired poet, protested in front of
parliament on Saturday, some of them throwing tomatoes in what they are
calling a "tomato revolution" against corruption.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/24/us-bulgaria-protest-tomato-idUSBRE8AN0CI20121124
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/24/us-bulgaria-protest-tomato-idUSBRE8AN0CI20121124
Police posted at Venezuela synagogue after anti-Israel protest
Police have been posted outside a synagogue in Venezuela's capital to step up security after an anti-Israel protest during which Jewish community leaders say demonstrators hurled fireworks and shouted anti-Semitic slogans.
Police posted at Venezuela synagogue after anti-Israel protest - Israel News | Haaretz Daily Newspaper
Police posted at Venezuela synagogue after anti-Israel protest - Israel News | Haaretz Daily Newspaper
Hamas official says group won't stop arming, despite truce with Israel - Israel News | Haaretz Daily Newspaper
Moussa Abu Marzuk says smuggled, manufactured weapons helped Hamas to defend itself, adding that there was 'no way to stop obtaining and manufacturing them.'
Hamas official says group won't stop arming, despite truce with Israel - Israel News | Haaretz Daily NewspaperIn keeping Gaza truce with Israel, Hamas shows it has much more to lose
In keeping Gaza truce with Israel, Hamas shows it has much more to lose
Unlike in previous cease-fires, this time Hamas was quick to reign in small factions in the Gaza Strip, and handled an incident near the border fence with Israel differently than it would have in the past.
In keeping Gaza truce with Israel, Hamas shows it has much more to lose - Israel News | Haaretz Daily NewspaperFriday 23 November 2012
Iron Dome is the hero of the hour
on post-modern warfare, robots are far more effective then humans, but still relies on a combination of both. it should lead to a further reflection on the role of armies and contention operations, and if they are really effective in cost-benefits terms...
http://www.haaretz.com/weekend/week-s-end/israel-s-iron-dome-is-the-hero-of-the-hour-but-bigger-challenges-lie-ahead.premium-1.480085
Morsi decree triggers mass protests in Egypt
Morsi decree triggers mass protests in Egypt - Middle East - Al Jazeera English
Thursday 22 November 2012
Egypt president sacks prosecutor general
President Morsi issues declaration sacking Abdel-Meguid Mahmoud and ordering new investigations into protesters' deaths.
Egypt president sacks prosecutor general - Middle East - Al Jazeera English
Egypt president sacks prosecutor general - Middle East - Al Jazeera English
Wednesday 21 November 2012
Bomb kills three, wounds five in Russia's North Caucasus
The bomb went off in Dagestan, an internal mostly
Muslim republic, which has been beset by violence blamed on insurgents
seeking to create an Islamic state in the North Caucasus, more than a
decade after Russian troops ousted a separatist government in
neighboring Chechnya.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/21/us-russia-caucasus-bomb-idUSBRE8AK0MT20121121
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/21/us-russia-caucasus-bomb-idUSBRE8AK0MT20121121
U.N. Security Council calls for Israel, Hamas to uphold ceasefire
The 15-member council also said in a statement
that it "deplored the loss of civilian lives resulting from this
situation and reiterated the need to take appropriate steps to ensure
the safety and well-being of civilians and their protection in according
with international humanitarian law."
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/21/us-palestinians-israel-un-idUSBRE8AK1HN20121121
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/21/us-palestinians-israel-un-idUSBRE8AK1HN20121121
Tuesday 20 November 2012
U.S. blocks U.N. Security Council action Israel, Gaza conflict
The United States blocked on Tuesday a U.N. Security Council statement condemning the escalating conflict between Israel and the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, setting the scene for a possible showdown between Washington and Russia on the issue.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/20/us-palestinians-israel-un-idUSBRE8AJ0YL20121120
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/20/us-palestinians-israel-un-idUSBRE8AJ0YL20121120
Iran says Palestinians should be equipped to defend themselves
what does exactly means to be equipped? are they talking about bomb shelters or more bombs?
"There are very good relations between Iran and Hamas," Mehmanparast said. "We now and have always stood by the people of Palestine and support all the Palestinian fighters, especially Hamas and the Islamic groups."
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/20/us-palestinians-israel-iran-idUSBRE8AJ15420121120
"There are very good relations between Iran and Hamas," Mehmanparast said. "We now and have always stood by the people of Palestine and support all the Palestinian fighters, especially Hamas and the Islamic groups."
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/20/us-palestinians-israel-iran-idUSBRE8AJ15420121120
detention centers for asylum seekers
Australia
sent the first group of asylum seekers to Papua New Guinea's remote
Manus island on Wednesday, adding a second Pacific nation to its
toughened refugee policy designed to stop a steady flow of refugee
boats.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/21/us-australia-asylum-idUSBRE8AK07I20121121
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/21/us-australia-asylum-idUSBRE8AK07I20121121
In great secrecy India executes last surviving Mumbai attacker
India executed
Mohammad Ajmal Kasab, the lone survivor of a militant squad that killed
166 people in a rampage through the financial capital Mumbai in 2008,
hanging him on Wednesday just days before the fourth anniversary of the
attack.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/21/us-india-execution-idUSBRE8AK05020121121
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/21/us-india-execution-idUSBRE8AK05020121121
western hypocrisy as gaza offensive continues
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/21/us-palestinians-israel-hamas-idUSBRE8AD0WP20121121
How Brazil produces cheaper and exports expensive commodities
"The cost of Mendonça's haul amounted to nearly 40 percent of what the 37 metric tonnes (40.7 tons) of corn sold for in Santos. Transport across a similar distance in the United States, mostly by barge, amounts to only 10 percent of the price of U.S. corn at port."
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/01/us-brazil-transport-grains-idUSBRE8A014020121101
Brazil's Syrians divided on Bashar al-Assad
"The group that supports the Assad government in Brazil is born from fear and worries that Syria could turn into an Islamic state, which could harm the interests of the Christians, most of whom are the early immigrants to Brazil," Daaboul said. "The opposition to Assad is coming from recent immigrants who know more about the current socio-political situation, and who don't believe the argument about sectarian violence.”
Brazil's Syrians divided on Bashar al-Assad - Features - Al Jazeera English
Iranian military to test new air defense system - Israel News | Haaretz Daily Newspaper
despite all the economic crisis that's what some leaders choose for their people in order to defend a regime, not its citizens...
Iranian military to test new air defense system - Israel News | Haaretz Daily Newspaper
Iranian military to test new air defense system - Israel News | Haaretz Daily Newspaper
How does the Iron Dome work?
First the radar, developed by Elta, scans the area for a
ballistic motor or rocket. When it detects action, it begins a process
of information analysis and reporting that tracks the rocket's location
and determines the type of rocket. This info is transferred to the
command system, developed by mPrest, which processes and assesses the
level of threat and the rocket’s projected destination.
If it's determined that the rocket will fall outside a protected area –
meaning an area that decision makers have determined as high
priority because of high population concentration or strategic
importance – it won't be intercepted. But if it seems the rocket will
fall inside said area, the decision to intercept will be made. For short
range rockets, that decision will be a split-second one. Literally.
“From the moment the system detects the threat – a rocket that’s been launched – it detects the type of threat, whether it’s a Fajr or Qassam rocket or something else, and estimates its trajectory,”
How does the Iron Dome work? - Israel News | Haaretz Daily Newspaper
Monday 19 November 2012
Sunday 18 November 2012
Reporters Without Borders condemns Israeli strikes on building housing media outlets - Israel News | Haaretz Daily Newspaper
"Even though the outlets targeted are linked to Hamas, it does not legitimize the attacks," he said. "Attacks against civilian targets constitute war crimes."
The Israeli military said the strikes targeted Hamas communications equipment on the buildings' rooftops and accused the group of using journalists as "human shields."
Reporters Without Borders condemns Israeli strikes on building housing media outlets - Israel News | Haaretz Daily Newspaper
Iran warns against arming Syrian rebels
Iran has warned against sending weapons to Syrian rebels, saying it will threaten regional stability and increase the "risk of terrorism."
Iran warns against arming Syrian rebels - Middle East - Al Jazeera English
Iran warns against arming Syrian rebels - Middle East - Al Jazeera English
Israel's Iron Dome intercepts rockets
Since Hamas proved its rockets could reach the central Israeli cities of Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, Israel has activated its Iron Dome system in an attempt to intercept Hamas rockets.
The system claims a 90 per cent success rate and it is credited with taking out over 200 inbound missiles.
Israel's Iron Dome intercepts rockets - Middle East - Al Jazeera English
The system claims a 90 per cent success rate and it is credited with taking out over 200 inbound missiles.
Israel's Iron Dome intercepts rockets - Middle East - Al Jazeera English
Netherlands, Germany may send missiles to Turkey: report
The Netherlands and Germany may send Patriot missiles to NATO ally Turkey to help defend the country's border with Syria, Dutch news agency ANP reported on Sunday, citing the Dutch defense minister.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/18/us-syria-crisis-turkey-idUSBRE8AH0JL20121118
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/18/us-syria-crisis-turkey-idUSBRE8AH0JL20121118
Saturday 17 November 2012
Advisers resign from body drafting Egypt constitution
The resignations further complicate a drafting
process delayed by bickering among Islamists and liberals, raising
doubts whether the document would be ready by a December 12 deadline.
The constitution, to be voted upon in a referendum, is a cornerstone of Egypt's democratic transition after the uprising that ousted Hosni Mubarak last year.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/17/us-egypt-constitution-idUSBRE8AG0I620121117
The constitution, to be voted upon in a referendum, is a cornerstone of Egypt's democratic transition after the uprising that ousted Hosni Mubarak last year.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/17/us-egypt-constitution-idUSBRE8AG0I620121117
Thursday 15 November 2012
Conflict intensifies as rockets hit Tel Aviv
While southern Israeli areas near Gaza have long coped with rocket fire, the attacks on the Tel Aviv area illustrated the significant capabilities that Hamas has developed.
Conflict intensifies as rockets hit Tel Aviv - Middle East - Al Jazeera English
Conflict intensifies as rockets hit Tel Aviv - Middle East - Al Jazeera English
Iran condemns Israel's Gaza strikes as "terrorism"
"Iran considers the criminal act of Israeli
military forces in killing civilians as organized terrorism and strongly
condemns it," Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast said,
according to the semi-official Fars news agency.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/15/us-palestinians-israel-iran-idUSBRE8AE0ID20121115
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/15/us-palestinians-israel-iran-idUSBRE8AE0ID20121115
Egypt seeks U.N. Security Council meeting
Egypt officially
requested on Thursday a meeting of the U.N. Security Council to discuss
what it described as Israeli aggression on Gaza, the Foreign Ministry
said.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/15/us-palestinians-israel-egypt-idUSBRE8AE0IR20121115
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/15/us-palestinians-israel-egypt-idUSBRE8AE0IR20121115
Turkey urges Muslim states to recognize Syria opposition
Turkish Foreign
Minister Ahmet Davutoglu called on Muslim nations to recognize a
fledgling Syrian opposition coalition on Thursday and warned Turkey had both the will and capacity to defend its borders if violence continued to spill over.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/15/us-syria-crisis-turkey-oic-idUSBRE8AE11420121115
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/15/us-syria-crisis-turkey-oic-idUSBRE8AE11420121115
China names conservative, older leadership
China's ruling
Communist Party unveiled an older, conservative leadership line-up on
Thursday that appears unlikely to take the drastic action needed to
tackle pressing issues like social unrest, environmental degradation and
corruption.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/15/us-china-congress-idUSBRE8AD1GF20121115
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/15/us-china-congress-idUSBRE8AD1GF20121115
Egypt's Mursi condemns Israel's attacks on Gaza
"We are in contact with the people of Gaza and
with Palestinians and we stand by them until we stop the aggression,"
Mursi said. "The Israelis must realize that this aggression is
unacceptable and would only lead to instability in the region".
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/15/us-palestinians-israel-egypt-mursi-idUSBRE8AE0S120121115
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/15/us-palestinians-israel-egypt-mursi-idUSBRE8AE0S120121115
U.S. stops short of recognizing Syrian opposition body
The United States declined to follow France
in fully recognizing a fledgling Syrian opposition coalition on
Wednesday, saying the body must prove its worth, after its predecessor
was dogged by feuding and accusations of Islamist domination.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/15/us-syria-crisis-idUSBRE88J0X720121115
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/15/us-syria-crisis-idUSBRE88J0X720121115
Britain accuses Spain of new naval incursions in Gibraltar
"The UK has repeatedly made diplomatic
protests to Spain over attempts by Spanish state authorities to exercise
jurisdiction in British Gibraltar Territorial Waters," Lidington said
in a statement.
"I condemn these provocative incursions and urge the Spanish government to ensure that they are not repeated," he said.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/15/us-britain-spain-gibraltar-idUSBRE8AE1AK20121115
"I condemn these provocative incursions and urge the Spanish government to ensure that they are not repeated," he said.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/15/us-britain-spain-gibraltar-idUSBRE8AE1AK20121115
War looms over Gaza as death toll rises
Wednesday 14 November 2012
Tuesday 13 November 2012
Israel: We will annul Oslo Accords when Palestinians seek upgraded UN status
Israel will consider partial or full cancellation of the Oslo Accords if the United Nations General Assembly adopts the resolution to upgrade the status of Palestine to that of a non-member observer state in the organization.
Israel: We will annul Oslo Accords when Palestinians seek upgraded UN status - Israel News | Haaretz Daily Newspaper
Israel: We will annul Oslo Accords when Palestinians seek upgraded UN status - Israel News | Haaretz Daily Newspaper
Meet Syria's new opposition leader
Sheikh Ahmad Mouaz al-Khatib is seen as moderate and charismatic, but some worry about his political inexperience. |
Dalai Lama wants probe into self-immolations
bet's spiritual leader said the self-immolations are a symptom of the desperation and frustration felt by Tibetans living under the Chinese government's hardline policies in the region, including tight restrictions on religious life.
"I always ask the Chinese government: Please, now, thoroughly investigate. What is the cause of these sort of sad things?" he told a group of Japanese politicians on Tuesday.
Dalai Lama wants probe into self-immolations - China: The Party and the People - Al Jazeera English
"I always ask the Chinese government: Please, now, thoroughly investigate. What is the cause of these sort of sad things?" he told a group of Japanese politicians on Tuesday.
Dalai Lama wants probe into self-immolations - China: The Party and the People - Al Jazeera English
Monday 12 November 2012
Sunday 11 November 2012
Friday 9 November 2012
Egyptian Islamists rally for Shariah law in Cairo
"Shariah is our constitution," and, "The people demand the application of God's law," protesters chanted.
Egyptian Islamists rally for Shariah law in Cairo - Israel News | Haaretz Daily Newspaper
Egyptian Islamists rally for Shariah law in Cairo - Israel News | Haaretz Daily Newspaper
Thursday 8 November 2012
Wednesday 7 November 2012
Brazil struggles to halt murders of Sao Paulo police
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/07/us-brazil-crime-idUSBRE8A61MV20121107
Voters Ease Marijuana Laws in 2 States, but Legal Questions Remain
Voters in two states approved making
marijuana possession legal, but the states may now be on a collision
course with the federal government.Tuesday 6 November 2012
Sunday 4 November 2012
Friday 2 November 2012
Peru court plans to clean up billions in land bonds
Peru's
constitutional court plans to require the government to finally honor
land reform bonds it issued 40 years ago but in most cases never paid, a
ruling that could be worth billions of dollars to bondholders in Peru and abroad.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/02/us-peru-bonds-idUSBRE8A110S20121102
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/02/us-peru-bonds-idUSBRE8A110S20121102
Israeli official sees "shocking" dictatorship in Egypt
A senior Israeli
official described Egypt's new government on Friday as a "shocking
dictatorial force" and predicted there would be no high-level contacts
between the two countries, but the Israeli government distanced itself
from his comments.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/02/us-israel-egypt-idUSBRE8A10ZH20121102
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/02/us-israel-egypt-idUSBRE8A10ZH20121102
Uganda says to pull out troops from Somalia over Congo charges
Uganda will tell the
United Nations it is withdrawing its forces from military operations in
Somalia and other regional hotspots after the world body accused it of
supporting Congolese rebels, the security minister said on Friday.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/03/us-uganda-congo-un-idUSBRE8A111U20121103
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/03/us-uganda-congo-un-idUSBRE8A111U20121103
China to cut jail organ-harvesting programmes
always shocking how far chinese government can go in order to assure "efficiency"
China to cut jail organ-harvesting programmes - Asia-Pacific - Al Jazeera English
Thursday 1 November 2012
Jews expelled from England
On November 1, 1290, the Edict of Expulsion issued by King Edward I – ordering the departure of all Jews from the kingdom -- took effect. The choice faced by members of this small community was between conversion or exile. Most chose the latter. Jews expelled from England - Israel News | Haaretz Daily Newspaper
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