Category: European Crises
Oct 12, – 120 million Europeans are at risk of poverty and one third of them are not getting enough to eat, says the Red Cross. A new report shows the negative effects of Europe’s response to the financial crisis. “Europe is facing its worst humanitarian crisis in six decades,” according to the general secretary […]
Oct 08, – European lawmakers approved sweeping new regulations governing the multi-billion dollar tobacco market on Tuesday, including limits on electronic cigarettes, bigger warnings on cigarette packs and a ban on menthol and other flavorings in a bid to further curb smoking. The European Parliament vote in Strasbourg came after months of bitter debate and […]
Oct 06, – The Olympic flame arrived in Moscow on Sunday ahead of next year’s Winter Games in Sochi that have been marred by protests over Russia’s new “gay propaganda” ban. The cherished symbol of world peace and international comradery was lit in Greece’s Ancient Olympia on September 29 and officially handed over to a […]
Oct 06, – France has called for an urgent meeting of EU countries following a shipwreck tragedy off the Italian island of Lampedusa, in which hundreds are feared dead. Italy’s coastguard has denied it was too slow to help. On Saturday, French prime minister Jean-Marc Ayrault called for an EU meeting over the deaths of […]
Oct 04, – Rough seas forced divers to postpone their search for more than 200 migrants still unaccounted for after their boat sank off southern Italy. Rescuers have so far found 111 bodies, and 155 people have been pulled alive from the seas 1km (half a mile) from the island of Lampedusa. Video footage showed […]
Oct 04, – He’s the Great Houdini of world politics. Buffeted by scandal, convicted of corruption, abandoned by allies, Silvio Berlusconi has been written off countless times over the two decades in which he has dominated Italian politics — and each time he made a miraculous escape from the political dead. Not tales of hot […]
Oct 02, ROME — Silvio Berlusconi made a stunning about-face Wednesday and threw his support behind the government of Premier Enrico Letta in a confidence vote, acknowledging defeat on the Senate floor after defections in his party robbed him of the backing he needed to bring down the government. The three-time premier took the floor […]
Oct 01, – The Vatican has announced that Popes John Paul II and John XXIII will be declared saints on April 27, 2014. The chosen date for the canonizations marks the first Sunday after Easter. Two of modern-day Catholicism’s most influential figures, the late John Paul II and John XXIII, are to be proclaimed saints […]
Sep 30, – The Investigative Committee’s statement on Monday is further indication that Russia is determined to prosecute the environmental activists for the Sept. 18 protest at the oil platform. All 30 people who were on board the Greenpeace ship, including two journalists, have been jailed for two months pending the investigation. Russia’s investigative agency […]
Sep 29, – The Olympic flame has been lit in Ancient Olympia in Greece ahead of its long journey to the opening ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games. The torch will even take a trip into space before its arrival. The torch was lit on Sunday using a parabolic mirror focusing the sun’s […]
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Human Rights Observers conference on Women’s rights and Environment
Human Rights Observers an organization in special status with UN ECOSOC has organized conference on Women’s rights and Environmental awareness Speaking on the occasion prominent senior advocate smt. Venkateshwari, stated that Violence against women and girls, a gross human rights violation, devastates lives, causes untold pain, suffering and illness. She has given various examples of […]
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