Israel's illegal settlement construction increased by 40 percent during the first six months of 2016, says a rights group.... More


In a leaked draft report, the Committee on Arms Exports Control echoed both the European Parliament and the Commons International Development Select Committee in calling for arms sales to the Saudi Arabian monarchy to end.... More


Brazil's Chamber of Deputies is voting on whether to privatize the country's offshore pre-salt assets, a move social organizations argue will put the country's natural resources in foreign hands.... More


Ecuador's fight to reclaim its sovereignty and beat back neo-liberalism and foreign domination has been rife with challenges... More


In the United States, with less than five months left in Barack Obama's presidency, activists have launched an all-out campaign to lobby Barack Obama to pardon government whistleblower Edward Snowden. ... More


The Pentagon said Tuesday it launched various strikes on Daesh in Syria over the past several days, including hits on some targets that "may have resulted in civilian casualties." ... More


With general elections looming in the country, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega widened his lead in voter preference to 61 points over his closest rival, according to a survey released in Managua, the Nicaraguan capital. ... More


The Women's Boat to Gaza (WBG) is set to depart the Spanish port of Barcelona and sail to the Israeli-blockaded Gaza Strip to bring world attention to the plight of Palestinian living under a devastating siege in the coastal sliver. ... More


Imprisoned U.S. Army whistleblower Chelsea Manning has ended a hunger strike to protest her prison conditions. ... More


Former CIA Head James Woolsey

U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has named former CIA Director James Woolsey to be his senior adviser on national security.... More


Former British Prime Minister David Cameron

Former British Prime Minister David Cameron has stepped down from the UK Parliament. ... More


Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has sparked outrage by calling Palestinian opposition to Israeli-only settlements in the Israeli-occupied territories a version of "ethnic cleansing."... More


In news from the U.S. presidential campaign trail, Hillary Clinton released her latest tax returns, showing she and her husband Bill Clinton earned $10.6 million in 2015. ... More


Heads of state and representatives of more than one hundred Third World nations are on Venezuela's Margarita Island for the 17th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement... More


The former president of the chamber of deputies and mastermind of President Dilma Rousseff's impeachment, Eduardo Cunha, lost his seat in the lower house Monday night. ... More


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