Apr 04 Judge dismisses lawsuit over Yemen drone strikes on 3 U.S. citizens By Pete Yost, Associated Press A federal judge on Friday dismissed a lawsuit against Obama administration officials for the 2011 drone-strike killings of three U.S. citizens in Yemen, including an al-Qaida cleric. Continue reading
Feb 20 Report: U.S. drone strike may have killed up to a dozen civilians in Yemen By Kimberly Dozier, Associated Press A U.S. military drone strike in Yemen in December may have killed up to a dozen civilians on their way to a wedding and injured others, including the bride, a human rights group says. U.S. officials say only members of… Continue reading
Oct 22 Watch Is U.S. being transparent enough about civilian deaths from drone strikes? Is the U.S. being transparent enough about civilian deaths from drone strikes?… Continue watching
Sep 20 Watch News Wrap: Chicago Police Search for Suspects After Drive-by Shooting at Park News Wrap: Chicago Police Search for Suspects After Drive-by Shooting at Park… Continue watching
Aug 12 Watch News Wrap: NYC’s ‘Stop and Frisk’ Policy Is Discriminatory, Judge Says News Wrap: NYC's 'Stop and Frisk' Policy Is Discriminatory, Judge Says… Continue watching
Aug 06 Watch Yemen Scholar Says U.S. Drone Strikes May Have Driven al-Qaida Membership Yemen Scholar Says U.S. Drone Strikes May Have Driven al-Qaida Membership… Continue watching
Aug 06 Watch Non-Essential U.S. Staff Ordered to Leave Yemen, Threat Deemed ‘Extremely High’ After announcing a travel alert and warning Americans abroad of a possible terror threat, the State Department narrowed in on Yemen. Non-essential embassy staff were flown out and U.S. citizens were told to leave immediately. A U.S. drone strike killed… Continue watching
Aug 05 Watch How Does Latest Terror ‘Chatter’ Play Into Debate on U.S. Surveillance? How Does Latest Terror 'Chatter' Play Into Debate on U.S. Surveillance?… Continue watching
Sep 13 Watch Anti-Muslim Video Sparks More Violent Demonstrations Across Muslim World Protests, some violent, broke out in Yemen, Iraq, Iran and Egypt, in continued response to an incendiary anti-Islamic U.S. video. Overnight, President Obama talked to Egypt's President Morsi about the events and Secretary of State Clinton rebuked the filmmaker, who… Continue watching
Sep 11 Watch News Wrap: Yemeni Defense Minister Narrowly Escapes Death in Car Bomb Explosion In other news Tuesday, a car bomb intended for Yemen's defense minister Mohammed Nasser Ahmed narrowly missed its intended target, but killed eight bodyguards and five civilians in the process. Ahmed has been targeted most likely for his role in… Continue watching