Cameron Is New UK Prime Minister
Queen Elizabeth appointed British Conservative Party electoral victor David Cameron as Prime Minister on May 11, shortly after his predecessor, Gordon Brown of...
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Katyn Massacre Conference Held
On May 5, 2010, in Washington, D.C., at the Library of Congress, a special conference took place to commemorate the 70th anniversary of...
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U.S./NATO Troops Celebrate Victory Day in Red Square
Anti-communists at the height of the Cold War may have dreamed of the day when NATO troops would march triumphantly through Red Square....
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Israel Still Averse to UN Plan for Nuclear-free Zone
Reuters news reported on May 7 that Israel does not plan to review its nuclear policies, despite efforts by the United States and...
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Iraqi Prison: Torture Was “Routine”
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...
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Just Politicians in British Election
While no one yet knows how the British general election of 2010 will end, one thing is sure: there will be no powerful...
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President of Ukraine Denies Stalin-Era Soviet Holocaust
The Russian state-owned RIA Novosti news agency reported on April 27 that Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych, in a statement made to the Parliamentary...
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The Aftermath of the Sinking of the South Korean Ship Cheonan
Reuters cited an April 22 Yonhap News Agency report that the South Korean military believes a torpedo fired from a North Korean submarine...
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Mexican Drug Cartels Commit Hotel Kidnappings
Sealing off the surrounding streets with motor vehicles on Wednesday, April 21, several hooded gunmen burst into a 17-story Holiday Inn and another...
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Iraqi Secret Prisons: Taking a Cue from the United States?
The Iraqi government has run a secret prison where minority Sunni Muslims were kept outside of the ordinary Iraqi system of justice and...
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Continued Human Rights’ Violations in China — Where’s Michael Moore?
China never fails to top itself when it comes to human rights violations. Even as Michael Moore attempts to defend communist regimes, world-wide...
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Direct Democracy for the European Union
On March 31, 2010, the European Commission issued its final report on the oversight that the European Parliament and the European Council will...
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Holidays as Human Rights
If you've always dreamed of that blue sky holiday relaxing with a book and a beverage on the sun-drenched shores of Hawaii but...
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Is Genocide Coming to South Africa?
Back in the 1980s, South Africa figured prominently on the West’s radar screen. Protests against apartheid were everywhere; the movement even inspired a...
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U.S. Military Expands in Latin America
Following a cooperation deal with Colombia last year, the United States military this week announced plans to further expand its influence throughout Latin...
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