June 16, 2009
Iran clamps on press freedoms as election protests continue IMF obligations get in the way of US war spending bill Government assesses impact of climate change in the US Congress reviews insurance companies´ commercial...
Monthly Archive: June 2009
June 15, 2009
Unrest follows Iranian elections; opposition says they were rigged Palestinians angered over Israeli peace proposal Obama speaks to American Medical Association about ambitious health care reform Big news for border communities FSRN takes you...
June 12, 2009
High turnout for Iranian election Iranian-Americans reflect on elections Counting numbers: How can Republicans bring voters back? “Fundreds” project aims to clean up lead contamination in New Orleans Fifteen years after the genocide, Rwandan...
June 11, 2009
Protests over Amazon oil projects spread through Peru Profile of Rick Boucher; a negotiating force shaping landmark climate change bill Lawmakers had investments in firms bailed out by Congress Pacific Ocean ecosystems hurt by...
June 10, 2009
Report on Iraq and Afghanistan contracts reveals fraud and waste Chrysler seals lifesaving alliance with Italy’s Fiat IMF loans $209 million to Kenya despite Finance Ministry corruption scandal USAID funds traced to Colombian drug...
June 9, 2009
Deadly hotel bombing underscores violence in Pakistan; FSRN speaks to displaced minorities Senate committee hearing reviews prolonged detention of Guantanamo prisoners US lawmakers discuss health care options Continental economic leaders meet at Montreal summit...
June 8, 2009
Clashes in Peruvian Amazon leave 40 dead Court upholds crucial protections for low power FM Offensive in Somalia sends tens of thousands to dangerously overcrowded refugee camps New York senate considers a bill to...
June 5, 2009
Low turnout expected in European Parliament elections Indian students protest “racist” attacks in Australia Muslim nations react to President Obama´s Cairo speech GAO says US food aid could hurt hungry people abroad Native American...
June 4, 2009
In Cairo speech, Obama seeks fresh start with Muslim world North Korea takes US journalists to trial China looks back at Tienanmen massacre Immigrant rights advocate Walter Staton convicted for littering Arizona desert Grassroots...
June 3, 2009
Tianannmen Square anniversary: witnesses recall democracy movement´s rise and fall Israel conducts its largest ever military exercise Professor Stephen Zunes talks about the “new” US empire Oil rich Nigeria running out of fuel; citizens...
