NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–17 January 2011 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today voiced his concern about the continued violence and the resulting loss of lives in Tunisia, urging dialogue among all sides to resolve differences peacefully and to restore stability to the country. “I call on the Government and all stakeholders to ensure[Read More…]
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Lebanon: UN-Backed Court Receives First Indictment in Hariri Assassination
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–17 January 2011 – The United Nations-backed tribunal set up to try suspects in the 2005 murders of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri and 22 others received its first indictment today, but its contents remain confidential at this stage. The Prosecutor of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL),[Read More…]
Statement by President Obama on the Special Tribunal for Lebanon Announcement
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 17, 2011. I welcome the announcement by the Office of the Prosecutor for the Special Tribunal for Lebanon today that he has filed an indictment relating to the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri and 22 others. This action represents an important step toward ending the era[Read More…]
DOD Identifies Additional Army Casualty, January 17, 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 17, 2011. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation New Dawn. Spc. Jose A. Torre, Jr., 21, of Garden Grove, Calif., died Jan.15 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with a rocket-propelled grenade. He was[Read More…]
DOD Identifies Two Army Casualties, January 17, 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 17, 2011. The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of two soldiers who were supporting Operation New Dawn. They died Jan. 15 in Mosul, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an Iraqi soldier from the unit with which they were training shot them with small arms fire. They[Read More…]
DOD Identifies Army Casualty, January 17, 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 17, 2011. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Pfc. Zachary S. Salmon, 21, of Harrison, Ohio, died Jan. 12 in Kunar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with small arms fire. He was[Read More…]
Free Movie and Discussion ‘Simply Raw: Reversing Diabetes in 30 Days’
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–January 17, 2011. We have a major pandemic of diabetes in the United States. Type II Diabetes has tripled in the last 10 years. One out of 3 children born after the year 2000 will get diabetes. Diabetes costs the nation $174 billion a year, about as much[Read More…]
UN Committee on Palestinian Rights Calls for Action to End Israeli Settlements
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–17 January 2011 – A United Nations committee on Palestinian rights today called on the international community to take steps to compel Israel to end its “illegal” settlement activity in occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem, warning that such actions preclude the possibility of peace. “The future of the[Read More…]
Secretary General Ban Calls for Global Revolution to Ensure Clean Energy for All
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–17 January 2011 – With 1.6 billion people in developing countries still lacking access to electricity, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called for a global revolution to address the world’s energy challenges. “Our challenge is transformation. We need a global clean energy revolution – a revolution that makes energy available[Read More…]
Statement by President Obama on Sudan
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 16, 2011 The United States congratulates the Sudanese people, the government of Sudan, and the government of Southern Sudan on the end of their historic, week-long referendum on the future of southern Sudan. The sight of so many Sudanese casting their votes in a peaceful and orderly fashion[Read More…]
