South African President Jacob Zuma landed in Tripoli Sunday to meet with Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi to discuss a resolution to the ongoing crisis.
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UNITED NATIONS: Something for a Name
A man from New Zealand last week stumbled over that beautiful and dangerous phrase, “United Nations.” Like many another man, stubbing his toe gave him an idea.”The United Nations” is President Roosevelt's label for the 28 nations which up to this week have signed the Roosevelt-Churchill Atlantic Charter . It may, according to the President, include any & all nations “which are, or which may be, rendering material assistance and contributions in the struggle for victory over Hitlerism.” But the label “United Nations” is dangerous because too many people think that it also signifies a fully effective body for the cooperative conduct of World War II.It does no such thing
Libya’s Rebels Celebrate the U.N. Resolution
Libya’s beleaguered rebels may have gotten a reprieve. The United Nations Security Council not only passed a resolution imposing a no-fly zone over Libya but authorized ground attacks on regime forces besieging the opposition stronghold of Benghazi.
A Brief History of Antarctica
On Dec.
Obama Tries to Increase Pressure for Iran Sanctions
President Barack Obama’s year of outreach to Iran has succeeded in putting it on the diplomatic defensive: that much was clear from Friday’s blunt reproach of Tehran by the International Atomic Energy Agency’s board. But it’s less clear that Obama can convert that diplomatic advantage into sanctions that will curtail Iran’s nuclear program.
Somali Refugees in Nepal: Stuck in Waiting Room
Mahad Abdullahi Hassan had never heard of Nepal before the day he landed in it.
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Mahad Abdullahi Hassan had never heard of Nepal before the day he landed in it. When the 28-year-old Somali boarded a flight from Dubai to Kathmandu on May 23, 2007, he was hoping he would finally reach his dream destination: Sweden
China Woos Africa And Not Just For Its Resources
On Oct.
With HIV/AIDS Deaths on Rise, China Struggles to Improve Outreach
It’s hard to fight an epidemic when no one wants to talk about the cause. In China, a country whose last decade has been defined by economic growth and social opening, silence still enshrouds many aspects of the nations’ sex life, and not, health experts say, without consequences
EU leaders agree climate aid deal
The European Union has agreed a conditional deal on how to help developing nations combat the effects of climate change.