Australian Troops Use US Drones to Assassinate Targets
Australian Troops Use US Drones to Assassinate Targets
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US Drone Strike Kills Seven in North Waziristan
US Drone Strike Kills Seven in North Waziristan | 50th strike reported in 2011
HRW to Libyan Rebels: Stop Mass Arrests of Black People
HRW to Libyan Rebels: Stop Mass Arrests of Black People | Rights group urges rebels to stop arresting people over skin color
Israeli PM Rules Out Apology for Flotilla Killings
Israeli PM Rules Out Apology for Flotilla Killings
At Least 24 Killed as Syria Crackdown Continues
At least 24 more people were killed today across Syria in a series of crackdowns and a reported attack on Syrian troops in central Syria. The vast majority of the slain were civilians, but Syria's state media also claimed six soldiers killed in an ambush. The violence...
US in Mini-Quagmire in Philippines War on Terror
United States Special Operations Forces are carrying out counter-terror and counter-insurgency operations in the Philippines against an elusive group of so-called terrorists, numbering at no more than 12 individuals. The ongoing mission mirrors the wasteful and...
Syrian Forces Kill Dozens as Repression Continues
Syrian security forces randomly shot open rounds at crowds attending funeral processions in Homs on Saturday, killing at least six people and wounding many others. The funeral processions were being held for those killed in crackdowns on pro-democracy protesters the...
Cables Note US-Supported Atrocities in Philippines
The government of the Philippines is one of the biggest recipients of US military aid in all of Asia, despite recently hosting one of the worst waves of human rights violations in its history. Numerous embassy cables released by WikiLeaks acknowledge systematic...
Anti-Terror Laws in Nigeria Threaten Civil Liberties
Nigeria has passed sweeping anti-terrorism legislation giving its president the power to declare any group a terrorist organization, imprison convicted members for as long as 20 years, and search without a warrant. Even so called "moral assistance" for such designated...
Turkish Navy Will Escort Gaza-Bound Aid Ships
The Turkish navy will significantly increase its presence in the eastern Mediterranean and plans to escort civilian ships carrying aid to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip as part of a "more aggressive strategy" following the release of the UN Palmer report on the 2010...
