The harm done by fracking could be comparable to that of thalidomide, tobacco or asbestos.

Brazil's Javari Valley Threatened by Peruvian Oil, Warn Tribes.

The Peruvian president, Ollanta Humala, gave an impression of being vaguely leftist, but this does not seem to be very much the case.

Italy is trying to weaken EU standards for network neutrality.

Murder and corruption charges against Mubarak and some of his henchmen were dismissed in an arbitrary way.

With the supporters of democracy and human rights under total repression, I guess al-Sisi doesn't need to pretend to hold the previous military ruler accountable for anything.

According to reports smuggled out of Raqqa, PISSI lords it over the inhabitants like an occupying army, and doesn't bother defending them from Assad's bombers when they attack civilian areas.

If this is accurate (it could be an exaggeration), it would be easy to get people's help in pushing PISSI out, if only there were a decent alternative on offer. But there isn't.

I wonder why Assad continues making them hate him.

Note: PISSI is the Pseudo-Islamic State in Syria and Iraq.