By Deirdre Fulton / Common DreamsDec 1, 2015
"We must do everything we can to stop MPs voting the U.K. into its fourth war on a Muslim country in 14 years," Stop the War coalition says. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigOct 30, 2015
The former N.S.A. contractor-turned-whistleblower, who has been living in Russia, also called it "extraordinary." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigSep 21, 2015
Most of Sunday's snap general election results are in -- and it seems Syriza has claimed another important victory in Greece and Alexis Tspiras will continue to lead the country. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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Kasia Anderson / TruthdigJul 15, 2015
Greece's Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Tuesday continued the diplomatic high-wire act that his country's economic crisis has obliged him to attempt by working hard to persuade members of the Greek Parliament and the general population to accept the bailout package he was just offered in Brussels. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Roisin Davis / TruthdigMay 9, 2015
Now free to pursue a radical agenda, David Cameron will lead Britain even further down the murky path of austerity, privatization, increased surveillance and jingoism. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Kasia Anderson / TruthdigMay 5, 2015
The shootings at the Charlie Hebdo headquarters in Paris last January drew comparisons to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, and now the French government appears to be responding in a similar manner to its American counterpart by doubling down on surveillance. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Donald Kaufman / TruthdigMar 12, 2015
A Los Angeles jury on Tuesday determined that Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke had copied several elements from Marvin Gaye's 1977 song "Got to Give It Up" in making their 2013 hit "Blurred Lines." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigFeb 14, 2014
Euthanasia has been legal for adults in Belgium for a dozen years, and now the age limit on the practice is about to be lifted in that country. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 29, 2014
Tuesday was a victorious day for the Ukrainian protesters who have thronged their streets and clashed with government forces for months, as President Viktor Yanukovych handed them some major concessions except for one. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Peter Z. Scheer / TruthdigJul 17, 2013
Parliament has cleared the way for same-sex unions to begin in half of the United Kingdom. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Peter Z. Scheer / TruthdigJul 10, 2013
The media tycoon is said to welcome the opportunity to appear once again before the British government and explain his side of the secretly recorded pep talk he gave his alleged phone-hacking reporters. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigFeb 6, 2013
Members of Britain’s Parliament ruled in favor of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill on Tuesday, and in case the name of this particular piece of legislation doesn’t make it clear, the vote brings gay marriage ever closer to a state-sanctioned reality in the U.K. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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