World News Archives

Spanish Judge Garzon Suspended

BBC News reported on May 14 that Spanish judge Baltasar Garzon has been suspended from his post by a unanimous decision of Spain’s...

May 15, 2010

Afghanistan: Still Getting Worse Before It Gets Better

Michael Tennant May 14, 2010

The United States invaded Afghanistan in October 2001. Six years later then-Senator Barack Obama, in a speech entitled “The War We Need to...

Cameron Is New UK Prime Minister

May 13, 2010

Queen Elizabeth appointed British Conservative Party electoral victor David Cameron as Prime Minister on May 11, shortly after his predecessor, Gordon Brown of...

Katyn Massacre Conference Held

Krzysztof Nowak May 12, 2010

On May 5, 2010, in Washington, D.C., at the Library of Congress, a special conference took place to commemorate the 70th anniversary of...

U.S./NATO Troops Celebrate Victory Day in Red Square

Jack Kenny May 10, 2010

Anti-communists at the height of the Cold War may have dreamed of the day when NATO troops would march triumphantly through Red Square....

Israel Still Averse to UN Plan for Nuclear-free Zone

May 7, 2010

Reuters news reported on May 7 that Israel does not plan to review its nuclear policies, despite efforts by the United States and...

Iraqi Prison: Torture Was “Routine”

Thomas R. Eddlem April 30, 2010

The New York-based Human Rights Watch reported April 27 that a secret Iraqi prison maintained by the current lame-duck Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki...

Just Politicians in British Election

Bruce Walker April 28, 2010

While no one yet knows how the British general election of 2010 will end, one thing is sure: there will be no powerful...

President of Ukraine Denies Stalin-Era Soviet Holocaust

April 27, 2010

The Russian state-owned RIA Novosti news agency reported on April 27 that Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych, in a statement made to the Parliamentary...

The Aftermath of the Sinking of the South Korean Ship Cheonan

April 23, 2010

Reuters cited an April 22 Yonhap News Agency report that the South Korean military believes a torpedo fired from a North Korean submarine...

Mexican Drug Cartels Commit Hotel Kidnappings

Mary McHugh April 23, 2010

Sealing off the surrounding streets with motor vehicles on Wednesday, April 21, several hooded gunmen burst into a 17-story Holiday Inn and another...