Monday, Feb 02nd
Last update09:33:59 AM GMT
International Nations sign cluster bomb treaty
The first of more than 100 countries have begun signing a treaty to ban current designs of cluster bombs, at a conference in Oslo, Norway. Campaigners are hailing the treaty as a major breakthrough.
But some of the biggest stockpilers, including the US, Russia and China, are not among the signatories.
TVNL Comment: The strongest military powers in the world, including Israel, refuse to sign. How is this a 'major breakthrough' rather than a 'major failure'?
 Russian forces attacked a bus carrying miners in Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region on Sunday, Feb. 1, killing... |
 Hospitals in Gaza said Israeli strikes killed at least 23 Palestinians Saturday, one of the highest... | ||
 Several regions of Ukraine are out of power suddenly at 12:00 on Jan. 30.Several sources among... |
 Hundreds of protesters gathered in a central square in Milan on Saturday, demanding that U.S. ICE... |
