Monthly Archive: February 2016
A Guatemalan court handed down a landmark ruling Friday in a case against two retired military officials. In the 1980s, they presided over a base where systematic sexual violence was used as a weapon...
As early as the 1950s, the Hollywood trade publication Variety reported on the lack of diversity in the industry. Judging by the nominees this year, you could copy, paste and publish that article more...
Congress takes a fresh look at updating and overhauling electronic communications law Digital privacy advocates rally in support of Apple’s resistance to override iPhone security feature for FBI Obama announces plan to close Guantanamo...
Congress is gearing up to take on an issue that many digital rights advocates and technology experts alike predict will shape the future of online communications and even the architecture of the internet itself....
You may wonder what protesters clad in banana costumes have to do with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. But then you may not be up on a multi-continental GMO banana experiment funded by...
Digital privacy advocates demonstrated Tuesday at Apple stores throughout the U.S. and Europe and protested at the FBI headquarters in Washington, D.C. They say they stand behind Apple after a judge ordered the company...
Bolivian voters rejected a move by President Evo Morales to amend the constitution in order to run for a fourth term. The official results of the Sunday referendum handed victory to the NO camp by...
Editors Note: This story was updated Friday February 26, 2016 to update the number of detainees currently cleared for release. The battle between President Obama and the GOP-led Congress continues to rage in...
A research team from the U.S. Center for Disease Control arrived in Brazil Monday to begin a case-control study to find out if the Zika virus really is the cause of a spike in...
UN gains access to besieged Syrian towns to distribute aid, ceasefire talks postponed Multiple hospitals attacked in northern Syria, UN envoy arrives unannounced Student protests in India gain momentum following student arrests on sedition...