In collaboration with opposition parties the lower and middle classes of India have mounted a dramatic one day nationwide protest against a fuel price hike, with violence and unrest reported across the country.
A graphic but insightful look into the practice of female genital mutilation occurring in Kurdish Iraq to help "purify" young girls and their families.
Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu is set to visit the White House this week. But the facts show that supporting Israel just increases Arab terrorist attacks on the US, writes Thaddeus Russell.
This June proved to be the most deadly month for foreign troops in Afghanistan ever since the war began a decade ago. Which means lots of sad photos of grieving families from all sides of the war.
Inside the G20 leaders have pledged to slash budget deficits by half in just three years, but outside the summit over 550 protesters have been arrested in violent protests. Two Toronto Star journos spent six days with anarchist demonstrators .
The G20 summit is nearly under way in Canada and already the security fences are erected, police are arresting protesters and protesters are covering themselves in oil to signify the BP spill.
In light of the recent Gaza flotilla disaster, the Goldstone report and ongoing global attempts to hold Israeli officials to account for alleged war crimes, this seminar on terror and laws of war was well timed.
Garage sales aren't just limited to the junk filled house down the block. The U.S. military in Iraq are staging their own everything-must-go spring clean out -- with fridges, air-cons and other items for sale while stocks last.
Despite the country's "siege mentality" image, a few days in Tel-Aviv and Jerusalem shows that many people are sensitive to what the world thinks. Simon Roughneen reports from Tel-Aviv.
More conflict between Iran and the U.N. has ensued following the ban of two nuclear inspectors from Tehran. Iran officials allege the inspectors leaked false information about experiments conducted at a research laboratory.
