Vietnamese Woman Sentenced in Slaying of Kim Jong Un’s Brother

EILEEN NG / The Associated Press Mar 31, 2019 Originally charged with murder, she pleaded guilty to a lesser charge. Kim Jong Nam died after being accosted by two women at an airport. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Malaysia Files Criminal Charges Against Goldman Sachs

The Associated Press Dec 17, 2018 The Malaysian attorney general says his government is seeking several billion dollars in fines for breaches of securities laws. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Mueller Looking Into Trump Associate’s Dealings With China, Malaysia

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Aug 19, 2018 The special counsel's team is exploring whether Elliott Broidy, former vice chair of the Trump Victory Committee, used his administration connections to engage in influence peddling and seek kickbacks from abroad. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Body of Slain Hamas Commander Is Returned to Gaza

FARES AKRAM / The Associated Press Apr 26, 2018 Fadi al-Batsh was killed as he was walking to pray at a mosque. Hamas has accused Israel’s Mossad spy agency of the killing. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Best We Could Do

Janice G. Raymond / Truthdig Apr 8, 2017 I thought graphic novels were kid stuff -- and there is no better book to prove me wrong than this turbulent memoir of a Vietnamese family. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

New Disclosures in Navy Bribery Scandal as Nine More Current or Former Officers Are Charged

Staff / Truthdig Mar 15, 2017 A Malaysian defense contractor allegedly exchanged trips and prostitutes' services for classified information from U.S. Navy officers. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Nearly $1 Trillion Left Emerging Markets in Single Year in ‘Capital Flight’ Phenomenon

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 21, 2015 Reports that huge sums of investment money have flowed out of countries with emerging markets suggest that countries once billed as "stars of the post-crash economy are now waning." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Extreme Weather Puts Africa’s Food Security at Risk

By Alex Kirby, Climate News Network Aug 16, 2015 A British government scientific panel says increasingly frequent heat waves, droughts and other extreme weather threaten more -- and more severe -- global food crises. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

A Little Slavery and Some Mass Graves Won’t Deter Obama From the TPP

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jul 13, 2015 After the Obama administration and congressional Republicans failed last month to delete from the controversial trade deal language banning trade with countries on a State Department human trafficking list, the president appears to have simply reclassified an offending nation. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Flight 8501 Was AirAsia’s First Fatal Crash

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Dec 31, 2014 It may seem like someone put a terrible hex on Malaysian airlines in 2014, but AirAsia Flight 8501 wasn't just another ill-fated Malaysian airplane. For one thing, it wasn't even Malaysian. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Sanity

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#YesAllWomen Isn’t Just an American Thing

Staff / Truthdig Jun 4, 2014 Although the shooting near UC Santa Barbara sparked the #YesAllWomen trend mostly among an American audience, the call is resonating with women all over the world. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )