Posted on 18 April 2013. Tags: children, refugees, Syria, UNICEF, WFP
As many, if not all of you, know, the conflict in Syria continues to rage on, affecting thousands in Syria and the surrounding areas. What started out as a desire to move towards democracy in a peaceful fashion has turned into a bloody and unrelenting war that only continues to get worse. In fact, the [...]
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Posted on 25 December 2012. Tags: China, Japan, maritime, oil
Maritime disputes between the Japanese and Chinese continue to escalate. The Japanese-named Senkaku Islands, and the Chinese-named Diaoyu Islands continue to be a major source of conflict between the two nations. Last week, the situation escalated when Japan scrambled fighter jets after a Chinese plane flew over the islands. Though other island disputes between these [...]
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Posted on 29 October 2012. Tags: hostage, NATO, piracy, pirates, Somali piracy
News of global piracy has faded into the background of the international arena for some, but many countries are still dealing with it. While an international maritime anti-fraud agency has reported a 54 percent reduction in piracy attacks off the Somali coast, recent attacks show that piracy is still a major global problem. The same [...]
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