by Abrahm Lustgarten , ProPublica For more than a week the world has watched the escalating crisis at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant slide from one catastrophic episode to a seemingly graver one, often upending assurances from the Japanese and adding to the fear and confusion about how it all might end. Are […]
Eye Witness Account of Monday’s Rally in Iran
TEHRAN, IRAN— The website, Persian Letters, has published a letter that purports to be an on the scene account of Monday’s rally explained through the eyes of an observer. The entire letter is reproduced below: “We went to the Enghelab square at around 2. I was with two other friends. There were many people. […]
Construction underway on Binghamton University’s Center of Excellence facility
BINGHAMTON, NY — Binghamton University, State University of New York, today launched construction of its New York State Center of Excellence in Small Scale Systems Integration and Packaging (S3IP) building in a ceremony attended by elected officials, local leaders and University representatives. The facility will connect with the Biotechnology and the Engineering and Science buildings, […]
Egypt: The Capital of Hell on Earth
Many Egyptian bloggers and activists have been detained by State Security on various occasions and for various reasons – real or fake – Wa7da Masreya interviewed several bloggers and posted a detailed post on torture techniques and psychological tricks those bloggers have been subjected to in State Security headquarters in the district of Nasr City. In her […]
Summit of Americas Ends With Lack of Unity on Direction
by Janine Mendes-Franco The much-hyped Fifth Summit of the Americas is now over, culminating with the Hemispheric leaders’ adoption of the Declaration of Commitment of Port of Spain – albeit with one signatory – the Prime Minister of host country Trinidad and Tobago, who purportedly signed on behalf of all participating leaders. This signaled to […]
Marysville fire victims return home
Six weeks after fires devastated parts of southern Australia, residents of one of the worst-affected towns have finally been allowed to go home. Marysville was almost completely destroyed by bushfires on 7 February. It has been sealed off ever since by the police, who have been searching for the remains of victims and investigating suspicions […]
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