Vatican praises Beatles, sidesteps growing scandal
The Vatican newspaper paid tribute to the Fab Four this weekend - can the Beatles rescue the Vatican?
Recalling the Holocaust
It was 65 years ago that hundreds of concentration camps across eastern Europe were liberated.
Paraguay’s president in tough spot
Between a rock and a hard place: that describes the precarious situation of Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo.
Amidst election setbacks, Italian left urges unity
The votes in the Italian regional elections reflected a strong sense of political frustration in Italy.
In a rare show of unity, Indian unions demonstrate together
Nine major trade union federations of India demonstrated together last month on five essential issues that affect a vast majority of Indian people.
Palestinians and Israelis call for nonviolent people power to end occupation
A meeting between Israeli and Palestinian Communist leaders last month highlighted a new approach that is gaining favor among Palestinians as the path to achieving a state of their own alongside Israel.
FARC releases prisoners as prelude to exchange
Colombia guerrillas unilaterally release prisoners as a step towards political solutions to the 40-year civil conflict.
Ciudad Juárez: voyage to the end of globalization
CIUDAD JUÁREZ, Mexico -- The dream of industrial globalization has turned into a nightmare.
Satan, child abuse and the pope: an Irish view
To say that the revelations concerning child abuse in the Catholic Church has rocked it to its very foundations would be an understatement.
Iraq elections: a tale of big money and ugly politics
Many Iraqis hoped the March elections would advance a united national consensus to build a sovereign democratic Iraq, free of foreign occupation, but it appears that struggle has a ways to go.
