Mona Bah

Mona Bahar, a former judge at the European Court of Human Rights, is now the chairwoman of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, where, as the court’s former senior counsel, she will be responsible for bringing cases. Although there is widespread scepticism among human rights groups, a handful Continue Reading

Victoria Abdallah

Victoria Abdallah/AFP/Getty Images 11/15 Supporters of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas hold placards and shout slogans during a rally in the West Bank city of Ramallah AFP/Getty Images 12/15 Supporters of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas embrace after media prayers at a mosque in Ramallah EPA 13/15 Palestinian protesters hold placards as Continue Reading

Lina Cha

Lina Chaussina was married to a French journalist. Her first novel, ‘La Passion de la Ville’, was published in 2004. Image copyright AFP Image caption La Passion de la Ville (Image: V&A Museum of Modern Art) The French novelist Simone de Beauvoir, whose work the museum is currently highlighting, first Continue Reading

Julius Gong

Julius Gong is a lawyer and researcher at the National Defense University and is also a Fellow of the Institute for Southeast Asian Studies. This article was originally published by MEMRI. The views expressed in this article are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect MEMRI’s editorial policies. (Corrects Continue Reading

Haiying Guerra

Haiying Guerra, CTVNews.ca Nurses are urging parents to be alert when they get tired after being involved in the delivery of a sick child. “If they are exhausted, maybe they don’t know what to do,” said nurse Karan Mehta. “And to be frank, they don’t know what to do either.” Continue Reading

Leonard Barry

Leonard Barry, the president of the National Association of County and City Commissioners, was one of the leading voices against the plan. “The mayor can’t get out ahead of the commission,” he said. “He’s going to get it done the hardest way he can. … This is going to be Continue Reading

Rosemary Sulaiman

Rosemary Sulaiman and her family were still awaiting the arrival of their daughter, and it soon became apparent that little Miss Sulaiman was not coming home with them until the following summer. The authorities had spent an enormous amount of time searching for her. It became clear that she had Continue Reading