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Iraq’s Yazidis Take Claims Of Genocide By ISIS To International Criminal Court

The claims of genocide against the Yazidi minority include summary execution of hundreds of men, the rape of thousands of women, and the abduction of children who are forced to convert to Salafist Islam.

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In this Tuesday, April 15, 2015 photo, Yazidis gather to light flames, some capturing the scene with their mobile phones, at the holy shrine of Lalish, 57 kilometers (35 miles) north of militant-held Mosul, Iraq, as thousands celebrate the New Year, their first since Islamic State militants swept through the area last summer. Yazidis, a centuries-old religion derived from Zoroastrianism, Christianity and Islam, believe that the occasion marks the creation of the earth, also the day that God created the holy shrine in Lalish. (AP Photo/Seivan M.Salim)

THE HAGUE --- The Yazidi people of Iraq have an ancient heritage and follow a faith believed to pre-date Islam or Christianity. But that heritage and their continued existence is threatened by ISIS, which has targeted the Yazidis for genocide. Representatives of the Yazidi minority brought their accusations of genocide before the International

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Anonymous Hacktivists Target Saudi Arabia To Prevent Brutal Execution Of 21 Year Old

Critics say Saudi Arabia sentenced Ali Mohammed al-Nimr to death because he is the nephew of Sheikh Nimr Baqr al-Nimr, a political dissident who also faces the death penalty.

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RIYADH, Saudi Arabia --- The Anonymous hacktivist collective is joining an array of international voices in demanding a halt to the impending execution of a 21-year-old man sentenced to death by crucifixion by the Saudi Arabian government. Ali Mohammed al-Nimr was condemned to be crucified, which under Saudi law means he will first be beheaded,

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Israel Escalates ‘Water-Apartheid’ As Illegal Settlers Contaminate Palestinian Water

Israel’s discriminatory allocation of water, along with its theft, destruction and pollution of Palestinian water resources, sparks accusations of racism and apartheid.

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Palestinians displaced by Israeli strikes wait to get water from portable tanks near a makeshift encampment behind Gaza's al-Shifa hospital, Saturday, July 26, 2014. (Joe Catron)

UNITED NATIONS --- Israeli restrictions on Palestinian water use, as well as damage to water supplies and infrastructure by both Israeli forces and Jewish settlers, continue to deplete the already limited water supplies available to millions of Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip. “Water is used by the Israelis to achieve

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Ted Cruz Threatens To Kill Ayatollah After Pope Warns Against Violent Fundamentalism

“If the Ayatollah doesn’t understand that, we may have to help introduce him to the 72 virgins,” Cruz said to wild cheers from the audience of conservative Christians.

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Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, waves to the crowd before he speaks, during the Values Voter Summit, held by the Family Research Council Action, Washington, Friday, Sept. 25, 2015. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

On the day after Pope Francis spoke to Congress about the dangers of violent extremism in the name of religious fundamentalism, presidential candidate Ted Cruz, appearing at a Values Voter summit, threatened to murder Iranian Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The Texas senator vowed that, if elected, he would “rip to shreds” the Iranian agreement deal

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DEA Operating Surveillance Aircraft Fleet Over U.S. And Abroad

New evidence indicates that the FBI is not the only federal agency using aircraft to conduct surveillance on Americans.

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N1338B - DEA Surveillance Aircraft registered to fake company.

The United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is operating a fleet of surveillance aircraft over locations within the United States as well as “foreign environments,” according to Jeffrey Stramm special agent in charge of DEA aviation division. The Administration does not “get warrants for public space surveillance,” Stramm said in

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Shell Says It Will Abandon Oil Exploration In Alaska Arctic

Shell’s Polar Pioneer drilling rig in the Chukchi Sea off Alaska. The company announced it would cease exploration off Alaska’s Arctic coast following disappointing results from a test well in the Chukchi.Shell Oil Co. In midday trading in London, Shell’s share price was down 1.7 percent in a weak overall market after opening on news that the […]

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Shell's Polar Pioneer drilling rig in the Chukchi Sea off Alaska. The company announced it would cease exploration off Alaska's Arctic coast following disappointing results from a test well in the Chukchi. Shell Oil Co.

In midday trading in London, Shell's share price was down 1.7 percent in a weak overall market after opening on news that the company will cease exploration in the Alaska Arctic. But an industry analyst told The Wall Street Journal he believes Shell's investors will generally be happy with the development. “Investors don’t want Shell to

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