Foreign Fighters Support Israel’s Settlements
Two weeks ago, an announcement appeared on a French website, calling for “militants with military experience” to participate in a solidarity trip to Israel between Sep. 19 and 25.
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Latin America
Dozens Arrested at Wall Street Protest
Some 80 persons were arrested on Saturday at the on-going Occupy Wall Street demonstration in New York City as the police appear to be stepping up violence to intimidate the non-violent protesters.
Read MorePolitics Throws Palestine Under the Bus
“I congratulate President Obama, and I am ready to sign on this speech with both hands,” enthused Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, the leader of the far-right – some say proto-fascist – Yisrael Beiteinu party, while Netanyahu himself called Obama’s address to the U.N. General Assembly “a badge of honor”.
Read MoreChavez Leaves Cuba after 4th Chemo Session
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez left for Caracas on Thursday evening after competing his fourth round of Chemotherapy treatment to prevent a return of a cancer. He had told the press earlier that in a month he will know if further treatment is necessary.
Read MoreHamas Turning Away From UN Towards Arabs
In the face of the moves by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas for recognition of an independent Palestinian state, the Hamas-led foreign ministry in Gaza is forming a new diplomatic strategy that looks to Arab countries in the region such as Egypt and Turkey to apply political pressure on Israel.
Read MoreChavez to Cuba for Round 4 of Chemo
Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez travels to Cuba on Saturday afternoon to begin his fourth round of chemotherapy on Sunday. Chavez has repeatedly said his treatment would not affect his campaign for reelection in the October 2012 presidential vote.
Read MoreRecord Arctic Ice Melt Threatens Global Security
All the analysis and commentary about safety and security on the tenth anniversary of 9/11 ignored by far the biggest ongoing threat to global security: climate change.
Read MoreNATO-Led Forces Secure Kabul After Attacks
Afghan and NATO forces have ended their assault on Taliban fighters, 20 hours after the group launched coordinated attacks in Kabul, targeting NATO’s headquarters, the U.S. embassy and the Afghan intelligence agency.
Read MoreNGOs Political Outcasts at High-Level U.N. Meetings
A former U.N. secretary-general was once quoted as having described non-governmental organizations (NGOs) as the world’s “third superpower”. But come September, the thousands of NGOs armed with U.N. credentials will be barred from the United Nations, specifically when world leaders arrive to address the General Assembly sessions.
Read MoreShocking Experiments in Guatemala Highlight Lack of Controls
The appalling experiments carried out by U.S. doctors in Guatemala from 1946 to 1948 using 1,300 human subjects who were infected with sexually transmitted diseases highlighted the inadequacy of controls and safeguards in clinical testing in this Central American country – still a major problem today, according to experts.
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