The United Nations voted overwhelmingly to recognize a Palestinian state, a long-sought victory for the Palestinians and an embarrassing diplomatic defeat for the United States. The resolution upgrading the Palestinians status to a nonmember observer state at the UN was approved by a vote of 138-9, with 41 abstentions, in the 193-member world body. […]
Nov 30 2012 | Posted in
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International support is building for a Palestinian bid for United Nations recognition Thursday, a historic vote that is likely to pass easily. A growing list of European countries – including France, Spain, Norway, Denmark and Switzerland, pledging to back Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’s request to go from observer entity to non-member observer state. […]
Nov 29 2012 | Posted in
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International Criminal Court Convicts Thomas Lubanga Dyilo The International Criminal Court (ICC) has convicted Thomas Lubanga Dyilo, former commander of the Patriotic Forces for the Liberation of the Congo militia and president of the Union of Congolese Patriots, for his responsibility for the war crimes of enlisting and conscripting children and using them to participate […]
Mar 19 2012 | Posted in
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The Hunger Games – receives positive reviews before its release Gary Ross’ The Hunger Games is a 2012 science fiction flick which is based on a novel of the same name which is written by Suzanne Collins. It stars Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth. The movie is scheduled to release on 23rd March […]
Mar 18 2012 | Posted in
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