Detained activists in Saudi Arabia, including those who campaigned for the right for women to drive, are being sexually harassed and tortured in prison, Amnesty International has been told.
Monthly Archives: November 2018
U.S. Durable Goods Orders Fall 4.4 Percent in October
Poland backtracks on judicial reform, judges can return to work
A new bill would see more than 20 judges who were forced into early retirement return to the bench. The move comes after a top EU court ruled Warsaw had violated European democratic standards.
Is the ‘Islamic State’ making a comeback in Iraq?

The Kurdish army in Iraq says that IS is rising like a phoenix from the ashes. The organization is regrouping, filling the void left by its quarreling adversaries. Judit Neurink reports from Irbil and Mosul.
Estimate: 85,000 child malnutrition deaths in wartorn Yemen
The death count of Saudi war on children in Yemen – but Trump stand by them…

Hunger and disease have killed 85,000 infant children caught in Yemen’s war since 2015, according to Save the Children. Its estimate coincides with a UN envoy’s visit to Sanaa ahead of talks due in Sweden next month.
Donald Trump blasted as ‘comic’ by Turkey, as US President steps up praise for Saudi Arabia – Donald Trump’s America – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Numan Kurtulmus, the deputy chairman of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s AK Party, dismissed Mr Trump’s assessment. “Yesterday’s statement is a comic statement,” he told the Turkish state broadcaster.
Chickenpox Outbreak at School Linked to Vaccine Exemptions
Shingles in their future… needlessly. It is the largest outbreak in North Carolina since the chickenpox vaccine first became available in 1995.
Two Decades After 9/11, Militants Have Only Multiplied
Anyone rethinking how to counter? Not in DC? As many as 230,000 Salafi jihadist fighters are operating in nearly 70 countries, a study finds, underscoring terrorist groups’ resilience and American policy failures.
Right-leaning nonprofit with hidden donors paid acting Atty. Gen. Matthew Whitaker nearly $1 million before role
Before joining the Justice Department, acting Atty. Gen. Matthew Whitaker earned nearly $1 million from a right-leaning nonprofit that doesn’t disclose its donors, according to newly released financial disclosure forms.
The documents show Whitaker received $904,000 in income from the Foundation…
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