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New Study Predicts Frack Fluids Can Migrate to Aquifers Within Years

Much of the debate about the environmental risks of gas drilling has centered on the risk that spills could pollute surface water or that structural failures would cause wells to leak.

(WASHINGTON DC ProPublica) - A new study has raised fresh concerns about the safety of gas drilling in the Marcellus Shale.

Ken O`Keefe Calls IDF Closure of Samouni Family Slaughter Investigation `One of the Great Crimes of this Century`

Israel's final insult in this war crime game, in turn becomes a call to renew efforts to boost trade in Gaza.

(SALEM) - Our regular readers know about the Samouni family in Gaza and the relationship our writer Ken O'Keefe established with them in the wake of their terrible loss.

Canadian Plastic

Canadian Actor John Candy: "What kind of plastic you carry?"

(CALGARY, Alberta) - In the 1987 movie Trains, Planes and Automobiles John Candy and Steve Martin are staying in the same room and the same bed, when they're robbed by a small town burglar. Candy: “What kind of plastic you carry?”

Martin: “Visa and a gasoline card. Oh, and I’ve got a Neiman Marcus card in case we want to buy a gift for someone. What have you got?”

Aung San Suu Kyi Extends Appreciation to Her Supporters

History turns a new page in Asia.

(NEW DELHI ) - Daw Aung San Suu Kyi says a good communication system is essential to our endeavour to set up a people's network for democracy that will span the whole world.

"I am very pleased indeed that there is now a web page that will make the policies and activities of the National League for Democracy known across the globe."

Blind Lawyer Spurs News Blackout in China

Will censorship help the authorities keep this story quiet?

(HONG KONG) - News of blind legal activist Chen Guangcheng has been censored for months.

International news reports of his escape last week from incarceration in his home in Linyi, Shandong--apparently to U.S. protection--has only intensified that censorship.

CREW Calls for FCC to Revoke Murdoch`s Broadcast Licenses

“News Corp. has a pattern of outrageous and illegal conduct, including bribery, wire fraud, computer, and phone hacking,” - CREW Executive Director Melanie Sloan

(WASHINGTON DC) - Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) sent a letter to FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski asking the FCC to revoke the 27 Fox broadcast licenses News Corp. holds in the United States.

Under U.S. law, broadcast frequencies may be used only by people of good “character,” who will serve “the public interest,” and speak with “candor.”

Culture, Media and Sport Committee publishes Phone-hacking Report

The Murdoch's are in the gun sights of English Parliament.

(LONDON) - The Culture Media and Sport Committee today publishes its Eleventh Report of Session 2010-12, News International and Phone-hacking (HC 903-I).

Links below will lead you to the report on News International and Phone-hacking, the Inquiry: Phone-hacking, and additional information from the Culture, Media and Sports Committee.

One of the Most Amazing UFO Stories You Probably Haven`t Seen

The real Battle for Los Angeles is a shocking story, then or now...

(SALEM) - There are an endless number of so-called 'UFO' sightings recorded throughout history, but one unidentified flying object that defies all explanation to this day, known as the 'Battle for Los Angeles' on 25 Feb 1942, represents a turning point in the discussion.


That night, in the South Bay area of Los Angeles, something was spotted in the sky that set off the nerves of a population literally on edge due to the very recent attack on Pearl Harbor.

Remarks of President Barack Obama On the War in Afghanistan

President's remarks as prepared for delivery.

(BAGRAM, Afghanistan) - Good evening from Bagram Air Base. This outpost is more than seven thousand miles from home, but for over a decade it has been close to our hearts.

S&P Warns Sri Lanka of Credit Downgrade

The rupee has depreciated almost 20 percent since November 2011 with the worst fall happening since February.

(COLOMBO, Sri Lanka Xinhua) - Sri Lanka, already struggling under high fuel prices, could be in for a credit downgrade along with its neighbor India if prices continue to increase and subsidies are not reduced, a credit agency report said here on Monday.

"In India and Sri Lanka, we expect fuel and related subsidies to markedly worsen fiscal and external deficits unless subsidy levels fall," Standard and Poor's said in a report, adding "In the absence of offsetting positive developments, these sovereigns could see negative rating actions as a result."