FILE – In this Jan. 31, 2010 file photo, an unmanned U. […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Yemeni officials want more U.S. counterterrorism aid, including drone strikes and more U.S. military trainers and advisers, to fight a growing threat from al-Qaida, Yemeni officials said late Wednesday. But Yemen rejected a CIA and U.S. military request to expand the use of drone strikes to target groups of fighters who appear
FILE – In this Feb. 14, 2011 file photo, Israeli Chief […]
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's military chief said Thursday that other countries have readied their armed forces for a potential strike against Iran's nuclear sites to keep Tehran from acquiring atomic weapons. Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz did not specify which nations might be willing to support or take direct action against Iran. Still, his comments were
In this April 20, 2012 photo, a demonstrator is taken a […]
MONTREAL (AP) — Police in Canada say 85 people have been arrested after thousands of students angry over tuition increases protested in Montreal, with some smashing windows of businesses. The rioting came after talks broke off Wednesday between the Quebec provincial government and student groups over the planned tuition increase of $375 a
FILE In this Sept. 1, 1999 file photo, a Sierra Leonean […]
LEIDSCHENDAM, Netherlands (AP) — In a historic ruling, an international court convicted former Liberian President Charles Taylor on Thursday of aiding and abetting war crimes and crimes against humanity for supporting notoriously brutal rebels in neighboring Sierra Leone in return for "blood diamonds." Taylor is the first head of state convicted
Demonstrators march and block a side entrance to the We […]
(MintPress)— Occupy Wall Street is developing new tactics for getting its message across to big banks and corporations which it says aren’t paying their fair share after getting big bailouts from taxpayers. Members of the movement have begun buying shares in various corporations, including Wells Fargo and General Electric, and then attending
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(MintPress) – One in ten Americans assumes the risk of antidepressants in order to curb emotion, mood and anxiety. A new study, however, is saying that the physical risks and side effects could outweigh the benefits of antidepressant medication. At the high rate of which antidepressants are prescribed, those in the mental health field have come
