Section: US & Canada
UN chief rails against leaders with ‘bloody hands’ in Syria
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon railed Tuesday against leaders who keep “feeding the war machine” in Syria as he bowed out of the world stage, while President Barack Obama said there was no military solution to the five-year conflict and described a globe in the throes of a contest between authoritarianism and...
In Final UN Speech, Obama Urges ‘Course Correction,’ Criticizes Russia’s Use Of Force
U.S. President Barack Obama on September 20 called for a “course correction” on the current path to global integration, urging the world to reject models of governance that perpetuate economic inequality, intolerance, authoritarianism, and isolationism. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Obama, in Final U.N. Speech, Calls for World ‘Course Correction’
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — President Barack Obama conceded Tuesday that the United States and other world powers have limited ability to solve the most profound challenges facing the world, while calling for a “course correction” for globalization to ensure that nations don’t retreat into a more sharply divided world. Obama, in his final speech...
Obama, in Final UN Speech, Calls for World Course Correction
UNITED NATIONS—President Barack Obama conceded Tuesday that the United States and other world powers have limited ability to solve the most profound challenges facing the world, while calling for a “course correction” for globalization to ensure that nations don’t retreat into a more sharply divided world. Obama, in his final speech to the...
Prominent Ukrainian separatist killed in Moscow
According to investigators, the killer, wearing a false moustache and sunglasses, had been waiting for the victim at a nearby table for 20 minutes and took several shots. Zhilin died on the spot, while his companion was hospitalized in grave condition, Russia’s Investigative Committee official told Tass news agency Tuesday. …read more...
The Latest: US to Pakistan: No safe haven for terrorists
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Latest on the high-level U.N. General Assembly meetings (all times local): 9:40 a.m. The top U.S. diplomat has urged Pakistan’s prime minister to prevent “all terrorists” from using the nation’s territory as safe havens. The appeal from Secretary of State John Kerry to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif came as...
Obama to deliver his final speech to the UN
Highlights on the global stage, like economic growth and climate change cooperation are being offset by unease over Syria’s civil war and concerns about Russian aggression toward Ukraine …read more Source:...
The Latest: US to Pakistan: No safe haven for terrorists
The top U.S. diplomat has urged Pakistan’s prime minister to prevent “all terrorists” from using the nation’s territory as safe havens. The appeal from Secretary of State John Kerry to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif came as tensions escalated between Pakistan and India after suspected rebels killed 18 Indian soldiers in an...
Ukrainian Lawmakers Consider Russian Parliamentary Vote Illegitimate
The Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada has branded Russia’s parliamentary elections illegitimate. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Let’s make it a green peace
Today (21 September), around the globe, we mark Peace Day 2016 knowing that for many peace is nowhere to be found; not today, and unless things change dramatically in many places, not any time soon. 2015 saw the number of refugees and displaced people reach record numbers – surpassing even post-World War II. It is with heavy hearts that we...
