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January 10, 2012

Campaign spending under scrutiny as New Hampshire voters head to polls Supreme Court on prisoner rights, credit repair companies, FCC’s regulation of indecency Indigenous community wary of waste water snow on sacred Arizona mountain...

January 9, 2012

New Hampshire voters consider immigration views of Republican presidential candidates Supreme Court hears case on Texas vote redistricting New York protesters enter second month of Brooklyn home occupation UN to investigate violence against Aboriginal...

January 6, 2012

US Department of Justice expands definition of rape Texas teen expected to return to US after mistaken deportation Australia’s push to increase uranium mine threatens aboriginal land Tension rises over military drills, posturing among...

January 5, 2012

President Obama’s defense strategy draws criticism for drone warfare, military build-up in Pacific NATO truck ban in Pakistan exposes reliance on war economy for local jobs Protests erupt in Nigeria as fuel prices soar...

January 4, 2012

PAC money in Iowa a sign of outside spending, and influence, in 2012 election Obama appoints nominees to consumer watchdog agency and Labor Relations Board In Syria, criticism rises on Arab League as killings...

January 3, 2012

EPA rule on cross-state pollution blocked from going into effect NRC to review safety at 23 ‘Fukushima-style’ nuclear power reactors in US GOP presidential candidates make final pitch ahead of Iowa caucuses After federal...

January 2, 2012

Obama signs Defense Act into law despite concern over military detention, due process In South Sudan, tens of thousands displaced by conflict Occupy Iowa steps up protests ahead of Republican caucus San Francisco raises...

Newscast for Friday, December 30, 2011

North Koreans face transition as leadership pledges to resist change Local fisherfolk in Nigeria call for accountability after massive Shell oil spill In Senegal, opposition figures, civil rights groups targeted ahead of elections Washington...

Newscast for Thursday, December 29, 2011

In Syria, security forces fire on protesters as Arab League monitors visit cities Scientists warn of threats to human health after vast use of antibiotics in livestock US threatens retaliation against EU airline carbon...

Newscast for Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Republican candidates pledge to restrict legal abortion and push personhood measure Nigeria’s anti-gay legislation seeks harsh sentences, outlawing of LGBT groups LGBT communities in Africa call for protection of human rights amid anti-gay measures...