Monday, September 8, 2014

New U.N. rights boss urges world to protect civilians in Iraq, Syria


New U.N. rights boss urges world to protect civilians in Iraq, Syria


GENEVA (Reuters) - The new U.N. human rights chief called on Monday for the world to protect women and religious and ethnic minorities targeted by Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria which he said were "increasingly conjoined conflicts". Zeid Ra'ad ...


Marine, Iraq vet aims to oust House Democrat


WASHINGTON (AP) — Seth Moulton's opposition to another ground war in Iraq is rooted in firsthand experience acquired from four tours. As a young Marine, he saw how quickly a militant threat could transform U.S. military advisers into a force entangled in ...


September 8, 2014


THOUGHTS FROM MY DAILY DEVOTIONS: Two or three different thoughts have crossed my mind recently when in my devotions I have considered what to write in this section of the news blog. One of those is an assignment I gave my Bible class last Wednesday at Praise Temple in Groveland. I asked each studen ...


Musical Chairs


Years ago, Taliban was not recognized the world over. Only three countries agreed to have a representatives of Taliban on their territories; Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and UAE. At the time, Qatar resided on the liberal wing of the region, fighting their own battle to host US forces base on their land. ...


Yang Butuh "Senjata" melawan kaum fanatik


Ilustrasi Gelar martir diberikan untuk orang yang dibunuh ketika mempertahankan agamanya atau ajaran agamanya, ketika disiksa, dikucilkan atau diancam dengan kematian. Jadi kalau ada orang Kristen berperang dengan senjata untuk membunuh musuhnya dan mati, bukan martir. Makanya tentara perang salib d ...


Why not a demilitarized Gaza for life of the multitude of civilians there?


Now it is only a fortnight to the ultimatum datum set by Hamas : the Jewish New Year 2014, when Hamas had planned the total invasion of the Jewish State of israel, using its plenty underground tunnels , then filled with kidnapped Jewish women and children from the nearby Israelian villages and citie ...


Who cares?


Editor, The military industrial complex needs another war. Russia would probably use nuclear artillery shells if we escalate in Ukraine, so they're out. IS is perfect. Edit out all of the contextual complexities, like the USA having fired Saddam's army and sectarianized the politics of historically ...


Enzo Baldoni, Pisapia gli dedicherà una via


“…I miei occhiali si son rotti ma qualcuno un giorno se li metterà e a occhi semichiusi attraverserà posti distrutti e silenziosi”. E’ la parte finale del testo “ Occhiali rotti“, la canzone che Samuele Bersani qualche anno fa ha deciso di dedicare a Enzo Baldoni, giornalista e pubblicitario ucciso ...


Top Asian News At 2:30 A.m. Gmt – Yahoo News


Top Asian News at 7:00 p.m. GMT – Yahoo News BEIJING (AP) Economic and business ties between China and Germany are expected to dominate Monday discussions between Chinese leaders and Chancellor Angela Merkel, who is visiting Beijing with a large business delegation. On her seventh visit to China as ...


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Your RSS feed from RSSFWD.com. Update your RSS subscription Criminal News Headlines | National News - Yahoo India News Latest crime news headlines from Yahoo India News. Find top stories, videos, pictures & in-depth coverage on crime news from national news section. Saudi jails six for going abroad ...


The Awful Truth: The World is at War


By James Lewis American Thinker and other commentary sites have been covering the Jihad War in great detail. But a coherent overview only came together for me after visiting the Long War Journal’s Threat Matrix, sponsored by the Foundation for the Defense of Democracy. The Threat Matrix helps us to ...


Arab Bank Mounts Its Defense in Landmark Terrorist Financing Case


The chairman of Arab Bank, Sabih Al-Masri, is expected to be the first defense witness as a landmark terrorism trial begins its third week in New York federal court. Three hundred U.S. nationals are suing Arab Bank, claiming it knowingly provided services to terrorists and their financiers in violat ...