As many as 2,000 people are feared dead in Nigeria from what has been described as Boko Haram’s deadliest attack amid ongoing bloodshed a UN official says “should be searing the conscience of the world.” The militant group reportedly carried out attacks starting January 3 on the northern town of Baga and neighboring villages, razing […]
Speaking at a World Economic Forum panel on religious conflict on Wednesday, former U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair ducked blame after facing accusations of provoking the current instability in the Middle East. During a panel entitled “Religion: A Pretext for Conflict?” held at the yearly gathering of global elites held annually in Davos, Switzerland, a […]
More than 100,000 messages from people across Canada were hand-delivered on Monday to the National Energy Board’s office in Calgary demanding climate impacts be considered in the agency’s review of the proposed Energy East tar sands pipeline. The largest petition ever delivered to the NEB—organized by environmental and civil society groups including 350.org, Leadnow.ca, the […]
Click:微信开通批量筛选 The United Nations revealed Wednesday it has “credible and reliable” evidence that people recently detained at U.S. military prisons in Afghanistan have faced torture and abuse. The UN’s Assistance Mission and High Commissioner for Human Rights exposed the findings in a report based on interviews with 790 “conflict-related detainees” between February 2013 and December […]
Over 40 survivors of the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan are preparing to file a class action lawsuit demanding their government provide them health coverage for the ongoing health impacts of exposure to radioactive “black rain.” The Japanese publication Mainichi reports: The survivors say they developed severe health problems, including cancer and heart disease, […]
Edits to the Wikipedia pages of Eric Garner, Sean Bell, Amadou Diallo, and other victims of police brutality in New York City have been traced back to the NYPD headquarters at One Police Plaza, according to a report. The news outlet Capital New York broke the story on Friday. According to their reporting, the edits made […]
U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) was indicted on multiple charges Wednesday related to accusations of corruption and misuse of power. The allegations stem from a close relationship between Menendez and one of his longtime friends and political supporters, Dr. Salomon Melgen, who was also charged. According to the Associated Press: SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT […]
Offering a stark example of what one expert calls “an inevitable consequence of the overuse and misuse of standardized exams,” an Atlanta judge handed down tough sentences on Tuesday to 10 educators involved in a massive test cheating scandal that shook the district in 2009. According to the Atlanta Journal Constitution: A 2011 state investigation […]
The West African country of Liberia, which was ground zero for worst Ebola outbreak in recorded history, was declared epidemic-free by the World Health Organization on Saturday. The WHO, which is tasked by the United Nations with directing international responses to epidemics, made the announcement from the Liberian capital of Monrovia. “WHO declares Liberia free […]
Noting deep ties between the country’s top trade negotiator and Wall Street banks, ten groups representing millions of Americans are calling on the White House to make public all communications between U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman and the massive financial institutions that stand to benefit from proposed trade deals. In a letter (pdf) addressed to […]