On Wednesday, a rapporteur of the United Nations Organization (UNO) condemned the drone attacks carried out by U.S. forces that have killed thousands, and has questioned the legality of such aerial assaults. The UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary executions, Cristoff Heyns, in his report of 28 pages submitted to the UN Human Rights Council, has sued the U.S. Government in order to clarify... 

Spain will take its dispute with Britain over the sovereignty of the Gibraltar Rock to the United Nations, Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs says, after the provocative projection of British Queen’s giant image on the Rock earlier this week. The image of the Queen was projected on the northern face of the rock next to Britain’s flag on Tuesday night as the youngest son of the Queen and his wife... 

The way the Internet operates as we know it could all soon change. A recently leaked document reveals that a European-based lobby group has asked the United Nations to tax American websites that provide services abroad. In December, the leak reveals, the European Telecommunications Network Operators Association (ETNO) approached the United Nations with a proposal that would outline a restructuring... 

A chilling Federal Security Service (FSB) report on the recently completed gathering of global internet professionals attending the Russian Internet Governance Forum (RIGF) held in Moscow on 14 May states that the consensus of these world experts is that not only will the United States not agree to sign the International Code of Conduct for Information Security, but fears have increased that the Americans... 

Russia backed by China and India is pushing through a takeover of the internet by a UN supranational agency to make the web truly universal. The aim of the plan is to standardize the behavior of countries concerning information and cyberspace. ­Leading emerging economies supported by other United Nations members initiated the discussion around handing over internet regulation to a UN agency. At present... 

Popular outrage over SOPA, PIPA and ACTA has forced the globalists to seek a new line of attack in their effort to control the internet. On February 27, they will engage in a “diplomatic process” that will hand over to the United Nations unprecedented control over a free and open internet. The defeat of SOPA and PIPA marked the first battle in a war to control the internet. Numerous countries... 

Argentina’s President Cristina Kirchner delivers a speech in front of a picture displaying the Malvinas Islands painted in the same colors as Argentina’s national flag, the government palace, Buenos Aires, February 7, 2012. Argentina says it will file a formal complaint with the United Nations over Britain’s “militarization” of the disputed Malvinas (Falklands) Islands. Amid growing tensions... 

The United Nations has demanded that Israel stops the demolition of Palestinian homes in the West Bank following a report on the “dramatic” increase in homes being knocked down. ­ “The current policy and practice of demolition causes extensive human suffering and should end,” said the UN humanitarian coordinator for the occupied Palestinian territories, Maxwell Gaylard. According to the report... 

India's Ambassador to the UN Hardeep Singh Puri The permanent representatives of China and India to the United Nations say the US-led sanctions on Iranian oil sector are neither logical nor economically viable. Chinese Ambassador to the UN, Li Baodong said that US officials should reconsider their move on sanctioning Iran’s oil sector since these requests are irrational and contrary to other... 

The UN has warned world population could reach 15 billion by 2100, adding pressure to crowded cities such as New Delhi. Nearly 7 billion people now inhabit planet but projections that number will double this century have shocked academics. The United Nations will warn this week that the world’s population could more than double to 15 billion by the end of this century, putting a catastrophic... 

The flag of Palestine The United States has threatened to cut off its funds to UNESCO, if the UN organization recognizes Palestine as a full member of the United Nations. US State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland gave the warning on Wednesday, adding that there would be serious repercussions for the UN body, AFP reported. “We’ve made the point that there are very clear red lines in US... 

Towards the twentieth condemnation of U.S. blockade against Cuba. While the United States intensified its economic blockade against Cuban trade and finance, the UN General Assembly advanced a new condemnation almost unanimously, against this siege, the twentieth in 20 consecutive years. The topic will be considered by the highest organ of the United Nations next Tuesday, when it will vote on a resolution... 

Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has gone on the warpath against the West at the United Nations again, sparking a mass walkout by outraged US and European delegations. The Iranian leader accused the US of using the “mysterious” September 11 attacks as a “pretext” to invade Afghanistan and Iraq. He also repeated comments casting doubt on the origins of the Holocaust... 

Mahmoud Abbas In the whirr of diplomacy taking place at the United Nations, the case for and against statehood recognition for the Palestinians has become almost an afterthought. Rather, two countries, the United States and Israel, are going to great lengths to avert the embarrassing consequences of an expected application. Great pressure is being placed on the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas,... 

The Israeli foreign minister, Avigdor Lieberman, warned on Wednesday that a possible unilateral declaration of Palestinian statehood will have “serious consequences.” The statement comes after the Organization for the Liberation of Palestine (PLO) reiterated on Tuesday that they will request from the United Nations the above mentioned admission. Lieberman made the remarks during a conference...