Hebrew University releases initial 2,000 documents including unseen letters, postcards and research notes Albert Einstein’s complete archives – from personal correspondence with half a dozen lovers to notebooks scribbled with his groundbreaking research – are going online for the first time. The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, which owns the German…
India tops list of largest importers, while exporters continue to sell weapons to strife-prone Middle East, report says. from (author unknown) via http://www.aljazeera.com/news/europe/2012/03/20123191937740349.html
France proposes draft UN statement supporting Kofi Annan’s mediating efforts, as fierce fighting erupts in Damascus. from (author unknown) via http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2012/03/2012319175250957266.html
Tens of thousands of Iraqi Shias hold a large rally in the southern city of Basra demanding better living conditions. from (author unknown) via http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-17437064
We need to remember the tragic consequences of withdrawing too early from South Vietnam, which also involved very similar circumstances that now exist today in Afghanistan. Read more: Afghanistan Withdrawal, Afghanistan Withdrawal Timetable, War in Afghanistan, US Troops Afghanistan, Saigon, Vietnam War, Barack Obama, Afghanistan War, Politics News from Steven…
Camps in South Sudan struggling to cope as thousands flee fighting in neighbouring South Kordofan. from (author unknown) via http://www.aljazeera.com/video/africa/2012/03/2012319171839114641.html
Documents leaked by defector from Syrian regime show that Assad personally signs off security crackdown plans Leaks of what appear to be official Syrian documents reveal how the country’s president, Bashar al-Assad, personally signs off plans drawn up by his government’s crisis management centre, prioritising a security crackdown to prevent…
Russia calls for daily humanitarian ceasefires in Syria to allow aid into the areas worst affected by fighting, following a meeting with the Red Cross. from (author unknown) via http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-17438937
What is the plan? For how long do we insist that the goal is a worthwhile one? And for the most difficult part, how do we convince the American public and the international community we are doing the right thing? Read more: Iraq War, Middle East, US Foreign Policy, Iran,…
To see more great photography visit HuffPost Exposure. … Read more: Photos, Photography, George Clooney Arrested, Pictures of the Week, Afghanistan, Photos of the Week, Slidewide, Obama, Exposure, George Clooney, Culture News from The Huffington Post News Team via http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/16/pictures-of-the-week-march-photos_n_1354592.html