Bangladesh Factory Owners Charged In Deadly Fire
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Police charged the owners of a Bangladeshi garment factory and 11 employees with culpable homicide Sunday for alleged negligence leading to the death of 112 workers in a raging...
View ArticleVenezuelans Unfazed By Plan To Increase Gas Price
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Owners of the 1970s-era gas guzzling trucks and sedans that have long reigned over Caracas' smog-filled roadways will soon have to pay a bit more to keep flaunting their...
View ArticleSusan Rice Says U.S. Will Seek Triggers To Reimpose Iran Sanctions
By Ros Krasny HONOLULU, Dec 22 (Reuters) - The United States and its allies will have ways to reimpose sanctions on Iran if the Islamic Republic is caught making bombs after striking a deal to freeze...
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7 Things You Need to Know Now About the Escalating Violence in South Sudan
Photo: Ally Ngethi In the past week, what started as a political confrontation in South Sudan has descended into serious violence with the potential for mass atrocities. But continued fighting and...
View ArticleUruguay, Little Trailblazer That Could
As 2013 hurtles to a close, Uruguay has been receiving an avalanche of worldwide recognition. London's The Guardian called the entire country "heroic" and said that it deserved a Nobel Peace Prize,...
View ArticleHe Won't Be Home for the Holidays
This isn't the first time that Syria has separated my friend Monica's family at Christmas. In 2011, she spent the holidays reporting from the besieged city of Homs, while her husband, Javier, stayed...
View ArticleThe Last of the Unjust
Benjamin Murmelstein was the first person Claude Lanzmann interviewed on his epic journey that led to what eventually became his definitive film, Shoah. Lanzmann sat for a full week with the only...
View ArticleThis Video Puts The History And Future Of Everything In Serious Perspective
Time flies, as they say. It can be easy to forget something that seems like it's taking forever is barely a blip in the history of the universe. As the narrator of the video above remarks, time makes...
View Article21 Christmas Songs You Should Listen To Right Now
Here's our Christmas gift to you: 21 of the best holiday songs ever recorded. Add your own favorites in the comments section below, and enjoy! Vince Guaraldi Trio, "Christmas Time Is Here" Mariah...
View ArticleIf Snowden Returned to US for Trial, All Whistleblower Evidence Would Likely...
There seems to be a new talking point from government officials since a federal judge ruled NSA surveillance is likely unconstitutional last week: If Edward Snowden thinks he's a whistleblower, he...
View ArticleThe Pope's Runner-Up... the Secretary?
Seen from the perspective of one of the planet's most timeless supranational institutions, Time magazine's selection of Pope Francis as man of the year has a compelling logic -- echoed by similar...
View ArticleDon't Just Clean Your Cupboards! Top 10 Items Food Shelves Want
Tend to donate items you'd otherwise just discard? Instead, give the goods that are actually most desired by people in need. Before donating to a school food drive, Reddit user potstickme101 posted a...
View ArticleRussia's Vladimir Putin Is 2013 Public Relations Man of the Year
Throughout 2013, Russia's President Vladimir Putin has shown himself to be a master at public relations. This week, he can be declared the first victor of the 2014 Winter Olympics, to be hosted in...
View ArticleCorporate America Surrenders to Russia's Anti-Gay Legislation
Years of Gaywashing Revealed; Pursuing Marketing Advantages, Not Moral Principles Russia's harsh, antediluvian, anti-gay legislation -- which the Washington Post reports "has made gay athletes and...
View ArticleWhite House Condemns Air Assault By Syrian Government
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is condemning the ongoing air assault by the Syrian government on civilians in the rebel-held northern part of the country. Press Secretary Jay Carney says the Syrian...
View ArticleExplosion At Egypt's Daqahliya Police Station Injures Dozens
CAIRO (AP) — A strong explosion rocked a police headquarters in a Nile Delta city north of Cairo early Tuesday leaving at least 11 people dead and scores of others injured, according to state news...
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Stray Cat Takes Day-Old Puppy Off The Streets, Shows The True Meaning Of Family
Earlier this year, we wrote about the interspecies love between a cat called Lurlene and a pit bull puppy called Noland. Now, six months later, the Cleveland Animal Protective League, the organization...
View ArticleKim Jong-Un and Basketball Diplomacy
North Korea's young leader marks his second full year in power this month, having successfully consolidated his power in a manner that deprived the country of seasoned technocrats, relied heavily on a...
View ArticleEdward Snowden: 'The Mission's Already Accomplished... I Already Won'
During more than 14 hours of interviews, the first he has conducted in person since arriving here in June, Snowden did not part the curtains or step outside. Russia granted him temporary asylum on Aug....
View ArticleEdward Snowden: 'Mission's Already Accomplished... I Already Won'
WASHINGTON (AP) — National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden said his "mission's already accomplished" after leaking NSA secrets that have caused a reassessment of U.S. surveillance policies...
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