US Presidential Visit to Laos is About Confronting China

The United States is attempting highlight the historical nature of an upcoming visit to the Southeast Asian state of Laos by US President Barack Obama.

Will Israel Be Put on Trial for War Crimes

An expected visit by ICC delegation could increase the risk of Israeli officials being tried for war crimes.

Hajj hijacked by oppressors, Muslims should reconsider management of Hajj: Ayatollah Khamenei

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution, issued an important statement on Monday suggesting that the Islamic world must fundamentally reconsider the management of hajj due to "Saudi rulers’ oppressive behavior towards God’s guests".

U.S., Russia meeting on Syria ends without a deal

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov were unable to strike a deal for a ceasefire in Syria and differences remain, a senior State Department official said after their meeting in China on Monday.

North Korea fires three ballistic missiles as G20 leaders meet in China

North Korea fired three ballistic missiles into the sea off its east coast on Monday, South Korea's military said, as the leaders of the Group of 20 major economies held a summit in China, the North's main diplomatic ally.

Philippines ‘Gravely Concerned’ China is Starting to Invade Scarborough Shoal

The Philippines demanded an explanation from China’s ambassador over the "increasing number" of Chinese military vessels near the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea.

Ignoring the Pentagon’s Multi-Trillion-Dollar “Accounting Error

In 2014, the New York Times (10/12/14) ran a major investigative piece by reporter James Risen about several billion dollars gone missing, part of a shipment of pallets of $12 billion–$14 billion in C-notes that had been flown from the Federal Reserve into Iraq over a period of a year and a half in an effort to kickstart the Iraqi economy following the 2003 US invasion. Risen reported that about $1.5 billion of the cash, somehow stolen, had been discovered in a bunker in Lebanon by a special inspector general appointed to investigate corruption in the US occupation of Iraq. The article got front-page play.

Bloodshed and War Crimes: Yemen’s Children Deserve Better

In Yemen, conflict, violence, and bloodshed are now a daily occurrence. In spite of ongoing human rights violations global media outlets have chosen to take a back seat and remain silent. Why has  the grave severity of Yemen’s rising conflict been kept in the shadows rather than exposed  as a recurrent headline?

Labor Day Gives US Workers Little to Celebrate. The Derogation of Labor Rights

As Americans celebrate Labor Day, expect little meaningful talk about labor itself. Or about the great equalizer in the everyday engagement of labor and capital: the union movement — and its decades-long decline.

Donald Trump Doubles Down on Deportation Plan

His vitriol and demonization of undocumented immigrants forecloses any constructive dialogue on the issue.