In a landmark ruling on Thursday with potential implications for the planned Northern Gateway pipeline, Canada’s Supreme Court unanimously granted an aboriginal land title to the Tsilhqot’in First Nation, giving them claim to more than 1,700 square kilometers in British Columbia. Click Here: cheap sydney roosters jersey “British Columbia breached its duty to consult owed Read more about Win for 'Rightful Stewards of the Land': Canadian Court Sides With First Nations[…]

Though President George W. Bush says he won’t “weigh in” on the current crisis on Iraq, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has no such qualms. As The Guardian reports: Both Blair and Bush are widely condemned as the two men most responsible for the illegal 2003 invasion of Iraq that claimed hundreds of thousands Read more about Bush Silent, But Blair says West Should Attack Iraq Again[…]

With a vote less than two weeks away and polls showing a narrowing gap between those who support independence and those who do not, the debate over Scottish nationalism is heating up. On September 18, Scottish voters will cast their ballots in a referendum that asks: “Should Scotland be an independent country?” A ‘yes’ vote Read more about Defying 'Old Order,' Scottish Independence Campaign Gains Steam[…]

ATHENS – Plans by the Greek government to sell companies that handle the key resources of energy and water face serious obstacles and its policy to offer investors exceptional privileges in an effort to boost interest in privatisation is coming under strong pressure. Privatisation is one of the ‘prerequisites’ of the Troika – the tripartite Read more about Greek Privatization of Key Sectors Meets Strong Opposition[…]

While much is being said about the remains of downed Malaysia Airline flight MH17 and the location of the 298 casualties of the crash, little is being reported on the mounting civilian deaths in eastern Ukraine as government troops have escalated their attack on the rebel-held region in the days following Thursday’s tragedy. According to Read more about In Wake of MH17 Crash, Civilian Casualties Mount in East Ukraine[…]

Convicted killer Joseph Wood, sentenced to death in Arizona, had his stated fears realized on Wednesday night when it took nearly two hours for him to die—”gulping for air” and “snorting” hundreds of times—after the state administered its experimental lethal injection cocktail. Lawyers for Wood had challenged the state’s use of the mostly untested drug Read more about Arizona Execution Takes Two Hours as Man 'Snorts, Gulps for Air'[…]

Detroit’s Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr handed over control of the city’s water system to the mayor this week following protests and international outcry at the shut off of water to tens of thousands of households that had fallen behind on their bills. While many are celebrating the transfer of power as a partial victory, organizers Read more about 'Partial Victory' in Detroit Water Crisis as City Regains Power of Resource[…]

The United Sates government has determined there is a new person leaking secret documents, CNN reported Tuesday. The news comes the same as day as new reporting by Jeremy Scahill and Ryan Devereaux for The Intercept revealed that many of those on the government’s terrorist watchlist have no terrorist group affiliation. Their reporting cites documents Read more about US Officials: There's a New Leaker[…]

Republican lawmakers hoping to rake in more campaign cash from Wall Street are challenging a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission rule that limits the amount of money financiers can give to governors and state officials. Last week, the state Republican committees of New York and Tennessee filed a lawsuit aimed at repealing a Securities and Exchange Read more about GOP Seeks to Further Weaken Campaign Finance Laws[…]

Dealing a “severe blow” to the export of coal out of the Pacific Northwest, the Oregon Department of State Lands (DSL) on Monday rejected a critical permit for the construction of Ambre Energy’s Morrow Pacific export terminal on the Columbia River. “Ambre’s dirty coal project would have sent hundreds of coal trains through the region, Read more about Victory for Local Action as Coal Export Terminal Rejected in Oregon[…]