http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=124178844&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK The world was in the dark about the death of Kim Jong-Il until North Korea's shock announcement two days later, illustrating Pyongyang's tight grip on news in a global age of lightning-fast social media….
Archives for December, 2011
Gingrich: Kim’s death shows need for strong US
http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=124174100&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich, working to revive his flagging campaign, said Monday that the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il highlighted the need for a strong US military….
Big quakes no more likely than in past: study
http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=124173663&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK Massive earthquakes are no more likely today than they were a century ago, despite an apparent rise of the devastating temblors in recent years, US researchers said on Monday….
ICC prosecutor warns cash cuts put probes at risk
http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=124165065&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK International Criminal Court chief prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo warned on Saturday that proposed budget cuts wanted by western countries could hit investigations in Libya and Ivory Coast….
London anti-capitalism camp notches up two months
http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=124156074&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK Up to 200 anti-capitalist protesters on Thursday celebrated two months camping outside St Paul's Cathedral in London and vowed that they will stay into next year….
Tawarga Libyans plead for help to return home
http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=124151627&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK Libyans from the town of Tawarga called upon the world powers on Wednesday to help them, saying ex-rebels who were backed by NATO in fighting Moamer Kadhafi's rule were stopping them from returning home….
Little headway in Durban on deforestation: experts
http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=124151466&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK The UN's Durban conference on climate change failed to make enough headway in efforts to curb deforestation, experts warned, saying forest preservation plays a central role in the global warming debate….
Judge orders exam for alleged White House shooter
http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=124151209&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK A federal judge on Wednesday ordered a hearing to assess the mental capacity of a man arrested last month after allegedly firing shots at the White House in an attempt to assassinate President Barack Obama….
Catalysts for peace: three women receive Nobel Prize
http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=124132395&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK A Liberian rights campaigner, the country's president and a Yemeni activist received the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo Saturday for their work for peace and women's rights….
Frustration builds as climate talks go into overtime
http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=124128184&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK After 12 days of wrangling, UN climate talks went into extra time Friday with China, the US and India under pressure to back a European bid for a new worldwide pact on greenhouse gases….