Category: newscast

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

The ongoing debate in the US over changes to voting laws The steep decline in the numbers of Caribou in Canada Coptic Christian trash collectors in Egypt push to secure their role as recyclers...

Lone remaining Occupy DC hunger striker continues his campaign Environmentalists in the Philippines say deforestation is a major factor in floods French lawmakers support a resolution that fights prostitution by punishing clients Immigrant workers...

Bradley Manning pre-trial concludes at Ft. Meade Bombings hit Baghdad amid crisis in political leadership Bicycling advocates push for better conditions on Philadelphia streets Reporter’s Notebook: In Gaza, a search for health care divides...

EPA releases new regulations on mercury as GOP seeks to weaken agency Thousands of women fill Cairo streets to condemn brutal military attacks Restriction of media in Turkey tightens India Food Security bill draws...