The Arab Spring (and its troublesome aftermath in Egypt); intervention in Libya; nonintervention in Syria; drone military operations in Pakistan, Yemen, Somalia; the influx of unwanted immigrants and walls of exclusion; and selective applications of international criminal law – all draw into question the most basic of all ideas of world order: […]
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Rebekah Brooks resigns over UK phone-hacking scandal
Phone hacking scandal forces resignation London (CNN) — Rebekah Brooks, former News of the World editor and chief executive of News International, has resigned in the wake of the phone hacking scandal, News International said Friday. Brooks, who was editor at the time of some of the most serious allegations […]
India’s unsolved bombings
New Delhi – A series of bombings. No claim of responsibility. No prime suspects. Wednesday’s explosions in India’s financial capital Mumbai ticked a wearily familiar list of boxes in a country which is no stranger to bombings that go unclaimed and lack any transparent motive. Briefing reporters on Thursday about […]
Central Indonesian volcano erupts; residents flee
Tomohon (Indonesia) Jul 15, (AP): Friday, July 15, 2011 –> A volcano in central Indonesia spit lava and smoke high into the air early today, sending thousands of panicked residents racing down its fiery slopes. One woman died of a heart attack as she fled, but no other casualties were […]
Nato leaders in new diplomatic push on Libya
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is meeting Nato leaders in Turkey to seek a solution to the Libya crisis. The gathering, the fourth of its kind since March, will also…
Pentagon hit by huge cyber theft
A top Pentagon official has admitted that a massive amount of data related to new defence technologies were stolen earlier this year. “It was 24,000 files, which is a lot, but I don’t think it’s the largest we’ve seen,” William Lynn, the US deputy defence secretary, said on Thursday. Lynn revealed the […]
Murdochs to face UK government inquiry, FBI to probe News Corp
LONDON (Reuters) – Rupert Murdoch on Thursday caved in to pressure from Britain’s parliament to answer questions over alleged crimes at one of his newspapers and denied that News Corp was drawing up plans to separate its newspaper holdings. Murdoch said News Corp had handled the crisis engulfing his media […]
US debt talks deadlock drags on
President Barack Obama has told lawmakers he wants agreement on a US debt deal in 24-36 hours, Republican and Democratic aides say. A fifth consecutive day of cross-party negotiations at the White House between President Obama and congressional leaders failed to make a…
‘India, Pak should work together to eliminate terror’
ISLAMABAD: Ruing the loss of lives in the triple bombings in Mumbai, Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani today said such incidents should strengthen Indo-Pak resolve to work together to eliminate terrorism in South Asia. Addressing a meeting of the National Command Authority,…
Murdochs face committee summons
News International Chief Executive Rebekah Brooks has agreed to give evidence to MPs over the phone hacking scandal next week, it was announced today. But the Commons Culture Select Committee has issued a summons to media mogul Rupert Murdoch and his son James after they said they were not available […]