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New California law combats human slaveryCalifornia law requires companies to make clear what they are doing to rid their foreign suppliers from the use forced labor or human trafficking.
Australia Prime Minister Gillard rescued amid rowdy aboriginal rights protestsSome 200 supporters of indigenous rights had surrounded a Canberra restaurant while Gillard and opposition leader Tony Abbott were inside, prompting the secret service to whisk them away.
SEAL Team 6: Somalia rescue illustrates new US military strategyThe Obama administration has spoken of the need for a 'smaller, more agile' military. Covert operations such as the one that rescued two aid workers in Somalia are part of that strategy.
- Kidnapped US aid contractor reportedly held by militants in Pakistan
Some five months after Warren Weinstein was kidnapped, the US aid contractor is reported to be in the custody of a Pakistani Al Qaeda affiliate, McClatchy Newspapers reports.
Senegalese politicians court leaders of age-old Muslim sectSufi brotherhoods provide key support for Senegalese presidential candidates, but fragmentation within the groups could spill over into politics, writes guest blogger Alex Thurston.
Hostage rescue: Will US intervene more in Somalia?The US military has largely left East African nations to bring peace to Somalia. But hostage rescue, such as the SEAL operation Tuesday, is a tool the US military is using more often.
Dylan Harris sends adventurous travelers inside 'pariah' nationsNorth Korea and Iran are among the destinations for Lupine Travel, which offers a first-hand view of countries most of the world shuns.
No jail for marine? Haditha massacre verdict stuns Iraqis.Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich will receive only a demotion to the rank of private for involvement in the 2005 killings of 24 Iraqi civilians in Haditha.
Kim Dotcom: Are such Internet sensations pirates or hactivists? Copyright law and its enforcement have dominated the news lately, first with the Internet blackout protests against SOPA, and more recently with the arrest of Kim Dotcom in New Zealand. Here are five international file-share players who have been targets of copyright enforcement.
Scotland talks independence – but can it afford it?With a vote on Scotland's independence from the UK becoming more inevitable, Scots want to know how an independent Scotland would pay its bills.
Russia gives WikiLeaks' Julian Assange a TV platformThe state-funded Russian satellite news network Russia Today will air a television series hosted by WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, still under house arrest in Britain.
Egypt's military lifts emergency law – with one big loopholeOn the eve of the Egyptian revolution anniversary, military leader Hussein Tantawi said the hated emergency law – a key tool of repression – would be lifted except in cases of 'thuggery.'
Progress WatchHow to curb chronic homelessness? First, a home!Permanent supportive housing, a movement to supply homeless people with housing first and deal with their other issues second, has made big strides in reducing homelessness this decade.
American, Dane rescued by US commandos inside SomaliaMembers of Navy SEAL Team 6, the unit that killed Osama bin Laden, rescued the hostages from pirates inside Somalia.
Egyptian revolution anniversary: 4 activists explain the work left On the anniversary of the Egyptian uprising that swept former President Hosni Mubarak from power, many of those who protested are not celebrating. Four activists tell the Monitor why.- With little to show in Syria, Arab League turns to UN
The Arab League wants to raise Syria's violent crisis at the United Nations – but it faces Russian reluctance.
- Slave port unearthed in Brazil
The Valongo Wharf in Rio de Janerio was the busiest of all slave ports in the Americas and has been buried for almost two centuries.
State of the Union speech, as heard by China, India, France, Israel...State of the Union coverage in the world's newspapers says as much about the specific concerns of other countries as it does about what President Obama actually said.
- Who is Mansoor Ijaz? The US businessman behind Pakistan's 'Memo-gate'
A whistle blowing hero to some, a villain doing the Pakistan military's dirty work to others, Ijaz is above all a mysterious anomaly.
Ecuador's President Correa sues newspaper and is blamed for killing free speechThe Ecuadorian court suspended the libel hearing today, amid international criticism that President Rafael Correa is quashing free speech.
