Jun 18 Refugees reached 60 million in 2014 as conflicts flared, U.N. says By News Desk The number of people forced from their homes due to conflicts around the world jumped again last year, according to an annual U.N. report released Thursday. Continue reading
May 13 Vatican finalizes treaty recognizing Palestinian statehood By Anna Sillers The Vatican announced today it has finalized, but not signed, a treaty that would recognize Palestine as a state. While the Vatican has supported the U.N. General Assembly’s decision to recognize Palestine as a nonmember observer state of… Continue reading