Tag: conflict resolution
'Now is the time,' Obama says, for stronger gun control measures
A $500 million gun control plan unveiled by President Barack Obama has been called one of the most comprehensible federal gun control proposals since the 1960s. But critics warn the administration will need to be strategic in order to get the measures passed....
Israeli Soldier Gilad Shalit to be released by Hamas
Palestinian militants kidnapped Gilad Shalit, an Israeli soldier, more than five years ago. He's become a political symbol inside of Israel, and he may be released in days....
'Divorce hotel' in the Netherlands eases painful process
Over a three-day stay at a luxury divorce hotel in the Netherlands, a mediator and other specialists – notaries, even psychologists – are on hand to help couples get divorced....
North and South Korea united in augmented reality app
An app allows people to see a united Korea through augmented reality. ...
Walmart Wins, female workers lose in Supreme Court case
The Supreme Court passed down a decision yesterday in favor of Walmart that could make it much harder for employees to sue companies in the future....
15th century justice and blood feuds persist
A traditional legal code called the kanun fuels persistent blood feuds in Albania. Some are trying to end the bloody tradition....
Solar panels could encourage Israeli-Palestinian cooperation
Israeli Kibbutzim are tapping into the power of the sun, and the solar power generators could be a model for partnership between Israel and Palestine....
Massey Energy blamed for West Virginia mining disaster
A new report says that the West Virginia coal mining disaster that killed 29 people last year was caused by negligence on the part of the mine's owner, Massey Energy....
The other side of the American Revolution
During the American Revolution, many colonists, had good reason for not breaking with the crown. ...
Colombians reclaim their land
Millions of Colombians have been forced off their land in the country's long civil war. Now some of those people are getting their land back....
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