Government gets swamped with requests under FOIA, attempts to be more “transparent”
Agencies scouring for resources.
Chilean government tries to stop looting
Thousand of troops are being deployed to different parts of Chile, a country recently ravaged by a massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake, to try to prevent looting and criminal acts, Al Jazeera reports.
For displaced Sri Lankans, what kind of victory is this?
Very rarely does victory resemble defeat. In Sri Lanka, while government officials celebrate triumph and some citizens light firecrackers in the street, more than 250,000 displaced Tamils are trapped in tiny, dense relief camps in northern Sri Lanka waiting to hear whether or not they can return home. What kind of victory is this?
Tamil students protest to protect Sri Lankan civilians
These students have been tirelessly demonstrating their anger over the conflict in Sri Lanka for more than a month. A few of the attendants at the back of the pack look nervous, some look unhappy to be here. Some look defeated.
Welcome to the 21st Century
If one was to judge by the calendar alone, the 21st century started eight years ago this week. Although, when people refer to the 21st century in conversation, often they aren't talking about the specific time ...
FBI: Major cyber attacks in the rise
The bad guys are going virtual more and more, and American businesses and government networks are getting victimized at a record pace, according to an FBI report.
"The increasing number of such crimes not on...
