Amnesty claims evidence of US missile attack on Yemen
Amnesty International released images of a US-manufactured cruise missile apparently taken following an attack on an alleged al-Qaeda training camp in Yemen that killed 41 local residents.
Amnesty International released images of a US-manufactured cruise missile apparently taken following an attack on an alleged al-Qaeda training camp in Yemen that killed 41 local residents.
The Israeli Navy opened fire on an armed squad of Palestinians wearing diving suits and supposedly on their way to attack Israeli targets, killing four alleged al-Aqsa Brigade members.
Experts estimate that some 13 million barrels of oil have been spilt in the Niger Delta since exploration began in 1958—the equivalent of an Exxon Valdez every year for 50 years.
Marking the anniversary of the 1967 seizure of the West Bank and Gaza, some 15,000 Israeli leftists and peace activists marched in Tel Aviv to mark "43 years of occupation."
Israeli authorities announced the seizure without resistance of the Gaza-bound aid ship Rachel Corrie. Organizers said the vessel had been “stormed and hijacked.”
A heavily armed commando of the Colombian National Army attacked striking workers who have been occupying BP’s Tauramena gas processing facility in Casanare department.
Taliban suicide bombers and gunmen attacked a “peace jirga” called by President Hamid Karzai in Kabul to discuss brokering a deal with the Taliban.
The Israeli group Boycott!—”Supporting the Palestinian BDS call from within”—has issued an appeal for pressure on Tel Aviv to allow the aid ship Rachel Corrie to pass to Gaza.
Laredo police made their largest weapons seizure in 10 years after pulling over a truck laden with 147 brand new assault rifles and 10,000 rounds of ammo that they believe was headed to Mexico.
Nicaragua has become the first country to cut off diplomatic ties with Israel in protest of Israel’s deadly raid on the Gaza-bound aid flotilla that has sparked global outrage.
At least five protesters were injured as thousands of Tibetan villagers in Markham County marched in protest of planned mining operations on a mountain they consider sacred.
Two peasant protesters were injured in a police charge while blocking the entry of survey teams for an industrial project into Nuagaon village in Jagatsinghpur district of India’s Orissa state.