Palestine quits talks and submits applications to UN Palestinian officials have abandoned peace talks with the US and Israel, instead applying instead to join 15 international agencies. Palestine’s leadership, which only has observer status at the UN, is attempting to cement their state’s autonomy and international statehood by signing on to international treaties such as the Geneva Convention.…
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Malaysia’s Transport Minister came under fire yesterday after agreeing with a tweet that called the MH370 tragedy a “blessing in disguise”.
DetailsReport finds majority of Japan’s nuclear reactors unsafe to restart Less then one third of Japan’s nuclear power plants, all indefinitely closed after the Fukushima disaster, meet safety standards, a Reuters analysis has found. Stricter safety standards imposed since the 2011 quake and tsunami caused a meltdown at Fukushima would allow only 14 of Japan’s…
DetailsA video has emerged of a female student being sexually harassed while walking through Cairo University.
DetailsUN says Egypt’s 529 death sentences breach international law The United Nations has denounced the sentencing of 529 Muslim Brotherhood members to death as contravening international law. It was the largest mass death sentence ever applied in modern Egypt’s history. Protests against the sentencing were reported outside the Alexandria University in Egypt’s south. Air pollution killed seven million last…
DetailsUruguay willing to resettle Guantanamo detainees President Jose Mujica of Uruguay has said that he would be willing to resettle some detainees from Guantanamo Bay. The US swiftly responded that no agreement had been reached. Since President Obama signalled an intention to close the facility (pictured above), finding countries for repatriation has been a stumbling block. Twitter…
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The US government ordered the closure of the Syrian embassy in Washington on Tuesday. The US, which holds President Bashar al-Assad responsible for the conflict that has claimed at least 100,000 lives over the past three years, deemed the embassy’s presence “insulting”. The United Nations and independent rights groups have also condemned what is seen…
DetailsBeing wrestled to the ground by half-naked Aussie male strippers may sound like fun – unless you are a thief.
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