Congressmen urge EU to label Hezbollah terror group
Source: Ynet News
Brussels :: Belgium | updated 2013-06-18 22:39:49 -0700 | travel-news
US Initiative Hezbollah rally in Lebanon Photo: Reuters Heads of Congressional Israel Allies Caucus say 'both sides of the Atlantic must unite towards defending human family from specter of Jihadist terrorism' Ynetnews The bipartisan heads of the Congressional Israel...
Outside View: Condemnation of attack on Iranian refugees
Source: United Press International
Brussels :: Belgium | updated 2013-06-18 22:11:46 -0700 | travel-news
The most recent terrorist attack on June 15, which left two dead and more than 70 people wounded, proved once more that the most urgent question now is the security and safety of the 3,100 people of the Iranian opposition...
Irish Major General to Head UN's Oldest Peacekeeping Mission
Source: Scoop
Brussels :: Belgium | updated 2013-06-18 19:12:02 -0700 | travel-news
Major General Finn succeeds Major General Juha Kilpia of Finland, who will complete his assignment on 30 June 2013, said a statement issued by a UN spokesperson in New York...Finn brings to his new position extensive command and peacekeeping experience...
EU adamant on Malian elections
Source: United Press International
Brussels :: Belgium | updated 2013-06-18 08:38:17 -0700 | travel-news
Holding elections on time in Mali is the "only way" to restore legitimacy to the central government in Bamako, a member of the European Parliament said. Acting Malian President Dioncounda Traore told European lawmakers in early June he was committed...
US envoy to NATO says Syria no-fly zone not on agenda
Source: Yedioth Ahronoth
Brussels :: Belgium | updated 2013-06-17 13:53:07 -0700 | travel-news
Whether it will (be) tomorrow or some other day, I don't know, but it isn't there yet." (Reuters)
Towards Resolving Myanmars Kachin Conflict
Source: Myanmar News
Brussels :: Belgium | updated 2013-06-14 16:22:28 -0700 | travel-news
A tentative peace agreement in Burma's Kachin conflict - one of the longest-running ethnic insurgencies in the country and in fact in the world - signifies a major opportunity to secure lasting peace in what is officially known as Myanmar...
NATO says chemical weapons use in Syria breaks international law
Source: Yedioth Ahronoth
Brussels :: Belgium | updated 2013-06-14 13:55:51 -0700 | travel-news
Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said on Friday the world had made clear that any use of chemical weapons in Syria was unacceptable and a breach of international law. "This is ... a matter of great concern," he told reporters...
Dutch river cruise holidays: Esther Rantzen finds tulip heaven in Holland and Belgium
Source: Mail Online UK
Antwerp :: Belgium | updated 2013-06-12 07:35:00 -0700 | travel-news
So I was thrilled to take Scenic Tours' river cruise along the lower Rhine, through Belgium and Holland, ending up in the Keukenhof Gardens, the biggest flower garden in the world, with seven million spring bulbs. Although I am a...
British wheat crop 'falls by third'
Source: BBC
Brussels :: Belgium | updated 2013-06-11 18:31:23 -0700 | travel-news
Britain wheat crop 'to fall by a third after extreme weather' Britain's wheat crop could be below average for the second year in a row, the NFU warned Britain's wheat harvest this year could be almost 30% smaller than it...
Liberman: Stop 'pointless' dialog with the European Union
Source: Jerusalem Post
Brussels :: Belgium | updated 2013-06-10 09:03:15 -0700 | travel-news
We need to stop our dialog with the EU," Liberman declared at a press briefing later Monday. "We have a continued dialog with Europe about Lebanon, Sinai, Egypt; it's pointless." According to Liberman, the EU makes demands of Israel in...
EU health commissioner favours more tests for horsemeat
Source: Times of Oman
Brussels :: Belgium | updated 2013-06-10 06:38:27 -0700 | travel-news
AFP The EU's health commissioner is in favour of a new round of Europe-wide DNA tests to check for the presence of horsemeat in beef products, following a scandal earlier this year that rocked confidence in food safety standards. Commenting...
WWI 'acts of remembrance' announced
Source: BBC
Mons :: Belgium | updated 2013-06-10 03:47:11 -0700 | travel-news
World War I centenary plans announced A £10m programme of cultural events will take place over four years Wreath-laying in Glasgow and Mons, Belgium, and a candle-lit vigil at Westminster Abbey, will mark the centenary of the start of World...
Paris museum features photos of Palestinian ‘martyrs'
Source: Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Brussels :: Belgium | updated 2013-06-07 04:12:18 -0700 | travel-news
Featured News Brief Paris museum features photos of Palestinian martyrs' June 7, 2013 6:47am (JTA) A Paris museum subsidized by the French government opened an exhibition of photos of Palestinian suicide bombers, which the museum calls freedom fighters.
Graffiti is not terrorism
Source: Jerusalem Post
Brussels :: Belgium | updated 2013-06-06 12:14:00 -0700 | travel-news
Iyad Hadad, B'tselem Price-tag attacks are despicable. The most recent attack, spraying hateful graffiti and slashing the tires of cars at a Jerusalem church, Dormition Abbey, is also mystifying to anyone who has common sense. Why on earth would someone...
The Netherlands wants to contribute to Mali military training mission
Source: Dutch News
Brussels :: Belgium | updated 2013-06-06 00:29:01 -0700 | travel-news
If possible, the Dutch soldiers will join the mission before the summer, either to protect other trainers or train middle-ranking officers themselves, the paper says. The aim of the EU mission is to boost the professionalism of the government's army,...
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