Report Adds Three to List of Free Countries
Unfortunately freedom has declined in more countries than it has improved
World
BP to Develop Iraqi Oil Field Near Kurdistan
While former BP CEO Tony Heyward is working for the Kurds
US Ambassador: America Wants Serious Peace Negotiations with Taliban
Talks previously collapsed in March
U.S. Tech Popular With Censorship-Happy Regimes
What was that about selling the rope ...?
Private Navy Launched To Protect Shipping from Somali Pirates
What we have here is one heavily armed, recreational ... fleet
British Civil Servants May Strike over Pay, Pension Cuts
Quarter of a million members of Public and Commercial Services Union to cast vote
Judge Denies Deferred Sentence for Pussy Riot Member
Asked to push back prison due to young son
Taiwan Confiscates Hundreds of Dog Penises
Markets (sometimes extremely unpleasant markets) for everything
US Says it Doesn't Believe Syria Has Used Chemical Weapons
Could not corroborate information from leaked cable
Indonesian Judge Suggests Women Might Like Rape
During hearings to consider him for nation's Supreme Court
Liberian Ex-President and War Criminal Demands Presidential Salary
Charles Taylor says that to not grant him $25,000 a year would be a "mammoth injustice"
U.S. Pushing For International Sanctions Against North Korea
Response to successful long-range rocket launch
U.S. State Department Cable Suggests the Syrian Military Used Chemical Weapons
Obama has warned of consequences if chemical weapons are used
Syrian Government to Allow International Food Aid
The World Food Program will work with dozens of Syrian organizations
Al Qaeda-Linked Militants Take 41 People Hostage in Algeria After Taking Gas Field
Including seven Americans
The Media Is Obsessed With Bad News
To keep scare stories in perspective, remember all the good news that gets less attention.
French Soldiers Fighting on the Streets of Malian Town
Trying to push militants out of Diabali
