Golden Rule Should Govern Factors of Immigration WorldNews.com Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling | If humane and liberal civilizations can be judged on the basis of how they treat the most vulnerable members of the world, then surely some modern societies can be rendered negligent, even morally depraved. Such was the case several days ago as 400 Er...
As Pakistan’s Sharif calls for ending drone strikes, U.S. defends them The State ISLAMABAD — Even before Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif meets President Barack Obama at the White House on Wednesday, his visit to Washington as the leader of an increasingly democratic Pakistan already was remarkable for one major reason: not a single member of Pakistan’s militar...
The US, Spying And The Moral High Ground Skynews All nations spy, but not all nations claim they have liberal values and transparent government. | For those that do, it is a little embarrassing to be caught spying on your friends and military allies. | To be caught listening in on the private phone...
Wives: Do you know why your orgasm matters? Fresno Bee How many husbands would continue to have sex if they rarely or never had an orgasm? | Inconceivable, right? | We snicker at such a scenario because it's just so ... well, crazy! Who among us can even remotely imagine any husband consistently having s...
New code of ethics for police Belfast Telegraph Police will have to abide by a new code of ethics similar to the hippocratic oath taken by doctors, the Home Secretary has said. | Speaking at the College of Policing this morning, Theresa May said it was "astonishing" that the guidelines were not al...
Shankill bomber says 'sorry' at controversial ceremony Belfast Telegraph AN IRA commemoration held for Shankill bomber Thomas Begley in Ardoyne has been described as a "setback in community relations in north Belfast that has "created further divisions in society", by Alliance councillor John Blair. | Dozens of republican...
350 ex-military dogs put down Belfast Telegraph More than 350 retired British military dogs have been destroyed since the start of 2009, figures have shown. | The Ministry of Defence (MoD) confirmed it had put down 42 dogs due to a "dangerous temperament", while 27 developed cancer-related health ...
This Man Has Quietly Transformed Corporate America Business Insider Shareholder activist John Chevedden, 67, talks to a Reuters reporter after the DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc stockholder meeting in Hollywood, California May 29, 2013. | LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Shareholder activists come in different flavors. One is t...
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Vatican official blamed for spate of scandals leaves office Swissinfo Catholic Church | Reuters | October 15, 2013 - 16:46 | By Philip Pullella | VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The cardinal widely blamed for failing to prevent a series of ethical and finan...
No conscience left for Haiti? Jamaica Observer THE question in the headline was prompted by two recent developments regarding the Caribbean nation, one of the oldest independent republics in the modern world. | One is about a l...
A Modest Proposal to the Anti-Defamation League CounterPunch Dear Abe Foxman, | Thank you! Our organization, If Americans Knew, is enormously honored by our inclusion in your recent list of “anti-Israel groups” – in reality, organizations working most strenuously and effectively to oppose Israel’s b...
Serialization of Political Murder CounterPunch At the last moment, checking Webster’s on serialization, I was struck by its application to music—“based on a series of tones in an arbitrary but fixed pattern without regard for traditional tonality”—which, transposed to political reality,...
Bayer, UNEP Tap Eco-Envoys Jakarta Globe By Sylviana Hamdani on 2:21 pm October 24, 2013. | Category Features | Tags: Bayer Leverkusen, environmentalism, United Nations Environment Program UNEP | Atika Putri Astrini, left, and Saiful Syadir were chosen to represent Indonesia at the internat...
Syria chemical disarmament on track but peace talks in doubt New Straits/Business Times Syria is set to hand over a detailed plan for the destruction of its chemical arsenal by Thursday, days ahead of a UN deadline, the international watchdog said. | But prospects for a peace conference, which the world body is trying to convene in parallel with the disarmament process, looked dim after key opposition leaders spurned efforts by Wester...
Manmohan Singh's speech on India-China relations at the Central Party School, Beijing The Hindu October 24, 2013 | Beijing | I am deeply honoured at this invitation to speak at the Central Party School of the Communist Party of China. I am conscious of the unique place that this School holds in the governance system of contemporary China and its contribution to the remarkable transformation of Chinese society. Many of you will play a decisive...
