Thursday, January 17, 2013
STRASBOURG, France, Jan. 16 (UPI) -- A British woman's right to express her religion by wearing a cross to work has been upheld by the European Court of Human Rights. In a landmark judgment defining the limits of religious freedom, the court awarded Coptic Christian Nadia Eweida, 60, $2,600 in... Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Day of mourning for Aleppo bombing victims
ALEPPO, Syria, Jan. 16 (UPI) -- Syria's education ministry called off classes at the University of Aleppo Wednesday and declared a day of mourning for those who died in Tuesday's explosions. The British-based Observatory for Human Rights said at least 87 people were killed and more than 150 injured... Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Netanyahu says Israel wants peace
JERUSALEM, Jan. 15 (UPI) -- Israel is willing to engage in peace talks with the Palestinians if they agree to resume without preconditions, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said. "Today there is no peace process because Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas won't agree to peace talks... Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, January 14, 2013
Karzai to mull U.S. troop immunity
KABUL, Afghanistan, Jan. 14 (UPI) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Monday he will decide by the end of the year whether any U.S. troops left after the 2014 withdrawal will have immunity. The majority of the 66,000 U.S. troops in Afghanistan are due to leave in 2014, though between 6,000 and... Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, January 13, 2013
Israel orders Palestinians out of outpost
RAMALLAH, West Bank, Jan. 12 (UPI) -- Israel ordered Palestinians Saturday to withdraw from an illegal outpost in a disputed part of the West Bank. But the High Court of Justice barred the Israeli government from tearing down the outpost, Ynetnews.com reported. The court said it can only be removed... Sign in to see full entry.