Newly Declassified Documents Detail Chiquita’s Use Of Armed Paramilitaries In Colombia - Video
For years, Chiquita Brands International’s Colombia-based offices paid money to armed groups to guarantee that their personnel and facilities would not be harmed during the country’s civil war, according to a new report by Verdad Abierta and the… more »
US Transportation Agency Warns Truck Owners of Ramming Terrorist Attacks
Commercial vehicles - distinguished by their large size, weight and carrying capacity - present attractive mechanism for vehicle ramming attacks because of the ease with which they can penetrate security barriers and the large-scale damage they can… more »
Cha Ching: New York City collected nearly $1bn in fines in 2016
New York City scooped up $993 million in fines in 2016, driven by a spike in quality of life violations. The fines show a 22 percent increase in revenue since 2013, according to the city comptroller. City officials handed out nearly 700,000 “quality of… more »
Russia, Iran, Turkey sign agreement on creation of Syria safe zones
Ceasefire guarantor states Russia, Iran and Turkey have adopted a memorandum on the creation of four security zones in Syria, during peace talks in the Kazakh capital of Astana. Checkpoints and observation posts are to be positioned along the… more »
US troops could be ‘accidentally’ hit in strikes against Kurdish militants – Erdogan adviser
A senior aide to Turkish President Erdogan has stated that US forces in Syria could be “accidentally” hit by Turkish rockets alongside Kurdish militants, stating that Ankara won't hold back a strike against PKK militia just because US troops are present. more »
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