UNASUR: Chávez will be Remembered as the Great Promoter of LATIN AMERICAN INTEGRATION

by Lady Michelle-Jennifer Santos, Founder & Publisher March 7, 2013 (TSR) - Union of South American Nations (Unasur), Secretary General Ali Rodriguez...

Syria goes to UN over Israeli strike

February 1, 2013 (TSR) -Syria has taken Israel to the UN over an Israeli air strike which targeted a research center, Syria’s Ambassador to Russia Riyad Haddad said Friday. Khaled...

Syria Swings between Hell and Dialogue

by Dr. Ismail Salami, Iranian Writer, Political Analyst and Chief Editor of Press TV website January 2, 2013 (TSR) - It is admittedly not hard to imagine how someone can predict a vision...

Gun Control and Arms Control: Can the UN Ever Become a Real Force for...

by Lawrence S. Wittner, Award-winning American Historian, Writer, and Activist for Peace and Social justice January 2, 2013 (TSR) - In a number of ways, gun control issues are remarkably...

Mali New Prey to West Imperialist Quest

by Finian Cunningham, Irish journalist and writer January 2, 2013 (TSR) - The UN Security Council approval this week of a French-led resolution for military intervention in Africa’s vast Sahel...

How Human Rights Can Save Haiti

by Fran Quigly, Director of International Human Rights track and Senior Advisor, IU Center for Global Health January 2, 2013 (TSR) - Last month, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced...

Iranian Armed groups sign up to prevent sexual violence against Women and Girls

December 22, 2012 (TSR) - Five Iranian armed groups have become the first to sign up to new covenant aimed at reducing sexual violence in conflict situations, a pledge...

RUMORS: ‘No confirmed reports’ Syrian govt preparing to use chemical weapons – UN chief

December 8, 2012 (TSR) - UN chief Ban Ki-moon has said there are no confirmed reports that Damascus is preparing to use chemical weapons in the ongoing Syrian conflict....

US Diplomat: Israel Should Know Palestine’s UN Membership Changes Situation

December 6, 2012 (TSR) - "Israel should realize that the world's political situation and international laws with regard to Palestine have changed after Palestine was granted the status of...

America’s refusal to extradite Bolivia’s ex-president to face genocide charges

 by Glenn Greenwald, Former U.S. Constitutional, Civil Rights Litigator and Best-Selling Author October 19, 2012 (TSR) - In October 2003, the intensely pro-US president of Bolivia, Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada,...

Vice President Xi says China hopes China-Philippines ties back on track

September 21, 2012 (TSR) - China's Vice President Xi Jinping said Friday that he hopes bilateral relations between China and the Philippines could come back to the right track. "China-Philippines...

Russia calls for unilateral sanctions against Syria to be lifted

Unilateral economic sanctions imposed against Syria outside of the United Nations Security Council framework, are having an adverse effect on the humanitarian situation in the country, Russia's Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN) announced to the UN Security Council.