U.N. Panel Threatens to Name Those It Accuses of War Crimes in Syria
UNITED NATIONS — A United Nations panel investigating potential war crimes in Syria’s civil war threatened on Friday to release a closely guarded list of names of those it accuses…
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U.N. Panel Threatens to Name Those It Accuses of War Crimes in Syria
UNITED NATIONS — A United Nations panel investigating potential war crimes in Syria’s civil war threatened on Friday to release a closely guarded list of names of those it accuses…
U.N. Panel Threatens to Name Those It Accuses of War Crimes in Syria
UNITED NATIONS — A United Nations panel investigating potential war crimes in Syria’s civil war threatened on Friday to release a closely guarded list of names of those it accuses…
Little Change 10 Years After Sister Dorothy Stang Died Fighting For Brazil’s Landless
PARA, Brazil (RNS) On Feb. 12, 2005, two hired gunmen killed Sister Dorothy Stang, 73, as she read aloud from the Bible in a remote settlement just off the Trans-Amazonian…
Bob Graham Fast Facts
Birthplace: Coral Gables, Florida Birth name: Daniel Robert Graham Father: Ernest “Cap” Graham, a Florida state senator, dairy farmer and cattle rancher Mother: Hilda (Simmons) Graham, teacher Marriage: Adele (Khoury)…
Water woes: Employee relieves himself in San Francisco reservoir
Last month, employees with the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission witnessed Martin Sanchez, a $111,000-a-year maintenance planner with the utility, urinate in the Priest Reservoir, said Tyrone Jue, a spokesman…
Dems make up after Hillaryland spat
READ: Top aide leaving foundation to assist Clinton The piece questioned Brock’s ties to fundraising adviser Mary Pat Bonner, revealing that she receives 12.5% commission on the donations she raises…
Nigeria Postpones Elections to March 28, Citing Islamic Uprising
ABUJA, Nigeria — Nigeria is postponing presidential and legislative elections until March 28 because security forces fighting an Islamic uprising cannot ensure voters’ safety around the country, the electoral commission…
Nigeria Postpones Elections, Citing Boko Haram Violence
Nigeria’s election commission on Saturday postponed presidential and legislative elections for six weeks due to security concerns. – The conflict has increasingly spilled over into neighboring Cameroon, Chad and Niger,…
Vatican Abuse Commission To Recommend Action Against Bishops
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY, Feb 7 (Reuters) – A commission advising Pope Francis on how to root out sexual abuse of children by clergy in the Catholic Church is…
The Secret World of a Well-Paid ‘Donor Adviser’ in Politics
A constellation of left-leaning nonprofits and “super PACs” are raising tens of millions of dollars to pave the way for Hillary Rodham Clinton’s presidential campaign — and nearly all of…
European Union Raises Its Forecast for Growth
BRUSSELS — European Union officials on Thursday nudged up growth forecasts across the 28-nation bloc amid optimism that falling oil prices, a weaker euro and intervention by the European Central…
FCC Chief Announces Big Win For Net Neutrality Advocates
WASHINGTON — Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler revealed a big win for net neutrality advocates on Wednesday, asking for strong authority to enforce open Internet protections. – Wheeler added,…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Calls For Scrapping UN Gaza War Probe
Israel’s prime minister says the United Nations commission investigating potential war crimes in Gaza should be scrapped now that its head has resigned amid accusations he was biased against Israel….
Greek Election Reflects a Deep Divide in Europe
BRUSSELS — The Greek election not only strengthened opponents of austerity, it also highlighted a fundamental tension at the heart of Europe’s six-decade-long push to forge a closer union of…
Joseph Sledge, wrongly convicted for decades, now free
Sledge was exonerated by a three-judge panel who reviewed post-conviction DNA evidence from the victims. The panel said that evidence excluded Sledge as a suspect. A witness who testified that…