Private US firm wants to coordinate aid boats to Gaza

(NEW YORK) -- A private U.S. advisory firm of former senior American military, CIA and humanitarian officials is proposing to operate the anticipated daily deployment of international aid ships from Cyprus to the Gaza coast, in a plan that would increase the American presence... Read More.

Lawmakers in Hong Kong pass strict new security law

(HONG KONG) -- Hong Kong's legislature has unanimously passed a strict security law, 11 days after it was tabled in an unusually fast turnaround.Authorities in Hong Kong have argued that the law is necessary to uphold stability and "plug any holes" left by the... Read More.

Putin extends rule in state-managed election victory

(LONDON) -- President Vladimir Putin was handed a fifth term in Russia’s heavily stage-managed presidential election on Sunday in a vote where no real competition was permitted and with virtually all leading opposition figures jailed, in exile or dead.The election, held over three days,... Read More.