Athens, Greece - A group of anarchists briefly occupied a sports radio station and broadcast pro-immigrant messages in Athens Monday. Greece's National Soccer team's has to beat Albania in order to qualify for the European World Cup. The Greek team is ahead but Albania took two of the first three matches triggering anti-Albanian riots across Greece. One Albanian immigrant was killed during the violence.

Indianapolis, Indiana - The Congressional Medal of Honor Memorial in Downtown Indianapolis was defaced by anti-war and anti-government graffiti. Some of the glass panels, which make up the memorial, were smashed and others had peace signs, hearts, and anarchy symbols painted on them. The action has generated a large amount of attention locally, as well as some nationally, most of which is unlikely to create sympathy for the anti-war cause. Repairs are expected to take at least six weeks and could cost $6,000 to $8,000 in materials alone. The foundation responsible for upkeep of the memorial has offered a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of those involved and investigators are reviewing two security cameras in the area for clues.

Barbados - Rioting and fires in a Barbados prison have continued for a second day. Two inmates have died and scores more were injured. Prisoners began the disturbance after being forced to sleep outdoors. The government has decided to relocate approximately 300 to 400 prisoners to undisclosed locations. Rumor is that one of the locations is the National Stadium.

Pennsylvania - Many of the right wing groups who attempted to destroy the career of renowned ethnics studies professor Ward Churchill have set their sights on a new victim: Penn State Sociology Professor Sam Richards, who they have labeled a Marxist, conspiracy theorist and a "Ward Churchill twin". Students for Academic Freedom (SAF) is the primary group behind what has been labeled a modern day witch-hunt or new McCarthyism. Despite their name, the group solely supports conservative causes and exhibits a strong right-wing bias. In the past week they got bills based on their "Academic Bill of Rights" passed by student governments on two major state universities, including Sam Richard's Penn State.

Most student governments have no say over the policies of the institutions they are part of, so SAF has been trying to push their agenda among more influential governing bodies. Bills limiting the academic freedoms of professors have been submitted to at least ten separate state legislating bodies, and the US House of Representatives.

According to the non-partisan American Association of University Professors, SAF's Academic Bill of Rights "infringes academic freedom in the very act of purporting to protect it." Grant County, Indiana's Chronicle Tribune claims that SAF simply wants "a special law to protect conservatives from discrimination," something that conservatives would laugh at were the situations reversed.

San Jose, California - Animal rights activist Peter Daniel Young, 27, has been arrested on a federal domestic terrorism warrant after 7 years underground. He is allegedly responsible for releasing thousands of mink and causing approximately one million dollars in damage to fur farms throughout the Midwest. He is scheduled to appear in Santa Clara County Court on April 11, at which point he may be extradited back to Wisconsin. He was arrested there in 1997, on charges of conspiracy to interfere with interstate commerce and violating the then named Animal Enterprise Protection Act with the alleged intent to coerce mink farms out of business by inflicting economic loss and damage. If convicted he may face life in prison.

According to the San Jose Police Department, Young was arrested on March 21 while attempting to shoplift CDs from a Starbucks. He is presently being held in isolation at Santa Clara County Jail for refusing to take a tuberculosis test because the shot contains animal products. The jail has also failed to provide him with meals free of animal products.

New York, New York - The most serious charges against a protester stemming from last August's Republican National Convention protests was nearly resolved last week when Jamal Holiday, 20, pled guilty to beating up an undercover police detective. New York Police Department Detective William Sample rammed his scooter into a crowd of demonstrators, injuring people and crushing a woman's foot. Sample did not display his police badge, or identify himself as a police officer. He was pulled off of his scooter and punched and kicked multiple times by Holiday, sending him to a hospital with bruises and a concussion. Holiday's next court date will be on April 7, for sentencing. In a prearranged agreement Holiday will be sentenced to one year probation. Following the completion of his sentence the conviction will be changed from a felony to a misdemeanor, provided he stays "out of trouble." Despite having spent more than 7 months in jail Holiday's supports are pleased with the arrangement in light of the fact that he was facing multiple years behind bars.

Zimbabwe - Zimbabwe's Catholic Archbishop Pius Ncube has called for a democratic uprising to overthrow the country's corrupt Marxist dictator Robert Mugabe on the eve of an election. Mugabe was elected in 1987 and declared himself executive President of Zimbabwe. The last election in 2002 is popularly believed to have been fixed, which leads people to expect that Thursday's upcoming vote will be as well.

Greece - Anarchists in Athens and Thessaloniki went on a "rampage" with gasoline bombs and clubs, destroying automobiles and bank machines.

France - The French national soccer team's goalie Fabian Barthez, refused to participate in last weeks match between France and Israel. Barthez who has been a member of the team since 1994, explained that he would not play games with the Israeli's team because of their governments treatment of the Palestinian people.

Port Augusta, Australia - Hundreds of anti-border activists have converged upon the at the Baxter immigrant detention center near Adelaide to call for the end of mandatory confinement of all asylum seekers. Previous demonstrations have facilitated the breakout of a number of prisoners some of whom were recaptured. Although protesters were able to pull down a barbwire fence, no detainees were able to escape during this demonstration. Police reaction was heavy handed and violent. People flying kites were targeted for arrest and some went to the hospital. They were charged with "behavioral offences." 10 people were arrested in total.

New York, New York - The police continued their campaign of harassment against the Critical Mass bike ride and cyclists in general, last night. The NYPD used nets to direct, trap, and then arrest 37 riders. They then cut the locks to dozens of bicycles in the area of Union Square and confiscated them claiming they were "abandoned property". After some confusion at least two large groups of cyclists continued the ride. The larger of the two was wrapping up at the Time's Up! space at 49 East Houston Street for coffee and snacks, when police on scooters cut the group off one block away on Layette Street. The majority of the mass turned and were able to escape arrest thanks to a gas station on one side and one of Manhattan's few alleys on the other. One rider was caught and arrested attracting a number of passersby who questioned the officers actions. A woman walking her dog compared the police to fascists. A police officer reminded those who stopped that "it's still legal to walk" and suggested that they continue to do so.

Milan, Italy - Three bombs shattered windows in Milan early yesterday morning. A McDonalds, a Blockbuster Video Store, and a bank were damaged by the attacs, which is believed the work of anarchists. Earlier this month three other bombs exploded outside a paramilitary police barracks in the same city and was credited to the anarchist group Cooperativa Artigiana Fuoco e Affini (The Cooperative of Hand-Made Fire and Related Items.) According to media reports these bombings were done by supporters of the anarchist prisoner Massimo Leonardi. Massimo Leonardi was arrested in October 2003 for allegedly beating up an undercover police officer who infiltrated an anarchist protest group. He was accused in the press of being behind a series of letter bomb.

The NYC District Attorney Makes the Campaign Against Critical Mass Personal

New York, New York - The New York City District Attorney has taken legal action against Time’s Up organizers in an attempt to stop the monthly Critical Mass bicycle rides and limit what the group is allowed to say. On Wednesday an injunction was filed against the group as well as specific individuals Bill Dipaola, Brandon Neubauer, Leah Rorvig, and Matthew Roth. If the injunction is granted by the state court it will be illegal for any of the named individuals, members of Time’s Up, or "all those acting in concert with" them to promote Critical Mass. Lawyers for the group plan to file a response asking that the city’s request for an injunction be denied.

If Time’s Up’s lawyers fail to halt the injunction, those named would be barred from speaking to the media about Critical Mass or even distribute flyers with the rides time and date. Those who violate the order risk "contempt of court" charges and would be subject to punishment under state law of two possible sentences: a fine of up to $1,000 or a jail sentence of up to thirty days or both. “This is really a freedom of speech issue” says Bill Dipaola. “The city is telling us what we are allowed to say and where we are allowed to assemble.”

Last October the city attempted to obtain an injunction against “Critical Mass” but because Critical Mass is an event and not a group, and because the police allowed the ride to occur for so many years without permits, U.S. District Court Judge William Pauley III turned down their request. He went on to say “To issue an injunction on such a gossamer thread would stretch this court’s jurisdiction beyond the limited elasticity of [the law].” Judge Pauley also ordered the NYPD to halt its practice of cutting locks and confiscating bicycles on public sidewalks.

Favorable court rulings have not brought any changes to the manner in which the NYPD has been treating cyclists. Bikes locked to public and private property were cut in plain view of Time’s Up’s attorney Norman Siegel following the Halloween Critical Mass ride and police have continued to chase and arrest riders costing the city tens of thousands of dollars in police expenditures over the past seven months according to Time’s Up.

One of the numerous un-official Critical Mass websites (there are no official websites) calls the event, which takes place in over 400 locations around the world, “an unorganized coincidence” and “a ride without leaders.” According to Time’s Up the route is determined by the riders as they go, and is not preplanned.

New York City Critical Mass rides have occurred monthly without significant incident and often with the co-operation and assistance of the police since 1998. The city has been anything but co-operative with riders since last Augusts regularly scheduled ride swelled to 10,000 participants on the eve of the Republican National Convention. The police department employed hundreds of officers, a brand new fleet of un-marked scooters, a new sound truck, a blimp and at least one helicopter to assist in arrests of 264 cyclists on that ride.

Woodbridge Township, New Jersey - Woodbridge Township has bulldozed the last two homes, in a nearly 20-year-old secluded squatter community. Officials say that it was a "quality-of-life issue" and despite evidence to the contrary have described the area as "just deplorable." The non-conformist community came under the ire of local business leaders like Robert Landolfi who had vowed to "to do whatever we can to get them into the social-service delivery system." What the business/government interests of Woodbridge Township seemed to find “deplorable” about the squatters was the idea that they lived simply outside of mainstream society’s expected norms.

Before the bulldozers did their work Pink Bellamy a 17-year resident, who built his cottage to look like a mini castle, said: "this is my home. I planned to fix the place up and live in peace" but now all that is "down the drain." The government considered auctioning of Bellamy's home, which he built out of wood and broken sidewalk cement, but decided against, because “number one, it’s not a house, and number two, it’s irrelevant.” Of those who wanted to purchase and relocate the house none were willing to let Bellamy continue to live in it. “Pink did not accept public housing,” Landolfi said. “We’ll keep him in housing until all his credentials are in order." The housing Pink Bellamy is being "kept" in is a local motel. When the weather warms up, he plans to head south. “I look forward to the future." He said, "I got friends. I got money. I have no strings attached. I’m free as a bird.”

Berlin, Germany - Hundreds march to protest honor killings in immigrant communities. Demonstrators also called for an end to forced marriages, and more protection for women against domestic violence. 23-year-old, Hatin Surucu, who was murdered execution style on February 2, was the sixth Muslim woman to have been killed by relatives to protect their “honor” in Berlin since October.

Lawrence, Kansas - Military recruiters in Lawrence, Kansas are targeted by anti-war protester yet again.

Kyrgyzstan - A revolution may be underway in the small former Soviet Republic of Kyrgyzstan. Protests have erupted throughout the country in the wake of an allegedly rigged election. Angry mobs have occupied numerous government buildings and an airport , later they burned down a police station after liberating prisoners who had been arrested at earlier demonstrations. Radio Free Europe has reported that peoples councils have been established but are dominated by professional politicians of the opposition party. A number of demonstrators and police have died in clashes according to other reports.

Catholic American leaders plan to launch a major campaign to end the use of the death penalty. Catholics hope that the US will join the 118 other countries which have abolished the death penalt in law or practice.

Police hold anti-war demonstrators at bay outside the U.S. embassy in Kuala Lumpur, as others march in Portland Oregon

The second year anniversary of the US invasion of Iraq was marked by protests around the world. Some targeted military recruitment centers, embassies or unfurled banners on freeway overpasses while loyal oppositional groups in the US and Britain lead marchers in circles and made speeches.

Italy – Italy’s Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has announced that he will begin withdrawing his country's 3000 troops from Iraq, beginning in September. Italy is the third largest occupational force in the country outside of the US. Anti-war sentiment in Italy increased dramatically after US troops shot and killed the Italian intelligence agent who rescued a reporter being held hostage by anti-occupation forces.

Washinton D.C. - The US Senate has voted to open oil drilling in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, 1.5 million ecologically rich acres along the coastal plain of northeastern Alaska. The refuge has been a protected sanctuary for calving caribou, polar bears, musk oxen, millions of migratory birds and other fragile plants and animals since 1960. Before the government can start expecting bids from oil companies the Republicans will have to agree on a final version of the Budget.

New York, New York - Acclaimed actress Rosario Dawson (Kids), who was arrested during a protest outside the Republican National Convention last August, has had her charges thrown out of court. 80 percent of the 1,806 people who were arrested during the convention have had their cases dismissed, adjourned in contemplation of dismissal, or they have won acquittals. Another 10 percent of the cases are still pending, like those of Yusuke (Josh) Banno and Jamal Holiday. Banno is scheduled to begin his trial before a judge and jury on March 22 on charges of assault in the second degree, loitering (under the mask clause), reckless endangerment and riot in connection with the large green papier-mache dragon puppet which burst into flames outside Madison Square Garden. Holiday, a 20-year-old from Harlem is charged with second-degree assault, a violent felony that could bring as many as seven years in jail if he is convicted. Mr. Holiday is accused of assaulting a plainclothes police officer who rammed his unmarked scooter into a crowd of demonstrators. Dawson was arrested along with director Stephen Marshall as they filmed scenes for the new movie This Revolution. Dawson plays the widow of a US soldier who died in Iraq, who joins an anarchist group called the Black Bloc.

Oregon - 42 forest defenders have been arrested trying to prevent loggers from razing 19,500 acres of old growth forest in the past week. The area slatted to be cut down includes 8,173 acres (12.77 sq. miles) of the Pacific Northwest's largest untouched, road-less area and 6,303 acres (9.85 miles) of "protected" old-growth reserves. Some of the area was damaged by a fire in 2002, which has provided lumber interests with an excuse to clear the forest in order to help it recover.

Many of the trees, slated to be cut, are dead, but continue to play a vital role in the health of the forest. Dead standing trees provide ground cover for younger plants and, when they rot, nutrients for other trees. The Forest Service is attempting to begin this cut long before the logging season starts despite the dangers of logging during the winter rainy season. Tree felling this time of year increases the threat of erosion and heightens the destructive impact on the ecosystem. Hillsides are washed into streams suffocating fish and plant life, and the wheels of logging trucks spread root rot disease wherever they go in the winter months. Salmon is expected to fair especially poorly after this cut.

Silver Creek Timber Company, though stymied by persistent protests, have been cutting about ¼ of a unit per day since for the past week. Forest Service officers arrested 11 demonstrators who blocked a bridge on Tuesday. Another 11 arrests were made the following day including one of a demonstrator who attached himself to the axle on the underside of a police vehicle, with a large metal pipe.

Yesterday 20 women were arrested, most of whom blocked a bridge, as another suspended herself below the bridge, which spanned the Illinois River. Police were unable to clear the roadway, which was blocked by support lines that held the platform and its occupant from falling into the icy waters below. Search and Rescue teams were able to remove the protester hours later. In the meantime three women temporarily halted loggers on another road where they had locked down. There have been allegations of abuse by corrections officers at Josephine County Jail. At least one of the women who were arrested last Wednesday has been singled out and placed in "lockdown," segregated from the rest of the jail population, since her arrest. A tree-sit was raised in unit 7 and has not yet been removed.

Magdalena Tequisistlan, Mexico - A Oaxaca police officer who murdered a taxi-driver in a bar brawl, was thrown out of a third story window, and then burned by a vengeful mob. Two similar incidents occurred in Mexico last November. In Mexico, "police are seen as inept or corrupt and people say they must take security into their own hands,"according to the Associated Press report.

Mabini, Philippines - The 27 school children who died suddenly last week after eating a mid-morning snack were poisoned by pesticides, which had contaminated their food. The victims, some of whom survived, suffered severe stomach pains, vomiting and diarrhoea.

Malabon City, Philippines - Barricades have sprung up around a 5-hectare squatter colony, which is home to approximately 4,000 families. The fortifications have been prepared in expectation of the enforcement of a pending eviction order, recently upheld by the Metropolitan Trial Court. Residents had already stormed city hall and denounced the mayor for not taking the necessary steps to turn over the land to the squatters, as previous mayors had begun to do. Residents have armed themselves with clubs, molotov cocktails, and improvised guns. Community leader Amy Criss vowed “We will fight. We will kill and die for our homes if we have to. If they will come here to demolish our houses. They should think twice. There will be bloodbath if they would try to destroy our homes,”

Jakarta, Indonesia - Students, angry over a drastic rise in fuel prices, ripped down the gates leading to the Indonesia Parliament. The demonstrators attacked police lines with stones and petrol bombs, but were not able to get inside the building.

Oregon - Nearly two dozen forest defenders have been arrested trying prevent loggers from razing 19,500 acres of old growth forest The area slatted to be cut down includes 8,173 acres (12.77 sq. miles) of the Pacific Northwest's largest untouched, roadless area and 6,303 acres (9.85 miles) of "protected" old-growth reserves. Some of the area was damaged by a fire in 2002, which has provided lumber interests with an excuse to clear the forest in order to help it recover.

Sacramento, California - The Earth Liberation Front has continued their activities in the Sacramento area despite a great deal of attention by the FBI and police and the arrests of four alleged members of the group. Most recently a number of SUVs were vandalized and painted with environmental slogans and references to global warming.

Istanbul, Turkey - Hundreds of women and their supporters in Istanbul gathered for a demonstration marking International Women's Day. Police ordered all who gathered to disperse, because permission had not been granted for the protest. The one hundred or so who remained in defiance of police orders were gassed and brutally beaten.

Peru - Thousands of demonstrators clashed with riot police in the central Andes after the Peruvian government decided to waive a $141 million in tax owed by the Canadian based gold mining company Barrick Gold Inc. Protests occur frequently in mining regions were locals feel foreigners are stealing their natural resources and causing harm to the environment. Mining offers few jobs, but brings in 29% of the countries total tax revenues. Last year $138 million of that income was returned as a local royalty to the, otherwise poor and remote,mining areas. At least 18 protester were injured by police who used rubber bullets and teargas to break up the gathering.

Kempsey, Australia - Violent attacks on police, by groups of youth, are said to be inspired by the recent 4 night long anti-police riot in Macquarie Fields, a Sydney suburb.

An outdoor solitary confinement cell at the Abu Ghraib prison.

Baghdad, Iraq - The US military is considering abandoning the notorious, overcrowded Abu Ghraib prison. "The reason we would like to move our operations from Abu Ghraib is that it has been regularly targeted with attacks from insurgents. The new facility would be within the larger Baghdad International Airport complex, making it less susceptible to attacks," said Lt. Col. Barry Johnson, a spokesman for Iraq Detention Operations.

Higuey, Dominican Republic - Prison riot ends in tragedy as 134 inmates perish in an inferno. Domingo Porfirio Rojas-Nina of the Dominican National Human Rights Commission said that the jail "is the worst in the country" a "hell on earth," and "is unfit for human beings."

Sacramento, California - Jeremiah Colcleasure, 24, Eva R. Holland, 25, and Lili M. Holland, 20 are the most recent individuals to be arrested in connection with a series of attempted arsons in the Sacramento area. The attacks were claimed in the name of the environmental group, the Earth Liberation Front. The three are charged with conspiracy to commit arson, which carries a minimum 10-year and maximum 40-year sentence.

Rome, Italy - A bomb was detonated outside a courthouse near Rome early Monday causing extensive damage, and no injuries. Authorities believe that the anarchist group Cooperativa Artigiana Fuoco e Affini (The Cooperative of Hand-Made Fire and Related Items), who claimed responsibility for last weeks spate of bombings of three paramilitary police barracks in northern Italy, may be responsible.

Litchfield, Connecticut - 19 year old anarchist David Segal faces a judge today for allegedly starting a fire in a Bronx Army recruiting station while his communities express support and try to make sense the alleged actions of someone who "has so much to offer." He faces five to 20 years in federal prison if convicted of the fire.

Bolivia - Widespread unrest and the frequent street demonstrations, which keep the revolving door of the Bolivian Presidency spinning, is forcing the resignation of President Carlos Mesa after only 17 months in office. Many of the recent protests have been sparked by rising fuel prices and attempts to privatize water. Protests have shut down numerous key roads and an oil well, of which protesters have threatened to close more.

Michigan - Wealthy land owners who stake claim to property abutting the 3288 miles of shoreline along Michigan's Great Lakes, are attempting to extend there claims all the way to the water, excluding beach walkers legal access. The State Superior court has sided with the land owners and said that once beach walkers step foot out of the water they are trespassing. The state Supreme Court will hear the case on Tuesday and may overturn the ruling allowing beach enthusiasts to once again enjoy the shoreline up to the high water mark.

Queens, New York - New York City's Anti-Imperialist Anarchist contingent took to the streets of Sunnyside Queens today, as part of the St. Pat's For All Parade. The contingent, which included the Rude Mechanicals Orchestra and the Hungry March Band, provided a lively and festive element to Queens' yearly all-inclusive celebration of Irish heritage. The anarchist and anti-imperialist marchers carried black flags with circle "A" shamrocks and were led by a banner proclaiming "US out of Iraq, UK out of Ireland". Spectators along the route waved and cheered as the bloc bounced and danced to the beats of the march bands. Flyers, which related the anti-imperialist causes of Iraq, Palestine, and Ireland's 6 counties, were distributed throughout the march. Although police barred fire performing, participants kept the festivities alive with stilt-walkers, hula-hoopers, flag-twirlers, and tall-bike-riders, who danced, tumbled, and made our presence known and appreciated.

Marathon, Florida - About 70 rough-toothed dolphins beached themselves in the Florida Keys Thursday, a day after the USS Philadelphia had conducted exercises with Navy SEALs in the area. Many scientists claim that loud bursts of sonar used by naval vessels, disorient marine mammals, causing them to surface too quickly and suffer the equivalent of what divers know as the bends when sudden decompression forms nitrogen bubbles in tissue. This they believe is the reason dolphins and other marine animals beach themselves. At least 20 of dolphins who beached themselves have died so far. Navy officials have refused to say if they used sonar during the exercise.

Brisbane, Australia - Police were attacked with rocks, and there cars damaged by hundreds of youths, as they corralled two different parties which had spilled into the streets.

Milan, Italy - The radical leftist Vittoria Social Centre was raided last night, by fascist supporters of the of Alleanza Nazionale (National Alliance) party, who damaged computers and burned papers. The attack was a reprisal for last weeks firebomb attack on the National Alliance party propaganda center.

Athens, Greece - The anarchist group Red and Black, disavowed any involvement in the December killing of a police officer guarding a British diplomat’s house. Red and Black has carried out a number of arson, and other attacks against corporate and state targets but say they "are not murderers, bombers or terrorists.” The leftist November 17 group has also been considered a suspect. They are responsible for numerous bombings, and 23 killings, including a similar murder of British military attache Brigadier Stephen Saunders, in June 2000.

Iraq - U.S. casualties in Iraq top 1,500, the number of wounded is well over 10,000, 15,000 soldiers have gone Absent Without Leave (AWOL) since 2001, and recruiters at home fail to fill their monthly quotas of new volunteers. Army Secretary Francis J. Harvey says "we're very concerned" about not being able to enlist more troops. 5,114 new recruits were shipped off boot camp last month, 27 percent below the Army's goal of 7,050; it was the first time since May 2000 that the Army missed a monthly goal. A spokesman for the Army Recruiting Command, attributed the decline on the news media for coverage of violence in Iraq, among other things.

Katmandu, Nepal - Military and police forces continue to battle Maoist rebels in the countryside and clamp down on pro-democracy demonstrations in the cities one month after King Gyanendra dismissed the Parliament and seized power through royal proclamation.

Makurdi, Nigeria - Thousands of anti-police rioters took to the streets of Makurdi, after a bus driver was shot and killed by police, for refusing to pay them a 14 cent bribe. Rioters burned down one police station on Wednesday, another on Thursday and a number of luxury cars before police were able to regain control.

Italy - Three bombs exploded outside paramilitary police barracks in Genoa and Milan. The anarchist group Cooperativa Artigiana Fuoco e Affini (The Cooperative of Hand-Made Fire and Related Items), who have targeted police with mail bombs in the past, have claimed responsibility.

Muswell Hill, England - Squatters have occupied an abandoned property owned by The Damned front man David Vanian.

West Java, Indonesia - 17 people received jail sentances for attempting to burn down the Bojong waste processing plant and using sticks and rocks to smash buildings and vehicles. The incident occurred during a protest at the plant, which is known to be hazardous to people's health and the environment. Private guards defended the dump with teargas and live ammunition. At least five people were shot and wounded, and another 37 were beaten and detained. Local legislators recommended the temporary closure of the plant, but Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso vowed not give in to the actions of “anarchists”. About 143 villagers in the province were killed last month when a landslide at a rubbish dump buried their houses in dark mud and toxic waste.

Detroit, Michigan - A former Nazi concentration camp guard has been stripped of his U.S. citizenship and may be deported after living 56 years in the country.

Washington, D.C. - The Supreme Court yesterday abolished the death penalty for juveniles. 72 death row inmates who committed crimes before the age of 18 will now be re-sentenced. China, Iran, Pakistan, and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), are now the only other countries who continue to execute children; though in the past 5 years the U.S. has executed more than twice as many as all other countries combined.

Chicago, Illinois - U.S. District Judge Joan Humphrey Lefkow returned home Monday evening to find the two bullet riddled bodies of her mother and husband. Lefkow was once the target of a murder plot, which landed white supremacist leader Matt Hale behind bars.

Greece - Greek anarchists help earn their country a "Safety and Security" travel advisory update, from the US State Department. The advisory elicited nervous reactions from Greek officials.