Global/International

Tony Abbott to slash aid to world's poorest

Submitted by 2060 on Thu, 05/09/2013 - 5:43pm

The Coalition’s plan to cut foreign aid by $4.5 billion over 4 years is a kick in the teeth to the 1.2 billion people living on less than $2 a day.

Shadow Treasurer Joe Hockey’s announcement comes on top of the $5.8 billion worth of aid cuts already signalled by the Labor Government.

 

Both major parties are failing to live up to the promises that all politicians made at the last election – to increase foreign aid spending to 0.5% of gross national income by 2015-16.

Geography: 
Global/International
Sydney
Keywords: 
poverty
overseas aid

Declaring Syria regime illegitimate sends strong human rights message and exposes lenders

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 05/09/2013 - 6:19am

Over the last year, a religious antipoverty organization has met with U.S. Treasury and White House officials to encourage them to declare the Syrian government of President Bashar al-Assad an illegitimate government. This action would impose restrictions on lending to Syria that supports its military or the needs of the Assad regime. When governments or financial institutions make this declaration it lets lenders know that if they lend to Syria they may not receive a return on their investment.

Geography: 
Global/International
Keywords: 
human rights
Syria

Good news, the earth & its nearest planets are very far away from a black hole

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 04/09/2013 - 3:56pm

At the centre of every galaxy it is predicted that their is a black hole & this black hole is the vortex of the galaxy & attracts matter & transmutates matter at its singularity creating intergalactic gas & the intergalactic gas condeses then creates stars, planets & so forth.

The Good news is that we can migrate to the approx 1000 confirmed planets & many moons that have been discovered without being worried about being sucked into our milky way's galaxy black hole, for the black hole is very far away from our section of the galaxy.

Geography: 
Global/International

Why John Kerry looks and acts like the Night of Living Dead

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 04/09/2013 - 10:34am

Why John Kerry Looks and Acts Like The Night of Living Dead

By Beans and Bacon

“Religious contention is the devil’s harvest.”
Charles Fountaine.

“Religion is a monumental chapter in the history of human egotism.” William James

“Such as themselves are, such will God appear to them to be; and such as God appears to them to be, such will they show themselves in their dealings with their fellow men.” William Ralph Inge

Geography: 
Global/International
Keywords: 
protest
human rights
International news and opinion

Important feature film on peak oil, climate change and permaculture

Submitted by United Natures on Tue, 03/09/2013 - 10:38pm

Free to watch, Anima Mundi starring the co-founder of permaculture, David Holmgren, Michael Reynolds (Garbage Warrior), Michael C Ruppert, Permablitz, Noam Chomsky, Vandana Shiva and others. Directed by Peter Charles Downey. 77min.

Anima Mundi (2011) - permaculture, peak oil, climate change and the Gaia theory.

Watch free: www.cultureunplugged.com/documentary/watch-online/play/11753/Anima-Mundi

Geography: 
Global/International
Keywords: 
climate change
global warming
permaculture
Michael Ruppert
peak oil
Vandana Shiva
Gaia
Noam Chomsky
Permablitz
earthship

Concerned about WW3? The time is NOW!

Submitted by ddchalmers on Tue, 03/09/2013 - 10:15pm

Australia couldn't have chosen a worse time to be president of the UN Security Council in its temporary role there. Its main ally, the USA, is avidly seeking another war, this time with SYRIA. Australia's prime minister until the September election, Kevin Rudd, is brazenly advocating an attack on Syria and last year, the foreign minister, Bob Carr, exhorted the assassination of Syria's president Bashar al-Assad ( http://www.indymedia.org.au/2012/10/13/bob-carr-the-intended-assassinati... ).

Geography: 
Global/International
Keywords: 
human rights
war
UN
middle east
Iran
Australia
France
China
Israel
USA
Egypt
NATO
Britain
Syria
Russia
SCO
Turkey
Mediterranean
Saudi Arabia
WMD
CW
chemical weapons
nuclear warfare

Water is becoming scarcer for the people of Mauritius island

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 02/09/2013 - 6:59pm

The water supply of the island nation of Mauritius is becoming scarcer as its water authority and meteorological officials warn that recent weather patterns coupled with rising water usage are a constant threat.

Mauritian water resource officials and meteorological scientists say that the water demand situation is becoming gradually more challenging with declining rainfalls recorded from May this year to present being a worrying sign.

Geography: 
Global/International
Keywords: 
environment
water
Mauritius

De Pod 2013-08-31 [ audio ]

Submitted by huxwell on Mon, 02/09/2013 - 3:40pm

http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/download/70813/78425/90947/?url=h...

Nachrichten Kommentar von Australien mit Martin und Wolfgang

Syrien und die Welt-Ohn-Macht, Pause, FC Bayern Spieler sind keine Goetter, Merkel regiert Europa, Kevin Rudd rutscht ab und Tony Abbott wird die Wirtschafts-Bosse unterstuetzen und die Umweltschutz Gesetze werden ge-opfert

Geography: 
Global/International
Australia
Keywords: 
german language news commentary

Comments on Helen Clark's refusal to discuss global ethical human rights.

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 02/09/2013 - 2:14am

Some independent human rights professionals made comments on the refusal of Helen Clark, Head of the United Nations Development Program, to discuss the global ethical human rights alternative to neoliberalism

Comments on Helen Clark’s refusal to discuss global ethical human rights.

Anthony Ravlich
Chairperson
Human Rights Council (New Zealand)
10D/15 City Rd.
Auckland City.
Ph: (0064) (09) 940 9658

Geography: 
Global/International
Keywords: 
human rights