For the South African apartheid regime, some were terrorists; for the others, some were freedom fighters.
Hélène Passtoors is a Belgian national who was teaching in Mozambique in the 70s and early 80s when she was recruited by the South African African National Congress. She transported weapons, established arms caches and participated in special operations. In 1985, she was arrested, convicted of treason, and sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment. She
Minnesota farm had 25,000 turkeys locked in five sheds described as cruel and filthy.
When a majority of Americans choose to indulge themselves in a traditional Thanksgiving meal this week -- which most likely includes a turkey -- most give no thought to the process that resulted in that bird ending up on their table. But a recently released video of a turkey breeding factory farm in Minnesota -- the highest turkey-meat-producing
Police pledges not enough to resume shipments.
NATO trucks remain stuck in Pakistan today amid continued anti-drone protests along the highways of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwah (KP) Province, and despite police threats to arrest protesters who attempt to stop the trucks they say they are still not willing to try new shipments through the area. Pakistani transport officials say some 1,500 trucks are
Weatherford International Ltd agrees to US Securities and Exchange Commission fine. US shares of the company’s stock rose 42% this year.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The oilfield services company Weatherford International has agreed to pay more than $250 million to settle federal charges that it bribed officials in the Middle East and Africa to win business. The Securities and Exchange Commission said Tuesday it charged the Swiss-based company with violating U.S. law by offering foreign
Citing multiple unnamed sources, Reuters courts fear with latest claim of whistleblower “insurance”
A piece by Reuters' Mark Hosenball, published late Monday, cites unnamed officials who suggest Edward Snowden is hoarding a 'doomsday cache' of names of intelligence personnel to be leveraged as an "insurance policy" should the NSA whistleblower face "arrest or physical harm." The story, which independent journalist and commentator Kevin
Following reports about U.S. eavesdropping abroad, the U.N. unanimously adopted a resolution to protect privacy against unlawful surveillance.
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly's human rights committee on Tuesday unanimously adopted a resolution sponsored by Brazil and Germany to protect the right to privacy against unlawful surveillance, following months of reports about U.S. eavesdropping abroad. The symbolic resolution, which seeks to extend personal privacy rights to
