Major Darknet Site Allegedly Selling Cocaine, Stolen ID Data Busted

DAVID RISING / The Associated Press May 3, 2019 Raids in the U.S. and Europe yield the arrest of three German men in probe of the "world's largest darknet marketplace for contraband." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Want Military Action? Look No Further Than Your Local Police

BLANK Aug 29, 2013 Increased militarization of domestic police departments has contributed to grotesque violations of Americans' civil liberties, not to mention costing untold millions in tax dollars. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Turkey Imposes Further Sanctions on Israel

Staff / Truthdig Sep 6, 2011 Turkey added fuel to its smoldering relationship with Israel on Tuesday when Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that his nation would impose additional sanctions against its once-close ally. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Turkey Ousts Israeli Ambassador

Staff / Truthdig Sep 3, 2011 Turkey downgraded its diplomatic ties with Israel on Friday, announcing that the Israeli ambassador is no longer welcome and that it would sever military ties between the two countries. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

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 )

ICE Raids Go Silent

Staff / Truthdig Jul 10, 2010 The federal government has changed its approach to immigration raids at factories and farms. Instead of busting their way into workplaces, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are now scouring employment records that then can result in the firing of undocumented workers. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Israeli PM Says He Regrets Loss of Life

Staff / Truthdig Jun 1, 2010 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has responded to international criticism of his government's deadly raid on boats carrying activists and aid to Gaza. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Afghanistan Leans Away From Censorship

Staff / Truthdig Mar 14, 2010 The Afghan government has stepped away from a total ban on the broadcasting of "disturbing images" that was implemented earlier this month. The move had set off howls among media and rights groups. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

ICE Cools It on the Quotas

Staff / Truthdig Aug 19, 2009 A controversial program that had set quotas for the arrest of undocumented immigrants is finally over. While U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement will continue to bust into homes and workplaces, arresting and deporting illegal immigrants -- some without deportation orders or criminal records -- agents will no longer have a hard number that has to be met. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

New, Softer Approach to Illegal Workers

Staff / Truthdig Jul 3, 2009 The immigration raids of the Bush years that have carried over into the Obama administration may be changing. The era of federal agents busting into shops and rounding up undocumented workers for deportation is being replaced by a new effort to use fines and civil sanctions, making employers responsible, rather than the workers themselves. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Border Skirmish Kills 16 Ahead of Games

Staff / Truthdig Aug 4, 2008 According to state media, a raid in China's northwestern frontier region killed 16 policemen. Officials quickly tried to hush concerns about the Olympic Games, which are just a few days from opening thousands of miles away in Beijing, where the government has invested billions to clean up and secure the city. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Over 850 Afghan Prisoners at Large After Kahdahar Raid

Staff / Truthdig Jun 17, 2008 Last weekend's prison break in Kandahar, Afghanistan, resulted in the deaths of at least nine policemen and eight prisoners, and more than 600 prisoners were on the loose, many of them said to have ties to the Taliban. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )