March 12, 2012
Calls rise for end to US military in Afghanistan after officials say US soldier killed 16 villagers Details of civilian massacre in Homs emerge as UN efforts to broker Syria peace deal stall Israeli...
Category: 2012
March 9, 2012
Obama signs law that could make it easier for government to crackdown on public protests On Fukushima anniversary, scrutiny falls on lax oversight of US nuclear facilities Women take center in role in push...
March 8, 2012
Amendments bog down transportation bill as funding deadline looms in Congress Selma-Montgomery marchers focus on anti-immigrant and voting laws on anniversary of key civil rights fight Women in Lebanon push for more political representation...
March 7, 2012
Former GOP candidate Buddy Roemer, in rare break from political parties, rejects corporate financing In tight Republican race in Ohio, local issues of housing and education often overlooked Syrian Red Crescent reaches “devastated” Baba...
March 6, 2012
President Obama unveils housing plan; warns of costs of military action in Syria and Iran On Super Tuesday, Ohio residents highlight foreclosures and income inequality US attorney general says targeted killings of Americans abroad...
March 5, 2012
Protesters push for diplomacy on Iran as Obama meets with Netanyahu in Washington Palestinian prisoner nears three weeks of hunger strike to protest captivity BP settlement raises questions about damages from 2010 oil disaster...
March 2, 2012
Aid blocked from reaching embattled Baba Amr neighborhood as protests erupt across Syria In Russian province, Kaliningrad, views ahead of presidential election diverge from other cities As Iran’s opposition calls for boycott, election narrows...
March 1, 2012
Syrian rebels retreat from Homs as thousands of families face bombardment Measure that would restrict health care for women narrowly defeated in Senate Crackdown on Russian opposition intensifies ahead of presidential vote Philippine communities...
February 29, 2012
Senate bill aims to prevent indefinite detention of US citizens US deportations of Cambodian Americans challenged by exile community Journalist killed in Somalia had tried to restart radio shut down by militant group Occupy...
February 28, 2012
In Syria, dozens of residents trapped beneath rubble as UN condemns ‘atrocities’ of Assad regime US Supreme Court weighs whether corporations can be held responsible for human rights violations overseas In Arizona, Latino voters...
