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As we are approaching spring, it reminds…

writting by Fadi Elhusseini As we are approaching spring, it reminds us of Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu theatrical gesture at the United Nations General Assembly last September, while holding up a cartoon-like drawing of a bomb with a fuse as...

24 May 2013 Hits:84 Middle east

Norway signs memorandum of understanding with Syrian opposition

State Secretary Torgeir Larsen and Vice President of the Syrian National Coalition Suhair Atassi today signed a memorandum of understanding on continued cooperation between Norway and the Syrian opposition. (Photo: Ragnhild Imerslund, MFA) Today Norway signed a memorandum of understanding with...

24 May 2013 Hits:62 Poltics

Opening Statement at Conference on Protection of Civilians under International Humanitarian Law

Speech/article, 23.05.2013 By: Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide Opening Statement at Conference on Protection of Civilians under International Humanitarian Law Check against delivery Dear Vice-President Beerli, dear Assistant Secretary-General Kang, dear regional co-chairs, dear all It is a great pleasure for me to...

24 May 2013 Hits:468 Poltics

The outgoing leader of Syria's main opposition coalition Moaz al-Khatib has put forward a detailed plan for the transition of power. Mr Khatib's proposal comes as opposition delegates begin three days of key talks in Istanbul. The proposal stipulates that President Bashar...

23 May 2013 Hits:41 Middle east

"The soldier killed in an attack in London has been named as Drummer Lee Rigby of the 2nd Battalion the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers. Drummer Rigby, 25, from Manchester, leaves behind a two-year-old son. Two suspects shot by police after Wednesday's attack...

23 May 2013 Hits:46 Europe

Human rights groups have long condemned the use of unmanned drones to carry out killings.

President Barack Obama has defended the use of drones in a "just war" of self-defence against deadly militants and a campaign that had made America safer. In a wide-ranging speech on a programme shrouded in secrecy, he said there must be...

23 May 2013 Hits:38 Europe

The Institute for Reporters' Freedom and Safety (IRFS) is deeply concerned by reports that some members of Azerbaijan's parliament, the Milli Mejlis, have prepared draft legislation that would serve as yet another blow to local civil society. Prepared and presented to...

23 May 2013 Hits:55 Asia

International telecommunications companies risk being linked to human rights abuses if they enter the Burmese market before adequate protections are in place, Human Rights Watch said in a new report released on May 19 2013. Burma's human rights reforms thus...

23 May 2013 Hits:66 Asia

Two years after the “Arab Spring” swept the Arab region and led within months to the ouster of the autocratic rulers in Egypt, Tunisia, Libya, and Yemen, the state of human rights in these countries remains dire and the transition...

23 May 2013 Hits:63 Middle east

A man has been killed in a machete attack and two suspects shot by police in Woolwich, south-east London. Prime Minister David Cameron said there were "strong indications that it is a terrorist incident" and the UK would "never buckle" in...

22 May 2013 Hits:86 Europe

Two prominent figure…
Two prominent figures in Iran have been barred from standing as candidates in next month's presidential election. Ex-president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani…
A 78-year-old man ha…
A 78-year-old man has killed himself inside the cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris in the French capital, police say, causing…
The head of a Senate…
The technology giant Apple has been defending itself against accusations that it's avoided paying tax on tens of billions of…
At least 51 people h…
At least 51 people have been killed after a huge tornado tore through the Oklahoma City suburbs, with the death…
State Department Rel…
By Albany Tribune -- (May 20, 2013) The State Department released Monday its 2012 International Religious Freedom Report, which notes that…
ASIAN COMMUNIST REGI…
Asia’s four Communist regimes, North Korea (177th place), China (171st), Vietnam (165thj) Laos (168th), are among the fifteen lowest-ranked countries…
Colombia Farc rebels…
Colombia's left-wing Farc rebels have rejected criticism that efforts to end almost fifty years of conflict are moving too slowly. Farc…
The amount of time a…
The amount of time asthma patients spend soaking up the sun may have an impact on the illness, researchers have…
A man has shot four …
A man has shot four people dead in a bank in southern Israel before turning the gun on himself, police…
Yahoo's board has ap…
Yahoo's board has approved a deal to buy New York-based blogging service Tumblr for $1.1bn (£725m), US media reports say. The…
State TV says troops…
Heavy fighting is reported in the besieged Syrian town of Qusair after state forces launched a major offensive to re-capture…
A debate by Afghan M…
A debate by Afghan MPs about beefing up a law to prevent violence against women has been halted amid angry…
About 100,000 protes…
About 100,000 protesters, led by trade unionists, have rallied in the Italian capital Rome against the policies of the new…
A senior female Paki…
A senior female Pakistani politician has been shot dead in the southern port city of Karachi. Zahra Shahid Hussain was the…
"Suleman Khan Ahmedz…
The Oslo Times chief editor "Hatef Mokhtar" and "Suleman Khan Ahmedzai" as Baluchistan's representative had a meeting in "Oslo Freedom…
More than 60 people …
More than 60 people have been killed and dozens hurt in several bomb attacks apparently targeting Sunnis, in Iraq's worst…

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