People, profits and the uses of Colombia
With military cooperation treaties dating back to 1952, Colombia now serves as a prime tool for U.S. regional control.
Cubans help children in Haiti
Through play, song and sport, a Cuban medical team is giving child survivors a boost in post-earthquake Haiti.
World Notes: Haiti, Cuba, Bolivia, China, Nigeria, Turkey
News clips from Cuba, Haiti, Bolivia, Switzerland, Nigeria, China, Turkey.
Mexican labor leader takes message to Washington
Humberto Montes de Oca of the Mexican Electricians' Union (SME) was on his way to Washington to lodge a complaint with NAFTA authorities over labor violations.
Haiti: Real development or cheap labor haven?
Haiti is forced to think about how reconstruction is to be approached with another disaster looming: Economists.
Winners and losers in Honduras as Zelaya goes into exile, Lobo takes power
Smiling broadly, his chest festooned with medals, General Romeo Vasquez Velasquez, head of the armed forces of Honduras, stood beside Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo as the latter was sworn in as President of Honduras on January 27.
Bolivian president begins second term
"The colonial state died. The new pluri-national, autonomous, and solidarity-based state is being born," asserted President Evo Morales at his inauguration January 22, after being elected along with Vice President Alvaro Garcia Linera to a new five year term.
World Notes
In World Notes this week: Canada, South Africa, Dominican Republic, Taiwan, Cuba, Afghanistan.
Talking with Taliban takes center stage
Talking with the Taliban emerged as the headline-grabbing themes at two international meetings on Afghanistan last week.
A tribute to Capt. Hugh Mulzac
Captain Hugh Mulzac was an important person in the early U.S. civil rights struggles and was the first African American to obtain a Master's License. This was the rank of Captain which qualified him to skipper an ocean-going cargo ship.
