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Norway mass-shooting trial reopens debate on violent video games So what do you think? Is it video games? Is it violent movies? Is it education? Is it some psychological disorder? Is it something else? Maybe a little bit of all?
U.N. chief calls for hundreds more monitors in Syria Hundreds more observers should be sent to Syria to ensure it follows an internationally brokered peace plan, which has yet to halt the bloodshed, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Thursday.
I get regular updates from change.org, but haven’t got this one yet, just now Christiane Amanpour mentioned it in the end of her show. Anyway, I signed it. Here’s the link if you want to sign it too: http://www.change.org/petitions/asma-al-assad-stop-the-bloodshed-in-syria# (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
crisisgroup: CNN | Analysis: U.N. mission does nothing to change endgame in Syria The beginning of the U.N. observer mission to Syria heralds a new phase in more than a year of upheaval across the country. Success, however unlikely, could open the door to some form of dialogue between the regime and its opponents. But such is the polarization in Syria that most analysts see the mission as the least worst option before violence sets the agenda again. It’s not as though any “cessation of violence” has yet taken hold. The ceasefire was meant to begin last Thursday, but in…
Sudan warplanes bomb UN camp in S Sudan
Christiane Amanpour: ‘There’s still so much prejudice out there’ It’s been a long time! Amanpour returns to CNN International tonight at 21.00 CET with an interview with Afghan president Hamid Karzai.
Norway mass murder suspect claims self-defense “Breivik claims the shooting rampage was a matter of self-defense, meant to save Norway from being taken over by multicultural forces and to prevent ethnic cleansing of Norwegians.” “Breivik appears to be overly concerned about his self-image and sees himself in the role of a fantastic, great person who will save Europe.” As much as I want him to be punished properly, if he is really believing all these things and not just playing, the man is clearly sick.
Syrian Violence Continues as U.N. Team Prepares Arrival United Nations cease-fire monitors were due to arrive in Syria on Sunday even as activists described violence erupting in Homs and an area near the Turkish border.
Syria: Security Council authorizes deployment of advance military observer team
UN Secretary General’s statement regarding the North Korean launch failure Despite its failure, the launch is in direct violation of Security Council Resolution 1874 and threatens regional stability.
