Monthly Archive: February 2014
Low-paid workers across the country are agitating for higher wages, and President Obama took up the call in his State of the Union address when he stressed the need for a $10.10 federal minimum....
Violent anti-government protests over the last two weeks in Venezuela have led to six dead and dozens injured. Many international media outlets have portrayed opposition protesters as a democratic resistance movement. President Nicolas Maduro...
Colombia is the world’s fourth largest coal producer. Alabama-based mining company Drummond ships about 90,000 tons of coal from the nation’s Caribbean coast daily. The company has faced a slew of accusations of environmental...
Several conservation groups told the National Marine Fisheries Service Wednesday they intend to sue because the federal agency has not done enough to protect sea turtles. The environmental organizations say that harvesting shrimp in...
Click on a thumbnail image to launch slideshow. All photos by Sergey Stroitelev.
Anti-government protests in Ukraine have intensified after negotiations between the government and protest leaders broke down. At least 25 deaths of protesters and police have been reported since Tuesday. Hundreds more have been wounded....
An 84-year old nun asked a U.S. District judge to show her no leniency at a sentencing hearing Tuesday in Tennessee. But counter to her wish to serve her fellow prisoners for the rest...
Russian police detained five members of the punk group Pussy Riot today in Sochi on suspicion of theft. The band denies the allegations and says they were beaten while in custody. Ekaterina Danilova reports....
For some in Canada, Valentine’s Day was one of somber remembrance and calls for change. Over the last couple decades, several thousand women have disappeared or been killed and a disproportionate number of those...