Demanding a stepped-up global response to the Ebola crisis, especially in the hardest hit areas of West Africa, the World Health Organization warned on Tuesday that if efforts to combat the deadly virus are not improved there could be as Read More …
A man held at the Guantánamo Bay prison for nearly 13 years without charge has been transferred to his home country of Kuwait. The Department of Defense made the announcement of his release Wednesday. Thirty-seven-year-old Fawzi al Odah is the Read More …
Greenpeace is reporting their “Arctic Sunrise ship” was detained Tuesday by Spanish authorities following a peaceful protest against oil drilling in the Canary Islands. Neither the captain nor the crew are being held. The announcement follows what appears to be Read More …
Lawyers are appealing to the United States Supreme Court in a last-ditch effort to stop the state of Texas from executing their client, Scott Panetti, who has been diagnosed with severe mental illness, including schizophrenia. Defense lawyers argue that the Read More …
In the wake of the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee’s bombshell report last week, advocates for those who were victims of the CIA’s brutal torture program have taken up a renewed call: “Charge them or let them go.” In a piece Read More …
The European Central Bank’s chief economist has warned against rising populism and said that governments must focus on economic growth and push through structural reforms. Peter Praet, a member of the European Central Bank (ECB) executive board, made the comments Read More …
Environmental activists rallied in all 50 states on Tuesday to protest the Keystone XL pipeline after the bill moved forward in Congress earlier this week. Over 150 events were organized in less than 72 hours, according to 350.org. Activists at Read More …
Activist and journalist Barrett Brown was sentenced in a Dallas, Texas federal court Thursday to 63 months in federal prison and ordered to pay nearly $900,000 in restitution and fines. Brown, 33, pleaded guilty to charges of transmitting threats, accessory Read More …
Nearly six months after a white Ferguson police officer fatally shot unarmed black teenager Michael Brown, city law enforcement has devised a dubious response to the sustained protests that have swept this Missouri municipality. They are calling it a “less Read More …
Despair and destruction continue to envelop the blockaded Gaza strip, where the rebuilding of vital structures could take up to a century, Oxfam International has warned. The organization’s statement comes six months after a ceasefire agreement ended Israel’s 50-day assault Read More …