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Israel Evicts Palestinians From Homes »
Posted by: tehranchik 4 months, 3 weeks ago in Political News
The houses were built in the 1950s by a United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees when the area was under Jordanian control. Jordan gave the ...
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Corruption costs $1.6tn, UN says »
Posted by: junitj88 1 month, 2 weeks ago in News
The United Nations (UN) has said political corruption costs governments about $1.6tn (£951bn) every year.
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Of Sorrow And Loss »
Posted by: tehranchik 10 months, 2 weeks ago in Political News
As the world watches the anguish in Gaza continue, I am moved to reflect on the 10th anniversary of the death of my beloved brother ...
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Iraq's precedent for a UNSC end to occupation »
Posted by: tehranchik 1 month, 2 weeks ago in Political Opinion
The rules of international humanitarian law and customary international law recognize, explicitly, only the normal ways for the termination of occupations. The most common of ...
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IDF officers admitted there was no gunfire from Gaza school »
Posted by: Aidenag 11 months, 3 weeks ago in News
The United Nations is claiming Israeli military officers have admitted there was no Palestinian gunfire emanating from inside an UNRWA school in Gaza which was ...
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U.S. denies Olmert’s claim of shaming Rice -- JTA »
Posted by: berkeley 11 months, 2 weeks ago in News
"She was left shamed," the Israeli prime minister told an audience in Ashkelon on Monday, referring to the U.S. secretary of state. "A resolution ...
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U.N.: Greenhouse Gases Hit Record in 2008 - CBS News »
Posted by: TimALoftis 1 month ago in Science & Technology
(AP) Greenhouse gases in the Earth's atmosphere reached record highs in 2008, with carbon dioxide levels increasing faster than previously, the U.N. weather ...
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McKinsey: What Matters: The cities of 2100 »
Posted by: tehranchik 9 months ago in Science & Technology
It took about a million years for the global human population to reach 1 billion in 1800. In the next 200 years, it reached 6 ...
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Israel Troops Kill UN Truck Driver At Gaza Crossing »
Posted by: TimALoftis 11 months, 3 weeks ago in News
JERUSALEM — Israeli soldiers opened fire Thursday on a truck attempting to deliver humanitarian aid to the beleaguered Gaza Strip, killing one United Nations-contracted driver and ...
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US veto blocks UN anti-Israel resolution »
Posted by: jerusalemhosts 1 year ago in News
The United States intervened when a UN Security Council called for an end to Israeli attacks against Gaza. Washington used its veto powers on Sunday ...
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Israel Shells UN Headquarters In Gaza »
Posted by: TechnologyExpert 11 months, 2 weeks ago in News
Israel shelled the United Nations headquarters in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, engulfing the compound and a warehouse in fire and destroying thousands of pounds ...
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UN headquarters in Gaza struck by Israeli shells »
Posted by: MyWayOnNow 11 months, 2 weeks ago in News
The main United Nations compound in Gaza came under fire today as Israeli troops pushed deeper in Gaza City, sending terrified civilians fleeing. A media ...
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Press TV - US repeating old Iran lies at UN »
Posted by: dissent 10 months ago in News
Iran's UN envoy has criticized the new US ambassador, who accused Tehran of supporting terrorism and attempting to develop nuclear weapons.
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World Government and The Consent of the Governed »
Posted by: Shana4Liberty 1 year ago in News
There are many people who really, sincerely believe that “global solutions” are essential to solving many of the world’s problems. Such people fail to ...
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Israeli forces shell UN headquarters in Gaza - Yahoo! News »
Posted by: Sageparadox 11 months, 2 weeks ago in News
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip – Israel shelled the United Nations headquarters in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, engulfing the compound and a warehouse in fire and ...
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