President Barack Obama on Thursday urged the Israeli people to put themselves in the shoes of Palestinians and recognize their Original post on nbcnews.com Comments on reddit.com
A Radio 4 documentary, based on declassified tapes of President Lyndon Johnson’s telephone calls provide an extraordinary insight into his world. Original post on bbc.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
North Korea is scrapping all non-aggression pacts with South Korea, closing its hotline and a border crossing, hours after the UN passed new sanctions, Original post on bbc.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
Malala Yousufzai, the Pakistani girl who rose to international fame after the Taliban nearly killed her for her efforts to promote girls’ education, has been formally nominated for the 2013 Nobel Peace Prize. Her name was put forward by three members of the Norwegian parli … Original post on nbcnews.com Comments on reddit.com
As the disappeared from the Kurdish-Turkish conflict are unearthed from unmarked graves, will the government help deliver justice? Original post on guernicamag.com Comments on reddit.com
Evo Morales will mark the solstice by sailing across Lake Titicaca in one of the largest reed ships built in modern times Original post on guardian.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
Here is the gist. Bradley Manning, a United States Army soldier, was arrested in May 2010 in Iraq on suspicion of having passed classified material to the Original post on current.com Comments on reddit.com
On the eve of the announcement of the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize, The Local catches up with Norwegian lawyer and Nobel historian Fredrik S. Heffermehl, who claims the Norwegian Nobel Committee isn’t following Alfred Nobel’s wishes. Original post on thelocal.se Comments on reddit.com
A homeless 13-year-old Filipino last week won a very prestigious award for his commitment to improving the lives of fellow street kids. Original post on huffingtonpost.com Comments on reddit.com
The American Presidency Project contains the most comprehensive collection of resources pertaining to the study of the President of the United States. Compiled by John Woolley and Gerhard Peters Original post on ucsb.edu Comments on reddit.com
Archbishop Desmond Tutu has pulled out of an international summit because he doesn’t want to share a platform with the Original post on independent.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The Palestinians’ bid to upgrade their status at the United Nations would find majority support there but would not bring them closer to statehood and peace with Israel, Israel’s Original post on reuters.com Comments on reddit.com
Canada has come in fourth on an annual ranking of world peacefulness, trailing only Iceland, Denmark and New Zealand. Original post on cbc.ca Comments on reddit.com
Amazon got big fast, hastening the arrival of digital publishing. But how big is too big? Original post on thenation.com Comments on reddit.com
Tolstoy’s text victimized by modern technology, laziness. Original post on arstechnica.com Comments on reddit.com
A flytilla passenger and participant of the Welcome to Palestine-Bienvenue Palestine campaign describes learning that the British airline, Jet2, canceled her flight to Tel Aviv. Original post on mondoweiss.net Comments on reddit.com
Numerous posts by Iranians start popping up on ‘Israel loves Iran’ Facebook page, in response to Israeli messages of peace. Original post on haaretz.com Comments on reddit.com
Read ‘U.S. serviceman who leaked info to Wikileaks nominated for Nobel Peace Prize’ from our blog Technology News Blog on Yahoo! News. Is U.S. Army Private Bradley Manning a hero for leaking classified government information to WikiLeaks, or is he a criminal? While public opinion is divided, that hasn’t stopped the international community from nominating him for a Nobel Peace Prize. In 2010, … Continue reading Original post on yahoo.com Comments on reddit.com
An African administrative chief uses Twitter to help solve problems and maintain order in his Kenyan village, showing another example of how social media h Original post on mashable.com Comments on digg.com
From Yahoo! News: Nobel Peace Prize officials were facing a formal inquiry over accusations they have drifted away from the prize’s original selection criteria by choosing such winners as President Barack Obama, as the nomination deadline for the 2012 awards closed Wednesday. Original post on yahoo.com Comments on reddit.com