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Germany Puts an Expiration Date on Nuclear Power

Staff / Truthdig May 30, 2011 Just two and a half months after Japan's nuclear disaster kicked off a global rethink, Germany's governing coalition has committed to closing down all of the country's nuclear power plants by 2022 Chancellor Angela Merkel says Germany will replace nuclear, which (more). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.K. Cheers On Arab Spring While Training Its Opponents

Staff / Truthdig May 29, 2011 Just days after the British government pledged $181 million in grants and loans to foster economically viable democratic transitions in Egypt and Tunisia, a Freedom of Information Act report confirmed that British military personnel are training the same Saudi security forces that were used to crush recent popular uprisings in Bahrain (more) . Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Russia Changes Stance on Libya

Staff / Truthdig May 28, 2011 An unexpected voice is joining the international chorus urging Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi to leave On Friday, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev announced that he would use his country's solid rapport with Libya to encourage Gadhafi to finally . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

No Resolution Reached at Greek Austerity Summit

Staff / Truthdig May 28, 2011 A group of Greek leaders fell short of reaching an agreement on Prime Minister George Papandreou's austerity plan by week's end, putting Greece on shaky ground in terms of the country's chances of receiving more bailout funds from the IMF. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Fugitive Serbian Commander Arrested

Staff / Truthdig May 26, 2011 After more than 15 years on the run, Ratko Mladic, commander of Bosnian Serb forces during the Balkan wars of the 1990s, was arrested Thursday on war crimes charges, including the slaughter of thousands of Muslim men and boys in Srebrenica in 1995. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Abandon Ship and/or Yemen

Staff / Truthdig May 26, 2011 The United States is evacuating "certain non-emergency personnel" from Yemen and encouraging other Americans to leave the country while they still can The State Department cites "terrorist activities and civil unrest" in its most recent travel warning Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh refuses (more). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Murder Mystery: Chile Exhumes Salvador Allende

Staff / Truthdig May 25, 2011 A panel of forensic scientists will examine the remains of former Chilean President Salvador Allende, who either killed himself or was slain as forces loyal to all-around bad guy Augusto Pinochet stormed the presidential palace in 1973. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Syria Turns Facebook on Protesters

Staff / Truthdig May 23, 2011 Syrian authorities are busy proving Julian Assange right as they use what he called "the most appalling spying machine that has ever been invented" to keep tabs on their country's digital dissidents. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Syrian Revolt: 900 Dead and Counting

Staff / Truthdig May 22, 2011 The number of people killed in the current Syrian uprising soared above 900 on Saturday when security officers fired on a crowd marching in memory of others lost to state violence during the two-month struggle. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Going After the Mini-Mubaraks

Staff / Truthdig May 22, 2011 Journalist, blogger and activist Hossam el-Hamalawy passionately urges his fellow Egyptians to make their social and political revolution into an economic one. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Brazil Scrambles to Respond to Spike in Deforestation

Staff / Truthdig May 20, 2011 Following a period that saw "the lowest level of deforestation in the history of Amazonia," Brazilian plant life and all things dependent upon it met a sudden reversal of fortune when slash-and-burn practices in the rain forest increased 27 percent over the past winter. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Queen Honors Irish Freedom Fighters

Staff / Truthdig May 18, 2011 The queen has landed in Ireland, where she laid a wreath at the Garden of Remembrance to honor those who fought against British tyranny. And if you think that's a nice gesture, you should see the emerald green outfit her majesty wore for her arrival. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )