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"I don't care what the UN says!" Netanyahu vows to continue settlement activities
An Israeli bulldozer sits at a construction site in East of Jerusalem.
The Israeli prime minister has vowed to continue building settlements in the “Israeli capital of Jerusalem,” defying near-unanimous international criticism of the illegal activity in retaliation for Palestine’s upgraded UN status.
In an interview with Israeli Channel 2, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threw internationally-recognized...
UN Security Council approves foreign intervention in Mali
Tuareg rebels in northern Mali
The United Nations Security Council has approved foreign military intervention in Mali to help the Malian government battle the militants controlling the northern part of the West African country.
On Thursday, the 15-member council authorized an initial one-year-long deployment of African Union forces in the country.
The resolution, drafted by France, also authorized...
Global Government Now Seeks Total Control Over the Internet
What is arguably the very last bastion of totally free speech is once again under assault by the world’s tyrants, as the United Nations is now eying regulation of the Internet – as though it was in need of being regulated.
Why? It’s an age-old story.
Leaders of authoritarian regimes the world over hate the free flow of information that is disseminated via the Internet.
They hate the fact that...
Australian PM under fire for stance on Palestine UN upgrade
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has come under heavy pressure from Jewish and pro-Israeli groups after announcing that Canberra would abstain from a vote for the upgrading of the status of Palestine at the UN.
Australia’s Jewish groups have demanded a meeting with the premier to express their anger over her decision and to urge her to vote against the bid which would upgrade Palestine’s...
Global warming to destroy several regions
A tourist spot in Mozambique
The World Bank has warned that due to global warming a number of coastal countries in the world such as Bangladesh and Mozambique are to disappear over the next century.
According to the report prepared by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) and Climate Analytics, the World Bank warned climate change, which is causing global warming and sea level rise...
UN Troops set to Guard US Polling Places or Election Headquarters
It has been brought to our attention by Michael Treis that a call for UN Troops to guard polling places or election headquarters by the current administration.
Any persons wearing UN insignia of any form within 100 feet of any polling place or election headquarters are to be placed under citizen arrest & turned over to the local sheriff.
Any resistance to such arrests or UN Troops upon US streets...
United Nations to begin investigating US drone strikes
The White House defends the deaths of civilians they’ve caused with drone strikes overseas, but as the number of casualties created by the remote-control murder machines perpetually soar, the United Nations says they will soon start an investigation.
Ben Emmerson, the UN special rapporteur on counter-terror operations, told an audience at Harvard law school this week that a sub-section of the international...
UN Calls for Internet Big Brother System to Combat Terrorism
Cyber cafes and libraries would be required to retain your personal information for law enforcement.
Under the rubric of combating international terrorism, the United Nations is calling for pervasive and widespread internet surveillance, Declan McCullagh reported on Monday.
Terrorists are exploiting Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Dropbox, to spread “propaganda” and open Wi-Fi networks in airports...
UN censures Canada for violation of children's rights
The United Nations has censured the Canadian government for its gross violations of the rights of children and has accused the country of “serious and widespread discrimination” against First Nations children.
On Monday, the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) issued its formal report on Canada’s treatment of children and the country’s commitment to the world body’s Convention...
Israel Provides "Intelligence" That May Prompt US to Join Iranian Strike
Angelina Jolie, member of the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) and Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations has arrived in Syria to survey the destruction caused by the proxy war created by the US and Israel; as well as confirm that there is a need for the continued supply and support of the CIA-sponsored Free Syrian Army (FSA).
Jolie, after spending time with the estimated 253,000 Syrian refugees,...
United Nations panel recommends legalizing prostitution and drug use worldwide
A 150-page report issued by the United Nations-backed Global Commission on HIV and the Law says that nations around the world should legalize prostitution and “decriminalize the voluntary use of illegal injection drugs” to fight HIV, CNS News reported Monday.
Although the 15-member panel met in 2010, it is just now issuing its final report.
In that report, the commission recommends repealing...
Troops Ordered To Kill All Americans Who Do Not Turn In Guns
The UN Arms Trade Treaty that has been identified by observers as a flagrant threat to the second amendment and which Barack Obama is determined to sign has its roots in a 1961 State Department memorandum which explains how the United Nations will oversee “complete disarmament” of the American people under the ruse of preventing war.
The UN Arms Treaty has caused so much controversy because it...
Annan: Russia, West agree on transition government for Syria
UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan (C) speaks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (R) next to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (L) at the opening of a meeting on June 30, 2012, at the United Nations office in Geneva.
The Syrian crisis is to be resolved by a transition government consisting of the current authorities and opposition leaders. The proposal was announced by UN-Arab League envoy Kofi...
UN, EU aim to prevent biological, nuclear disasters
Officials from the United Nations and the European Union have launched a program in order to prevent future biological and nuclear disasters, Press TV reports.
A press statement on Friday said that the Centers for Excellence (CoE) Initiative is designed to alleviate the risks of crimes related to chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear disasters (CBRN) by “promoting cooperation, coordination,...
At least 39 killed in US drone airstrikes in Somalia
Two US drone attacks have killed at least 39 people near the Somali capital, Mogadishu.
At least 39 people have been killed in two US drone attacks in Somalia, the latest of Washington’s non-UN-sanctioned airstrikes in other countries, Press TV reports.
The attacks occurred on Friday when two US drone pounded al-Shabab’s Harweyne training base in Elasha Biyaha, the group’s stronghold on the...