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UN: Bosnian Genocide Cannot Be Rewarded, 200000 People Died, 12000 Children, 50000 Women Raped

Haris Silajd i , the presiding member of the Bosnian presidency, also demanded that the UN send the message that "genocide cannot be rewarded." Silajd i also quoted the International Red Cross Committee data which says that "200,000 people were killed during the Bosnian war, 12,000 of them children, while 50,000 women were raped, with 2.2 million people forced to leave their homes." "That was true genocide," he said.

Radovan Karadzic Charged with Srebrenica Genocide and Bosnian Genocide

Prosecutors asked judges at the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal to approve the amended indictment, which includes two genocide charges referring to a 1992 campaign of ethnic cleansing against Bosniaks (Muslims) and Croats (Catholics) in Bosnia and the 1995 Srebrenica massacre of at least 8,000 Bosniak men and children by Bosnian Serb forces.

tehran times : Pakistan army ordered to hit back at U.S. forces

TEHRAN (Press TV) -- The Pakistani Army has been given orders to retaliate against any unilateral strike by the Afghanistan-based U.S. troops inside the country.

Army Spokesman Maj Gen Athar Abbas confirmed the orders in a brief interview with Geo News on late Thursday night.

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Barack Obama is being praised by every country with access to word processing technology. Sorry, Estonia, maybe next year.

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Stephen searches international news to find out who the Aqua Teen Hunger Force is voting for.

Envoys take overnight break as Bali conference extended

International envoys at the UN climate conference took an overnight break early Saturday as they worked to resolve a dispute over future cutbacks in greenhouse gases.

Gore tosses bodycheck at Canada, U.S. with hockey analogy at UN climate talks | Macleans.ca

More like the TIME story below; with a Canuck twist: "Al Gore delivered his message with the blistering quality of a Bobby Hull slapshot and it was aimed at an unmistakable target...."

Is America the Villain in Bali? - TIME

For Al Gore, it was time to utter a new inconvenient truth that diplomatic niceties precluded others from telling: "My own country, the United States, is principally responsible for obstructing progress here," he told a packed audience at the U.N. climate change summit in Bali. "We all know that."

UN climate change conference hails Australia Kyoto signing

The new Australian government does good in Bali, while Harper's (mis)representation of the Canadian popular stance continues.

Srebrenica Genocide Facts: Questions & Answers

Srebrenica genocide (7/11 1995) was systematic slaughter of 8,000 Bosniaks who were under the supposed protection of the United Nations. Srebrenica massacre has been judicially proven and recognized as genocide by the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, and subsequently by the International Court of Justice at the Hague. In addition, the International Association of Genocide Scholars, as well as the U.S. Senate Resolution recognize this massacre as genocide.

Micro-credit fights poverty in Africa

Bangladeshi Nobel peace laureate Muhammad Yunus, the "Banker to the Poor", extends his Nobel-peace-prize winning strategy to help defeat extreme poverty in Africa.

Northern Uganda improving but still faces problems � UN humanitarian chief

'Triple effort' called for from humanitarians to bring Ugandan citizens home

Central African Republic rebels to liberate child soldiers - CNN.com

Central African Republic has agreed to release about 400 child soldiers from its ranks.

USA, Britain, Germany, Spain and Italy refuse to sign UN ban on rendition

Fifty-seven countries signed a UN treaty on Tuesday that bans governments from carrying out forced disappearances and holding individuals in secret detention. Washington, as well as a number of European governments, including Britain, Germany, Spain and Italy, refused to sign

U.N. Council imposes harsh sanctions on N. Korea

The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously on Saturday to impose financial and arms sanctions on North Korea to punish the reclusive Communist nation for its nuclear weapon test on Monday. The U.S.-drafted resolution allows nations to stop cargo going to and from North Korea to check for weapons of mass destruction or related supplies. It requires all countries to prevent the sale or transfer of materials related to Pyongyang's unconventional weapons programs. And the resolution demands nations freeze funds overseas of people or businesses connected with North Korea's nuclear and ballistic missile programs.