Unesco Votes to Admit Palestine as Full Member
NEW YORK-The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) yesterday voted to admit Palestine as a full member of the Paris-based agency.
U.S. Government Glossed Over Cancer Concerns as it Rolled Out Airport X-Ray Scanners
On Sept. 23, 1998, a panel of radiation safety experts gathered at a Hilton hotel in Maryland to evaluate a new device that could detect hidden weapons and contraband. The machine, known as the Secure 1000, beamed X-rays at people to see underneath their clothing.
FBI Releases Documents Concerning Russian Spy Ring In Response to Freedom Of Information Act Request By Media
WASHINGTON D.C.-The FBI released documents yesterday in response to a Freedom of Information Act request by the Associated Press. The documents, many of which were very heavily redacted, told the story of Russian sleeper agents on the prowl to gain access to secrets from people at the highest levels of the government.
Jailed Serb Leader Loses Bid to Have UN War Crimes Court End Case Against Him
30 September 2011 –The United Nations war crimes tribunal for the former Yugoslavia has rejected a request by the leader of the Serb Radical Party to discontinue proceedings against him, finding he had failed to prove that his right to trial within a reasonable period had been violated.