Carter in Cuba to meet with Raúl Castro
Former President Jimmy Carter began a three-day visit to Cuba yesterday and was scheduled to meet President Raul Castro today.
Honduran teachers’ protests trigger repression, fight-back
A strike by teachers in Honduras, which has led to a confrontation with the right-wing government, could have riipple effects.
Protests assail rigged trial of Chile indigenous leaders
The conviction of four leaders of the Mapuche indigenous group in Chile is drawing international and national condemnation of Chile's right wing government and President Sebastian Piñera.
British workers stage massive protest against cuts
On the streets of London on Saturday three-quarters of a million people staged the biggest protest yet in the fightback against the Tory-led coalition's brutal cuts program.
Portugal government falls after losing austerity vote
Portuguese president José Socrates, of the Socialist Party, turned in his resignation on Wednesday after losing a crucial vote on government austerity.
Communist Party of Egypt resumes open political activities
The Communist Party of Egypt has once again become an important voice in the secular opposition.
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Belarus and European Union enact mutual bans
The EU sanctions come as a result of controversy surrounding the Dec. 19 presidential elections in Belarus, in which Lukashenko won with nearly 80 percent of the vote.
Libya and Japan grab Germany’s attention
Elections in an East German state were largely overshadowed by the news from Japan and, far more, from Libya.
Aristide returns to Haiti, calls for inclusion of poor and disenfranchised
Former Haitian President Jean Bertrand Aristide returned to Haiti this morning after a seven-year period of exile in South Africa.
