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 in fighting human rights abuses, and calls on governments to increase access to [...]

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 in fighting human rights abuses, and calls on governments to increase access to [...]

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 to congressional leaders, on the eve of a major national security speech by President Barack Obama.
In the [...]

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 to congressional leaders, on the eve of a major national security speech by President Barack Obama.
In the [...]

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 the passengers were safe. He faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted.
The Costa [...]

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 the passengers were safe. He faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted.
The Costa [...]

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 suspects, and about detention policies.
 
The use of drone warfare and targeted killings, including of Americans [...]

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 suspects, and about detention policies.
 
The use of drone warfare and targeted killings, including of Americans [...]

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 less than 2 percent - high inflation and a shortage of staple goods are now leading many [...]

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 less than 2 percent - high inflation and a shortage of staple goods are now leading many [...]