Israel said on Friday it would cut $6 million in funding to the United Nations in 2017 in protest against a U.N. Security Council resolution that demanded an end to Israeli settlement building on land Palestinians want for an independent state. The United States abstained from the Dec. 23 vote, allowing the 15-member Security Council to adopt the resolution with 14 votes in favor.
Month: October 2015
80 rhinos on the way – but first a detour
We all deserve a little pampering occasionally, as a way to relax and rejuvenate. A Rhinoceros in residence at Mogo Zoo on the New South Wales south coast was no exception on Tuesday, January 10, soaking up the attention during bath-time.