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Rousseff to be Sworn in as Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff will be sworn in as Brazil’s first female president on Saturday. Rousseff is a former … NewsRead more

157 Banks Failed in 2010, Most Since 1992 The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation has announced that 157 banks failed this year, the highest total since … News: December 29, 2010Read more

Israeli Peace Activist Sentenced to 3-Month Term In Israel, the prominent peace activist Jonathan Pollak has been sentenced to three months in prison for taking … News: December 28, 2010Read more

45 Killed in Bombing at WFP Site in Pakistan In Pakistan, a suicide attack on a World Food Program distribution center has killed 45 people … News: December 27, 2010Read more

WikiLeaks: U.K. & U.S. Embrace Bangladeshi Death Squad One new cable reveals that the British government has been training a Bangladeshi paramilitary force condemned by … News: December 22, 2010Read more

Julian Assange: Bradley Manning is a “Political Prisoner” WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said Wednesday that he had never heard the name Bradley Manning before it … News: December 23, 2010Read more

WikiLeaks: U.S. Sought to Retaliate against France over GM Crops In other WikiLeaks news, another leaked cable reveals that the Bush administration drew up ways … News. December 21, 2010Read more

WikiLeaks: Pfizer Opposed New Zealand Trade Deal In other WikiLeaks news, newly released cables have shed more light on the pharmaceutical giant Pfizer. Now Pfizer’s … News December 20, 2010Read more

Dozens Arrested at Veteran-Led Antiwar Protest As the Afghan war review was released, an estimated 135 people were arrested outside the White House in an … News: December 17, 2010Read more