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Archives for February 2014

EU Ministers Discuss Trade Deal With US, Ukraine

Negotiations on the free trade deal with the U.S., in turn, began in July but were partially suspended in January for the EU to hold a three-month consultation over concerns about some of the deal’s proposed rules for investment.

Associated Press
By Associated Press
Catherine Ashton, Evangelos Venizelos

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — European Union government ministers were discussing Friday the progress made in negotiations on a free trade deal with the United States as well as the 28-country bloc's relationship with Ukraine, in light of the turmoil there. The EU last year offered Ukraine a free trade and association agreement. EU officials said they

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Amnesty International Report Highlights “Israeli War Crimes”

“In the last three years at least 261 Palestinians, including 67 children, have been seriously injured by live ammunition fired by Israeli forces in the West Bank,” the report contends.

Les Neuhaus
By Les Neuhaus

Israeli forces have killed dozens of Palestinian civilians, including children, in the West Bank territory over the last three years. No one in any of these cases appears to have been posing a direct or immediate threat to anyone’s life, “which would amount to war crimes,” according to an Amnesty International report released on Thursday. The full

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Free Speech Advocates Denounce Court’s Ruling To Remove Anti-Islam Video

The Judge ruling on the case stated: “An actor’s performance, when fixed, is copyrightable if it evinces “some minimal degree of creativity . . . ‘no matter how crude, humble or obvious’ it might be.”

Katie Rucke
By Katie Rucke
M. Cris Armenta, Cindy Lee Garcia

A California appeals court ruled on Feb. 19, that Google must remove all copies of the controversial anti-Islam movie “Innocence of Muslims” from all of its online platforms, it was revealed on Wednesday. Though the decision was made last week, the court issued a gag order regarding its decision, “to prevent a rush to copy and proliferate the film

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Zainab al-Khawaja, Bahraini Human-Rights Activist, Released From Prison

Her sister tells MintPress News that Zainab plans to continue protesting, putting her at risk of further detention.

Les Neuhaus
By Les Neuhaus

Bahraini pro-democracy activist Zainab al-Khawaja has been released from jail after serving nearly one year for multiple charges, including participating in an illegal gathering and insulting police, but the question that remains is what her future of activism will look like as she continues to face pressure to back down. “One year of prison is

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A Bitcoin Backlash May Be Coming

With $400 million lost and uncertainty swirling around Bitcoin, a W.Va. senator has suggested outlawing the cryptocurrency altogether. But others say the collapse of Mt.Gox may be the shot in the arm Bitcoin needed to survive.

Frederick Reese
By Frederick Reese
Bitcoins Rise

The federal government is busy addressing the crisis unfolding from the collapse of Mt.Gox after as much as $400 million worth of Bitcoins disappeared due to a known, but unaddressed security flaw. The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York and the FBI have opened an investigation into possible criminal violations connected to the

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Michigan Fights To Keep State From Implementing ‘Rape Insurance’ Law

“Women shouldn’t have to ‘plan ahead’ for sexual assault, or be punished for not ‘prepping’ after being raped,” wrote petitioners seeking to get the bill struck down.

Katie Rucke
By Katie Rucke
Randy Richardville

In December, the Michigan State Legislature approved a measure that would require women to purchase additional insurance for a health insurance plan that includes abortion coverage -- even in cases of rape and incest. Without the additional coverage, women would be forced to pay entirely out of pocket for abortion procedures that can cost anywhere

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