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U.S. says Palestine statehood creates ‘obstacles’ to peace
The United States warned Thursday that a UN vote granting Palestine observer state status would create “obstacles” to peace between the Palestinians and Washington’s close ally Israel. “Today’s unfortunate and counterproductive resolution places further obstacles in the path to peace,” the US ambassador to the United Nations, Susan Rice, told…
Mexico’s outgoing president: Drop the ‘United States’
MEXICO CITY — Nothing against the neighbors, really. Mexico’s outgoing President Felipe Calderon has suggested that the United States of Mexico change its name to, well, just plain Mexico. “It is time for us Mexicans to reclaim the beauty and simplicity of our country’s name: Mexico. A name we chant,…
Volunteers serve thousands of Thanksgiving meals to Hurricane Sandy victims
Volunteers from all over the United States flocked to New Jersey on Thursday and made it their mission to pass out free Thanksgiving meals to as many people as possible. “You’re family from the word ‘Go.’ There’s kids here from Michigan, Virginia, all over the United States, to help us,”…
U.S. blocks UN Council statement on Gaza
UNITED NATIONS — The United States on Tuesday blocked a UN Security Council statement on the Gaza conflict, arguing that it would have been “counter-productive” amid efforts to reach a ceasefire. Russia had threatened to press for a full council resolution on the conflict if the Arab-proposed statement was blocked.…
Oliver Stone explains ‘the untold history of America’
In a wide ranging interview with “Democracy Now” this week,’ Academy Award-winning filmmaker Oliver Stone answered questions about his new Showtime series, “Oliver Stone’s Untold History of the United States.” The first episode aired on Monday night. These videos are from “Democracy Now,” aired Friday, November 17, 2012. Part two:…
U.S. to hit debt limit before Inauguration Day
The United States will hit its statutory borrowing limit near the end of 2012, just as a new Congress gears up to do battle over the country’s huge debt burden and fiscal deficits. The country’s current debt is around $16.2 trillion, and continued borrowing needs to finance the budget shortfall…
Mexican man pleads guilty in ‘Fast and Furious’ killing
LOS ANGELES — A Mexican pleaded guilty over the killing of a US border agent that threw a spotlight on the United States’ controversial “Fast and Furious” gun-tracking operation, prosecutors said. In a plea deal, Manuel Osorio-Arellanes admitted to first degree murder in court in Tucson, Arizona in connection with…
UN rights expert’s boycott call angers U.S. and Israel
UNITED NATIONS — The United States and Israel on Thursday slammed a call by an outspoken UN rights expert for a boycott of companies helping Israel’s settlement expansion in the Palestinian territories. US Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice said the boycott appeal by Richard Falk would “poison the…
Mexico wants kids to slim down
Mexico, second in obesity in the world after the United States, wants its children to cut down on the soft drinks and fatty foods that have made them the chubbiest kids in Latin America. Worried about the growing waistlines in schools, the public education ministry has launched a campaign to…
In gun-loving America, the Soviet-designed Kalashnikov rifle conquers
Kalashnikovs, the Soviet-designed rifles that became the basic killing tool of armies and militants around the globe, are making a new conquest: the United States. At his workshop in Manchester, New Hampshire, Owen Martin expertly dismantles the Kalashnikov brought to him by a friend. “I’m doing pretty good,” the satisfied…
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