The list of problems facing President Rousseff runs long. The scandal plaguing the state-owned oil company Petrobras continues to spread. Brazil is facing the worst economic recession in about a century, in large part due to the crash in prices for oil and other commodities. GDP shrank by 3.8% in 2015 and could contract by […]
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Child Killed, His Sister And Brother Seriously Injured, As israel’s Air Force Bombards Gaza
Child Killed, His Sister And Brother Seriously Injured, As Israeli Air Force Bombards Gaza The Israeli Air Force carried out, on Saturday at dawn, a series of airstrikes targeting different areas in the Gaza Strip, killing a child and seriously wounding his sister, and his brother, after an Israeli missile directly struck their home. Yassin […]
N. Korean nuclear issue should not be pretext for America to deploy air defenses in region – Lavrov
At the same time, both Moscow and Beijing do not recognize North Korea’s nuclear ambitions. “We expect North Korea to make reasonable conclusions and listen to the demands of the United Nations Security Council, and return, after all, to the negotiation table within the framework of the joint declaration of the six-party participants made on […]
Haaretz: Hezbollah Has Become an Army in Every Respect
Local Editor Israeli military assessments concluded that the Lebanese party of Resistance – Hezbollah – has become an army in every respect, an article published on Zionist Haaretz daily reported on Friday. The military analyst of the Hebrew daily, Amos Harel, addressed “Hezbollah army” in a lengthy report, in which he stated that the Zionist […]
Dutch vote against EU-Ukraine deal would pressure govt to ‘reconsider’ position – FM
The Dutch nation saying ‘no’ might put an end to the European Union’s Association Agreement with Ukraine, FM Bert Koenders said, adding that he would argue for a ‘yes’ vote. “The referendum law says the government will have to reconsider if there is a (negative) outcome,” he said as quoted by Reuters. “I’m not going […]
Israel transfers bodies of slain Palestinians
Maureen Clare Murphy Rights and Accountability 24 December 2015 Mourners carry the body of Sadiq Ziad Gharbiyeh during the boy’s funeral in the West Bank city of Jenin on 23 December. Nedal Eshtayah APA images This week Israel transferred the bodies of several Palestinians killed by its forces during alleged attacks in recent weeks and […]