Tagged: 2011

The Pentagon prepares for cyberspace war Protests continue for the 7th day in Cairo’s Tahrir Square Human rights groups push to overturn Israel’s so-called “anti-boycott law” The challenges facing Thailand’s new Prime Minister The...

An investigation reveals how the CIA is expanding its presence in Somalia Former fighters with the Somali militant group, al-Shabab, talk to FSRN Mumbai residents react to yesterday’s deadly bomb attacks The Israeli navy...

US Democratic lawmakers introduce legislation to increase transparency in corporate campaign spending Nuclear watchdogs call on federal regulators to improve safety at US reactors Europe’s debt crisis intensifies as the IMF asks Italy to...

US lawmakers introduce a bill to close tax loopholes worth tens of billions of dollars Human rights advocates urge criminal investigations into the Bush administration for torture In Colombia, watchdogs criticize an investigation into...

Hundreds gather outside the White House to protest the Colombia free trade agreement Fans and world leaders pay tribute to murdered Argentine folksinger Facundo Cabral Pakistan reaction to the US decision to cut hundreds...

The Republic of South Sudan prepares to become the world’s newest nation Progressive lawmakers in Washington try to defend Social Security from budget cuts Ice Melt Series Part 2: Antarctica’s ice shelf melts from...

Chinese officials admit to a massive oil spill, one month after the first leak started In Washington, progressives push for cuts in military spending Ice Melt Series Part 1: Greenland’s ice sheet melts at...

The Obama Administration changes a longstanding policy on US military suicides Christine Lagarde, the first woman to run the International Monetary Fund, starts work In Senegal, the public grows angrier at President Wade’s attempts...

Tanks surround the Syrian city of Hama as security forces raid homes and shoot and kill protesters The Gaza Freedom Flotilla faces arrests and stand-offs at sea Thailand has a new government and its...