British PM: London Killing Appears to be Terrorism

May 22, 2013

British Prime Minister David Cameron says the daylight killing of a man on a south London street near an army barracks appears to be a terrorist attack.

A special government emergency committee was called into session after the attack Wednesday.

Prim…

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Amnesty Report Highlights Refugee Plight

May 22, 2013

The annual report by Amnesty International cites the increasing number of refugees around the world, and the lack of support for them, as the key human rights issue for the past year.  The London-based group also calls the Internet an important tool i…

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Amnesty Report Highlights Refugee Plight

May 22, 2013

The annual report by Amnesty International cites the increasing number of refugees around the world, and the lack of support for them, as the key human rights issue for the past year.  The London-based group also calls the Internet an important tool i…

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US Officially Acknowledges Drone Strike Killings

May 22, 2013

The U.S. Justice Department has formally acknowledged that the United States has killed four American citizens in drone strikes in Yemen and Pakistan since 2009.

The official disclosure came Wednesday in a letter from U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder…

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Italian Judge Orders Criminal Trial for Costa Concordia Captain

May 22, 2013

An Italian judge has ordered the captain of the capsized cruise ship Costa Concordia to stand trial for the deaths of 32 passengers.

Captain Francesco Schettino has been charged with manslaughter, causing a shipwreck, and abandoning ship before all t…

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US Officially Acknowledges Drone Strike Killings

May 22, 2013

The Obama administration on Wednesday formally acknowledged the killing of four Americans in drone strikes. This came on the eve of a speech by President Barack Obama about the legal principles, since 2009, supporting use of drones against terrorist su…

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Free Market Reforms Needed to Fix Venezuela’s Socialist Economic Problems

May 22, 2013

In Venezuela, the laws of supply and demand are undermining the socialist revolution started by the late President Hugo Chavez.  Since Chavez’s hand-picked successor Nicolas Maduro won the Venezuelan presidential election in April – by a margin of l…

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Calls Grow For An End to Sexual Assaults in US Military

May 22, 2013

A recent Pentagon report says the number of sexual assaults among people in the military continues to grow. The estimated number of incidents, ranging from groping to rape, increased by 37 percent last year. Both men and women were victims. This is pr…

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Opposition Groups Call for Swaziland Election Boycott

May 22, 2013

The leader of Swaziland’s banned opposition People’s United Democratic Movement (PUDEMO) has called on citizens to boycott this year’s national elections.

Mario Masuku says elections in Swaziland are part of the government’s plan to prevent t…

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Iraqi Police: Gunmen Kill at Least 12 in Baghdad Brothel

May 22, 2013

Iraqi police say gunmen killed at least seven women and five men at a brothel in eastern Baghdad. The news came as the government released new details of a military shakeup aimed at curbing a weeks-long spike in sectarian violence.

Police say Wednesd…

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