Israeli-Palestinian conflict : In Israel, a hard-hitting UN report says that Israel will effectively annex large areas of Palestinian territory as a result of the permits it intends to issue to Palestinians near the wall being built. The Israeli West Bank barrier has been built inside the internationally recognised Green Line about 18,000 acres (73 km²) and cuts off the rest of the West Bank. It has been declared a "closed military zone". [1]
The October Taylor Nelson Sofres / EOS Gallup EU poll reportedly shows that 59% of Europeans think that Israel is a threat to world peace (greater threat to world peace than North Korea, Iran, or Afghanistan). Also according to the poll, Europeans believe the United States surpasses the "axis of evil" (i.e., Iran, Iraq, and North Korea) and Afghanistan for countries that contribute most to world instability. Around 7,500 people from 15 different European countries were surveyed. Some of the results not yet published are still reportedly "unstable". Representatives will be meeting the EU's foreign policy chief Javier Solana to discuss the results of the poll and issues around combating anti-Semitism in Europe. [2] [3] [4] [5]
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe announces an overhaul of his cabinet and changes to the central bank aimed at tackling acute economic problems. [6]
Communications in the United Kingdom are disrupted as the Royal Mail faces a wave of unofficial strikes. [7]
North Korea nuclear weapons program: A North Korean defector to the South says the US cannot trust Pyongyang to stick to any deal about nuclear weapons. [8]
Fire fighters in California begin to gain the upper hand as they battle against the wildfires in Southern California. [9]
Nov 1, 2003 12:00 PM A former chief economist for the Federal Communications Commission insists that consumers are losing billions of dollars each year due to spectrum policies...
Nov 1, 2003 12:00 PM Continuing fiscal pressure and the aging government workforce are significant factors driving state and local IT outsourcing from about $10 billion in...
Nov 1, 2003 12:00 PM After a three-year delay and numerous court battles to stop it, wireless number portability is set to become a reality on Nov. 24.
Nonetheless, the report reveals, American teachers are among the hardest working, spending 950 hours or more per year at school (compared to the international average of 792 hours).
November 11 marks the 50th anniversary of Veterans Day, the day set aside each year to honor and thank the nation's living veterans who have served honorably in the military.
To commemorate this historic occasion, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has a new resource guide to help elementary and high school teachers educate their students on the contributions the nation's 25 million living veterans have made toward ensuring our nation's freedom.
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