A British Spring? Phone-Hacking Scandal Threatens Murdoch Media Empire and British Government
British Prime Minister David Cameron has announced plans to hold an emergency session of Parliament on Wednesday to discuss…
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British Prime Minister David Cameron has announced plans to hold an emergency session of Parliament on Wednesday to discuss…
A Debate on Human Rights Watch’s Call For Bush Administration Officials Be Tried For Torture
Human Rights Watch has released a new report calling on the U.S. government to launch a broad criminal investigation…
Syrian Troops Pursue ‘Scorched Earth’ Policy
The Syrian army has taken control of the northern town of Jisr al-Shughour following what state media has described…
Trapped in Gaza: Rafah Crossing Closed to Palestinians Soon After Egyptian Pledge to Reopen It
In the Gaza Strip, the Hamas government has asked Egypt to drop restrictions on the Rafah border crossing, just…
Did Pakistani Government Know Where Osama Bin Laden Was Hiding?
“The idea that Bin Laden got from Tora Bora to that house over the last seven or eight years…
Jeremy Scahill: As Mass Uprising Threatens the Saleh Regime, a Look at the Covert U.S. War in Yemen
The crisis in Yemen is growing following high-level defections from the regime of U.S.-backed President Ali Abudullah Saleh. On…
Former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide and his family were flown on Friday by the South African government back to…
As Calls Grow for No Fly-Zone in Libya, Questions over Legality and Past Precedents Give Pause
In Libya, troops loyal to Col. Muammar Gaddafi are locked in intense fighting with opposition forces for control of…
“The United States is in an information war and we are losing that war,” said U.S. Secretary of State…
As Gaddafi Forces Launch New Attacks, Reports on the Ground From a Divided Libya
Forces loyal to Col. Muammar Gaddafi have launched fresh air strikes on Libyan towns captured by anti-government opposition in…