Monthly Archive: October 2014
A two-day hearing wrapped up today in a case that involves a Guantanamo Bay detainee suing the U.S. government over force-feedings. As Ashley Westerman reports from Washington, D.C., the case does not seek to...
In Cambodia and Thailand, local fishing communities in the path of a series of planned hydroelectric dams along the lower Mekong River continue their call for a halt to dam development until the completion...
In Mexico, investigators have uncovered a series of mass graves in the state of Guerrero, where 43 students went missing late last month after police and plainclothes gunmen opened fire on buses. Witnesses say...
The U.S. Supreme Court justices announced Monday that they will not be taking up gay marriage this term. The move, which came as a surprise to many advocates, will allow for same-sex couples to...
Download Audio Violence directed at Hong Kong pro-democracy protests School board in Colorado county passes controversial measure despite student protests Los Angeles City Council approves minimum wage hike for workers at big hotels Prominent...
Massive pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong turned violent Friday. Samuel Chu updated Nell Abram on the situation on the ground Friday and shared these photos. Hear the update and click on any thumbnail image...
Massive pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong turned violent Friday. The student-led protests began last week, triggered by Chinese authorities’ announcement that only approved candidates would be placed on the ballot in the region’s 2017...
Bahraini authorities re-arrested another leading human rights activist this week. One day after returning to Bahrain from an international speaking tour, Nabeel Rajab – President of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights – received...
The school board of Jefferson County, Colorado approved a controversial measure Thursday night to review the curriculum of Advanced Placement U.S. History courses. The proposal is a watered down version of one that sparked...
In Syria, the civil war that’s raged for more than three years continues on multiple fronts. In the western city of Homs, as many as 41 elementary school children died Wednesday when two explosions...