How does the US treat its homeless? As one state passes a bill of rights for the homeless, others are making it illegal to sleep or beg in public places. http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/insidestoryamericas/2012/06/201262761617710509.html
A column published Monday in the New York Times by Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States, constitutes an extraordinary indictment of the Obama administration for engaging in assassinations and other criminal violations of international law and the US Constitution. Titling his column “A Cruel and Unusual Record,” Carter writes: “Revelations that top … Continue reading
Sarawak: ‘Baram People Are Ignorant’ – Norwegian Energy Manager Offends Sarawak Natives In Dam Row.
Miners on strike for almost two months now threaten 400km march to Madrid to save their sagging industry, Miners in northern Spain’s Santa de Sil town have been on strike for almost two months against government’s decision to slash a coal subsidy as part of its austerity programme. Angry coal miners are now preparing … Continue reading
UNHCR will start marking World Refugee Day by rolling out a striking new campaign, “Dilemmas”, which is a development of the award-winning “1″ campaign launched last year. “Dilemmas” depicts some of the tough choices facing refugees, helping the public to empathize with, and understand, their dilemma. Two days before World Refugee Day (WRD), UNHCR will … Continue reading
Athens, June 18 : The conservative New Democracy party is leading at the pivotal parliamentary elections in Greece, the interior ministry said Sunday. Greece‘s two largest pro-bailout parties, New Democracy and Pasok, won enough seats to forge a parliamentary majority, a projection released by the interior ministry showed. That result could keep the debt-laden country … Continue reading
Websites can now be registered in any language, causing frenzy to scoop up catchy internet names. http://www.aljazeera.com/news/americas/2012/06/201261473129130327.html
Greeks pull money from banks ahead of polls Greeks are removing their money from banks and stocking up on nonperishable food ahead of the election. http://www.aljazeera.com/video/europe/2012/06/2012614194317485915.html
Communist intellectual who denied that the Nazis used gas chambers to kill Jews during World War II, has died aged 98. http://www.aljazeera.com/news/europe/2012/06/20126159435664924.html
