Mourning in Mexico

Staff / Truthdig Aug 27, 2011 Mexican President Felipe Calderon on Friday declared three days of mourning for his country after 52 people were killed in a Monterrey casino fire set by gunmen thought to be members of a drug cartel. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Retaliatory Attacks Between Israel and Gaza Continue

Staff / Truthdig Aug 25, 2011 Nine Palestinians died and 29 were wounded in a series of Israeli airstrikes that began Wednesday and continued Thursday. The air raids were in retaliation for a recent terrorist attack that killed eight Israelis and for continuing rocket fire over the Israel-Gaza border. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Blast Rocks Government Buildings in Oslo

Staff / Truthdig Jul 22, 2011 A powerful explosion rocked government buildings in Norway's capital on Friday, killing at least seven people and injuring a number of others near the prime minister's office. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

500 Dead in Nigerian Postelection Violence

Staff / Truthdig Apr 24, 2011 Nigeria's most credible election in decades has come to a close, but the legitimacy of the process has failed to stem the violence. A local human rights group believes more than 500 people have been killed in postelection fighting. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

27 Killed in Latest Syrian Protest

Staff / Truthdig Apr 9, 2011 At least 27 demonstrators are dead at the hands of Syrian security forces as new protests against the government of President Bashar al-Assad erupted Friday in the southern city of Daraa. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

At Least 35 Dead in Yemen Protests

Staff / Truthdig Mar 19, 2011 At least 35 people were shot dead and hundreds more wounded on Friday when Yemeni soldiers opened fire on protesters marching through the country’s capital of Sanaa. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bangladesh Labor Protest Turns Deadly

Staff / Truthdig Dec 13, 2010 A labor struggle has turned violent in Bangladesh. In protests that have shut down factories in the southern part of the country, three workers have been killed and scores injured as police clashed with demonstrators demanding higher wages. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Mexican Cartel Boss Is Killed

Staff / Truthdig Dec 12, 2010 The Bible-quoting, drug-running leader of Mexico’s notorious La Familia cartel, Nazario Moreno González, is believed to have been killed by federal troops in a two-day gunbattle in the beleaguered state of Michoacan. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bhutto Case Reignited With Arrests

Staff / Truthdig Dec 6, 2010 In news that may reopen the mystery surrounding Benazir Bhutto’s unsolved assassination, a Pakistani anti-terrorism court has ordered the arrests of the former police chief and deputy of Rawalpindi, the city where Bhutto was killed. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

R.I.P. Gulf Oil Well

Staff / Truthdig Sep 19, 2010 It looks like the ruptured oil well in the Gulf of Mexico is officially dead. The procedure to seal the well -- or in oil industry terms, to "kill" it -- has been pronounced a success, providing an unceremonious end to the spilling of millions of barrels of oil into the Gulf. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

BP Readies the Final ‘Kill’

Staff / Truthdig Aug 6, 2010 Someone should tell BP that the whole kill-speak approach does not bode well when you're actually killing wildlife and industry in the Gulf. But nonetheless, BP says the mud and cement pumped into the blown-out oil well, termed a “static kill,” are holding and that it is preparing to seal the deal with a “bottom kill” later this month. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Israeli Attack Kills a Hamas Commander

Staff / Truthdig Jul 31, 2010 A Hamas military commander, Issa Batran, was killed and 11 other people were wounded in Israel airstrikes on the Gaza Strip, the first such strikes since the massive Israeli offensive against Gaza in January 2009. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )