Today in history: 200 years since the Battle of Waterloo
Today marks the 200th anniversary of the defeat of Napoleon by the British Duke of Wellington and Prussian field marshal Gebhard Blücher.
Today in history: 800th birthday of the Magna Carta
On this date in 1215, humanity took one of its greatest steps in the long march toward democracy.
Changing captains in Germany’s Left Party
The Left Party is the only opposition force with any real clout in Germany, so a gathering with representatives of its 60,000 members was important enough.
A hot weekend and a chilly G7 summit
Top leaders of seven nations at the G7 Summit discuss "the global economy as well as... foreign, security and development policy."
Enforcement not the answer to Europe’s immigration problems
International law guarantees the right to seek asylum; seizing boats and mass detentions are violations of this right.
Massive anti-austerity march as Portugal prepares for national elections
The red hammer-and-sickle banners of the Portuguese Communist Party and the green flags of the Green Ecological Party filled the streets of Lisbon.
Venezuela: two in custody in murder of Bolivarian legislator
Last year, Robert Serra was murdered in his apartment in Caracas, along with Maria Herrera, his companion and political helper.
TPP’s evil twin advances in European Parliament
The legislative arm of the European Union approved a position statement backing, with modifications, the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership.
Cuban workers caring for Nepal quake victims
A new chapter in the story of Cuba's outreach to people began with the arrival in Katmandu, Nepal of 49 Cuban health care workers.
