Rising military expenditure spiking world poverty
Not surprisingly, world military spending is not
only on the upswing but is being led by the US. According to
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) findings,
such spending has spiked by 37 percent over the past 10 years. Today
global military expenditure stands at an unsettling 1.2 trillion
dollars, making the world seem a very dangerous place to live in.
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US Justice aide close to prosecutor firings resigns
Another U.S. Justice Department official
involved in the controversial firings of federal prosecutors is
resigning, the department said on Friday. Mike Elston, the chief of
staff to outgoing Deputy Attorney General Paul McNulty, is the fifth
Justice Department official to resign since March as the
Democratic-led Congress investigates the department's firing of nine
U.S. attorneys.
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Arab governments give Abbas vote of confidence
Arab governments gave Palestinian President
Mahmoud Abbas a vote of confidence on Saturday and called for a
return to the situation before the Islamist movement Hamas took
control of the Gaza Strip.
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