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Activists committed to Palestinian rights sail toward the Gaza Strip
World NowPalestinians: Two boats, one Canadian and the other Irish, left Turkish shores Wednesday sailing toward the Gaza Strip to try to break a five-year-long Israeli blockade.... -
Israel freezes UNESCO funding over Palestinian membership
World NowIsrael cuts funding to UNESCO: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday ordered his government to freeze the country's $2 million a year contribution to UNESCO in protest to the organization's vote to grant the Palestinians full membership...... -
Kenya tweets of new threat in war against militants: donkeys
World NowTwitter at war: Kenyan military spokesman, Maj. Emmanuel Chirchir, used Tweets to warn Kenyans not to sell donkeys to militants who might use them to smuggle weapons.... -
After UNESCO win, Palestinians hit brakes on further memberships
World NowPalestinians' UNESCO membership: Palestinian Authority Foreign Minister Riad Malki said Thursday that in light of the Palestinians' UNESCO membership, obtained this week, they will concentrate on gaining full U.N. membership and not seek to join any other... -
World Book Night is coming to the U.S.
Jacket CopyWorld Book Night, so far a UK-only celebration of free book giveaways, will debut in the US in 2012.... -
New study offers insight on Palestinian suicide attacks
World NowA new study shows a strong correlation between unemployment, tough econonmic conditions and the nature of suicide attacks carried out by Palestinians in recent years. The study analyzed the backgrounds of 157 Palestinians who carried out suicide attacks... -
Sarkozy overheard telling Obama that Netanyahu is a 'liar'
World NowFrench President Nicolas Sarkozy was overheard calling Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a “liar” during private talks last week with President Obama. Israeli media and the general public greeted the news largely with a shrug and few... -
Palestinians uncertain about next move in U.N. bid
World NowThe Palestinians' United Nations application was discussed in the U.N. Security Council Friday, but no vote was taken. The Palestinians now seem uncertain about their next move to win full membership in the United Nations.... -
No movement on issues dividing Israel and Palestinians
World NowAs representatives of the Mideast quartet tried again to break the ice between Palestinians and Israelis, Israel's cabinet decided to maintain another freeze, that of Palestinian tax money.... -
Three French aid workers home after being held hostage in Yemen
World NowThree French aid workers held hostage in Yemen for more than five months returned home Monday. Neighboring Oman negotiated the release of the French hostages and may have paid an unspecified ransom, according to news reports.... -
Palestinian Authority president to meet Hamas leader next week
World NowPalestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said Wednesday that he plans to meet Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal next week, a move bound to upset Israel and the U.S. The meeting will include discussion of the reconciliation agreement that rival... -
Huge new boreal forest preserve in Manitoba
GreenspaceEfforts to combat climate change and diminishing wildlands have increasingly focused on the vast belt of northern forest that rings the globe south of the Arctic. The boreal forest is a vast repository of stored carbon and, in much of......
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