April 21, 2013, 5:25 pm 12 comments in the last 7 days.
Burma Riots: Video Shows Police Failing to Stop Attack.

The footage shows a mob destroying a Muslim gold shop and then setting fire to houses. A man thought to be a Muslim is seen on fire. It was filmed last month, when at least 43 people were killed in Meiktila.

June 3, 2023, 6:13 pm 10 comments in the last 7 days.
Disconnecting War from Its Consequences.

Twenty-two years ago, Congress put sanity up for a vote. Sanity lost in the House, 420-1. It lost in the Senate, 98-0. Barbara Lee’s lone vote for sanity remains a tiny light of courageous hope flickering in a chaotic world.

December 13, 2022, 3:11 pm 4 comments in the last 7 days.
6 Crucial Business Travel Tips.

Business travel is an essential business aspect. Traveling for business allows you to network with other industry professionals while meeting new people and connecting with prospective customers.

June 4, 2010, 12:03 am 1 comments in the last 7 days.
American Citizen Among those Killed in Israeli Attack on Mavi Marmara.

A 19-year-old American citizen is among the nine victims of Israel’s deadly raid on the Freedom Flotilla Monday, the New York Times is reporting today.

March 2, 2012, 12:41 pm 1 comments in the last 7 days.
High Stakes in Geneva in 2009 and 2012: Dayan Jayatilleka recalls.

The 19th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHCR) has commenced in Geneva from February 27th. It is very likely that Sri Lanka would figure as item 10 on the agenda during the concluding stages of the conclave in the days between March 21st to 23rd.

December 26, 2012, 8:13 pm 1 comments in the last 7 days.
O Little Town in Occupied Territory.

What people might not know is that the city of Bethlehem today is not in Israel but in Palestine, and that it is a bustling city with 28,000 people. One third of them are Palestinian Christians. 

When Christians today sing “O little town of Bethlehem” they seldom think of the real city with the real people.

September 1, 2010, 7:26 pm 1 comments in the last 7 days.
Observing Anniversary of Pappy Boyington's VMF-214 Black Sheep Squadron .

On September 12, 1943 - Pappy and the Black Sheep began their combat tour, and the squadron achievements in WWII would lead to the award of the Presidential Unit Citation.

August 5, 2010, 6:59 pm 1 comments in the last 7 days.
Status of Pirate Seized Vessels and Crews in Somalia.

St Vincent and Grenadines flagged MV SYRIA STAR (IMO number 7608136) and its crew of 24 was seized on Thursday, 5 Aug 2010, in the late afternoon while sailing west in the Internationally Recommended Transit Corridor through the Gulf of Aden. MV SYRIA STAR reported to the navies that she was under attack from pirates who had climbed on board and fired shots at the crew, EU NAVFOR reported. Helicopters were immediately dispatched to the vessel and tried to establish communications with the SYRIA STAR, which had stopped in the water.

April 17, 2014, 4:18 pm 1 comments in the last 7 days.
Update from the Common Law Trial of Pope Francis and Others for Child Trafficking and Ritual Killing.

The first Common Law adjudication of evidence concerning global child trafficking has adjourned for two weeks, until 10 am GMT on Monday, May 5, 2014. Commencing on Tuesday, the case by the Citizen Prosecutor's Office presented evidence directly linking all three chief defendants with the planning and execution of child trafficking networks...