Wednesday, February 28, 2007

Palestinian-Israeli rights group urges Israel to adopt a constitution

February 28, 2007

Palestine-Israel

An Israeli human rights group yesterday proposed a new national constitution that gives more rights to the country's Arab minority and says Israel should be defined not as a Jewish state but as a "democratic, bilingual and multicultural state".

Tuesday, February 27, 2007

Virginia Apologizes for Slavery

February 27, 2007

Virginia, USA

"The state of Virginia, the heart of the confederacy during the civil war, has issued the first official apology for slavery and the exploitation of native Americans by the country's white settlers."