FRONTLINE: An investigation of the CIA and its role in international drug dealing. - #613 Original Air Date: May 17, 1988 - Produced and Written by Andrew and Leslie Cockburn - Directed by Leslie Cockburn
The Ministry of Defence is storing more than 28 million explosives from cluster bombs, the BBC has learned.
Reason: Cheating the System
Venezuela says it plans to hold joint naval exercises in its territorial waters with Russian forces in November. A senior Venezuelan naval officer said four Russian ships would take part in the exercises, which would also involve Venezuelan aircraft and submarines...
Is Kim Jong-il for real? The question has baffled foreign intelligence agencies for years but now a veteran Japanese expert on North Korea says the “dear leader” is actually dead – and his role is played by a double.
Canada's prime minister dissolved Parliament on Sunday and called an early election next month in hopes of strengthening his Conservative minority government's hold on power.
Instead of posting thoughts about the new Avenged Sevenfold album or Jessica Alba movie, CIA analysts could use A-Space to share information and opinion about al Qaeda movements in the Middle East or Russian naval maneuvers in the Black Sea. The new A-Space site has been undergoing testing for months and launches officially for the nation's...
Russia Today analyzes the situation between protesters and police in what they are calling a “police state” against the backdrop of McCain’s GOP acceptance speech.During McCain’s campaign defining speech, which has been roundly energized since the nomination of Palin, Russia was a talking point– McCain blamed Russia for invading Georgia.
The Iraqi government reacted sharply Friday to published allegations that the U.S. spied on Iraq's prime minister, warning that future ties with the United States could be in jeopardy if the report is true.
FUKUOKA, Japan - The black-suited corporate warriors who work long hours, spend long evenings drinking with cronies and stumble home late have danger waiting for them as they near retirement: Divorce. A recent change in Japanese law allows a wife filing for Divorce to claim 1/2 her husband's pension. Divorce rates have spiked 6% since April.
This summer more people were shot in Chicago than in Iraq. So... why isn't anyone calling for a withdrawal from Illinois?
A Muslim emirate is not the best place to mix champagne and beach romance. A British couple is facing up to six years in prison for allegedly having public sex near the surf in Dubai, a split-personality emirate that toys with Western permissiveness but is ruled by Islamic tenets.
Disney, inventors of childhood itself, told Daniel they would foot the bill after he got injured on their California Adventure ride. Then when Daniel and his wife Jane tried to collect, they got strung along for months by Garth Steever in guest claims. By this time, the medical bills had already been sent to collections
The Los Angeles City Council today approved a $500,000 reward to help catch a serial killer believed responsible for 10 slayings in South Los Angeles and Inglewood over the last two decades. The first known killing occurred in 1985, when Debra Jackson, 29, was shot three times in the chest; her body was found in an alley near West Gage Avenue.
Over five years since it began, the war in Iraq continues, but with some recent notable progress. Here are some scenes from around Iraq (and a couple from here in the U.S.) over the past several months.
Pakistan's top security officials on Wednesday were searching for clues that a "moderately important terrorist target" may have been hit when U.S. and/or NATO forces attacked three houses in a remote part of the country's border region with Afghanistan.
Ever heard of Michael Lee White? Chances are that you haven’t. Unless, that is, you happen to watch the Russian TV news, where Michael Lee White has recently played a starring role. Or more specifically his passport has, in a mysterious case that seems to come straight out of the Cold War.