A UK court has blocked a lawsuit against the British government for participating in U.S. drone strikes on the grounds the case would make the U.S. look bad. Twenty-eight year old Noor Khan sought accountability from the UK intelligence agency GCHQ for its role in a CIA drone strike on a local council meeting in…
Read moreLeaked Docs Show Govt Deceit over US Drone Attacks
The Bureau is now publishing a leaked official document that records details of over 300 drone strikes, including their locations and an assessment of how many people died in each incident. The document is the fullest official record of drone strikes in Pakistan to have yet been published. It provides rare insight into what the…
Read moreFor Afghan Women and Children, 2013 Brought 'Alarming' Increase in Violence
A new UN report reveals that ongoing armed conflict in Afghanistan took an “unrelenting toll” on civilians in 2013, and that women and children faced an “alarming” increase in deadly violence. Click Here: Bape Kid 1st Camo Ape Head rompers Announcing the findings presented in the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan’s (UNAMA) Annual Report on…
Read moreSix-man tag match announced for WWE NXT
A six-man tag match has been added to the lineup for tonight’s episode of NXT. WWE announced this morning that Isaiah “Swerve” Scott, Jake Atlas & Ashante “Thee” Adonis will face Legado del Fantasma (NXT Cruiserweight Champion Santos Escobar, Raul Mendoza & Joaquin Wilde) on NXT tonight. The match was set up after Atlas and…
Read moreDrone Report: US Must Account for 'Turning Wedding Into a Funeral'
A U.S. drone strike on a recent wedding procession in Yemen — that left 12 people dead and at least 15 wounded — raises serious doubts about the Obama administration’s claim that so-called targeted killings do not harm civilians, charged Human Rights Watch in a report released Thursday. Entitled , the 28-page report demands that…
Read moreDoes Netanyahu's Attack on BDS Reveal Israeli 'Desperation'?
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s repeated attacks on the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement in his annual speech at the AIPAC convention on Tuesday has Palestinian rights advocates claiming a victory for their international and nonviolent movement against what they see as Israel’s systematic injustice and lawlessness. As Philip Weiss, founder and co-editor of the…
Read moreNew 'Southern Strategy'? Waves of Liberal Protest Ripple Across South
Waves of liberal protest are rippling across the South as a newly energized base—fueled by the momentum of the Moral Monday protests in North Carolina—are declaring to the largely Republican establishment that they will no longer be ignored. Thirty-nine protesters were arrested at the capitol building in Atlanta, Georgia on Tuesday during a raucous protest…
Read moreGeneva Agreement over Eastern Ukraine May Have Overlooked One Thing: Eastern Ukrainians
A day after top diplomats met in Geneva and announced a deal designed to “de-escalate tensions” in Ukraine, it appears that the actual Ukrainian separatists who have defiantly occupied government buildings in numerous cities in the east do not feel bound by the agreement made without their consent. Though the agreement announced Thursday by the…
Read moreAir Pollution = Biggest Environmental Health Risk, Says WHO
Air pollution is the world’s largest single environmental health risk, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday. According to the body’s just released estimates, seven million people died in 2012 as a result of air pollution. That amounts to one in 8 deaths worldwide. “The risks from air pollution are now far greater than previously…
Read moreUkraine Parliament Members Brawl as 'Civil War' Threatens
Tensions are again soaring in Ukraine on Tuesday as leaders of the interim government in the western capitol city of Kiev trade accusations and threats with leaders in Moscow (and themselves) over events in eastern cities of the country closer to its Russian border. On Twitter: Tweets about “Ukraine Russia Kiev lang:en” As security forces…
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