Section: Africa&ME
World: Pope Francis announces special collection for Ukraine
Pope Francis Sunday announced a special collection would be taken up in all of Europe’s Roman Catholic churches on April 24. …read more Source: Standard...
The End of the American Empire
By Ambassador Chas W. Freeman The End of the American EmpireRemarks to East Bay Citizens for Peace, the Barrington Congregational Church,and the American Friends Service Committee Ambassador Chas W. Freeman, Jr. (USFS, Ret.)Senior Fellow, the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs 2 April 2016, Barrington, Rhode Island I’m...
Pope organizes European fundraising campaign for Ukraine
Pope Francis called on Catholic parishes across Europe on Sunday to donate generously on April 24 to the victims of the Ukraine conflict, particularly the elderly and children. …read more Source: The Daily...
New skull and crossbones signs warn of mines in Ukraine
Warring sides and foreign monitors struggle to estimate how many such devices remain …read more Source: Gulf...
Netherlands to hold referendum on EU-Ukraine deal
the referendum is seen by many as an opportunity to protest the EU’s expansion …read more Source: Gulf...
Netherlands to hold referendum on EU-Ukraine deal
Dutch voters are going to the polls Wednesday – but the topic is Ukraine, not their own country …read more Source: The Daily...
5 EU states block Ukraine’s membership prospects
Five EU countries remain firmly against Ukraine ever joining the union with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Friday bemoaned the timing of an April 6 referendum in the Netherlands …read more Source: World...
Obama: ‘Madmen’ must not be allowed to get nuclear material
U.S. President Barack Obama urged world leaders on Friday to do more to safeguard vulnerable nuclear facilities to prevent “madmen” from groups like Islamic State from getting their hands on an atomic weapon or a radioactive “dirty bomb.” Speaking at a nuclear security summit in Washington, Obama said the world faced a persistent and evolving...
Moroccan Teen Wins 2016 World Title for “Miss Teen International”
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); By Mary Mimouna Marrakech – Riem El Kadiri, a 16-year-old Moroccan teenager from Marrakesh, has won the world title in an international beauty pageant held on March 5 this year in Beirut, Lebanon. This year’s competition had 21 girls from different countries, with viewers from all over the...
Obama says nuclear terrorism threat remains despite progress
President Barack Obama warned on Friday of a persistent threat of terrorists getting their hands on nuclear materials despite progress in reducing such risks, and called on world leaders to do more to safeguard nuclear facilities. “There is no doubt that if these madmen ever got their hands on a nuclear bomb or nuclear material, they would...
