
World Notes: Colombia, Iraq, South Africa, Cambodia, Romania, Cuba
Labor killings in Colombia, orphans in Iraq, agribusiness in South Africa, garment workers in Cambodia, health care in Romania and Cuba.

World Notes: India, Iraq, Kenya, Spain, Venezuela, Cuba
Tribal rights win in India, union repression in Iraq, Kenya controversy, cuts in Spain, education in Venezuela, Cuba's oil.

World Notes: Cuba, Bolivia, Australia, Kenya, UN, France
Fidel on Obama, Bolivia's economy, Australian uranium mining, Kenyan constitution, UN and climate change, France vs. Roma.

World Notes: Cuba, Chile, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, Czech Republic, Bangladesh
Cuba's economy, Chilean hunger strike, South African public workers, U.S. arms for Saudis, missile defense for Czechs, Bangladesh textile workers.

Stalemate on the Rhine and quagmire in Berlin
Things are really happening in Germany - politics and economy in upheaval, and no one can tell what's next.

Mixed verdict in Slovakia elections
Mixed results in Slovakia elections added to disturbing results in Czech and Hungary earlier makes for difficult politics in Europe.

World Notes: Europe, Iraq, Nepal, Costa Rica, Nigeria, Cuba
Joblessness up in Europe, displaced in Iraq, politics in Nepal, union-busting in Costa Rica, women appeal re Cuban 5.
José Luís Centella leads Spanish Communist delegation to Cuba
As a U.S. and European media campaign, orchestrated particularly by right wing Spanish publications, reached full throttle, José Luis Centella demanded an end to the European Union's so-called "Common Position," which conditions any full European opening to the island on Cuban protection of human rights.

World Notes: Uganda, Romania, Australia
Water strife in Africa, missile defense in Romania, refugee rights in Australia.

Germany’s Left Party defies split predictions
At the second congress of Die Linke, The Left, on Saturday, 558 delegates disappointed media "experts" by sticking together and moving ahead.

