U.S. ambassador: NATO has no plans for military intervention in Syria The U.S. ambassador to NATO says the alliance has no plans for military intervention in the Syrian crisis, as reports of deaths mount by the dozens and diplomatic efforts have yet to stymie the bloodshed
Chicago’s wall of security penetrated by … Commander in Chief It was close to midnight on Saturday night when eyewitnesses say Obama simply left his safe and secure room upstairs and hopped on an elevator with his security detail to get a peek at the lobby. Hotel guests and various tourists who were wandering the lobby in the highly unlikely event of bumping into the president let out shrieks and screams as the man himself suddenly walked off the elevator. He started shaking hands all around and even stopped to pose for cell phone photos, including with one stunned guy…
NATO summit opens against backdrop of protests, foiled terror plot The road map out of the war in Afghanistan is expected to be drawn up by U.S. President Barack Obama and other world leaders when they gather Sunday at the NATO summit in Chicago.
What is NATO for? The main purpose of the latest Nato summit is to emphasise that the organisation’s longest, biggest ever operation is nearly at an end. And then, what’s next for NATO?
Official White House photos by Pete Souza.
united-nations: Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is calling on all youth to take action ahead of June’s Rio+20 conference! Are you up for the Future We Want challenge? Here’s a “to-do” list for you. In this photo, the Secretary-General used an iPhone to snap a photo of students in the GA Hall this week. Credit: UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe
Ronald Reagan’s Letter to a Little Girl in Hungary
it’s also today! 🙂 united-nations: Gender equality is a basic human right enshrined in the UN Charter, and it is one of the main objectives of the UN Millennium Development Goals. ICTs are tools that can help accelerate progress towards achieving this target. Thursday, 17 May, is World Telecommunication and Information Society Day.
xanitarium: Today is the International Day Against Homophobia. Hating people, whatever the reasons, should never be justified. Let’s share hope and love instead.
