from The Straight
Whenever I turn on CKNW Radio or News 1130, I seem to hear a vicious Conservative attack ad about NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair's "carbon tax".
Nothing gets me flipping the dial more quickly than this message.
That's because the ad is a bald-faced lie and any station that airs it does not deserve my time…
from The Independent
The message for Syrians was clear: the army is the bedrock of power…
from Al Jazeera
President Kirchner releases public letter urging UK to honour UN resolutions by relinquishing control of islands.
from The Nation
A new plan for audits of labor conditions at Walmart’s US distribution centers drew skeptical reactions from labor groups Thursday. According to The Wall Street Journal, which first reported the plan on December 28, Walmart’s plan is “similar to” the labor monitoring system the company currently uses for its overseas suppliers in countries such as China and Bangladesh…
from iPolitics
As the old year passes, Stephen Harper faces a dilemma: If he can’t attend at Chief Theresa’s Spence’s teepee, how could he possibly attend her funeral?
from The Independent
Hundreds of Indian tea estate workers surrounded a plantation owner's home and set it on fire, killing him and his wife, police say.
from Al Jazeera
Rights groups condemn the ruling, saying that authorities failed to bring the real killers of union leader to justice.
from Al Jazeera
Gang rape of woman on bus triggers nationwide outrage as three of four accused confess to the crime in court…
from Al Jazeera
Israel violated international laws by targeting media in Gaza during the November 2012 conflict, US-based non-governmental organisation Human Rights Watch has said.
The four attacks on journalists and media facilities by Israel in Gaza "was unlawful as violated the laws of war by targeting civilians and civilian objects that were making no apparent contribution to Palestinian military operations," the rights organisation said in a statement on Thursday…
from Al Jazeera
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Police clash with protesters in New Delhi as gang rape of a woman on a bus triggers nationwide outrage…
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