In an ominous turn of events, Hurricane Irma rapidly gathered momentum to become a Category 5 storm with raging winds in the region of 185 mph. As it bears down on the Florida coast line, the US is bracing for maximum impact. This Act of God has the capacity to cause […]
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HRW: Saudi Iran Spying Trial “Mockery of Justice”
Human Rights Watch slammed Saudi Arabia for trying men for allegedly spying on behalf of Iran, saying the move was a ” mockery of justice”. HRW said the trial has violated the basic due process rights of the accused, all of whom except one have been detained since 2013. “Authorities have not permitted defendants to […]
Government To Pay Native Americans For Short-Changing Tribal Contracts
Native Americans to receive compensation from government to cover costs of mandated federal programs on reservations Interior Secretary Sally Jewell and Justice Department officials together with leaders from the Oglala Sioux, Zuni Pueblo, and Ramah Chapter of the Navajo Nation plan to announce that the federal government will settle a […]
Labor bullish on Malaysia asylum-seeker processing plan
The federal government is pressing ahead with its plan to process asylum-seekers in Malaysia despite uncertainty it will have the numbers. Source: Supplied THE federal government is pressing ahead with its plan to process asylum-seekers in Malaysia despite uncertainty it will have the numbers, Labor frontbencher Greg Combet says. The government is set to try […]