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Protesters in Yemen Return to Streets
Sana, Yemen - As thousands of demonstrators for and against President Ali Abdullah Saleh took to the streets on Tuesday, a cleric accused by the United States of having …
“Do Not Waste Your Bullet”: Over 20 Years After Gawkadal Massacre, Human Life Is Still Cheap in Kashmir
Again this year, Moisza did not celebrate her birthday. That day, January 22, once again brought back the memories of her maternal uncle, Rauf Ahmad, who laid down his …
Top Ten Disastrous Policies From the Wisconsin GOP You Haven’t Heard About
As the standoff between the Main Street Movement and Gov. Scott Walker (R-WI) continues for the twelfth day, much of the media coverage — and anger — from both sides has …
US Uncut’s Anti-Austerity Protests Hit Bank of America
Protesters participate in a US Uncut action on Bank of America in Washington, DC. US Uncut is a new movement that has sprung from a UK-based anti-austerity group and …
Libyan Rebels Get US Nod, Fear Qaddafi Counterattack
Opposition members, against the control of Col. Moammar Qaddafi, pray during demonstrations in Zawiya, Libya, on February 27, 2011. (Photo: Moises Saman / The New York Times) …
Gates Warns Against More Wars Like Iraq and Afghanistan
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates holds a press conference at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., June 24, 2010. Gates issued a plea late Wednesday for Congress to pass a …
Rallies for Labor, in Wisconsin and Beyond
People congregate outside the Wisconsin Capitol to protest a plan proposed by Gov. Scott Walker to limit public employees' bargaining rights, in Madison, Wis., Feb. 26, 2011. Tens of …
Pakistani and Indian Newspapers Say US CIA Contractor Raymond Davis is a Terrorist
Lahore, Pakistan. (Photo: colincookman) Pakistani and Indian newspapers are reporting that Raymond Davis, the CIA contractor in jail in Lahore facing murder charges for the execution-slayings of …
Defections Further Isolate Qaddafi; Security Council Approves Sanctions
A woman holds up a defaced portrait of Libyan leader Col. Moammar Gadhafi during a protest in Tahrir Square in Cairo, on Feb. 25, 2011. Hundreds of thousands of …
UK Guardian Reports Raymond Davis is Working for the CIA
A report in the British Guardian newspaper is confirming that Raymond Davis, the man jailed in Lahore, Pakistan charged with murdering two young Pakistanis who were almost certainly themselves working for …