Posted by Rosa Maria Young on
March 8, 2010
This and that
We woke up today to the news of another earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6. It struck eastern Turkey in the pre-dawn hours killing at least 51 people. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Rosa Maria Young on
February 22, 2010
A daring killing in Dubai
The murder of a top Hamas official in Dubai, Mahmoud al-Mabhouh, could be a fantastic plot for a bestseller. Unfortunately, never mind what we think about Hamas, it was nevertheless the killing of a human being in cold blood. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Rosa Maria Young on
October 29, 2009
UN condemns US embargo against Cuba
Yesterday the UN general assembly, for the 18th consecutive year, passed a non-binding resolution -with 187 votes in favor, three against and two abstentions- condemning the US economic embargo against Cuba. Only Israel and the Pacific Island of Palau sided with the US. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Rosa Maria Young on
September 6, 2009
The mystery of the ‘Artic Sea’ deepens
Remember the Artic Sea? The vessel with a full cargo of timber that disappeared en route from Finland to Algeria at the end of July was finally recovered off west Africa on August 17 and eight alleged hijackers were arrested. From the beginning there were all sort of rumors (see article “A ship is missing: pirates, terrorists? from August 13) while Russia denied the vessel was carrying a secret cargo claiming it was hijacked by criminals for a ransom. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Rosa Maria Young on
February 20, 2009
Netanyahu to form new government in Israel
Ten days after the inconclusive elections, Israel’s President Shimon Peres chose this Friday Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu to form a new government, giving him six weeks to put together a ruling coalition. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Rosa Maria Young on
January 30, 2009
From Davos without love…
With the global economical turmoil the annual gathering in Davos, Switzerland to last from the 28 January until the 1 February has become less glamorous and more intense. There have been probably not winners but some losers among the poorest nations in the world as those who have still more than enough are nevertheless feeling a little the pinch and contributing less. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Rosa Maria Young on
January 7, 2009
Among the noise of the bombs and rockets, the silence of Obama
The silence of President-elect Barack Obama on the subject of Israel’s war against Palestinian Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip is only partly out of deference to Bush who still is the country’s president for two more weeks. Whenever Obama does not want to respond to something the mantra of his advisers is always “the fact is that there is only one president …” and yet on December 26, 2008. Obama did not hesitate to state his opinions about the attacks in Mumbai. Read the rest of this entry »
