Israel will not adhere to UN resolution

Saudi-led attack in Yemen kills more than 140

Saudi-led warplanes struck a funeral at a community hall in the Yemeni capital Sanaa, the country’s Houthi-run administration said on Saturday, but the coalition denied any role in the attack. More than 140 mourners were killed, according to local health officials cited by the United Nations, in an attack that prompted a strong rebuke from Washington, a key Saudi ally. Jamie McGoldrick, a UN official in charge of humanitarian efforts in the country, said more than 525 were injured. The death

09 Oct, 2016

U.S. pressed to disclose secret court’s order on Yahoo email search

A U.S. senator and civil groups critical of surveillance practices on Friday called on the government to release a 2015 order by a secret court directing Yahoo to scan all its users’ incoming email, saying it appeared to involve new interpretations of at least two important legal issues. Their concerns center on the nature of the technical assistance the court required Yahoo to provide and the scope of the search that legal experts said appeared to cover the Silicon Valley internet company’s en

08 Oct, 2016

U.N. chief calls for accountability over ‘appalling’ Yemen war

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Monday there must be accountability for the “appalling conduct” of the entire war in Yemen after an apparent Saudi-led air strike killed 140 Yemenis. “Aerial attacks by the Saudi-led coalition have already caused immense carnage, and destroyed much of the country’s medical facilities and other vital civilian infrastructure,” Ban told reporters. “More broadly, there must be accountability for the appalling conduct of this entire war.” (Courtes

11 Oct, 2016