The Republic of South Sudan declared independence on July 9. A few days later, it was admitted to the United Nations as a full-fledged member state. Yet, for some reason Google maps had not redrawn their borders...until today.
The Palestinians are going for full membership at the United Nations, setting up a likely lonely veto from the United States in the not-so-distant future.
Ban Ki Moon held a press conference yesterday for the opening of the annual UN Summit. It would seem the race for the GOP nomination for president was on some people's minds.
Ready or not, Afghanistan is about to get its first regional rock festival. With tandem events in New York, Sound Central: The Central Asian Modern Music Festival kicks off tomorrow night.
House Republicans held a press conference on Capitol Hill this morning to tout their UN a la carte bill that would effectively de-fund the United Nations.
It's raining in Kabul now. Residents are struggling to separate thunder claps from explosions as the Afghan and international security forces finish off the remaining attackers and take stock of the lives lost and buildings damaged.
What people don't seem to be saying--at least not yet--is that should the ICC launch an investigation into crimes against humanity in Palestine, Palestinians will almost certainly be implicated as well.
We see ourselves in the victims of that tragedy – we wonder what the moment of our demise will be like. How we’ll respond. What we’ll feel. What we won’t feel.
