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East Timor Settling Down A Bit: UN To Leave This Year

Little seems to be on the news about East Timor nowadays except for some tidbit that the Republic of Ireland closed its embassy in the country...

International Criminal Court Releases Callixte Mbarushimana

Judges of the International Criminal Court have ordered the release of 47 year old Callixte Mbarushimana (pictured), a Rwandan Hutu militant...

48 Hours To Save Our Dying Planet!

Our oceans are dying, our air changing, and our forests and grasslands turning to deserts. From fish and plants to wildlife to human beings, we...

ICC: Gbagbo Accused of Crimes Against Humanity

Former Cote d’Ivoire President Laurent Gbagbo has been escorted to the Netherlands by plane to face trial over the shocking violence...

Will Ethiopia Send Troops To Somalia Again?

Bitter history remains between the Somalis and Ethiopians. The last time Ethiopian troops invaded Somalia was in 2006 when the goal of the...

Pakistan: Humanitarian Efforts May Halt Due To Lack Of Money

International relief organizations are calling for donations across the world so the money can be used for procuring supplies to be used in...

Blue Coat Systems’ Products Used By Syria For Blocking Internet

United States based firm Blue Coat Systems embarrassingly came out into the open and admitted that its products are currently being utilized...

Recognizing the Right of Self-Determination

With the representatives of the Palestinian territory pressuring the United Nations for full recognition, questions have been raised about the future of Israel. Some argue that U.N. recognition of a Palestinian State will cause the demise of Israel. However, 127 U.N. members already recognize the State of Palestine as an independent nation. Few people are even asking,...

A Death Many Will Mourn: Wangari Maathai Passes Away at 71

A remarkable, extraordinary and committed woman, Wangari Maathai has passed away at a hospital in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi at the age of 71 after succumbing to cancer. The founder of the eco-friendly Green Belt Movement, human rights activist and an inspiration to many, Maathai was the first female African to win the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004. Born a year after the...