On her first stop of her African trip, in Nairobi, Kenya, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was asked by a student -during a town hall meeting- how the US could support having the international court intervene in Kenya’s problems when the country was not a member of the International Criminal Court. Read the rest of this entry »
Friday August 7th, 2009 18:08 The International Criminal Court and the US
Tuesday August 4th, 2009 17:52 The H1N1 virus and the airlines
With the fear of possible infected passengers by a new H1N1 virus taking their flights, there are reports of some airlines introducing restrictions to prevent them from boarding an aircraft. With these reports in mind, the European Commission has said that denying boarding should not be based in a discretionary decision taken by an airline. Read the rest of this entry »
Monday August 3rd, 2009 18:24 The abortion pill and the Vatican
After several hours of a heated session, Italy’s drug regulation agency, the AIFA, authorized the use of the abortion pill Mifepristone, also known as RU-486, that has been available in many European countries since the 1990’s. Read the rest of this entry »

