10 min ago | The Star Online
Adam pleads not guilty to giving seditious speech
KUALA LUMPUR: Student activist Adam Adli Abd Halim has pleaded not guilty in a Sessions Court to a charge of uttering seditious words at the Kuala Lumpur and Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall.
4 hrs ago | The Washington Post
Oil Revolt Generates $35 Billion as Icahn-Singer Agitate: Energy
Apache Corp. isn't waiting for Carl Icahn to tell the energy company how to reverse a two-year decline that's erased $14 billion from its market value.
8 hrs ago | WBOC-TV Salisbury
Court cancels Ukraine's first gay pride rally
A Ukrainian court on Thursday banned what would have been Ukraine's first-ever gay pride demonstration, upholding a suit by city authorities, who argued the rally would disturb annual Kiev Day celebrations and could spark violence.
8 hrs ago | KLFY-TV Lafayette
Court cancels Ukraine's first gay pride rally
An older brother was being questioned Thursday in the deaths of two Utah boys found by their mother when she returned home, police said.
9 hrs ago | The Times of India
Blind activist who escaped house arrest says China can't be trusted
LONDON: "Hindi-Chini bhai-bhai" may be the flavour in Delhi after the recent visit of Chinese premier Li Keqiang.
12 hrs ago | Babalu Blog
Jose Daniel Ferrer: Activism on the streets of Eastern Cuba
The leader of the Patriotic Union of Cuba highlights the situation which a number of political prisoners of the mentioned group are facing, speaks about the repressive methods employed by the State against activists and affirms that activism and opposition out on the streets has only increased in the Eastern region of the country, attracting ... (more)
13 hrs ago | River Front Times
The Ag-Gag War: How undercover animal-rights activists are winning it
Cody Carlson had no way of preparing for this moment. He was a Manhattan kid, days removed from working as an analyst for a business-intelligence firm, where he scrutinized corporations and their executives.
16 hrs ago | WALB-TV Albany
Malaysian charged with sedition, 3 more arrested
Malaysian authorities detained three anti-government figures, charged a student activist with sedition and seized hundreds of opposition newspapers Thursday, raising political tensions after recent national elections triggered claims of fraud.
16 hrs ago | News9 Oklahoma City
Malaysian charged with sedition, 3 more arrested
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Malaysian authorities detained three anti-government figures, charged a student activist with sedition and seized hundreds of opposition newspapers Thursday, raising political tensions after recent national elections triggered claims of fraud.
16 hrs ago | WAND-TV Decatur
Malaysian charged with sedition, 3 more arrested
The FBI has arrested a suspect in a case involving the discovery of a pair of letters containing the deadly poison ricin and says investigators are working "around the clock" to address any remaining risks.
19 hrs ago | WATE-TV Knoxville
Malaysian charged with sedition, 2 more arrested
By The Associated Press The U.S. teen birth rate fell 25 percent over five years to a record low of 31 births per 1,000 teens ages 15 to 19, according to a report from the Centers for Disease... By The Associated Press The U.S. teen birth rate fell 25 percent over five years to a record low of 31 births per 1,000 teens ages 15 to 19, according to a ... (more)
19 hrs ago | WHBF-TV Rock Island
Malaysian charged with sedition, 2 more arrested
By The Associated Press The U.S. teen birth rate fell 25 percent over five years to a record low of 31 births per 1,000 teens ages 15 to 19, according to a report from the Centers for Disease... By The Associated Press The U.S. teen birth rate fell 25 percent over five years to a record low of 31 births per 1,000 teens ages 15 to 19, according to a ... (more)
Malaysian student charged with sedition after urging street protests over election fraud claim
Prosecutors have filed a sedition charge against a student activist who had urged Malaysians to engage in street protests against the government over claims of election fraud.
Dissidents Fight Back as Governments Step Up Spyware Attacks
One of the first times hackers tried to infiltrate Danny O'Brien through his email inbox, it was in the guise of a human-rights event invitation from what appeared to be a friend.
Syrian opposition urges rebels to join key battle
Syria's main opposition alliance on Wednesday urged fighters from around the country to reinforce a rebel-held town under attack by President Bashar Assad's troops and their allies from the Lebanese militant Hezbollah group.
Human rights group protests US drone killings
A top human rights organization on Wednesday criticized the Obama administration's increasing use of drone aircraft for the targeted killing of terrorism suspects overseas and questioned whether it is legal.
Human rights groups protests US drone killings of terror suspects, questions legal strategy
In this Aug. 16, 2007 file photo, Police Chief John Martin demonstrates a Taser in Brattleboro, Vt.
Entertaining change: Sony to look at activist's spin-off idea
Few foreign activist investors have made much headway in forcing change in Japan, where a conservative corporate culture favors long-standing ties with banks, business partners and workers rather than shareholders seeking value.
Grassroots Greens Challenge Environmental Defense Fund on Fracking
A coalition of grassroots environmental groups - plus a few professors and celebrities - issued a public message to the Environmental Defense Fund on Wednesday: You don't speak for us on fracking.
College fossil-fuel divestment movement builds
The Fossil Free campaign argues that if it's wrong to pour pollution into the air and contribute to climate change, it's also wrong to profit from it.