Elena Kagan is confirmed by the Senate as the 112th justice of the Supreme Court and the fourth woman in its history.

Based on the reports, the vote was 63-37 for the nominee of President Barack Obama to replace the retired Justice John Paul Stevens. In an uncommon practiced ritual reserved for the most historic votes, the senators sat at their desks and stood as they say “ayes” and “nays”. Kagan will have her oath taking at the court by Chief Justice John Roberts in Saturday afternoon.

According to President Obama, who is traveling in Chicago, Kagan will be a very outstanding Justice who deeply understands that her rulings will greatly affect the people of the United States and he also said that the addition of another woman to the Supreme Court is a sign that the country is continuously progressing. The President invited the newly elected Justice of the Supreme Court in the White House on Friday for a ceremony marking.

According to president Obama, the vote is a confirmation of her character, temperament, evenhandedness, open-mindedness, and determination to hear all the different kinds of stories and the knowledge to consider all the arguments.

Republicans and Democrats clashed over the nomination of Kagan. According to the Republicans, Kagan is a politically aggravated activist that will not dismiss her rule and opinions impartially. The Democrats defended Kagan and they said that she is highly qualified for the position and they believe that Kagan will make a difference and bring a note of moderation.

Kagan is considered as the first Supreme Court nominee for over 40 years without any experience as a judge and the oath taking will leave a mark in history where three women will be seated on the nine-member court together.

The judge who handles the war crimes trial of the ex-president of Liberia Charles Taylor is determined to hear the testimony of Naomi Campbell on Thursday.

Despite of the emergency motion filed by the defense to postpone Noami’s testimony, the Special Court of Sierra Leone stated to CNN news agency that the supermodel will proceed to take her stand in the hearing.

According to the prosecutors, Noami was given by former President Taylor of a diamond ring, during period of war conflicts in Sierra Leone; however, Taylor denied the allegations that he never handled the gems that aggravate the situation.

The defense side commented that they had not seen the copy of the supermodel’s statement, thing that intervenes with the right of the ex-president for a fair justice.

According to the tribunal rules, the defense team had a right to get an advance statement’s copy of the prosecutor’s witness for them to have enough time to prepare their arguments.

On the prosecutor’s side, they said that they have no statement yet to obtain from Ms. Campbell but they already give a copy to the defense; of the possible testimony that the supermodel will testify.

Prosecutors put the case against the Liberian former president on rest in February 2009. However, after the prosecutors found out that the supermodel Naomi Campbell were given of a diamond ring by the president in a hotel in South Africa in 1977, they call Campbell to be a witness in the case against Taylor.

Prosecutors also wanted Miss Farrow, an actress and Noami’s friend, to take a stand in the case. According to them Farrow was the one who to confirm that Naomi received a precious jewelry from Taylor in South Africa.

Despite of the emergency motion filed by the defense to postpone Noami’s testimony, the Special Court of Sierra Leone stated to CNN news agency that the supermodel will proceed to take her stand in the hearing.

The North Korean government announced that a nuclear war may ensue if the U.S. and the South Korean joint-military exercises push through.

North Korea, through Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ri Tong Il said that they are ready for both a dialogue and a war. The spokesman upon meeting with Clinton, reiterated that the peace treaty should replace the armistice.

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on her visit at the Demilitarized Zone dividing the two Koreas say that the U.S. will slap a new sanction on the North amidst its nuclear ambitions and punish them on the sinking of South Korean warship Cheonan. The European Union also in a statement expressed that they are considering a new sanction on North Korea.

Furthermore, Clinton said that they are ready and willing to negotiate but the North Korea’s threat only heightens the tension. Clinton continues by indicating that the U.S. stands in firm support of the defense of South Korea.

US and South Korea will conduct a joint military exercise after an alleged sinking of a South Korean ship by the North Korean. The tension started when the Cheonan sinked last March. The Washington and Seoul blamed it on Pyongyang.

However, Pyongyang sees the joint military exercise as a rehearsal for an attack on North Korea. The Defense Chief of the allied force announced that the exercise is a clear message to North Korea to stop its aggressive behavior.

The two Koreas have gone to war before during the 1950-53 Korean War. The war was a military conflict between the Republic of Korea supported by the United Nations and the Democratic Republic of Korea supported by the People’s Republic of China and the Soviet Union.

The war began on June 25, 1950, and ended by signing an armistice on July 27, 1953, which resulted in dividing this peninsula into two. The United States occupied the South Korea, whereas the Soviet Union occupied the North Korea.