Nadezhda Tolokonnikova of Pussy Riot says that that women in her prison are forced to work 17 hours a day and get only 4 hours of sleep.

A Palestinian shot an Israeli soldier, so as punishment, Netanyahu sent colonists back into a disputed house in Hebron (where Israelis have pushed Palestinians out of important parts of the city).

Planned coal mines in Queensland, Australia, would suck up so much water that they would devastate local agriculture.

Burning the coal would devastate agriculture world-wide, but that would take more time.

Merkel Victory a Blow to Europe Reeling Under Austerity's Thumb.

The US uses "military cooperation" programs to get around human rights laws and encourage military coups and militarist regimes in Latin America. Colombia and Honduras are the clearest examples.