NEW REGULATIONS TO REDUCE MARINE POLLUTION IN ANTARCTIC
A ban on pollution from heavy grade fuel oils in the Antarctic region went into effect Monday the United Nations maritime agency reported.
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) said that amendments to International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution From Ships (MARPOL) detailing ...
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A ban on pollution from heavy grade fuel oils in the Antarctic region went into effect Monday the United Nations maritime agency reported.
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) said that amendments to International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution From Ships (MARPOL) detailing ...
Governor Cuomo´s Leadership and Unprecedented Field Campaign Push Bill over Finish Line
Washington – In a history making, bipartisan vote, the New York Senate has passed a widely popular marriage equality bill after the most aggressive state legislative campaign in the history of the LGBT r...
While an agreement to end the crisis in Libya is still a long way off, the beginnings of a negotiation process have begun under the auspices of the United Nations, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today.
In his remarks to the third high-level meeting with regional organizations on Libya, which ...
The mastermind of the attacks on September 11, 2001 that killed thousands of innocent men, women, and children has been killed.
President Barack Obama, Commander-in-Chief of the United States, made the announcement late Sunday evening in a televised address to the world. He said he had been brief...
State College, Pa. -- AccuWeather reports winds are putting more earthquake and tsunami survivors in Japan in danger of being exposed to the recent release of radiation from a crippled nuclear power plant.
Japanese authorities informed the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Monday night E...
HAITI - The United Nations and its partners this week launched a 20-year, $200 million environmental recovery programme in south-west Haiti that aims to benefit more than 200,000 people and show that sustainable rural development, from fisheries to tourism, is indeed practical.
Lessons learned du...
The United States Senate on Saturday joined the U.S. House of Representatives in repealing "Don´t Ask, Don´t Tell," the discriminatory policy that prohibited lesbians and gays from serving openly in the military. Both the Senate and the House voted overwhelmingly in favor of the repeal, ...
Milestone session backs path to democracy.
The Security Council today ended United Nations mandates on Iraq stemming from the 1991 and 2003 wars, including those on weapons of mass destruction (WMDs), in a move that Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called a "milestone" on the country´s path to norm...
Radical Swings in Votes for the Party Out of Power Indicate that "Empathy" -- Not Ideology -- Is the Driver of Voter Preference.
Since 1994, voters have been radically switching power from the "ins" to the "outs" in Congress -- empowering first Gingrich Republicans and, later, Pelosi Democrats....
The United Nations mission in Afghanistan has announced that it has set up a group of experts to support the crucial work of a newly-formed council tasked with finding ways to ensure lasting peace in the country.
The expert body, known as the Salaam Support Group, will be available to the High Pe...
Republican Tea Party Candidate makes hateful, bigoted comments immediately after three gay men fall victim to a horrific hate crime in the Bronx.
Washington – The Human Rights Campaign, the nation´s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization, has condemned New ...
Washington, DC - Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) has filed complaints with the Delaware U.S. Attorney's Office and the Federal Election Commission (FEC) against newly-minted Delaware senatorial candidate Christine O'Donnell (R) for using campaign funds for personal living...
New York - The International Year of Youth kicked off today with calls from United Nations officials to harness the talents and energy of the world´s young people to promote better understanding and dialogue between different generations, cultures and religions.
Dialogue and mutual understanding ...
Judge rules California´s Proposition 8 unconstitutional.
SAN FRANCISCO – In a landmark decision Wednesday, a federal judge ruled that Proposition 8, the California ballot initiative that excluded same-sex couples from marriage in the state, violates the United States Constitution. The American Ci...
Opposition leader Mousavi moves out of the consensus on foreign policy to criticize the Iranian president over UN sanctions.
Benjamin Joffe-Walt / The Media Line
Iranian opposition leader Mir-Hossein Mousavi harshly criticized Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Wednesday for fail...
Dean of Senate was Champion of the U.S. Constitution.
Senator Robert C. Byrd of West Virginia has died at age 92. He was the longest-serving member of Congress. The nine-term Democrat died peacefully Monday at 3 a.m. at Inova Fairfax Hospital in Falls Church, Virginia.
Byrd was best known fo...
Congressman Joe Barton, the top Republican on the committee that is overseeing the Gulf oil spill and its aftermath, delivered a personal apology to BP last week, saying the $20 billion relief fund that President Obama directed BP to provide to the victims of the oil disaster was a "tragedy in the f...
Democrat Elected to Congress from District Carried By John McCain in 2008
In the only race on Tuesday, May 18, where a Democrat faced off against a Republican, Congressman-elect Mark Critz won in a district carried by Republican Presidential contender John McCain in 2008. The seat, vacated by ...
Solicitor General would become historic third woman on Court.
Last week, President Obama nominated former Harvard Law School Dean and current Solicitor General Elena Kagan to be the third woman on the United States Supreme Court, replacing retiring Justice John Paul Stevens.
Kagan, a respect...
Fixing Immigration System Is Part And Parcel of Improved Border Security.
Washington, DC - The National Immigration Forum along with Arizona Congressman Raul Grijalva, and a coalition of border leaders hosted a press conference on Capitol Hill to highlight the renewed focus on the border and ...
President Obama achieves goal of Democratic presidents dating back to Harry Truman.
Under the leadership of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Democrats in Congress approved sweeping health care reform Sunday, providing medical coverage to millions of Americans. "With this action tonight, with this heal...
Washington – The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation´s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, this week lauded the introduction of the Military Readiness Enhancement Act of 2010 in the U.S. Senate. The bill, sponsored by U.S. Senator Joseph Lieberman (I...
U.S. President Barack Obama said $100 million would be available immediately to provide equipment, food, water and medicine to earthquake-ravaged Haiti. "This investment will grow over the coming year as we embark on the long-term recovery from this unimaginable tragedy," Obama said.
The first w...
"Candle of Hope" legislation passed early morning Christmas Eve.
Democrats in the United States Senate have passed the first major health care reform bill since the 1960s. The bill would extend health care coverage to an additional 31 million Americans who are currently without coverage. Not a ...
New York: Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is urging countries to seize the opportunity presented by next month´s climate change conference in Copenhagen to clinch a political agreement that will help chart the way forward on a new legally binding pact to combat global warming.
"Opportunity is knock...
At 11:15 p.m. Eastern Time, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced the historic passage of a health care bill revamping the health care system and bringing about the reforms promised by President Obama during the November 2008 election.
The vote was 220 to 215 with one Republican, Representative C...
$1 billion minimum required annually to reach children still at risk.
WASHINGTON, DC | GENEVA -- Reversing a downward trend, immunization rates are now at their highest ever and vaccine development worldwide is booming, according to a new assessment released today by the World Health Organizati...
Barely nine months into office, President Barack Obama has won the Nobel Peace Prize, substantially boosting his prestige and standing in the United States and internationally.
The Nobel Committee said the President won the award for his "extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diploma...
More than 400 of the nation's most respected health care leaders issued a joint Open Letter to Congress declaring that the health care system is in crisis and is unsustainable and calling on Congress to act now on meaningful reforms. They state that Congress has a moral and ethical obligation to imp...
Speaking to a joint session of Congress last night, President Obama gave a clear, inspiring and unusually detailed explanation of our nation´s health care crisis and his plan to address it.
The President outlined the two key goals of health care reform: safety and security for those already insu...
Stay in school and take personal responsibility are two messages President Barack Obama delivered to U.S. school children.
Obama's speech to the nation's school children Tuesday encouraged them to do the best they can.
"(At) the end of the day, we can have the most dedicated teachers, the most...
The number of people hit by deadly floods across West Africa has now topped 600,000, and the heavy rains have also destroyed crops and infrastructure in a region already hard hit by poverty, the United Nations humanitarian arm reported today.
The rains that began in June have claimed nearly 160 l...
GENEVA -- Monitoring of outbreaks from different parts of the world provides sufficient information to make some tentative conclusions about how the influenza pandemic might evolve in the coming months.
WHO is advising countries in the northern hemisphere to prepare for a second wave of pandemic ...
A strong earthquake struck Indonesia Wednesday, killing at least 13 people, injuring 18 others and damaging several older buildings, witnesses said.
The earthquake, centered about 150 miles from Jakarta, initially was categorized at 7.4 magnitude before being downgraded to 7 by geological official...
By William M. Welch
LOS ANGELES -- Two firefighters died in a wildfire Sunday in the San Gabriel Mountains that threatened more than 10,000 homes and the century-old Mount Wilson Observatory.
Los Angeles County Deputy Fire Chief Mike Bryant said the two firefighters died in the Angeles Nationa...
Praise for the long political career of U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., began coming in early Wednesday as word of his death was reported.
The Kennedy family released a brief statement announcing the death and thanking those who cared for the senator in his last months.
"He loved this count...
U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told assembled bankers and policymakers in Wyoming Friday to expect the U.S. economy to grow soon.
"Fears of financial collapse have receded substantially," Bernanke said at the Fed's annual retreat in Jackson Hole.
"After contracting sharply over the...
A tropical storm warning was issued Sunday for Florida and Alabama as a tropical depression organized off the Gulf Coast, meteorologists said.
The depression, on the brink of becoming Tropical Storm Claudette, was located about 125 miles south-southeast of Apalachicola and moving toward the Florid...
By Karen Jeffrey, Cape Cod Times, Hyannis, Mass.
HYANNIS -- Eunice Kennedy Shriver, 88, an internationally acclaimed advocate for people with physical and development disabilities, died early this morning at Cape Cod Hospital, according to a statement from the family.
Born into the privilege...
Former Democratic President achieves diplomatic coup.
By Matt Williams
Two American reporters were freed from North Korea's notorious labour camps after former President Bill Clinton flew in for talks. Clinton met Kim Jong-il yesterday during a surprise visit to the secretive Asian state.
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