DURBAN, South Africa-Temperatures this year are the tenth highest on record since 1850, and the highest ever in a year which experienced a La Niña event, a meteorological phenomenon which is supposed to have a cooling influence on Earth’s atmosphere, a United Nations agency reported today.
Motion: This House believes that President Assad must resign – passed by 91% to 9% The reputation of Syria's President Bashar Al Assad came under sustained attack at the latest Doha Debate, where more than 90 percent of the audience called on him to resign.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan-Officials with the Pakistani military have angrily denied that Pakistani military positioned at posts near the border fired upon Coalition forces causing the deadly airstrike that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers. Afghan government officials had earlier claimed that the airstrike happened only after being fired upon from those outposts. Other Western officials say it is […]
NEW YORK-The United Nations human rights chief today deplored the role of Egypt’s military and security forces in attempting to suppress recent protests demanding a return to civilian rule, particularly the reported killing of some 30 protestors, and called for an independent probe into the abuses.