World News
The execution of John Muhammad: another gruesome moment in America
By David Walsh, November 11, 2009
John Allen Muhammad, 48, known as the “Beltway Sniper” for the series of killings he allegedly masterminded in the Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia area in October 2002, was scheduled to be...
Sri Lankan police forcibly drown a young Tamil man
By Panini Wijesiriwardena, November 11, 2009
The police killing of a young, mentally unstable Tamil man in central Colombo in front of television cameras has provoked widespread public outrage in Sri Lanka.
Lockerbie: Human rights lawyer states Megrahi was framed
By Steve James, November 11, 2009
Leading British human rights lawyer Gareth Peirce believes that Abdel Baset Ali al-Megrahi, the only man accused and convicted of the 1988 bombing of PanAm flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, was fra...
Obama exploits Fort Hood massacre to promote US wars
By Bill Van Auken, November 11, 2009
President Barack Obama used his speech at Tuesday’s service for the 13 men and women killed last week at Fort Hood, Texas to promote the two ongoing US wars and his own plan to escalate the interven...
Australia: Julian Moti defence closing submission outlines “oppressive and unfair” prosecution
By Patrick O’Connor, November 10, 2009
Defence counsel for former Solomon Islands’ attorney general Julian Moti issued its closing submission to the Queensland Supreme Court on Friday.
The 2009 elections: the two parties of the billionaires
By Fred Mazelis, November 10, 2009
The campaigns of two immensely wealthy politicians in New York City and New Jersey expose the real political content of the 2009 elections and of the two-party system in America.
Ratification of Lisbon Treaty provokes crisis for Britain’s Conservatives
By Julie Hyland, November 10, 2009
The Czech Republic’s ratification of the European Union’s Lisbon Treaty created a political maelstrom in the UK, exposing major divisions within the Conservative Party and the crisis facing Britis...
Germany: The Left Party in power implements massive job cuts
By Ludwig Weller, November 10, 2009
Following their long-standing collaboration with the SPD in Berlin, the Left Party has now entered a coalition with the SPD in the state of Brandenburg, pledging to axe thousands of public sector jobs...
Sri Lankan government attempts to dupe voters by delaying budget
By Nanda Wickremasinghe, November 10, 2009
In the lead up to elections early next year, the Sri Lankan government has delayed the 2010 budget.
California’s Gov. Schwarzenegger backs new tax breaks for the rich
By Reem Nour and Dan Conway, November 10, 2009
The Commission on the 21st Century Economy, created by California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and members of the Democrat-controlled state legislature, has proposed an overhaul of the state’s tax...
US appellate court blocks lawsuit against extraordinary rendition and torture
By John Andrews, November 10, 2009
A federal appellate court has denied Canadian citizen Maher Arar the right to sue former Attorney General John Ashcroft and other US officials responsible for his “extraordinary rendition” to Syri...
US: Experts warn of dementia risks from football injuries
By Dan Brennan, November 10, 2009
A recent survey of former professional football players indicated worrisome rates of dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, and other memory-related disease.
