Israel gives green-light for 1,500 new settler homes
Palestinians seek Security Council meeting :
ISRAEL: Israel on Monday gave the green light for
developers to go ahead with controversial plans to build 1,500
settler homes in Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem, the interior
ministry told AFP. Spokeswoman Efrat Orbach said the ministry’s
planning committee had told the applicants to trim their request to
build 1,600 new housing units at Ramat Shlomo to 1,500 and resubmit
it “for final approval”.
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Russia could vote on banning US adoptions
RUSSIA: The Russian Parliament could vote on a
bill banning adoption of Russian children by Americans, in
retaliation to the Magnitsky Act passed by the United States last
week, reports said Monday.
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China resists moves to sanction N. Korea
UN: China is resisting US-led efforts to order
new sanctions against North Korea over its rocket launch and the UN
Security Council could take weeks to decide a formal move, diplomats
said. Gary Locke, US ambassador to Beijing,
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