Monthly Archive: December 2009

December 30, 2009

Ruling allows Nigerian villagers to take Royal Dutch Shell to court Protests in Iran continue despite arrests and calls for crackdown on opposition Obama signs order to broaden public access to national security information...

December 29, 2009

Republican senator blocks TSA nominee over unionization Nominee for critical Department of Justice office delayed One year later, Palestinians struggle to recover from devastation of Israeli attacks Activists push for access to Gaza border...

December 28, 2009

Failed bomb plot focuses attention on Yemen Thai military forcibly returns Hmong refugees to Laos Strict policies in the West Bank affect holiday tourism Human trafficking in Houston, Texas: Part one Download Audio HEADLINES...

December 23, 2009

Senate to vote on health care despite rush of Republican opposition Partisan politics changes in Washington over time Wall between Egypt and Gaza draws criticism from Palestinians Federal government urges use of coal byproducts...

December 22, 2009

  Suicide bomber attacks Peshawar press club Tennessee coal ash spill anniversary Minority groups push for accurate census count in 2010 Doctors Without Borders lists top 10 humanitarian crises of 2009 Indigenous displacement in...

December 21, 2009

  Health care legislation clears critical vote in Senate Critics say Copenhagen climate deal lacks necessary reforms Egypt begins construction of underground barrier with Gaza Violence endangers Colombia’s indigenous groups – Part one  ...

December 18, 2009

Delegates scramble to reach agreement on final day of climate talks Connection between climate change and gender explored in Copenhagen Residents in Oaxaca meet water crisis with innovative solutions US and Russia near deal...