Cameroon still paralyzed two years after riots
DOUALA, Cameroon -- Two years after speculation on the price of staple foods stoked the fires of social unrest, the country remains both economically and socially stricken.
Palestine cabinet meets in Hebron
LONDON (March 1) -- The Palestinian Authority has held its weekly cabinet meeting in Hebron instead of Ramallah to affirm its claim over a shrine there that Tel Aviv recently added to its list of national heritage sites.
Lesson of Chile’s earthquake
Chile's earthquake was 500 times more powerful than the one that struck Haiti, yet the destruction in Chile was far less. What should we conclude from that?
Bustle in the Bundestag
A stormy session in Germany's Parliament shows the growing unpopularity of the Afghanistan war, and the current German government.
World Notes: UN, Yemen, Cuba
Women's equality under study at UN, Yemen conflict eases but instability continues, Cuba state visit zeroes in on U.S. blockade.
U.S. troops target Marjah, then on to Kandahar
Military action in Marjah and Kandahar may alienate the "hearts and minds" of the Afghan people.
The beauty and the beast of the Olympics
The Olympics should be about the beauty of sports and competition without the beast of corporate profits.
Landmark summit on Latin American integration
Presidents and representatives of 33 Latin American and Caribbean nations met February 23 and 24 to form an organization provisionally called the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States.
Repression continues under new Honduran government
Death squads appear to be operating freely in Honduras, in spite of claims by the United States and Honduran leaders that the election of President Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo of the conservative National Party on November 29 would produce peace and normality.
World Notes: Somalia, Cuba, Russia
Somalia danger signs; new Cuban Five campaign; Russians still like "Soviet."
