Palestinians launch bid for full UN membership

The Palestinians will launch a bid to become a full member of the United Nations even though such a move will be blocked by the United States, the Palestinian foreign minister said Tuesday.The Palestinians have the status of non-member observer state at the world body and full membership would amount to international recognition of Palestinian statehood.Any request to become a UN member-state must first be approved by the Security Council, where the United States has veto power, before it is end