Guam, currently a US dependency, is mulling going its own way. The impetus: a plan by the US military to transfer 8,000 American soldiers from Okinawa to the tiny Pacific isle. Fourteen thousand US troops currently occupy the island, and there are plans to upgrade...
"If anyone votes against [this] resolution, or tries to veto it, that should be on their conscience." These were the futile words of British Prime Minister David Cameron on Wednesday (8th) following discussions over proposals to submit a UN resolution...
A resolution inspired by Western nations critical of civilian killings in politically-beleaguered Syria is facing threats from two veto-wielding permanent members of the Security Council: Russia and China. If and when the resolution is adopted by the 15-member...
The wall that divides Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories is ugly and oppressive. It is far from a work of art. But now it is the subject of art. The Jerusalem Fund Gallery's new exhibition “Breaching the Wall” displays works of 11 different artists that...
