By Matt Bacon As violence continued to worsen in Syria this weekend, the Arab League proposed a joint peacekeeping mission with the U.N. This mission would oversee the rebuilding process after both parties agree to a cease-fire. The Syrian government rejected the proposal, claiming that any Arab League resolution is “non-binding” since the League suspended [...]
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Tension between Iran and Israel reaching a boiling point
February 15th, 2012 
Ally Thibault Ally Thibault Iran and Israel have always had a tumultuous relationship, if one can call being sworn enemies a relationship, but today tensions are rising like never before. Iran’s secret development of nuclear weapons has been a hot topic of controversy over the last few months but has exploded as the hostile nation threatens to [...]
Berlusconi ousted as Prime Minister of Italy
November 16th, 2011 Ivan Favelevic On Friday, Nov. 12 embattled Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi submitted his resignation to the president of Italy, Giorgio Napolitano and became a caretaker prime minister in the interim. This comes on the heels of multiple problems for Italy as the three term premier of Italy resigned from leading a country with bulging debt, a slow [...]
Elections underway as Libya attempts to rebuild itself
November 16th, 2011 Ivan Favelevic After an eight-month civil war, Libya may be ready for elections. Prime Minister Mahmud Jibril has currently made plans for establishing a panel to oversee the writing of a new constitution, which would set the stage for presidential and legislative elections, reports the Washington Post. He spoke at a news conference and cautioned that the [...]
Professor’s email draws criticism
November 16th, 2011 Journal Staff Nicole Espinosa Angela Bray Journal Staff A controversial email sent from Suffolk Law School professor Michael Avery to colleagues criticizing a care package drive for soldiers in Iraq has made its way through the airwaves nationally. Avery’s email said that it was “shameful that it is perceived as legitimate to solicit in an academic institution [...]
Trustee climbs mountain
June 6th, 2011 Jeff Fish One Suffolk trustee decided to celebrate his 50th birthday in a big way—by climbing 16,000 feet up a mountain in the Himalayas. Michael George, Suffolk class of 1983 and member of the Board of Trustees, was on Mt. Chomolhari, the second largest peak in Bhutan, trekking a total of 80 miles over the course of [...]
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Jersey Shore evicts student
June 6th, 2011 Sarina Tracy When news rang out that the cast of MTV’s hit reality show, The Jersey Shore, would be crossing the Atlantic to Italy for its fourth season, Americans everywhere seemed to cringe. Kate Minor, however, had more than enough reason to be upset: the very presence of the eight “guidos” and “guidettes” were kicking her out [...]
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June 6th, 2011 Journal Staff DAMASCUS, Syria—The New York Times reports that the recent killing of a 13 year-old-boy in Syria has led to some of the largest antigovernment protests the country has seen in weeks. The protests come despite the lack of Syria’s internet network, which has been a crucial component in helping protestors rally together. President Bashar al-Assad [...]
Osama bin Laden killed, Obama confirms news to nation
May 2nd, 2011 Derek Anderson President Obama announced to the country late Sunday night that leader of Al Qaeda, Osama bin Laden, who organized the Sept. 11 attacks, has been killed in a firefight in Pakistan. This operation ended a 10-year manhunt for Bin Laden, who had become one of the most wanted fugitives in the world. Obama has addressed [...]
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Freedom veiled for the burqa
April 21st, 2011 Jenn Orr On April 11, France implemented a ban on the burqa, the Islamic face-covering veils sometimes worn by women that covers them from head to toe – a measure that has gathered a great deal of controversy among the Muslim community and non-Muslims alike. The law prohibits Muslim women in France from wearing burqas in public, [...]
Answers found in Minsk bombing
April 21st, 2011 Ryan Powell Former Soviet colony Belarus was disturbed this past week with an alleged terrorist attack. A homemade bomb was placed in a bag underneath a bench in a Minsk subway station, in the Belarusian capital. The fatal incident caused the death of 12 people and hospitalized around 150. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has taken measures to [...]
Nigerian elections breed chaos
April 21st, 2011 Ryan Powell Amidst a push for liberalizing Africa, democracy has found itself at the forefront of agendas abroad. In Nigeria, an example of democratic integration has proven inefficient and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has won without contest since the military ruled Nigeria in 1999. The PDP incumbent, Goodluck Jonathan, has led the Nigerian people since the [...]
