Democracy is failing in the West, scientist warn
The democratic West is crumbling, researchers from Harvard and the University of Melbourne warn. There’s less and less love for democracy to go around, a trend that seems to be sharpest among younger demographics. “Dictatorial democracy is were you have the freedom of speech but the administration doesn’t listen.” Anti-Bush protest written on a voting […]
US, Allied Warplanes Stage Live-fire Exercise Over Korean Peninsula
Almost a dozen U.S., Japanese and South Korean warplanes armed with live weapons flew over the Korean peninsula in what the U.S. military is describing as a “sequenced bilateral show of force” in response to North Korea’s latest missile launch. The Pentagon said the aircraft practiced their attack capabilities by releasing live weapons at a […]
UN urged to punish Myanmar army over Rohingya ‘atrocities’
Pressure tightened on Myanmar Monday as a rights group urged world leaders to impose sanctions on the country’s military, which is accused of driving out more than 400,000 Rohingya Muslims in an orchestrated “ethnic cleansing” campaign. The call from Human Rights Watch came as the UN General Assembly prepared to convene in New York, with […]
Maine bank fires executive over anti-Muslim Facebook posts
In a post to their Facebook page on Friday afternoon, Kennebunk Savings Bank announced that Dawn Robinson, who had been hired last month as the bank’s Chief Information Officer, was no longer working for the company. The firing was a result of Robinson posting what the bank described as “disturbing and offensive images” on Facebook. […]
India: Rohingya Muslims have ‘terror’ ties
India’s government said on Monday it has evidence showing some Rohingya Muslims in the country have ties to “terror organisations” and pose a security threat that justifies a mass deportation of the ethnic group. India’s home ministry said it would confidentially share intelligence information with the Supreme Court showing Rohingya links with Pakistan-based armed groups, […]