By Juan Cole — Tens of thousands of Turks demonstrated in Istanbul and other cities on Wednesday coming off the funeral of 15-year-old Berkin Elvan.
Posted on Mar 13, 2014
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By Nina Martin, ProPublica —
The conflict between religious freedom and gender/sexual equality has become “the most important civil rights issue of this time.”
Posted on Mar 13, 2014
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US spy satellites detected no sign of a mid-air explosion when a Malaysian airliner lost contact with air traffic controllers, American officials said Wednesday.
Posted on Mar 13, 2014
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By E.J. Dionne, Jr. — When Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected pope a year ago, only a few expected that he would confront so many challenges simultaneously.
Posted on Mar 12, 2014
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Mergers are all the rage these days, and in his bid to add a second U.S. carrier to his collection, Sprint Chairman Masayoshi Son isn’t pulling punches.
Posted on Mar 12, 2014
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By Amy Goodman — This week’s public spat between CIA-loyalist Sen. Dianne Feinstein and the CIA might briefly upset the status quo, but they will make up.
Posted on Mar 12, 2014
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Ukraine’s Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk arrived at the White House on Wednesday to accept President Barack Obama’s personal stamp of approval for the government in Kiev.
Posted on Mar 12, 2014
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Ineffectual liberals and the corporate takeover of the Democratic Party have not only tipped the whole country over to the right but have vanquished any lingering notion of “the left.”
Posted on Mar 12, 2014
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Japanese government officials discourage kids from playing outdoors near Fukushima more than a few minutes a day; colleges have trademarked some ridiculous phrases; meanwhile, sleep troubles could have to do with low brain volume. These discoveries and more after the jump.
Posted on Mar 12, 2014
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The White House’s top arms control official said Wednesday that U.S. cooperation with Russia on agreements limiting nuclear arsenals would survive the worst East-West tensions in years sparked by Ukraine.
Posted on Mar 12, 2014
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A class-action lawsuit against nuclear suppliers General Electric, Toshiba and Hitachi has ballooned to more than 4,000 claimants who are seeking damages over the Fukushima atomic disaster.
Posted on Mar 12, 2014
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There’s a reason why so many Americans have become lactose intolerant and the proof may be in the milky pudding.
Posted on Mar 12, 2014
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By Juan Cole — Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s speech Tuesday was a chess move in a contest with the CIA, which has played hardball with the California Democrat’s staff.
Posted on Mar 12, 2014
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Concern for a missing airliner swung to mounting outrage and suspicion in Malaysia on Wednesday as critics took aim at officials for a “chaotic lack of coordination” in their response.
Posted on Mar 12, 2014
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By Juan Cole — In a series of dramatic political moves, the Libyan General National Congress on Tuesday made a vote of no confidence in Prime Minister Ali Zeidan.
Posted on Mar 12, 2014
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Ukraine will not intervene militarily in the separatist peninsula of Crimea, in order to avoid exposing its eastern border, Ukraine’s acting president told news agency AFP on Tuesday in an exclusive interview.
Posted on Mar 12, 2014
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Dong Nguyen’s supremely addictive iPhone game was earning him $50,000 a day, and an equal helping of hate mail.
Posted on Mar 11, 2014
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By William Pfaff — The Ukraine crisis has slowed to a temporary halt as none of the significant actors will speak directly to anyone else in a position to break the stalemate.
Posted on Mar 11, 2014
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