Page 3 - Peter Biro News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

© Photo: White House/Shealah Craighead William Hartung says the bombing of Gaza this month by the U.S.-financed and supplied Israeli military is just the latest example of the devastating toll exacted by American weapons transfers. By William HARTUNG When it comes to trade in the tools of death and destruction, no one tops the United States of America. In April of this year, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) published its annual analysis of trends in global arms sales and the winner — as always — was the U.S. of A. Between 2016 and 2020, this country accou...

The new findings are documented in Pérez de Heredia y Bíró´s new book “ La Casa Real de Cocom: Una Historia de Yucatán” or the “ The Royal House of Cocom: A history of Yucatán .” The authors trace the origin of the Cocom lineage from the Terminal Classic period to the arrival of the Toltecs in the early 10th century AD. The book also explains that the Cocom lineage may have originated in the kingdom of Komkom, whose capital city coincides with the current site of Buenavista del Cayo, in Belize. The recently published book, The Royal House of Cocom: A history of Yucatán, by ...

Committee. peter biro. he's in the swat valley of pakistan and joins us on the phone. thanks for being with us this morning. ban ki-moon, the u.n. secretary-general has called this flooding the worst natural disaster he's ever seen. he went there to witness it firsthand. as i understand it you have worked in and around that area over the past 30 years. describe what the situation on the ground is like today. >> well, it is simply astonishing. 20 million people are affected by this disaster. i was just coming in this morning from an area here in swat where entire houses have been wiped out. big...

Problem, water borne disease. we need clean wells and truck out fresh water to people. we obviously need money. the general aid community needs more funding and that's the best thing. for instance, go to our website and donate. that's what we need. >> you say it may take decades to help return some order and semblance of normalcy to the country. such a tragedy. peter biro with the irc, thanks this morning and good luck. to get more information on how to help provide relief for the flood victims in pakistan help avoid some of the concerns about widespread disease, visit cnn's website, impact yo...

for weeks the big question has been -- where is all that oil? this morning, cnn may finally be getting answers and the news is not good. university of south florida researchers tell us they have discovered the oil on the ocean floor well east of the spill site. here it is in a graphic. just 40 miles south of panama city beach. >> researchers say it lights up like a constellation of little dots when it's hit by ultraviolet light. chemical mix of oil and dispersant said to be highly toxic to marine life. we're the first to get this information to you this morning. ed lavendera is live ...