NOVANEWS UN, humanitarian groups warn of spirialing crisis in the Central African Republic – Andrea Germanos People fleeing conflict in the Central African Republic. (Photo: UNHCR/ B. Heger)A situation described as a “human catastrophe of […]
NOVANEWS ‘Historic’ deal signed in Geneva paves way for peaceful settlement and should be embraced, say analysts – Jon Queally, staff writer (Photo Credit: FARS News/Majid Asgaripour)Following Sunday’s announcement of a confirmed détente and signed […]
NOVANEWS AP exclusive finds 165 MRAP vehicles used in Iraq handed to local police departments – Sarah Lazare Warren County Under-sheriff Shawn Labouree stands next to the department’s new mine resistance ambush protected vehicle, or […]
NOVANEWS Hamid Karzai is right: it compromises Afghan sovereignty and ensures ten more years of US occupation. by Bob Dreyfuss (Reuters/Denis Sinyakov)Despite strong objections from President Hamid Karzai, the United States insists thatAfghanistan must sign, as written, […]
NOVANEWS by Robert Shetterly Editor’s note: The artist’s essay that follows accompanies the ‘online unveiling’—exclusive to Common Dreams—of Shetterly’s latest painting in his “Americans Who Tell the Truth“ portrait series which present citizens throughout U.S. history […]
NOVANEWS by Sonali Kolhatkar The United States’ vast and indiscriminate worldwide surveillance of ordinary people and heads of state has no historical precedent. Now countries around the world are fighting back using the United Nations as […]
NOVANEWS by Jim Lobe President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden hold a meeting with Combatant Commanders and Military Leadership in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Nov. 12, 2013. (Credit: Official White […]
NOVANEWS Anger erupts after Thursday drone attack leaves civilians dead and injured – Jon Queally Hamid Karzai has condemned the air strike that killed a child. (Photograph: S Sabawoon/EPA)As most Americans sat down to eat […]
NOVANEWS Dangerous escalation as China responds to provocations by Japan and US militaries – Jon Queally China has scrambled military jets in an escalation of response to incursion by US and Japanese aircraft in the […]
NOVANEWS Sajjad Shaukat Having pro-Indian tilt, since Bangladesh’s Awami League came into power, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajid has started a deliberate propaganda campaign against Pakistan, its army and especially Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). In this […]