Psychologists who devised CIA torture programme sued

The American Civil Liberties Union sued two psychologists who devised the CIAs Bush-era interrogation programme on 13 October saying they encouraged the agency to adopt torture as official policy and made millions of dollars in the process. Oct 14, 2015

EU calls Russias bombing in Syria dangerous

The European Union called Russias aerial bombing campaign in Syria dangerous’ on 12 October. Speaking after a meeting of EU Foreign Ministers in Luxembourg, EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini warned that air strikes designed to support Assad could also deepen the 4-and-a-half year civil war that has killed 250,000 people. Oct 13, 2015

Texas: New dashcam footage shows Tasering of councilman

Dashcam footage was released on 12 October that shows the Tasing of a Texas councilman in Prairie View, the city where a black woman died in custody in July, in a case that raised questions about racial bias in policing. Oct 13, 2015