Daily Archives: June 13, 2013

The powers that be…

June 13, 2013   addisstandard   No comments
Photo - Addis Standard

Perhaps the most important commission within the AU is that of Peace and Security, led by the seasoned Algerian diplomat Ambassador Ramtane Lamamra. Ambassador Lamamra was one of the few men to receive a warm welcome from the Chairperson of the AU Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma upon arrival at the 50th jubilee of the OAU held at the Millennium Hall on Sat. May 26th. 

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Israel keeps on abusing African asylum seekers

June 13, 2013   addisstandard   No comments
Caption: Darfur refugees protesting in Israel

Ran HaCohen (PhD), Middle East Correspondent

 Voluntariness is a tricky concept in Jewish religious tradition. A classical case is divorce rules: when a Jewish woman wants a divorce, her husband is the only one who can give her that. But if he refuses, the Rabbis can pressure him to give a divorce until he says: “I am willing”. The pressure may include anything from fine through imprisonment to physical punishment.

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Bye bye American pie

June 13, 2013   addisstandard   No comments
Source - Congressional Budget Office

Americans do not resent the rich man next door but as more of them say goodbye to their slice of the American pie, anxiety is creeping  

Tomas Mega, U.S. correspondent, Nevada 

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