Monthly Archive: June 2015
U.S. officials reject a long-awaited UN report released this week on the 2014 Israeli attack on Gaza, despite findings that allege both Israel and Hamas possibly committed war crimes. U.S. State Department spokesperson John...
After weeks of wrangling, the US Senate approved two trade bills today that pave the way for the controversial Trans-Pacific Partnership, the sweeping trade deal also known as TPP. The first up for vote...
Indonesia’s Aceh province is playing a vital role in assisting hundreds of migrants in Asia, now settled in temporary refugee camps after surviving perilous journey’s by sea. As Ron Corben reports for FSRN from...
All photos courtesy of Htike Htike of the Equal Harmony Foundation. Hear/read Ron Corben’s accompanying report. Click any thumbnail image to launch slideshow.
When grand juries failed to indict police officers for misconduct in several recent killings of unarmed men, including New York City and Ferguson, Missouri, there was widespread public outrage. Many who believed the officers...
South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley took a public stance Monday on the presence of the Confederate flag — locked into full mast position on the state capitol grounds — saying it’s time to take...
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White gunman kills nine people in historic Black church in Charleston, SC Senate passes massive defense bill, but fails to secure veto-proof majority to fund it Shell-contracted rig leaves Seattle port for Arctic waters,...
On Thursday, the Senate passed a more than $600 billion defense policy bill for 2016. Known as the National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, the legislation touches on everything from prisoner torture to pay...