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Al Jazeera English – Europe – EU endorses Goldstone report

Al Jazeera English – Europe – EU endorses Goldstone report.

Hague court hears Taylor defence

From Al Jazeera Lawyers for Charles Taylor have begun their defence of the former president of Liberia against charges including murder, rape, and the conscription of child soldiers during Sierra Leone’s civil war. Taylor, who will take the witness stand on Tuesday, is on trial at The Hague in the Netherlands. “We are here to defend […]

UK cuts some arms sales to Israel after Gaza war

Source: Reuters * Five arms export licenses revoked * UK denies move constitutes embargo (Adds new British comment) By Dan Williams JERUSALEM, July 13 (Reuters) – Britain has scrapped the sale of some military components to Israel as part of an export review prompted by the war in the Gaza Strip, officials said on Monday. […]

UN Secretary-General calls for more ambitious targets as G8 Summit ends

From UNEP L’Aquila (Italy), 10 July 2009 – UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the G8 agreement on a long term goal to reduce emissions by 80 per cent by 2050, but says it is still not enough to reach a fair, effective climate agreement in Copenhagen Summit in December. Mr. Ban called for more […]

International day of solidarity with East Jerusalem residents facing eviction or demolition of their homes

From ISM 12 pm, Monday, 13 July 2009: Israeli and international solidarity activists will set up tents on King George St. in West Jerusalem as part of a coordinated campaign in solidarity with Palestinians facing home evictions and demolitions in East Jerusalem. 4 pm, Monday 13 July 2009: A press conference will be held at […]

Cheney hid CIA program from Congress: senator

From Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The CIA withheld information from the U.S. Congress about a secret counterterrorism program on orders from former Vice President Dick Cheney, a senator said on Sunday as Democrats called for an investigation. Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein told “Fox News Sunday” that CIA Director Leon Panetta disclosed Cheney’s involvement when he […]

Roberto Micheletti Blames Chavez For Honduras Crisis

From The Huffington Post TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Honduras’ interim leader accused Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez of instigating his nation’s crisis and lawmakers tightened a curfew aimed at stemming unrest, as coup leaders showed few signs of bending to international pressure to restore the exiled president. Roberto Micheletti, who was named by Congress to replace President Manuel […]

North Korea test-fires missiles

From Al Jazeera North Korea has test-fired two ground-to-ship missiles from its east coast, the South Korean Yonhap news agency has reported. One was fired at 5.20pm (0820GMT) and the other at 6.00pm (0900GMT), a South Korean defence ministry spokesman said. Leonid Petrov, a North Korean specialist from the Australian National University, told Al Jazeera: “We […]

Amnesty says Israel “wantonly” destroyed Gaza

From Reuters JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Amnesty International said on Thursday Israel inflicted “wanton destruction” in the Gaza Strip in attacks that often targeted Palestinian civilians during an offensive in December and January in the Hamas-run enclave. The London-based rights group, in a 117-page report on the 22 days of fighting, also criticized the Islamist movement […]