Ban Ki-moon, the United Nations secretary general who made global warming his personal mission, is ending his hands-on involvement with international climate change negotiations. In a strategic shift, Ban will redirect his efforts from trying…
Category: Global Issues
Hosni Mubarak has sacked the Egyptian Government and is trying to cling on to his position as president. Is this enough? The Chief of Intelligence, Omar Suleiman is sworn in as Vice President but how…
The governments of France and the U.S. are in collusion to pave the way for former Haitian dictator, Jean Claude Duvalier, to resume the presidency. Analysts ensure this is the situation planned for the Caribbean…
Belgium’s Kim Clijsters came from a set down to beat Li Na 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 and win her maiden Australian Open title on Saturday, dashing Chinese hopes of a first ever Grand Slam win. After…
At 28, Chou Chou is already an internationally recognized film director. Born of the Dong minority ethnic group in Guizhou province, Southwestern China, Chou grew up in a society that holds high values for culture…
Obama adopted a more centrist tone during his State of the Union, avoiding any mention of climate change but embracing the promise of clean technology. President Obama’s commitment to lessening the nation’s carbon footprint hasn’t…
On August 26, the French newspaper Le Monde revealed the existence of a draft UN report on the most serious violations of human rights in the Democratic Republic of Congo over an eleven-year period (1993-2003).1 …
As prepared for delivery: Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow Americans: Tonight I want to begin by congratulating the men and women of the 112th Congress, as well as…
Crowds of Thai nationalists, known as “yellow-shirts”, have protested in Bangkok over the government’s handling of a border dispute with Cambodia. Some 2,000 members of the People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) set up camp near…
Japanese car manufacturer Toyota is to recall nearly 1.7 million vehicles worldwide over concerns about a possible fuel leakage. About 1.2 million models are being recalled in Japan and 421,000 overseas, including 140,000 of the…