Friday, Apr 10th
Last update07:39:30 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'?
 A hacking group aligned with Iran said it obtained at least 19,000 sensitive files after targeting... |
 Cameroon said Russia had confirmed the deaths of 16 of its nationals who were killed while... | ||
 Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a ceasefire with Ukraine for the duration of the Orthodox Easter... |
 Saudi Arabia on Tuesday condemned the storming of the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem by Israel’s... |
