UNESCO recognizes Palestine as full member Deutsche Welle Mon, 31 Oct 2011 10:18 AM PDT In a vote of UNESCO's general assembly on Paris, delegates admitted Palestine as a full member to the United Nations cultural body. The move was slammed by Israel and the United States as counterproductive. | Palestine becomes member of UNESCO The Argus-Press Mon, 31 Oct 2011 10:18 AM PDT Delegates cheer after they approved the membership of Palestine in a vote of 107-14 with 52 abstentions, during the session of UNESCO's 36th General Conference, in Paris, Monday Oct. 31, 2011. | Football District Standings Moberly Monitor-Index Mon, 31 Oct 2011 10:10 AM PDT Moberly, Mo. â" Here are the FINAL District football records/standings involving Moberly, Salisbury, Westran and Paris schools. Also included are results from Districts having schools that would be future playoff opponents for these schools that qualify for the post-season. | Air France scraps flights but says strike wilting Reuters Finance News (EU) via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance Mon, 31 Oct 2011 10:08 AM PDT PARIS (Reuters) - Air France cancelled around 15 percent of flights Monday but claimed the upper hand in a dispute with striking cabin staff after two trade unions withdrew from the industrial action over ... | French PM, banks to discuss eurozone debt deal Reuters Finance News (EU) via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance Mon, 31 Oct 2011 10:06 AM PDT PARIS (Reuters) - French Prime Minister Francois Fillon will hold a meeting on Wednesday with the country's banks in a follow-up to the plan European leaders agreed last week to combat the euro zone ... | Palestinians granted full membership in UNESCO Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News Mon, 31 Oct 2011 10:01 AM PDT PARIS (Reuters) - The United Nations' cultural agency granted the Palestinians full membership Monday, a step forward in their long-running efforts to achieve recognition before the world as an independent state. | UNESCO OKs Palestinian membership CNN Mon, 31 Oct 2011 09:54 AM PDT The general conference for UNESCO gets underway in Paris Monday when the U.N. agency is expected to vote whether or not to accept a Palestinian bid for full membership. | Palestine becomes member of UNESCO, despite threat of US funding cut Washington Post Mon, 31 Oct 2011 09:53 AM PDT PARIS â" Palestine became a full member of UNESCO on Monday, in a highly divisive breakthrough that could cost the agency a fifth of its budget and that the U.S. and other opponents say could harm renewed Mideast peace efforts. Lawmakers in the United States had threatened to halt some $80 million in annual funding if Palestinian membership was approved. It wasnât clear in the immediate aftermath ... | UNESCO grants Palestinians full membership ABS-CBNNEWS.com Mon, 31 Oct 2011 09:49 AM PDT PARIS, France - The United Nations' cultural agency granted the Palestinians full membership on Monday, a step forward in their long-running efforts to achieve recognition before the world as an independent state. | | |
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