Monsanto found guilty of poisoning French farmer
"I am alive today," said Francois, now 47. "But part of the farming population is going to be sacrificed and is going to die because of this."
Honduran resistance group forms political party
Honduras' National Front for Popular Resistance gathered in Tegucigalpa, Feb. 11-12, to launch a political party. The name, Liberation and Re-foundation Party (Libre), is timely: Honduras is mired in catastrophe.
Dickens "more relevant than ever" in Britain
On the 200th anniversary of Charles Dickens's birth, his biographer Claire Tomalin warned that the great novelist's depiction of injustice in society was still "amazingly relevant."
Mexico's oil spill: another month for cleanup
Two weeks ago, a pipeline leak in coastal Mexico sent oil gushing into Coatzacoalcos River.
Media throws blanket on Shell Oil atrocities in Nigeria
Last month, oil magnate Royal Dutch Shell had an industrial accident, which asent one to two million gallons of oil straight into the ocen off the coast of Nigeria.
Austerity cuts in Greece cause suffering
"The thing doesn't end with salary cuts. It's the uncertainty of what will happen tomorrow, because each day they tell us something new."
Cuban-trained American doctor helps save lives in Haiti
Raising the dead with dopamine: An American doctor, graduate of Cuba's Latin American School of Medicine, devotes his residency to healing the people of Haiti.
France bans fracking
The French parliament voted to ban fracking - a worrisome technique used to extract gas from rock deposits.
Oldest Cuban celebrates her 126th birthday
The oldest peson in Cuba, Juana Bautista de la Candelaria Rodriguez celebrated her 126th birthday with relatives and friends and attributes her health to the pure air of the countryside, a diet rich in meat and a "heart that has always been full of love."
Imperialist bullying sharpens in Haiti
Foreign intervention in Haiti is as problematic as ever, including food aid that is undoing Haiti's economy and independence.
