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Egyptian Workers Labor on an Unfinished Revolution
Ismailia, Egypt - For 26 years, Mohammed Gharib Abdullah has been proud to be a mechanic at the Timsah Shipbuilding Company on the Suez Canal, a symbol of Egyptian …
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Militia in Somalia Bars Food Aid, Rights Group Says
Johannesburg, South Africa - As Somalia's drought and famine worsened in recent months, the Shabab militia in the south seized families' crops and livestock and imposed taxes that made …
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Egypt Deploys Soldiers to North Sinai
Cairo - Egyptian soldiers who were sent to crack down on lawlessness in the North Sinai Desert killed a man in a gunfight on Monday and captured a dozen …
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Syrian Navy Joins Attack on Key Rebellious Port City
Beirut, Lebanon - In yet another escalation of its crackdown on dissent, the Syrian government unleashed navy vessels, tanks and a mix of soldiers, security forces and paramilitary fighters …
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Somali Women Bear Superhuman Burden
A Somali woman holds a malnourished child, while waiting for medical assistance from the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), an active regional peacekeeping mission operated by the …
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New Study Blames Human Beings for Half of Arctic Ice Melt
Anchorage - About half the recent record loss of Arctic sea ice can be blamed on global warming caused by human activity, according to a new study by scientists …
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Verizon Strike Turns Away Customers and Confronts Injunctions
Verizon’s strike in the Northeast is into Day Five, and big picket lines are turning away customers at Verizon’s wireless stores. Injunctions could threaten one of the …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Warren Buffett Asks a Billionaire-Friendly Congress to Stop Coddling the Rich, and More
TRANSCRIPT Thom Hartmann here – on the news…
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Wave of Attacks in Iraq Leaves at Least 57 Dead
Baghdad - Insurgents across Iraq launched their most significant and wide-ranging attacks in months on Monday, killing 68 people and wounding over 300, marking the most violent day in …
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Cholera Outbreaks Spread Across Somalia, UN Says
Nairobi, Kenya - A cholera epidemic is sweeping across Somalia, the United Nations said on Friday, as thousands of starving people flee famine zones and pack into crowded camps …