U.S. President Barack Obama is in Laos for an historic visit -- the first for a sitting U.S. president. ... More


A New York Times analysis of Hillary Clinton’s fundraising schedule shows she raised $50 million at elite gatherings over the last two weeks of August --raising an average of $150,000 an hour.... More


German Chancellor Angela Merkel has once again defended her stance on allowing asylum seekers into Germany despite her party's loss at local elections apparently over the government's refugee policy.... More


Newly leaked documents show that a U.S. spying agency has used a British military base to carry out “capture-kill operations” across the Middle East.... More


Bolivia's government urged miners Monday to turn over the people responsible for the torture and murder of Deputy Minister Rodolfo Illanes, as a condition for future negotiations over their demands.... More


The United Nations human rights chief has accused U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump of spreading "humiliating racial and religious prejudice" and warned of a rise of populist politics that could turn violent.... More


Palestinians in Gaza pay up to $10,000 U$D in bribes to Egyptian officials at the Rafah border in order to cross into Egypt, brokers and travelers told Al-Jazeera... More


Brazilian State security officials, working on behalf of the coup regime, unleashed a wave of repression against a 100,000 person strong demonstration in the city of Sao Paulo opposing the ouster of Dilma Rousseff.... More


Jose 'Pepe' Mujica, a senator and former president of Uruguay, said that deposed Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff was ousted because she did not yield to pressure from politicians accused of corruption and for not being corrupt herself.... More


UK police have arrested at least seven Black Lives Matter (BLM) activists in connection to a protest that forced authorities to cancel all flights at the London City Airport.... More


U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has closed the gap with his Democrat rival Hillary Clinton and leads her nationally in the race for the White House by two points.... More


Incarcerated people in prisons across the United States are gearing up for a prison strike on September 9... More


In Puerto Rico, hundreds of people shut down the island’s biggest Wal-Mart on Monday in protest against the ongoing economic crisis on the island and the companies that protesters say are responsible.... More


British military firm Cobham has provided U.S. police departments with advanced eavesdropping equipment, a leaked document shows.... More


Teachers affiliated with the militant National Coordinator of Education Workers in the state of Oaxaca voted to return to the classroom this week on the condition that the government of Enrique Peña Nieto return to the negotiating table, a union leader told Proceso magazine.... More


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