Student strike shuts down University of Puerto Rico indefinitely
Students at the main campus of the University of Puerto Rico, at Río Piedras, on Tuesday, April 13, voted overwhelmingly in favor of a tentative 48-hour campus occupation the following week.
World Notes: Greece, Honduras, Western Sahara
Greek workers reject cuts, new U.S. base for Honduras, rights abuses in Western Sahara.
Bolivia hosts alternative summit on people and Mother Earth
The First World People's Conference on Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth took place April 19-22 near Cochabamba, Bolivia.
World Notes: Venezuela, Hungary, Tanzania
Venezuela and China sign major deals, reactionaries win in Hungary, Tanzania grants citizenship to refugees.
World Notes: Peru, Australia, Cuba
Police kill miners in Peru, Australia blocks refugees, Cuba conserves
World Notes: Senegal, Kyrgyzstan, Israel
French military leaving Senegal, Kyrgyzstan coup impacts Afghanistan, Israel's nukes remain.
Death of South African rightist highlights ongoing problems
The death of far-right white supremacist Eugene Terre'Blanche, beaten and slashed on his farm on April 3, highlights problems South Africa still faces on labor, land and racism.
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.
