The Indonesian government has charged a local unit of Denver-based Newmont Mining Corp., the world’s largest gold miner, with damaging the environment at its mine near Manado in eastern North Sulawesi province. The government also charged Newmont of Indonesia’s president,… Read moreNewmont Mining sued over Indonesia contamination
A coalition of 14 media organizations and public interest groups organized by the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press have filed an amicus brief in federal court in New York urging the release of Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse photos…. Read morePress stands up to White House on Abu Ghraib torture photos
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Saudi religious leaders, tribal chiefs and government officials gathered in Riyadh to formally declare their loyalty to the new monarch King Abdullah, on the heels of foreign dignitaries including French President Jacques Chirac, U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney, and Britain’s… Read moreKing Abdullah: family tie to Iraq
The New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) has filed suit against the city to keep police from searching the bags of passengers entering the subway. The suit, filed in U.S. District Court in Manhattan, claims the two-week old policy violates… Read more(Some) New Yorkers resist Big Brother
In an Aug. 1 statement, Amnesty International expresses concern about the recent arrest and detention of six human rights defenders in Western Sahara, and reports that two of them had been tortured. Some of those arrested are former “disappeared”, others… Read moreMore arrests, torture in Western Sahara
Reuters: The plot in the Pentagon analyst/AIPAC scandal is about to thicken: U.S. prosecutors plan to announce additional charges on Thursday against a Defense Department analyst accused of illegally disclosing classified defense information, and to charge two former officials of… Read moreAIPAC officials to face charges
Shooter was IDF deserter from W. Bank settlement By Jack Khoury, Haaretz Correspondent, Haaretz Service and Agencies A Jewish Israeli man in Israel Defense Forces uniform opened fire on bus passengers in a Druze neighborhood of the Israeli Arab town… Read moreTapuach settler opens fire in a crowded bus, kills four
Editor & Publisher reports on an outburst of integrity in Medialand. The board of The American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA) has voted unanimously to reverse an earlier decision to give its annual Conscience in Media award to jailed… Read moreAmerican Society of Journalists and Authors disses Judith Miller
The goodness of Israel is on display again. The crossings to be built in Jerusalem as part of the separation fence will actually improve the lives of Palestinians in East Jerusalem, the city’s police chief Ilan Franco has claimed. During… Read moreWall will help Palestinians: Jerusalem police chief
Well, don’t this beat all. Islamic Jihad, the most rejectionist Palestinian faction, says it may recognize Israel, accept a 2-state solution: Last update – 13:06 03/08/2005 Islamic Jihad head: We may recognize the State of Israel By Gideon Levy, Haaretz… Read moreIslamic Jihad may recognize Israel
From Scientific American, Aug. 4: In the spring of 2002, a large chunk of the Larsen B ice shelf (LIS-B) on the Antarctic Peninsula broke off and tumbled into the Weddell Sea. A new analysis published today in the journal… Read moreAntarctic ice shelf collapse “unprecedented”
