Friday, Oct. 19, 2012 Kyodo Japan will not join an initiative led by 16 countries at the United Nations to make atomic weapons illegal, out of concern it would affect Tokyo’s security arrangement under the U.S. nuclear umbrella, government sources… Read More ›
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Rwanda wins Security Council seat as new report blasts support for Congo mutineers
Posted By Colum Lynch Thursday, October 18, 2012 – 12:42 PM Rwandan authorities have harassed a number of local employees assisting a U.N. Security Council panel that has accused the Rwandan government of sponsoring and directing a military insurgency… Read More ›
EU to plan military training mission for Mali
Mon, 15 Oct 2012 16:08 GMT Source: reuters * Mali descended into chaos after soldiers toppled president * Ashton sees Mali as risk to region if unchecked * Move follows U.N. urging plan for intervention By Sebastian Moffett LUXEMBOURG, Oct… Read More ›
Algeria caught in quandary over Mali crisis
Sun, 14 Oct 2012 16:15 GMT Source: reuters * UN calls for dialogue as well as military preparations * Algeria opposes foreign intervention in Mali and elsewhere * Advocates talks, but not with “terrorists, criminals” By Alistair Lyon ALGIERS, Oct… Read More ›
UN Security Council asks for a specific plan for military intervention for Mali within 45 days
UN Security Council asks for Mali plan within 45 days Fri, 12 Oct 2012 20:39 GMT * Northern Mali rebellion hijacked by Islamist extremists * Mali wants international help to reclaim the north * United Nations concerned crisis could spread… Read More ›
We do not need an internet overlord: ITU is holding a meeting in December to decide whether it – and by implication, the United Nations – should take over the internet.
9 October 2012 Chris Berg The internet should be kept free, not turned into a geopolitical plaything controlled by the United Nations, says Chris Berg. At first glance, the United Nations’ International Telecommunications Union (ITU) seems benign. The agency helps… Read More ›
Bhutan aims to be first 100% organic nation
Sapa-AFP | 07 October, 2012 08:27 Lyonchoen Jigmi Yoezer Thinley, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bhutan Image by: MIKE SEGAR / REUTERS The Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan, famed for seeking “happiness” for its citizens, is aiming… Read More ›
Turkey launches artillery attacks on Syrian targets in retaliation after five civilians were killed in mortar strike
Turkish PM: ‘Our armed forces responded immediately to abominable attack’ Five people killed when Syrian shells struck border village earlier in the day Action by Ankara threatens to drag the West into military conflict with Assad By Daily Mail Reporter… Read More ›
Chinese government ships entered territorial waters off disputed Tokyo-controlled islands for the second straight day
Chinese ships enter disputed waters for 2nd day in a row NationalOct. 03, 2012 – 03:20PM JST( 0 ) Tokyo and Beijing remain locked in a diplomatic row over disputed islands in the East China SeaAFP TOKYO — Chinese government… Read More ›
4 Chinese gov’t ships spotted in waters around disputed isles: Will not respond to request to leave
NationalOct. 02, 2012 – 03:50PM JST TOKYO — Chinese government ships were back in waters around Japanese-controlled islands Tuesday, the coast guard said, a week after they last left and days after heated exchanges at the U.N. General Assembly. The… Read More ›
China State television on Saturday reported that the country’s navy and air forces conducted joint military exercises with live fire targeting a small island in the East China Sea.
China’s lines around islands suggest more conflict LOUISE WATT – Associated Press (AP) Posted September 29, 2012 at 4:08 a.m BEIJING (AP) — One of the hottest items in bookstores across China is a map for a place that… Read More ›
Exclusive: U.N. patents body roiled by misconduct feud: U.N. Selling Computers to Iran and North Korea
Exclusive: U.N. patents body roiled by misconduct feud By Emma FargePosted 2012/08/30 at 10:50 am EDT GENEVA, Aug. 30, 2012 (Reuters) — Four months after a U.N. agency’s decision to send computer equipment to Iran and North Korea first stirred… Read More ›
Pat Robertson: Don’t adopt sexually abused children that could grow up ‘weird’
By David Edwards Thursday, August 16, 2012 16:12 EDT Televangelist Pat Robertson on Thursday cautioned his viewers to think twice before adopting disadvantaged children that had been sexually abused or deprived of food because they could grow up “weird.” During… Read More ›
Engineering Evil 