Roisin Davis / TruthdigNov 16, 2015
The case was brought against the men following a 2010 attack by Israeli security forces against the Gaza Freedom Flotilla aid ships. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Roisin Davis / TruthdigNov 16, 2015
Thought to contain the remains of as many as 80 Yazidi women, the grave was discovered near the Iraqi town of Sinjar following an offensive Friday against Islamic State by Kurdish forces. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Roisin Davis / TruthdigNov 14, 2015
Justices agreed Friday to review a Texas law that could close three-fourths of the state’s abortion clinics. The law, known as HB2, passed in 2013 and has led to the closure of more than half the state's clinics. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Roisin Davis / TruthdigNov 13, 2015
"Are we really doing this Donald Trump thing? We're really doing that as a country?" the former "Daily Show" host said of the GOP presidential front-runner. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Roisin Davis / TruthdigNov 13, 2015
"If these agreements open trade yet close the door to affordable medicines, we have to ask the question: Is this really progress at all?" said Margaret Chan, head of the World Health Organization, at a health care conference in Geneva on Thursday. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Roisin Davis / TruthdigNov 8, 2015
The leader of the New York City Commission on Human Rights is driven by both a zeal for the public good and personal passion. She is on a mission to give a voice to the voiceless. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Roisin Davis / TruthdigNov 6, 2015
In his memoir, Carson claimed that he received a full scholarship to the academy, which has no record that he even applied. In fact, West Point does not offer scholarships because there is no tuition -- when students enroll, they enlist in the U.S. Army. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Roisin Davis / TruthdigNov 6, 2015
The motion represents a sharp challenge to the country's strict drug laws, adding the court's weight to the growing debate in Latin America over the costs and consequences of the war on drugs. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Roisin Davis / TruthdigNov 4, 2015
The Cuban model—developed in a time of crisis after the collapse of the Soviet Union—is seen as offering potential solutions to many countries in the world. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Roisin Davis / TruthdigNov 2, 2015
Because the Democratic Unionists, the largest party in Northern Ireland's devolved Parliament, exercised a voting mechanism to veto the vote, same-sex marriage backers are now expected to turn to the courts. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Roisin Davis / TruthdigOct 31, 2015
In a Facebook post, Israel’s prime minister said he never meant to "absolve [Adolf] Hitler of his responsibility for the Holocaust." He had come under scathing criticism recently for laying blame on the World War II-era mufti Haj Amin al-Husseini. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Roisin Davis / TruthdigOct 30, 2015
The power will reportedly be included in the British government's new surveillance bill, to be published next week. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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