Iraq
U.S. prepares dangerous Iraq exit
June 9, 2011This summer the U.S. may be facing its "most dangerous remaining mission" in Iraq - getting our troops out.
Read moreIraqi youth activists released from detention
June 8, 2011The four charged that they had been arrested for participating in demonstrations calling for political reform, ending corruption and providing services to the people.
Read moreLabor, rights groups condemn arrests of Iraqi activists
June 2, 2011Amnesty International and the International Confederation of Chemical, Energy, Mine and General Workers Unions have assailed recent arrests of trade unionists and other Iraqi activists.
Read moreWorld Notes: Venezuela, Somalia, Fiji and more
May 27, 2011Sanctions on Iran hit Venezuela; labor rights under siege in Iraq, Fiji and Turkey; humanitarian crisis in Somalia; and Cuba at the UN.
Read moreOsama bin Laden is dead, Obama come home
May 2, 2011I feel no relief at the assassination of Osama bin Laden. I thought I would - his leading role in the attack on the Twin Towers nearly killed my wife.
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