Hundreds of Fast-Food Workers Strike for Living Wage, Inspired by Wal-Mart Strike; U.N. Approval of Palestine as “Non-Member State” Shows Isolation of U.S., Israel Stance on Statehood; Congo Humanitarian Crisis Worsens Amidst Renewed Violence Linked to Rebels Backed by Rwanda; Accused WikiLeaks Whistleblower Bradley Manning Testifies He Thought He Would “Die in Custody.”
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November 30, 2012
U.N. Backs Palestinian Bid for “Non-Member Observer State” Status
Palestinians Rally to Celebrate New U.N. Status
Israel, U.S. Blast U.N. Resolution on Palestine
Bradley Manning Describes Harrowing Prison Conditions in 1st Public Testimony Since 2010 Arrest
Egypt: Protests Continue as Panel Approves Draft Constitution
Egyptian President: Decree Granting New Powers Is Temporary
Syrian Internet Cut Nationwide for a Second Day
Mexico: Environmentalist Who Challenged Drug Gangs Murdered in Ambush Despite Police Escort
Peña Nieto Set to Assume Mexican Presidency
Qatar Court Sentences Poet to Life in Prison
World’s Youth Call for Urgent Action at U.N. Climate Change Summit
Report: Gitmo Prisoner Adnan Latif Died of Overdose in Apparent Suicide
Activist Who Defaced Anti-Muslim Subway Ad: “I’m Proud of What I Did”
Jailed Activists Start Hunger Strike in Campaign Against Keystone Pipeline
NYC Fast-Food Workers Stage Historic Walkouts, Rallies to Demand Fair Pay, Union Rights