Authorities in the Persian Gulf nation of Bahrain detained prominent human rights activist Maryam Al-Khawaja over the weekend just shortly after her flight arrived in the nation’s capital, Manama. Al-Khawaja, who lives in Denmark,...
Fast food workers across the U.S. went on strike Thursday, staging sit-ins and walk-outs to bring attention to a years-long campaign to raise industry wages to $15 an hour and allow workers to join...
Trade Unions in India are engaged in a nationwide campaign to fight the government’s move to amend India’s labor laws. The new administration of Narendra Modi claims the labor reforms will make doing...
Legal challenges to the National Security Agency’s bulk collection of phone call metadata are advancing through the US court system. One of three lawsuits against the NSA’s metadata collection was heard in a federal...
The Pentagon confirmed this week that US forces sought to carry out the extra-judicial killing of the leader of the militant Islamist group al-Shabaab in southern Somalia. According to Pentagon spokesperson Rear Admiral John...
Authorities in the Persian Gulf nation of Bahrain detained prominent human rights activist Maryam Al-Khawaja over the weekend just shortly after her flight arrived in the Bahraini capital, Manama. Al-Khawaja, who lives in Denmark,...
Pakistan is currently witnessing massive political demonstrations, protesting the government led by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. State-run television was at the center of a tug-of-war today between protesters and security forces, with the former...
Gaza ceasfire holds; crossings not yet fully open and schools to run on shifts Obama announces new program for veterans as I.G. probe finds ongoing problems Barring court action, nearly all Texas abortion clinics...
Reproductive rights advocates have been in the streets in Louisiana and Texas this week, protesting laws that could shutter nearly all health clinics providing abortion services in their respective states. Barring court intervention, the...
A ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel reached earlier this week seems to be holding. When news of the deal broke, Gazans took to the streets in celebration. Afterword, many began to grapple with...
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