More French troops in Afghanistan

French President Nicolas Sarkozy has said he will send more troops to Afghanistan to support NATO’s mission.
 
He said he would make the offer at the NATO summit in the Romanian capital, Bucharest, next week. NATO leaders have frequently called on member countries to contribute more soldiers to the mission in Afghanistan, to help defeat Taliban [...]

We are stronger together

French President Nicolas Sarkozy says France and Britain have “never been so close”, during an historic address to both houses of the UK Parliament. He said he wanted a new Franco-British “brotherhood”, stressing that what brought Britain and France together was “stronger than what separates us”.
 
His country would “never forget” what British people did to [...]

Bed-in for peace

During the Vietnam War, in 1969, John Lennon and Yoko Ono held 2, week-long Bed-Ins for Peace, in Amsterdam and Montreal, which were their non-violent ways of protesting wars and promoting peace.
Knowing their March 20, 1969 marriage would be a huge press event, John and Yoko decided to use the publicity to promote world peace. [...]

Obama presses Clinton

Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama has published seven years of tax returns on his website and urged his rival, Hillary Clinton, to do the same.
Mr. Obama’s spokesman said he hoped the release of tax returns would encourage her to let people “see her finances” before the key primary in Pennsylvania. Mrs. Clinton said she hoped [...]

Mexico’s water supplies

Mexico is to make a major investment in water projects to try to guarantee that at least 95% of the population has access to clean drinking water by 2012. President Felipe Calderon said the government would invest $21bn (£10.6bn) to expand supply networks and to improve drainage and water treatment.
 
The aim was to work for [...]

The Ovi magazine today

Gaddafi’s Jesus by Thanos Kalamidas
What can you do when Libya’s Colonel Muammar al-Gaddafi comes out with comments, such as the one he made at the opening of a giant mosque in Uganda? The man said that the Bible was forged, since it didn’t mention the Prophet Muhammad.
Peace and ecommerce by Linda Lane
In his book, ‘The [...]

Finn held over Easter Island ear

The authorities on Easter Island have detained a Finnish tourist on suspicion of trying to steal an earlobe of one of the world-famous moai stone statues.
 
Police on the Pacific island, which is an overseas territory of Chile, said a woman had seen him rip off the earlobe, which then fell and broke into pieces. Marko [...]

Somalia fighting

Forty humanitarian agencies have warned of an impending catastrophe in Somalia unless urgent action is taken. The warning came as seven people were killed in the latest fighting between Islamist insurgents and Ethiopian troops supporting Somalia’s government.
Reports say insurgents attacked and briefly took control of the southern town of Jowhar. One million Somalis have left [...]