Off the West Coast of the United States, methane gas is trapped in frozen layers below the seafloor. New research from the University of Washington shows that water at intermediate depths is warming enough to cause these carbon deposits to melt, releasing methane into the sediments and surrounding water. Researchers found that water off the […]
Human rights activists are calling for the prosecution of officials involved in the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency’s use of extreme interrogation methods on suspected terrorists. Ben Emmerson, the United Nations special envoy on human rights and counter-terrorism, said a U.S. Senate report on the CIA’s actions after the September 11, 2001 attacks “reinforces the need […]
WASHINGTON—Two Americans who were imprisoned in North Korea are enjoying their second day of freedom back in the United States after being released Saturday following a trip to Pyongyang by James Clapper, the director of U.S. National Intelligence. The release of 46-year old Kenneth Bae and 24-year old Matthew Todd Miller came just weeks after […]
A plane from the U.S. Air Force picked up American, Jeffrey Fowle after his release from detention in North Korea on Tuesday, according to officials at the State Department. An U.S. Air Force jet set down at the Pyongyang Airport this morning. Fowle was arrested and detained this spring after he left a bible at a restaurant/bar […]