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International Tamils Must Be Alert of India Diluting the US Resolution Again

“We will decide once the text of the resolution is made available. India has no position on it now,” - Indian Foreign Secretary Sujatha Singh

(MELBOURNE) - After diluting two earlier UNHRC resolutions, India's Government said it was awaiting the final text of the resolution to be tabled on Sri Lanka at the UNHRC in order to decide its stand, if a vote is taken.

It won't be possible for India to dilute this resolution blatantly and nakedly, as they did in the earlier two resolutions.

How Not to Get Aid Into Homs, Yarmouk, and to 9.3 Million Syrians Via a UN Resolution

The starving victims besieged in Syria, and all people of goodwill, are demanding immediate, non-politicized humanitarian aid without further delay.

(EL NUBEK, Syria) - Who authored the seemingly designed-to-fail UN Security Council Draft Resolution on delivering urgent humanitarian aid into the Old City of Homs and other besieged areas of conflict-torn Syria?

When we know this, much may become clearer with respect to the cynical politicization of the continuing civilian suffering.

Looking for Role `Model`

Many Christian political leaders are from common backgrounds, but once they get some power in our hands, they forget the real cause.

(ISLAMABAD) - If you ever get a chance, spend a night in a common Christian family living in the slum areas. And if you can, try to picture the issues they face in their daily life.

And the most important; is to remember the sufferings, if you ever get a chance to become in power at any level.

Child Abuse Advocate Robert Green Arrested in Scotland

Police Scotland confirmed at 1915 this evening that Robert was in custody at Queens Road Police Station Aberdeen Scotland.

(ABERDEEN) - The UK Column team were informed this morning that Robert Green had been arrested at his home in Warrington Cheshire by Aberdeen Police, a unit of Police Scotland.

Drummond claimed to have a Search Warrant for Robert Green's home but told family members that they would wait for Robert to return home rather than just breaking in.

Are the Warring Parties Playing Round Two of Geneva II?

*A Faux "Humanitarian Pause" in Homs?*

(EL NUBEK, Syria) - Two delegations, one representing the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic, and the other claiming to represent the popular opposition, arrived in Switzerland this morning.

They are continuing with Round Two of Geneva II, there is uncertainty over the agenda and whether to extend this weekend's 36 hour "Humanitarian pause" to allow aid into the Old City of Homs.

Reactor Reax Top Stories - The Unavoidable Economics of Nuclear Power

"Reactor Reax" is brought to you by Physicians for Social Responsibility.

(WASHINGTON, DC) - This week in Reactor Reax, a nuclear expert explains how another Fukushima-like accident could happen, in the US. Another article examines the unavoidable economics of nuclear power.

Henri Proglio tells reporters the EDF needs nuclear power rate increase for survival.

Thailand Deported Around 1,300 Rohingya Refugees Back to Myanmar

Many of those who arrived in Thai waters were locked up in overcrowded immigration prisons.

(RANGOON World Bulletin) - About 1,300 Rohingya people who were detained in immigration detention centres and shelters across Thailand since January last year were deported to Burma three months ago.

Thailand’s Immigration Bureau commissioner Pharnu Kerdlarpphon said that the Rohingya people were deported with the cooperation of Thai and Burmese authorities.

TBI/PTSD Survey Logs More Than 1,600 Participants

The American Legion’s online survey runs through the month of February

(WASHINGTON, DC) - An American Legion team of experts held a town hall meeting in Roseburg, Ore. this week for veterans to discuss the quality of VA health care they are receiving.

The Legion team also made a site visit to the city's VA medical center, interviewing key administrators and medical staff for a report to be issued later this year.

History of Oregon State`s African American Football Players Featured in Feb. 18 Discussion

Event will include a posthumous tribute to Dave Mann, the first African American football player at the university, who was on the team from 1951-54.

(CORVALLIS, OR) - The history and impact of African American football players at Oregon State University is the focus of a panel discussion that begins at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 18, in The Loge at Reser Stadium on the OSU campus.

The event is free and open to the public.

A Repeated Call for Rohingya Unity!

The Rohingya people are still persistently being tortured and their situation becomes worse day by day.

(NEW YORK) - Rohingya unity is mandatory in finding solutions to problems facing one of the world’s most persecuted people.

The Rohingya have been, and remains a key point in many discussions around the world Rohingya diaspora and those who are still in Myanmar.