The Canadian immigration detention system has come under scrutiny in recent months. Last fall, hundreds of migrant detainees in Ontario launched a 65-day hunger strike calling for an overhaul of the system. Demands for...
The White House has reversed part of its own policy banning lobbyists from serving in government positions. A rule change implemented this week could allow for private sector lobbyists to serve on almost 1,000...
Political deadlock in Iraq broke late this week when former Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki stood down from his bid to retain his post, making way for successor Haider al Abadi to form a...
A federal court in Austin heard closing arguments this week in a legal challenge to the a Texas law which would close all but seven of the state’s abortion clinics when it is due...
Protests and vigils continue for a fourth day today in Ferguson, Missouri after an unnamed local police officer shot and killed an unarmed black youth, 18-year-old Michael Brown. Police say the shooting came after...
As ceasefire talks continue in Cairo, more than 200 thousand Gaza residents remain displaced in United Nations-run schools in the coastal territory – many due to the destruction of their homes during the Israeli...
A coalition of pro-Palestine groups announced today that they are assembling another flotilla that will attempt to break the Israeli blockade on the port of Gaza. The last flotilla attempt ended in the...
An outbreak of the Ebola virus has dominated health-related news coverage in recent days. It’s the largest Ebola outbreak ever and the first in West Africa. The disease has killed a combined total of...
Fighting resumed in the Gaza Strip early Friday after negotiators were unable to extend a 72-hour truce between Israel and Hamas. The Israeli military launched airstrikes on both Rafah and Jabaliya, and armed-militants fired...
US forces are carrying out airstrikes against Islamic State militants operating in northern Iraq. The militant group – also known as ISIS or ISIL – captured new territory over the past week, including towns...
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